Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-12-30
THE
COLLEGE"
LOUISIANA.

We William Winans, james II. Mnae, ETVld
Ira Bowman, Roht. Perry, Iofln MeYea'
AT. Simmons, 1Useph Carl,enR, John 3, lewis;
John w. Burruss, john Robson, L. II. Stocken ana
,Inmes NJ. Elanf, Il majority Of whom to VIII: James
H. Mfse, David Thomas, Rob-. Perry. J1hn McVay'
A. r. Simmons, Ira Bowman and Joseph Carrnens,
are residents II the peventh Judicial District nt the
State Of Louisiana, believing that education Y q sure
support ola Republican Government, and TINT az
Southern men, we ahOtld support southern education,
are DESTROYS for educational purposes, 70 avall our
selves Of the benefit OF the act Of the Legislature OF ths
said Stat. approved on the Both day of April A.
1877 entitled ''an act providing for the organization
Of certain rJtpurntionRin this State ana ny rli9'ees
TO be incorporated under the name and style q the
"Cpntpuary College Of Louisiana ~ continue IN
charge Of the college, we have already established
al Jackson, Louisiana, and hereby present ~ tfe
Governor tho district Attorney approving the follow
ING act Of incorporation. to WITT !.
Sire. l. tits hereby ordcred by tho Governor 9f
LOUISIANA, the district Attorney ofthg seventh Judi
cinl District approving, that William WinanA, James
II. Muse, David Th0tnas, Ira Bowman, Robt Perry,
John McVea, a., a. Simmons, john Lewis
Iosenh E,armena, John w. Burruss, John Robson, u.
II. Socket and James NJ Elan, Trustees Of the Cen
tenary College Of Louisiana, ut Jacksdn, and their
euccessntsin office, are hereby constituted anu de-
clared to be a body polite and corporate, by the name
and style Of the Cenietiary College OF LOUISIANA, a
and al their regular annual meetings five OF whoTn
shall form d quorum for the transaction OF business
and such number an said trustees shall appoint ut
their regular sessions, shall constitute n committee
with power to transact all necessary business In the
interim u the regular sessions Of the board.
SEc. ID And be il further ordered, That said Con-
stitution shall be possessed Of All the general powers,
privileges and emolunients now Fscured TO similar
corporations, by the Constitution and laws Of tSia
State; and shall have power to size and be sued and
plead and be implicated, in amy Court Of law or equity
in this Stnte-~tn have and use q common seal--to
hold property, real and personal. to the value of three
huiltlred thousand dollars, which shall never be Hp'
propriated to any purposes and uses other than the
establishment and support Of an institution Of learn
ing to adopt such bylaws "a they shall deem eEpe-
dent for the accomplishment of the trust Feposed In
them, not r~epuRnant to the constitution and laws OF
said State to appoint such officers MS may be neces-
sary. and to filall vacancies that may occur in their
| own body in such manner az they shall prescribe,
They shall also have power to establish and con-
tiuue, by such plan as they may devise, u Beard oil
Visitors, with power to sit in their meetings, and Vnte
in the election Of the various members of the Faculty.
the making of bylaws and the comforting Of de-
grees. .
They shall have the further power TO establish such
schools as they may consider advisable to select and
continue a Presidents and Professors thereof, who shall
constitute the Faculty of said C~ollege-having power
to govern and conduct the same according to the by
laws which may from time to time be made as afore-
said, and, by and with the said trustees, to confer
such degrees as are usually granted by any univer.
sity, college, or seminary of learning ia the United
States. .n' -
Sec. Sd. And be it further ordered, &c, That
said corporation shall have power to receive such
! tDtAUR. ltlllH tT WtUlGh US UdN DE v ~ ~ lis NabEA
for the endowment Of any PrOfessorship or other per.
nnanent endowment which may he established in said
CuIlege~awhich funds shall be used for no other pur'
pose than in strict accordance with the trust The
pFincitml of siich endOWments shall not be diminish
ed, but the interest annually accruing may he applied
according TO the will Of the donor, for tho support o.
the prolessorship or other object of endowment.
And for the purpose Of raising interest upon suci
hinls or moneys received rs aforesaid, the said cor
poration shall have power to loan out ut interest, o.
invest them. in srch manner or upon such securlt!
a. shall be deemed t1osl advisable for the entire pre-
servation and security thereof, and TO appoint suel
7 agents therefor as may be necessary or e~xpedient
But the said trustees, or their agents, shall never hav'
power 10 appropriate the principal Of any fund 70
general purposes. which has been given for a specia
endowment. nor shall the same, or the college, Ii
brary or fixtures and appurtenances of the same
or apparatus belonging to the same, or the turnltur
or other movables belonging to the College building
and used by the same, ever be liable in law or eguu1
to be seized, sold, or applied to the liquidation Of an
debt or debts which the said corporation may create
but always to he held and used by the said trustee
sacredly as a perpetual endowment for the purpose
spccifcd--und the annual interest or nett proceed
only 10 he Used as aforesaid.
SEC. 4th. And be il further ordained, That tn
President Of tho Faculty shall always be e~1-ofiicio
shall take effect from and after IL III signed and re
corded, according to the statute aforesaid.
Signed by the Trustees, June 2, 1913.
WILLIAM WrNANs, RoBERT PERRY,
JOHN Robson, DAVID HOMAS,
JouN MCVFA, l.. II. SroCKET,
JoHN III. MusE, At. SIMMoNs,
JOHN y. LEWIS, Ira BOWMAN,
iCsEPH CARMENA, JAMES NJ. ELAN,
JouN w. BUKRUss.
7, Znligrnan :. Lyons, District Attorney in md f
the Seventh Ju,licial District Of the State Of Loui
lana, do hereby certify that ] have pcrlsed and e.
amlined the foregoing written application 70 his Exec
lenCy, the Governor Of sAid State, in which the appl
can's, a majority Of whom reside in said DiFtric
propose TO associate themselves. for literary. scietitth
+ and educational purposes, under the title Of the "Cel
= tenarv College If Louisiana - and it is my opinion
=. that all md avery objects, articles and conditions
said application set forth and contained, are Lawful
, Signed. H.. s. LYONS,
Dist. Att'y. 7th Dist. Louisiana.
JUNE %, 1913. -
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, New Orleans,
June 90, 1913,
Having examined the Constitution and bylaws
- the Centenary College of Louisiana : and concu
ring in the opinion of the District Attorney as abo'
expressed. said constitution and net of incorporate
is. in accordance with law, transmitted 10 the ohi'
of Secretary Of State for record, at the expense
. the applicants.
Signed, ISAAC JOHNSON.
: Governor of Louisiana.
/ certify the foregoing 10 be a true copy Of the a
of incorporation of the Centenary Collegy Of Lo
is lana ~ which being approved by the District A
torney for III" IN Judicial District, and BY the Co
!. ernor of the State, has been this day duly enroIe
in conformity With law, in the archives Of my offic
|, Given under nay hand this 18th day Of June, 1874
c CHI ARIES GAYARRE,
9 Secretary Of State.