New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-01
NO. 81.
AN ACT

To Incorporate the Supreme Council of the
Thirty-third Degree of the Ancient and
Accepted Scotch Right of Free Masonry
OF the State of Lou! siana.
SECTION l . Be it enacted by the Senate aud
House of Representatives of the State of Lob
isiana in General Assembly convened, That
Eugene Chassaignac, Edward Marc, Louis
Lods Charles Bienvenu, Manuel Pic Avlla,
Placide Bienvenu and Charles Louis St. Cyr
and such other persons as are "w ON" who ]
may become members of said Supreme
Council. are hereby created and constituted,
In Name and fact, u body corporate anG
polite under the name and style of Supreme
Council of the Thirty-third Degree of the
Ancient and Accepted Scotch Rite of Free
Masonry of the State Of Louisiana, for the
OBJECT and purpose of disseminating and
perpetuating the Ancient and Accepted
Scotch Rite of Free Masonry, the principles
(which are universal charity, benevoleuce,
religious liberation and political liberty.
Said corporation shall have, under the above
title, perpetual succession of officers and
members, common seal to its use; il shall
have full power to make and adopt all By
laws sId regulations it may deem fl and
proper Tor It's government and for that OF its
branches or bodies under it's jurisdiction,
and to modify. amend and change the same:
provided said bylaws and regulations are
not contrary 10 the constitution and laws of
this State and of the United States of
America.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted. etc. That
said corporation shall have full power and
authority, under the above title, to receive,
purchase, own, possess, dispose. aienste,
and mortgage all real and personal property,
and to use and enjoy the same; to institute
all suits for the recovery of all Gums OF
money that may be, or may become DIE, on
whatever account to said Supreme Council
or to any of its branches or bodies, under
its jurisdiction, before any competent court
or tribunal, to maintain before the same
the rights and privileges of said Supreme
Council and OF its branches or bodies under
its jurisdiction, to answer all judicial de-
mands, and 10 receive, accept, and take all
legacIes and donations, ana to appropriate
the same to the uses and ends of said
institution. That the domicil of said corpo-
ration shall be in the city Of New Orleans,
and all citations served on its presiding
officer, the Commander, or Grand Master OF
SAID Supreme Council.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all Lodges, Chapters, Councils and Consis-
tories OF all degrees, from the first to the
thlrty.secopdl1egree, inclusive, of said rite
OF Free Masonry already constituted, or
which may hereinafter be constituted by
ead Supreme Council, are by the present
act declared TO be branches or auXiliaries
Of said corporation or body polite and as
forming part Of the same, under whatever
name, title CT denomination they may be
DESIGNATED or known in the charters or con-
situations granted to them by said Supreme
Council.
SEC. (. Be ii further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from aud after its
p usage.
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Signedj OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved March IS 1870
(Siguedl H c. WARMOTE,
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana.
4 true COPY:
GEO. +. BovEE,
Secretary of State.