Natchitoches union. [volume] ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859-1864, 1862-03-13
Perseverance, Fire Cor,panx
Mol.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF NATcntrocuEs.

Before me, William Payne, Paris
, Recorder for the Parish Natchitocbes
State of Louisiana, personally cam,
and appeared Christopher L Walmsley
Felix Metoycr, 9. Chaplin Jr, JOIN
hughes, VIM. G. Melvin, Peter Veule
man, Louis Duplex, and A. Ii. Picrson
all residents of the Parish of Natchito-
chos, duly authorized and empowered
to represent tho Perseverance Fire
Company No |. of the Town of Match
ltocles, in having passed charter Of
incorporation, of said Company, by a
resolution of tho Company, passed
January 25th 1862. And the said nm.
pearers declared, that they do consti-
tuto and form themselves into Cor
poration, so far as tho Same relates
and appcrtains the general ol jcct of a
Fire Department, Under the name and
style OF " Perseverance Fire Company
NO 1" OF the Town of Natchitocbesn
with its domicil in said Town. and
that this act of Incorporation, shall in
elude the said appearcrs with oil other
present members of the said company
and their successors. That they and
their successors shall have power and
to make and use q corporate
seal, to contract, sue and be sued in
their corporate namo before any court
1r Judge in any manner of suits. mat
Sers and demands whatsoever, whether
'le same arise out Of any rule or by
avs already adopted for their govern
nent, or otherwise, and all and every I
natter and thing therein to do, in as
ull effectual manner, as any other q
'erson or persons, or corporations i
1lthln this State may or can do, and !,
hey are thereby authorized to make a
nles, bylaws, and ordinances, to levy =
nd collect fines and dues, and to do o,
Il other things necdful for their good :
overnment, and usefulness as a Fire
ompany, not repugnant to the Con
tuition and Laws of tic Confederate
tatcs and Of this States, or to the
'neral object Of this corporation as
re Company. TO have power and
lthority, and be competent in law to
I'D, receive, purchase, convey and
cumber under their corporate name,
operty both real and personal. To
mo and appoint such managers, di. r
;tors and officers as their intcrst or I
lvenience may require. To make
d establish such bylaws for the pro- i,
management and regulation of the -
airs of the Corporation, as may be
'essary and proper. 4 eve
The President of the Company shall -
the officer on whom citation may be ~
ved i'll all suits or demands against
Corporation. The stock of tho
mpany consists of the Fire Appa- IT
is now in hand. The election Of Il
officers representing the Company
II be conducted in the mode pre-
bed by tho bylaws of the Com -
y. The mode Of liquidation Of the
lrs Of the Corporation at the termi-
on of the Charter, shall be accor- -
to the general law Of the country -
erning the liquidation of Corpora ,,ol u
-g5s a 1s
all acts of alienation, acquisition, per
ncumbrance, the Corporation shall LIS
presented and bound by tho sig pol q,
re of the President alone to such Dunl
Ius done and passed at my office, -
G parish of Natchitoches, in pres
of James NJ. 3. Tucker and Ben. Tb
!. Doals, witnesses of lawful Tow
aid domiciliated in said parish Rang
have signed these presents with n;t rsSu
said parties and me the said Re- Land
# and Notary, ON this fifteenth Empt
If February, in the year of our and f
One Thousand Eight Hundred Ma
'ixty-two
Ltest] lsigned) -
B. Tucker, @. L. Walmsley, M
Bouis. r. Metoyer, ~