Natchitoches union. [volume] ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859-1864, 1862-03-06
Perseverance, Fire Couui,aily v
Il rplmr aGar MOL. s8 Jg
TIL: STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH or NATCHITocHEs

Before me, William Payne, parisl
Recorder for the Parish Natchituchps
State Of Louisiana, pcrsonally y CAM
an appeared Christopher l. Walmsl"y
Felix Mst' yer. &. Chapl.n Jr, Jl,1
Hughes. Wm G. Melvin, Peter yeulc
sn,4Lonis Duplex, and A II. P.rson
all residents of thp, Parish %! Nuchito
chcs, duly authorized and empowered
to represent thu Persrv. rance r re
Company v, |. If the T,wn Of Natcl
itocIles, .in having PASSED - c,arter o.
iicorp ra,i0n, Of said C,nptny, by q
rcso ution of the Company, pass a
J.n'lar," 25th 1862. Anl ti,y. said ap
pearers declared, th tt.thry do cmS,i
tutc and form themselves into il Co,.
poration, 40 far az the same relates
and appcrtains the general . ject Of i,
Ere Department. under the name and
syle Of "sPersrveranae Fare Company
Npl"of tile Town Of Nltcliituche, $,
with it's do;nicI in said Town, amt
tllat this act Of incorp ,ra'ion, shal! in
culc the said appearrrs with all .othe:
present members of the said company
and their Successors. That they and
their successors sliall have power and
au h rity 70 make and use u corporate,
seal, to coDtract, sue and be sued in
their corporate name before any cour
or Judge in aay niliIner Of suits, mat
tcrs AMI d d:in.nds Whatsoever, w,letf, +
the same arise out o! any rule o. by
laws alrca y adopted for their govern
M m. or otiicrw -, and all AMI ever,
matter and thing thrIen to do, in IL
Iuil eff ctuil !. manner. as any othcl
person o.. pc sons, Or corppfaii lii>
within this State may IN can d., ana
they are thereby a,niloriz.d to make
rules, bylaws, and ordinances, to levy
and Collect fines and dues, AMI to d
all other things ncediui for rtheir es,oG
z vernnacht, and usefulness IN q FIR,
Company, not rrpugntn 70 tile CON
stituton and Laws of the Con"derat,
States and Of this States, Or 10 the
genera, object Of this corporation as Il
FIRE Company. To have power and
auth rity, and be competent in law t.
noll, receive, purchase, cdnvey and
eneunber under their corporate name
both real and personal, II,
name anl appoint such managers, d.
rec"rs and officers as their intcrst ot
may require. To make
and establish, such bylaw for the pro
per management and regulation uf th
afi iis"f the Corp ,ratinn, as may bc
necessary ami proper. a,a. b.e sa.s4
The President IF the Company shall
be the officer OF. whom citati II may bt
served Ia all suits OF demands against
h.s Corp ration lhe stock Of thl.
,iurnpany consists Of the Fire .ippa
ratus now III hard. The election %
al Off ;crs REPRESENTING the Company
shall DC conducted III the mod pre-
scribed by tine bylaws oi tae Com
pa9y. The mode Of liquidation u til
,iffars Of the Corporation at the term
nat ON of the CnArtcr, shall be accn
dug TO iI.e general law oi the c''unir>
tine liquidation Vi cor9or"
tons. p 81" '@ - ''t,."5
In all acts Of alienation, acquisition,
Or encu!nbr.nce, the Corp ,ra i ~ saai
DC represented arl bnlnl.lb;- the zig
uatule of the pfcs.d5nt .liu.l: ty sucn
sszs#f& fH+4+s,tf sfff' tt. e. ~ ff.t
THUS dt,ne and passed ~ my oaicr,
n the parish Of Satchito'.ln.s, II pres
el,ces Of Ja-,as NJ B. Tucker aud .B.ll
jaming } . Bpu j., witnesses Of lawiu
age and do,nciiated in sad rparls,,
wio have signed~ti'ese presents with
TIN, SAID parties and ne the said Il :
order aud Notary, on this ii.teenii'
day .of February, in the year # on'
Inrd, One thousand Eight Hundred
,hd Sixtytwo. g ,i..aF :,-..
[ Attest] y.l i af (sisnsedd) 10 -
!. If. B. Tucker, G. l.. Wa!msley,
B. J. B,uis. f'' 7. NJ foyer.
a~tr5mag f{lga xgs "a Chaplin, Jr,
f.es a,f % s.stffiflW. q Melvin,
.,@..s ..n ,.i Louis Dupleix.
~. - ''',i'' '''' - a. II. Person,
p. Vciilemans,
s7 mgms75sfaH4a 9TJ JsirlIIughes
i.a,a Hs agf Wm. PAYNE
Recordt.r.