New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-17
No. SO.
. AN ACT

To incorporate the Louisiana Working.
mems Homestead Association.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That Alfred Jones, William H. Green,
Green Curtis, L. Knight, William Wallace,
l.. Kenner, S. Haywood, Charles Fgers,
John L. Brewer, James Lewis, Thomas Isa-
belle, and all others who may associate
with them from time to time, are hereby
created a body corporate, under the name
and title of the Louisiana Workingmen's
| Homestead Association. The dOmicile Of
said body shall be in the city of New Or
| leans, and shall enjoy under this title per
.petual succession, and be as such capable
to sue and be sued, to plead and be i'm
| pleaded, to acquire and possess real and
| personal property, and to dispose of the
| same: to make and adopt such constitution
and bylaws not inconsistent with the laws
Of this State and Of the United States; to
alter and amend or modify the same at
| pleasure.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the object of this association shall be to Sc
cure by purchase or donation, land or lots
of ground in this State, and the same shall
be distributed i'll the following manner:
In shares of one hundred dollars each, to
be paid in five installments of twenty dol
lars on each share.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
no member of this association shall hold
more than five shares, and each member, on
each and every share of stock held by him,
shall pay to the treasurer the sum of twenty
dollars on each and every share held by
such member. Amy member desiring more
shares within the number limited than he
at first held, shall pay a sum in addition
equal to the amount already paid by mem
bers holding the number of shares desired
w him with thn int which has oaar1JpA
thereon up to the time of his application, so
as to make his entire payments pro rata
with the others.
SEC i. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the officers Of the association shall consist
OF president, vice president, secretary and
treasurer, with five other persons, who to-
gether shall constitute board of directors,
six OF whom shall constitute a quorum; and
the above named persons shall be chosen
annually by ballot. The said officers and
board Of directors to be possessed of all
powers and duties incident to ike officers
in similar corporations. The president of
said association shall be the president of the
board OF directors, and as such shall have
tie right to sue and be sued in behalf of said |
association. The board of directors shall !
have the right 10 fix such compensation as
they may deem necessary for such officers. |
subject to the approval Of the association |
at stated meeting duly convened for that |
purpose.
SEC. ). Be it further enacted, etc, That
this association shall meet quarterly. on the
first Mondays of January, april, July and
October of each year, and ottener if called
together by the board, and notice of such
quarterly or special meeting shall be pub
lished three days in paper having the
largest circulation in the city of New Or
cans.
SEC. g. Be it turtfer enacted, etc, That
when land has been acquired and it is pro-
posed to distribute the same, the board of
directors shall cause the same to be equally
divided among the members of the associa-
ION, and shall lay the plan of distribution
hereof before quarterly or special meet
ng, duly announced in order that the plan
nay be ratified and carried into effect. or
uch other substituted as may seem best to
he association.
SEC T. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
his act shall take effect from and after its
,assage.
(Signed) o. H. BREWSTER,
speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) p. B. s. PINCHBACK,
lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved April %, 1872.
(Signed). H. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.