Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-08-14
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or THE
Masonic & Odd Fellows Hall Association.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH or EAST BARON RouoE.

Be IL remembered, That on the day Of the
date hereof personally appeared before mo
John McCrath, n Notary Public in and fol-
the Parish md State aforesaid, duly com
missioned and sworn, Messrs. s. M. ASHER
JAMES MoVAY, X. H. Day, JonN l.. WOLFF
GEO. A. PIKE, } G. CHARLOTTE and y. M
| uART, all residents ofsaid Parish and State
who declared that they had formed them
selves INTO an Association undor the gen.
oral laws OF tho State regulating corpora
tions for public improvements upon the
following basis:
lst. Tho namo Of this corporation ahall
be THE MASONIC AND ODD FELL
| LOWS HALL ASSOCIATION OF BA-
| TON ROUGE and It's domlcil shall be
the city OF Baton Rouge.
I'd. The object of tho Association Ia to
purchase the necosasry ground and erect
thereon, In tho city of Baton Rouge n
| building, portions Of which are to bo auita-
bly, adapted for Lodge purposes and leased
to 81. Jamoa' Lodge, No. At, II. and A. M.
and De Soto Lodge, No. z, |. o. y. f.,
respectively under tho control and direc-
| ton Of tho Board Of Directors hereinafter
| provided for. Tho President ofthis Board
| shall DO tho officer on whom citation shall
| DO served, and in whose names all suts
| for the benefit Of tho Association shall DO
brought.
3D.. The Capital Stock OF this Associa-
| ton shall be Ono Hundred Thousand Dol
lara, to DO divided into one thousand
shares of One Hundred Dollars each, pro-
vided that any one 30 disposed may take q
| half or one fourth share, with the stipula-
ton that nothing less than full share
| shall entitle ono to vote, to BIO paid in at
| IN IA
required by the Board Of Directors, after
| thirty days notice in ono or more newspa-
| pers published Ia the city and demand
| in writing made of the Stockholdors, and
any Stock holder, who shall fail TO pay tho
| amount so called in, shnl forfeit his stock,
IA VOL as all amounts already paid and oil
| dividends that may have accrued thereon
dth. Tho Association ahall be managed
| by u Board of Directors. seven In number,
! n majority of whom shall constitute quo
rum for tho transaction of all business.
and one OF whom shall DO President. The
| original corporators shall constitute tho
| frst Board; they shall enter Immediately
| upon their duties and continue in office
| until the first Monday Of October, A. d.,
| 1867. at which time and annually thereaf-
| ter, n Board of Directors shall DO chosen
as horeinaftor directed. St. James' Lodge,
|
| TO elect two Directors, and De Soto Lodge,
No. 7, |. o. o. f., two; the remaining
throe Directors shall bo elected by the
! Stockholders; the two Lodges above named
| in proportion TO tho number Of shares Of
stock owned by them respectively. In NIL
| oIectione by the Stock holders, each Stock
| holder shall DO entitled to one vote for
| each and every share owned by him or
her, and tho said Lodges, or any other
corporate or aggregate body, that may own
stock shall have the righ to east their vote
or votes by any agent, whom they may
select for that purpose.
| The Board OF Directors shall elect their
own President and shall have power to
appoint such other officers az they may
deem necessary. In case of vacancy
among tho three Directors chosen by tho
Stockholders at large, the vacancy shall be
filed by the Board Of Directors.
All votes by the Stockholders shall DO
by ballot and oil votes by tho Board of
Directors shall be gigo coco.
The Boaad Of Directors shall make an
annual report TO tho Stockholders of their
proceedings.
9th. This act ofincorporation shall con-
tinue In forco for the term of twenty We
years. Whenever IL shall become neces-
sary TO liquidato the affairs of the Associa-
ton, tho Board of Directors shall sell the
property belonging TO IL at public auction
| after thirty days notice in the manner re-
CURED by laws for Sheriff. sales OF real
estate, upon such terms and conditions an
they shall deem advisable and the proceeds
Of said sale, after paying all the debts Of
tho Association shall be distributed among
the Stockholders.
Thus dore and passed at my office. in
81 r. .s 9 u n
day of July, A. D., 1866, in presence Of
Samuel p. Groves and Harvey skoIHold,
resident and witnesses, and me, Recorder
ut Baton Rouge, the day, month and year
above written.
(Slgned) s. M. ASHER,
JAREs MoVAY,
RI0BARD Fl. DAY,
JoHN l.. WOLFE,
| GEORGE A PIKE,
| j. G. CHARLOTTE.
| s. M. HART.
S + H., F. s,s Gn ;. Witnesses.
JOHN MoGRATH, Recorder.
Having carefully examined this act Of
incorporation and finding the came in &C
cordance with the general laws Of this
State, hereby approve the same and sign
1 my uNiho HoTeJO, W presence OF tho VIII
nessos whose names are 81 gned to act Of
incorporation, this 18th day Of July, 1856.
(Signed) j. G. STAFFORD,
| Dist. Atty. 9th Judicial Dist.
| STATE OF LOUISIANA,
| PARISH OF EAST BATON RouGH,
Recorders Office.
| hereby certify the foregoing to be
true copy of tho original of record in this
office, in Book, v, Folio 81 and SO, Nota-
rial Acts.
Given under my hand and seal of Office,
at Baton Rouge, this 18th day of July,
1866. JOHN MoGRATH, Recorder.
ITO tie Ladies.
rTHHE ATTENTION OF THE LADILs ia respect.
l. fully called to my large assortment OF
DRESS TRIMMINGS,
CORSE s.
PERFUMERY,
HOOP SKIRTS,
HOSIERY,
NUBIAS,
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