Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-07-31
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OF THE
Masonic & Odd Fellows Hall Association.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF EAST BATON RouaE.

Be ID remembered, That on the day of the
date hereof personally ppeared before me,
John MrGrath, Notary Public in and for
the Parrish and State aforesaid duly com
missioned aud sworn. Measrs. 8. M. ASHER,
JAMES MoVAy, r. H. DAY, JOHN l.. WOLFF,
GEO. A. PIKE, j G. CHARLOTTE and s. M.
HART, all residents ofsaid Parish and State,
who declared that they had formed them
selves into an Association under the gen.
eral laws Of the State regulating corpora
tons for public improvements upon the
following basis: #!sses e4
lat. The name Of this corporation shall
be THE MASONIC AND ODD Eel
LOWS HALL ASSOCIATION OF BA-
TON ROUGE" and its domicil shall be
the city of Baton Rouge.
ID The object of the Association is to
purchase the necessary ground and erect
thereon, in the city of Baton Rouge
building, portions Of which are to be suita-
to ST. james, Lodge, No. At, +. and A. M.
and De Soto Lodge. No. 2, /. y. o. F.,
respectively under the control and direc-
ton of the Board of Directors hereinafter
provided for. The President ofthis Board
shall be the officer on whom citation shall
be served, and in whose names all suits
for The benefit of the Association shall be
brought.
Sd. The CAPITAL Stock OF this Associa-
ton shall be One Hundred Thousand Dol
lars, to be divided into one thousand
shares of One Hundred Dollars each, pro-
vided that any one 50 disposed may take
half or one fourth share, with the stipula-
ton that nothing less than full share
shall entitle one to vote. to be paid in at
such times and in such sums as may be
required by the Board of Directors, after
thirty days notice in one or more newspa
pers published IN the city and demand
| in writing made of the Stockholders, and
any Stakeholder, who shall fail to pay the
mount so called in, shall forfeit his stock.
az well az all amounts already paid and all
dividends that may have accrued thereon
4th. The Association shall be managed
| by Board of Directors. seven in number,
| q majority of whom shall constitute quo
rum for the transaction of all business
| and one of W HON shall be President. The
original corporators shall constitute the
| first Board; they shall enter Immediately
| upon their duries and continue in Office
until the first Monday of October, A. D.,
! 1867, at W hich time and annually thereaf-
ter, Board of Directors shall be chosen
as hereinafter directed. St. James Lodge,
| No. Al, F. and A. NJ. shall have the right
to elect two Directors, and De Soto Lodge
No. z, I. o. O. F two; the remaining
three Directors shall he elected by the
| ockholders; the two Lodges above named
in proportion to the number of shares of
stock owned by them respectively. In all
elections by the Stockholders, each Stock
holder shall be entitled to one vote for
each and evory share owned by him or
| her, and the said Lodges, or any other
1 m fl,ofya
stock shall have the right to cast their vote
or votes by any agent, whom they may
select for that purpose.
| Tho Board of Directors shall elect their
| own President and shall have power to
appoint such other officers as they may
deem necessary. In case of vacancy
among the three Directors chosen by the
Stockholders at large, the vacancy shall be
| filled by the Board of Directors.
All votes by the Stock holders shall be
by ballot and alls votes by the Board of
| Directors shall be naUG 0oce.
The Boaad of Directors shall make an
annual report to the Stockholders of their
| proceedings.
9TH This act of Incorporation shall con-
tinue IN force for the term of twenty-five
years Wherever it shall become neces-
sary to liauidate the affairs of the Associa-
ton the Board of Directors shall sell the
property belonging to it at public auction
after thirty days notice in the manner re-
anired by laws for Sheriff. sales OF real
estate upon such terms and conditions as
they shall deem advisable and the proceeds
of said sale, after paying all the debts of
| the Association shall be distributed among
| the Stockholders.
Thus dore and passed at my office. in
the CITY of Baton Rouge this twenty fifth
day of July, A. D.. 1866, in presence of
Samuel P. Greves and Harvey Skolheld,
resident and witnesses, and me, Recorder,
at Baton Ronge, the day, month and year
above written.
(sIgned) :. M. ASHER,
JAMES MoVAY,
RICHARD II. Day,
JoHN L. WOLFE,
GEORGE A. PIKE,
j. G. CHARLOTTE,
s. M. HART.
sAM'I. P. GEEvRs' Witnesses.
Fl. SKoLFIELD.
JOHN MoGRATH, Recorder.
Having carefully examined this act of
incorporation and finding the same in &C
cordance with the general laws of this
State hereby approve the same and sign
my name hereto, in presence of the wit
nesses whose names are signed to act Of
incorporation, this 25th dav Of July. 1855.
(signed) J. G. STAFFORD,
Dist, Atty. 9Th Judicial Dist.
STATE Of LOUISIANA. l.
PARI.H OF EAST BAToE RoUGR,
| Recorders Ofice.
I hereby certify the foregoing to be q
true copy of the original of record in this
office. in Book, ", Folio 81 and S8, Nota-
rial Acts.
Gwen nnaer my hand and seal Of Office
at Baton Rouge. thia 25th dav of July,
| 1855. JOHN MoGRATH, Recorder.