New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-06
No $50.
AN ACT

AN ACT
| To incorporate the Young Mems Christian
| Association Of New Orleans, and to ey
empt the property OF the same from taxa
| ton.
and House OF Representatives Of the State
| of Louisiana in General Assembly con
vened, That Richard H. Brown, James L
| Dunnica, Marshall J. Smith, James n
Beadles, William G. COyle, Edward c
Palmer, William G. Shepherd, Moses NJ
Greenwood, William II. Foster John s
Walton, Thomas l. Dix. Charles Clinton
Henry F. Given, Frederick j. Odendahl
and A. j. Tardey, Jr., and their associates
| and successors be and are hereby specially
made body corporate and polite for the
improvement of the spu&tualF intellectual
and social condition of young men and the
promotion of Christian works in the city OF
New Orleans, under the name and style Ct
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
merated in this act, and for all other pur-
poses enumerated in this act. Of bUving.
selling and mortgagiug al kinds Of read es-
tate and other kinds Of property. Of suing
and being sued in any Of the courts OF law
and equity of this State, Of having a COM
mon seal, and OF altering it at pleasure, to
acquire, have and hold estate, real, per
sonal and mixed; and said association shall
be capable in law of inheritipg, receiving,
holding, selling and transferring all manner
of property whether by donation, beguest,
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 Tot exceed,
five hundred thousand dollars.
SEC, z. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., nae
the proper authorities Of said corporation
for holding and managing us properly
shall be a board Of trustees, who shall he
elected by the 'active members Of said
association, all of whom shall be members
in good and regular standing n some Pro
testant Evangelical church ia the city OF
New Orleans, and each OF the Evangelical
Christian denominations Of the city OF NeW
Orleans shall be entitled to and, If desiring
it, shall have a representative in said board
of trustees, but no denomination shall have
more than four representatives therein.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., Thal
for the present, and until their. Successors
are elected, as hereinafter provided, the
following named persons shall constitute
the board Of trustees, viz: Richard II.
Brown, James L. Dunnica, Marshall j.
Smith, James N. Beadles. William G.
Coyle, Edward G. Palmer William G. Shep-.
herd, Moses M. Greenwood, William II.
Foster, John S. Walton, Thomas ]. Dix
Charles Clinton; Henry T. Given. Fred
eriGk J. OdendGhl and A. J. gardev.
Jr.; thatsthe said trustees shall be divided
into three classes, as follows: Richard
II. Brown, James L Dunnica, James
n. Beadles and William G. Coyle shall
the first class, and shall hold office
for three years Edward G. Palmer, VIII
liam G.. Shepherd, Moses NJ. Greenwood.
Jr., William II. Foster and John 5. Walton
shall compose the second class, and shall
hold Office for two years: Thomas !. Dix.
Charles Clinton, Henry F. Given, Frederick
j. Odendahl and A. J. Tardev. Jr.. shall
fee for one year The term of Office Of said
trustees shall commence on the first Tues
day of February, 1872, and shal! continue
as herein provided. Five trustees shall be
elected annually thereafter by the life and
active members of the association, at al
annual meeting to be held on the first Tues
day in February Of each year succeeding
to fill the places of the trustees whose
terms Of Office shall expire that year, and
the trustees SO elected shall hold office for
three years from the date of the election,
and until their SUCCESSORS in office are
elected. Whenever any vacancy by /
leath or otherwise shall occur IN said board |
yf trustees, the same shall be filed Ev a
majority vote of the remaining trustees: |
that the party SO chosen to fill the |
shall be Of the same religious Ge- !
nomination as the one whose place he 8 |
elected to fill Said board Of trustees shall, |
rom time to time, elect from among their |
lumber president, secretary and treas |
lrer, and a majority of said board Of |
trustees shall constitute a quorum for The |
transaction of business, but in matters of |
3aie, transfer or mortgage Of the real estate /
# the association, there must be present at |
he meeting of the board one or more Tep-
'esentatives from each religious den0miaa'
ion which may have members in said aSso-
;iatiOn, and said representative or repre- !
entatives of each religious denomination
hall cast one vote only, and the majority
must be three-fourths to order said sale, or +
ransfer, or mortgage.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc. That
he members of said association SHALL from /
ime 10 time, as they deem best, make,
dopt, alter and amend a constitution, and |
uch bylaws, rules and regulations, and do
verything useful for the good government,
reservation and support Of said corpora
ion not repugnant to the constitution and
avs of the United States. to. tie constitu-
ion and laws OF this State, or to this act Of
1cOrpOration.
SEC. 5. Belt further enacted, etc, That
he domieile of said association shall be at
he rooms of the corporation the city Of
Jew Orleans, and the president OF the board
ftrustees shall be authorized to receive
itations in all cases of suits instituted
gainst the association.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted. etc, That
! consideration of the work thai this asso-.
on proposes to do, in providing free reads
lg rooms and@a public library for the
Dung men OF New Orleans, the property OF
aid association shall. forever be free from
txation, State or municipal.