New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-31
No ~.


No -.
AN ACT
To incorporate the Young Mems Christian
Association Of New Orleans, and to ex-
empt the property Of She same from taxa
ton.
SECTION ]. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives. Of the State
Of Louisiana in General Assembly con
vened, That Richard II. Brown, James l.
Dunnica, Marshall j. Smith, James N
Beadles, William g. C0ylc, Edward {.
Palmer, William G. Shepherd, Moses NJ.
Greenwood, William II. Foster, John s.
Walton. Thomas l. Dix. Charles Clinton.
Henry f. Given, Frederick J. OdeEdahl
and A. j. Tardey, JT., and their associates
and successors, be and are hereby specially
made body corporate and polite for the
improvement Of the spiritual intellectual
and social condition OF young men and the
promotion OF Christian works i'll the city OF
New Orleans, under the name"and style OF
the Young Mems Christian Association OF
New Orleans, and under this name shall
exist for the term Of ninety-nIne years, and
shall be capable, for the purposes emu
mtrated in this act, and for all other pur-
poses enumerated in this act, OF buying,
selling and mOrtgaging all kinds OF real e5-
tate and other kinds Of property, OF sung
and being sued in any of the courts OF law
and equity of this State, Of having com
mon seal, and Of altering it atpleasUre, to
acquire have and hold estate, real, per
s0naI and mixed; and said association shall
be capable in law Of inheriting, receiving,
holding, selling and transferring all manner
Of property, whether by donation, beques;,
! devise, or in any other manner or form,
| from any or all persons, body or bodies
| corporate in or out of this State; provided
| that the value thereof does not exceed
| five hundred thousand dollars.
! SEC. >. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| the proper authorities OF said corporation
| for holding and managing Its property
! shall be a board Of trustees, who shall be
! elected by the "actiye members OF SAID
association, all Of whom shall be members
| in good and regular standing in some Pro
/ testant Evangelical church in the city OF
! New Orleans, and each of the Evangelical
| Christian denominations of the city o. New
I Orleans shall be entitled to and, If desiring
! it, shall have a representative in said board
/ Of trustees, but no denomination shall nave
more than four representatives therein
SEC. 3. Be il further enacted, etc, That
for the present and until their successors
are elected as hereinafter provided, tie
following named persons shall constitute
the board Of trustees, viz: Richard H.
Brown, James L. Dunnica, Marshall >.
/ Smith James n. BCadles, William g.
4 Covle. Edward c. Palmer, William Z. Shep-
| herd. Moses NJ. Greenwood, William IL.
! Foster. John S. Walton, Thomas l. Dix,
| Charles Clinton, Henry +. Given. Fred
erick J. Odendahl and A. j. Iardey,
Jr: that the said trustees shall be divided
| into three classes, as follows Richard
II. Brown, James J.. DunnIca, James
4 n Bpaales and William q. CoyIe shall
compose the first class, and shall hold office
for tIree wears Edward c. Palmer, VII
| liam c. Shepherd, Moses VI. Greenwood,
Jr. William III. Foster and John 5. walton
shall compose the second class, and shall
hold office for two years Thomas l. DIX
/ Charles Clinton, Henry K. Given, Frederick
J. OdendahI and A. J. Tardey, Jr, shall
compose the third class, and shall mold Of
flee for one wear. The term Of office OF SAID
| trustees shall commence on the first Tues
| day Of February, 1872, and shall continue
! as herein provided. Five trustees shall be
elected annually thereafter by the life and
active members Of the association, at an
annual meeting TO be held on the first Tues
dav in February Of each year succeeding,
to fill the places OF the trustees whose
terms of office shall expire that yea, and
| the trustees so elected shall hold office Tor
! three wears from the date OF the election
and until their successors in Office are
elected. Whenever any vacancy Dy
death or otherwise shall occur in said board
= of trustees. the same shall be filed by q
majority vote Of the remaining trustees
provided, that the party so chosen to I'LL the
vacancy shall be OF the same religious de
nomination az the one whose place ne Il
elected to ill. Said board of trustees shall
from time to time, elect from among then
nun.Jer q president, secretary and treas
urer. and a majority OF SAID board o.
trustees shall constitute a quorum Tor The
transaction of business, but in matters o
sale, transfer or mortgage Of the real estate
| of the association, there must be present 4
the meeting Of the board one or more rep
resentatiVes from each religious denomlna
ton which may have members IN SAID asso
citation, and said representative or repre-
spntatiyss of each religious denomination
shall cast one vote only, and the majority
must be thYee-fourths TO order SAID sale,
transfer or mortgage.
SEC l. Be ID further enacted, etc, Ina
the members Of said association shall, iron
time 20 time, as they deem best, MAKE
adopt alter and amend constitution, am
such hy-laws. rules and regulations, and d
everything useful for the good government
preservation and support Of said corpora
tion not repuEnaut to the constitution an
laws of the United States to the consttu
ton and laws Of this State, or to this act 0
Incorporation.
SEC. ). BE it further enacted etc, Tha
the domicile Of said association shall be
tIe rooms Of the corporation in the city 0
New Orleans. and the president Of the boar'
of trustees shall be authorized to recelvt
citations in all cases Of suits instituted
against the association.
SEC. &. Be Il further enacted, etc, ina
in consideration of the work that TINS asSG
ton proposes to do in providing Tree read
ing. rooms and a public library LOT III
Young men Of New Orleans, the property Q
said association shall forever be tree troy
taxation. State or municipaL
lSignedl O. II. BREWSTER.
Sneaker Of the House OF Representatives
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