New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-14
....CHARTER.
QUARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS
AND CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS
AND CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
BE it known that ON this twenty ninth day of
April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy and of the independence
OF the United states Of America the ninety fifth
and for the parish of Orleans and city of New
Orleans State of Louisiana; duly commissioned
and qualified, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the parties whose names are
hereuntO subscribed, who declared that, awaiting
themselves of the laws of the State Of Louisiana
relative TO the organization of corporations, they
have contracted and agreed and by these presents
do contract agree and bind themselves, and those
who may hereafter become associated with them,
TO form themselves into and constitute a corpora.
ton and body polite in Ia for the objects and
purposes, and under the stipuiatOns, regulations
and articles following, to wit
- ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this association shall he
TIE LOUISIANA HOMESTEAD AND AID AsSo-
CITATION and its domicile is hereby established in
the city of New Orleans, and 1t shall continue to
exist for period of twenty five years. unless sooner
dissolved by vote OF tour-ffths of all its
bers.
ARTICLE H.
The object of this association is for the following
purposes VIE: To select land or lots or improved
property; to investigate titles; TO have simple
effective and lawful deeds made to the purchasers
and to see that the transfer is clear and that the
cost of examination and transfer shall be % small
amount, compared to the sums that being
charged To those having the whole or means in
part, to purchase this association will give advice
free of charge, to every one seeking home either
in cities in the different sections of the State;
the best mode of improving property purchased,
to those who wish to avail themselves of this kind
boon of the government; those wishing to get sure
purchasing supplies or sale of crops Etc, this as,
socistion shall be able to obtain for them bet er
contracts than they can get themselves.
ARTICLE ILL.,
The officers of this association shall consist of a
president and vice president, treasurer, seere-
tary, a general agent and an attorney, and such
other officers and employees as may be required to
carry ont the purposes OF this association, who
shall be elected on the fourth Monday in January.
one thousand eight hundred and sew ent y-three
a nd annually thereafter.
ARTICLE w.
All the corporate powers Of this association
shall be exercised by a Board of Trustees, to
sist of thirteen persons who shall be elected on
the second Monday in january, 1873, or as soon
thereafter possible, for the term of two years.
to date fl om the third Monday in January of that
| year; provided that the first Board of Trustees
elected under the provisions of these articles shall
Je divided into two classes, casting lots at their
first meeting after their election, soon there
after possible, which shall be known the
| long and short term. Seven shall be chosen for
the long, and the six remaining shall be chosen for
| over until the third Monday in January, 1875 and
those of the short term shall vacate their seats
the third Monday in January 1874 in order that a
portion of the trustees shall vacate their seats
the tllId Monday an January OF each year.
ARTICLEv V.
The corporators named in this act shall consti
tute the first Board of Trustees. with all the
powers of the corporation, until election is
held provided in article four, and elect all
officers aud employees Ut the association during
ARTICLE VI
The Board of Trustees shall have fun power to.
| make bylaws and re gulatons for the proper gov.
ernnent OF the ASSOCIATION ard TO alter ana amend
the same; to elect all the officers and employees of
| the association aud to remove them at pleasure,
| and 20 I'LL any vacancy that may occur in the
| Board of Trustees from resignation, death or
otherwise. -.
The Board of Trustees shall have full power
and heseby authorized to buy and own, to sell
or mortgage real property; may sue and be sued;
may receive donations OF land, houses and lots,
money, implements of husbandry, seeds, etc, and
the objects OF this association.
ARTICLE VIII
The president is the officer on whom citations
shall be served.
ARTICLE TX
Persons joining this association shall pay one
dollar or upward on enrolment, and twenty five
cents quarterly. Members paying five dollars and
upward ON enrolment, and one dollar and twenty
five cents quarterly, shall be eligible to hold office
in said association: Members paying twenty-five
dollars and upward may become members for life.
The Board OF Trustees shall power TO make hon
orary members.
ARTICLBX
This association may publish weekly monthly
newspaper, to show the workings of the assOcia-
ton and to point out to emlgrants and others the
benefits of settling the lands of Louisiana. No
applicant for information for employment shall
be charged any fee whatever for such advice, the
object being not make profit out of it, but rather
| to help the working man Donations to this ASSOC
citation shall he used only to carry out the designs
| and Intentions of tins association
ARTICLE XII
The liquidation of the affairs of this association
the Boa rd of Trustees at their last meeting Said
commissioners shall have the same qualifications
required by the laws for trustees. Their cOmpena
satiOn and term of office shall be determined pre-
viOts toeectlon by The said Board of Trustees and
they shall, by the fact election be vested with
all the powers necessary to collect and dispose of
the assets and property of this association to set
tie Its liabilities, and to distribute the excess pro
rata among the members.H
Thus done and passed in my office at New Or
leans, aforesaid, in the presence of Armstead A.
Jones and George Cenas witnesses both Of thus
city, who have hereuntO signed their names with
the parties and me, said notary, Gu the day and
date aforesaid.
Original Signed
W. H. PEMBERTON ARISTIDE MARY
ESAU CARTBR WILLIAM MOODY
WILLIAM MULFORD, JOSIAH FISH,
JAMES TODD, J. +. WINSTON
ALFRED JARVIS, A. A. JONES
CHARLES SATCHELL, JAMES HENRY
GEORGE CENAS.
WILLIAM acc. JONES
Notary Public.
!, the undersigned. Recorder of MortcaOes for
the parish and city OF New Orleans State of Louisi-
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