Natchitoches union. [volume] ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859-1864, 1862-03-27
perseverance, Fire COuEnally
Mol.
lie STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF NATonlrocHEs.

- before me, William Payne, Par
j. Recorder for the Parish Natchitocirgs
e State Of Louisiana, personally came
y and appeared Christopher L Walmsley,
Felix Metoyer, 9. Chaplin Jr, John
\ Hughes, VIM. G. Melvin, Peter Veule
/ man, Louis Duplex, and A. Fl Pierce
o all residents of the Parish of Natchitu.
; ches, duly authorized and empowered
j to represent the Perseverance Fire
Company No |. of the Town of Match
itoches, in having passed charter Of
incorporation, of said Company, by u
) resolution of the Company, passed
, January 25th 1862. And the said ap-
+ pearers declared that they do consti.
/ tutc and form themselves into Cor
! poration, so far as the same relates
: and appertains the general o. iect of q
Fire Department, under the name and
style Of Perseverance Fire Company
Nc u of the Town of Natclitochcso
with its domicil in said Town, and
that this act of incorporation, shall in.
clude the said appearers with all other
present members of the said company
and their SUCCESSORS. That they and
their successors shall have power -ahd
authority to make and use corporate
seal, to contract, sue and be sued in
their corporate name before any court
or Judge i'll any manner Of suits, mat
| ters and demands whatsoever. whether
the same arise out of any rule or by.
laws already adopted for their govern
mcnt, or otherwise, aud all and every
matter and thing therein to do, ia as
full effectual q manner, as any other
person or persons, Or corporations
within this State may Or can do, and
they are thereby authorized to make
rules, bylaws, and ordinances, to levy
and collect fines and dues, and to do
all other things necdful for their good
government, and usefulness as @ Firf
Company, not repugnant to The CO
stitution and Laws of the Confcdera W
States and of this States, or to. the
general object Of this corporation as
Fire Company. To have power and
authority, and be competent in law to
hold, receive, purchase, convey and
cucumber under their corporate name,
property both real and personal. To
name and appoint such managers, di-
rectors and officers as their intcrst or
convenience may require. To make
and establish such bylaws for The pro
per management and regulation Of tho
alfairs Of the Corporation, as may DO
necessary and proper.
The President Of the Company shall
be the officer on whom citation may be
served i'll all suits or demands against
this Corporation. The stock Of the
Company consists of the Fire Appa- :.
ratus now III hand The election Of
all officers representing the Company
shall be conducted in the mode pre-
scribed by the bylaws Of the Com.
pany. Tho mode Of liquidation of the
affairs of the Corporation at the term
nation Of thc Charter, shall be accor.
ling to the general law Of the country
governing the liquidation of Corpora.
tions.
In all acts Of alienation, acquisition,
or cncumbrance, the Corporation shall
DC represented and bound by the sig.
nature Of the President alone to such
tets.
Thus done and passed at my 0
N the parish Of Natchitochcs, IN b
,ncc Of James M. b. Tucker and Ben
amin J. Bouis, witnesses Of lawful
sge and domiciliatcd in said parish,
Who have signed these presents with
he said parties and me tle said Re-
;ordcr and Notary, On this fifteenth
lay of February, in the year of our
4ord, One Thousand Eight Hundred .
ind Sixtytwo.
[Attcst] (Signcd)
7. NJ. B. Tucker, G. J.. Walmslcy,
;. j. Bouis +. Metoycr,
G. Chaplin, Jr.,
w. e Melvin,