Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02
AN ACT Z
. No. 20.

To incorporate the Monroe City widows
Beneficial Society and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted, by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly conven-
cd. That A. Overton, II. w. Burrell, Sandy
Bird. Wiley Thomas, A. Harvey, A. Horton,
Kerry Williams, Price Bartlett, Lewis Hor-
tom. George Green, Lewis Blocker, residing
in the State of Louisiana, and such Others
rs they may hereafter associate with them,
and their successors be and they are hereby
created a body polite and corporate in law,
by the name, style and title OF the Monroe
City Widows Beneficial Society, and by
that name shall have perpetual succession,
make contracts, give mortgages, may sue
and be sued, plead and he Implicated In any
court of law; or in any other place what-
ever. and NAV also take and hold any real
or personal estate conveyed to them by
gift, grant, bargain, sale, or devise, bequest
or other alienation, Whatsoever, and shall
convey the same and do all othertbings
usual and applicable to corporations for all
PURPOSES in law or otherwise, not inconsis-
cent with the constitution and laws CT the
United States and the State of Louisiana,
and for the purposes thereof, may adopt
such constitution and by laws, and other
regulations for the government and pur-
poses of said corporation as may be neces-
sary for the object thereof, and when so
made and punished as such, the same shall
have the binding effect of law on said socie-
ty, if net inconsistent with this act.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the object and purpose OF this society is to
have q mutual and to do general benefi-
cial and charitable acts toward the MEN,
bership thereof, SO as to bury the dead,
cure for the sick and distressed, and other
wise to aid the worthy membership in the
business pursuits and general walks of life,
as to contribute to the general welfare of
all it's members in a social and material
manner, and all else they can see beneficial
and CONSTANT with this act. Therefore
the domicile of said society shall be in the
city of Monroe, State of Louisiana, forever
situated.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the officers of this society shall be under
the direction of a board consisting of presi-
dent, vice president, corresponding secreta-
~, recording secretary, treasurer, and five
directors, who shall be chosen annually and
constitute board of manarers. The mana
gers shall annually elect all subordinate Of
fcers of the company, fill vacancies in theil
own body, and may adopt such other meas
ures as may in their opinion promote the
objects of the company. Three manager
shall constitute quorum, and until the
first election shall be held in pursuance
hereof the incorporators herein named shall
be the officers of this corporation, and in NJ
failure hereafter to hold an election for Of
to elect any of said officers shall be deemed
forfeiture of any of the corporate privile
ges hereby conferred, but the same shall
continue unimpaired thereby, and on sucf
failure or failures, the officers of the pre-
ceding year shall continue in Office unit
their successors are duly elected; and I
meeting of the corporation shall be held
once in each year, at such time and plac,
as the board may by their bylaws appoint
for the election of managers, and for sucl
other business as it may be necessary TO
the society to transact. No person, afte
the first election, shall have o vote in tn,
election of managers who has not been ;
member of the corporation at least thre'
months before the time of the election o
which they claim avote.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
this act shall take effect and be in fore,
from and. after its passage, and all conflict
ing laws herewith be and the same are here
by repealed
(Signed) O. BREWSTER,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
[Signed] P. B. s. PfNCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor, and President O
the Senate.
A true copy:
r. g. DEsLoNpE,
Secretary of State.