Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-11-07
THE GOOD TEMPLARs.

A Preamble and Resolutions for Sinking
Fund By contribution to build Good
Tsmplars' Hall in the city Of Bston
Rouge, La.
WHEREAS, It is necessary that all par
liamentary and social organizations have
an appropriate building in which to meet
Tor the transaction of business; and, be-
lieving Fidelity Lodge, No. l, of the INDIE
pendent Order Of Good Templars, situated
in the city of Baton Rouge, La, will be a
permanent organization for good, and
eventually will, or may be the place OF
organization of the State, and believing
there are many well-disposed persons who
will voluntarily contribute of the abund-
ance of what God has given them, for the
purpose of building an appropriate hall in
this city for said Lodge Of said Order,
| therefore, Fidelity Lodge, No. l, Of the
Independent Order of Good Templars, at
regular meeting, passed the following
resolutions: .
ResolUed, That Fidelity Lodge, No. 1, of
the Independent Order of Good Templars,
situated In the city of Baton Rouge, La,
needs suitable building for the trsnsac-
ton of it's business, and that it will be
necessary to receive contributions for such
purpose, and that we therefore make the
necessary regulations and resolutions for
receiving and taking care Of the same until
such time as it shall become sufficient for
said purpose.
ResolUed, That we appoint our Worthy
Financial Secretary of each quarter re-
spectlvely to receive all contributions for
said purpose, to pay the same over to the
Worthy Treasurer, the same as other
monies, and the Worthy Treasurer shall,
as often as the contributions reach $3.50 00l,
fifty dollars, invest the same in United
States seven thirty bonds, or if these can
not be secured, in six per cent. compound
interest bearing Treasury Notes, and de-
post the same in the first National Bank
of New Orleans; or, if there be one, the
first National Bank Of Baton Rouge, to re-
main there until such time as they may be
needed for said purpose.
Resolued, That the Worthy Financial
Secretary make verbal statement st each
Lodge meeting of the receipts of the week
or evening, and each month and quarter q
written monthly and quarterly statement
of the amount received for such purpose,
and the report copied and filed. He will
also learn of the Worthy Treasurer where
the monies are deposited and note the
same in his quarterly reports. He will
also keep register of names of the donors
to this fund, who shall wish to have their
names placed on such register.
ResolUed, That should this Lodge give
up its Charter before having used the said
funds for the said purpose, that at their
last regular meeting, or if necessary al
special meeting, the Lodge pay over the
said funds to some other Lodge of this
Order in this State, to be used for the same
purpose, and should there be no Lodges in
the State which can make such use of it, it
shall be paid over to the Right Worthy
Grand Lodge of North America to be used
for the interest of the Order.
ResoIUed That by three fourth's vote
of the Lodge at any time after such funds
become sufficient, they may be used to buy
building site, the same having been re-
commended by competent Investigating
Committee.
Resolued, That this preamble and these
resolutions be published in The Tensplars'
Offering of Chicago, Illinois, and the New
Orleans Times, and all persons who feel
disposed to thus assist us, are requested to
hand the same to our Worthy Financial
Secretary, or if sent by mail, address Wor-
thy Financial Secretary, Fidelity Lodge,
No. l, Independent Order of Good Tenn
plars, Baton Rouge, La.
At subsequent meeting it was
ResolUed, That these resolutions be pub
lished in the Baton Rouge papers.
A. D. BLANCHARD,
W. s., pro tenn.