New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-13
ARTICLE XII.

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ORMICHEN Il POTHIER-
,, s. CAMBON.
o. MARIEoNI
g MUMMY LULING co.
L. 81. AVENDANO.
ANT. LANATA.
T D. BLUM.
; FRANK & co.
A. POINCy l. SON.
KDGAR PITOT.
A. Pilot, JR.
: G. LIE GARDEUR, JR..
Notary Public.
3 !, the undersigned, Deputy Recorder of Nor
a Louisiana, do hereby certify that the act of nco
. poratiOn of the New Orleans Insurance Associate
was daily recorded thisday, in b. s. No. 7, TO- 1856,
this office, according to law.
C. DARCANTRL Deputy
New Orleans, August I, 1868.
} /, the undersigned Deputy Recorder Of Nor
cages for the city and parish of Orleans State {
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the act of amend
ment ls duly recorded in this Office this day, i'll I
c. DARCANTEL, Deputy.
New Orleans. December l. 1870.
], the undersigned Recorder of Mortgages TO
this parish, do hereby certify that the foregon
act of deposit and charter of the New Orlean
Mutual Insurance Association were this day dul,
recorded in this Office in B. s. No 8 70 323 ct seq.
New Orleans. April It, 1871. apo s6t
| CHARTER CHARTER
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS
AND CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
Be it known that on this twenty-nintb day OF
April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
| hundred and seventy one and of the Independence
| States ia nj fy-tift
| before me, William McC. Jones' a notary public in
| 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
I 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 corpora
| ton and body polite in la for the objects and
purposes, and under the stipulations regulations
| and articles following, to wit:
ARTICLE
The name and title of this association shall be
TIE LOUISIANA HOMESTEAD AND AID ASSO-
CITATION, and its domicile is hereby established in
the city of New Orleans, and it shah continue to
exist for period of twenty years unless sooner
dissolved by vote of tourffths of all its men,
bers.
ARTICLE H.
The object of this association is for the following
purposes VIZ: To select land or lots, or improved
property; to investigate titles; to have simple
effective and lawful deeds made to the purchasers
and to that the transfer is clear and that the
cost of examination and transfer shall be small
amount compared to the sums that now being
charged. To those having the whole or means in
part, TO purchase this association viii give advice
nee OF charge, to every one seeking home either
IN cities or in the different sections of the State;
the best mode of improving property purchased
to those who wish to avail themselves of this kind
wis m oofa
and profitable employment, renting property
purchasing supplies or sale of crops, etc, this as
contracts than they can get themselves
ARTICLE III.
The officers of this association shall consist of a
president and vice president, treasurer secre-
tary, general agent and an attorney, and such
other officers and employees as NAV be required 10
shall be elected on the fourth Monday in January
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three
a nj annually thereafter.
ARTICLE ".
All the corporate powers of this association
shall be exercised by Board OF Trustees, TO con-
sist OF thirteen persons, who shall be elected on
the second Monday in January, 1878, or as soon
thereafter as possible, for the term of two years.
to date from the third Monday i'll January of fiat
year. provided that the first Board of Trustees
elected under the provisions of these articles shall
1e divided into two classes casting lots at their
first meeting after their election soon there
PoScioANs
long and short term. Seven shall be chosen for
the long, and the six remaining shall be chosen for
the short term Those OF the iOrg term shall hold
over until the third Monday in January 1875 and
those of the short term shall their seats on
the third Monday in January 1874, in order that
portion of the trustees shall vacate their seats ON
the thlId Monday an January of each year.
ARTICLE "
The corporators named in this act shall consti
tute the first Board of Trustees with ali the
powers of the corporation, until an election is |
held as provided in article four, and elect all
officers aud employees of the association during
their term.
ARTICLE VI
make bylaws and re g hons for the proper gov.
eminent OF the association ard to alter and amend
the same; to elect all the officers and employees of
the association and to remove them at pleasure |
aud TO I'LL any vacancy that may occur i'll the |
Board of Trustees from resignation, death or
otherwise.
ARTICLE VII.
The Board of Trustees shall have full power |
and are hereby 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 |
other materials that may be useful in carving ON
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 paw one |
dollar or upward enrolment, and TWENTY five |
cents quarterly. Members paying five dollars and /
upward on enrolment and one dollar and twenty
live cents quarterly, shall be eligible to hold office
n said association. Members paying twenty-fiye
dollars and upward may become members for life
The Board of Trustees shall power to make hon
0rary members
ARTICLE X
This association may publish weekly or montb,v
newspaper, to show the workings of the associ,-
M In nInfn tn.
benefits of settling the lands of Louisiana No |
applicant for information or for employuenf shall
De charged any fee whatever for such advice fine |
,pect being not to make profit out of it, but rather
20 heip the working man. Donations to this assoc
;latlon shall he used only to carry out the dexjgns
md intentions of this association
ARTICLE XII
The liquidation of the affairs of this sssocation
man I've made by three commissioners elected by |
ne ooa rd Oh trustees at their last meeting. Said
COMMISSIONERS Shall have the same qualifications
equlred by the laws for trustees Their compen- !
aton and term of office shall be determined pre-
nous 10 election by the said Board of Trustees and
1ey snail, by the fact of election, be vested with
III the powers necessary to collect and dispose of
ne assets and property of this association set
re us liabilities, and to distribute the pro
ata among the members
mus done and passed in my Office at New Or
cans, aforesaid, in the presence of Armstead A. 1
ones and George Cenas, Witnesses, both of this
ity who have hereunto signed their names with
ne parties, and me, said notary, the day and
late aforesaid.
Original Signed;
Y. II. PEMBERTON, ARISTIDE MARY,
WILLIAM MJIIFORD JoSIaH FISH