The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-09-06
Laws Of the State Of isu;sia,
Published by Autboritx


No. 79.1 AN ACT
To incorporate the Monroe Citv VIA
ows' Beneficial Society, and so-
other purposes. wi
Section /. Be it enacted bv a.
Senate and House of Representsf;SSuaes
of the State of Louisiana in Gena.eS
Assembly convened, That a Ova.
ton, II. w. Burren, Sandy Rird
Wiley Thomas, A. Harvey, A. Ho-,
ton, Berry Williams, Price Bartlat,
Lewis Horton, George Green. I,ew;s
Blocker, residing in the State Of T.on
isiana, and such others as thew NAV
hereafter associate with them ana
their successors be and they are hera-
by created body polite and como
rate in law, by the name, style ana
title of the Monroe City Widows
Beneficial Society, and by that na,,sa.
shall have perpetual succession
make contracts, give mortgages, NAV
sue and be sued, plead and be IN
pSe;sded m any court of law, or in anv
other place whatever, and NAV Ala
take and hold any real or personal
estate conveyed to them by e;f
grant, bargain, sale, advise, beuHeR
or other alienation whatsoever ana
shall convey the same and do "A
other thiRgs uslfal applicable to cor.
porations for al purposes in law or
otherwise, not Inconsistent with ths
Constitution and laws'of the United
States and the State Of Louisiana.
and for the purposes thereof, NAV
adopt such constitution and bylaws
and other regulations for the govern.
ment and purposes of said cOrporaL
ton as MAY be necessary for the OBJ
ject thereof, and when so made ana
published as sueh,- the same shan
have the binding effect oflaw on said.
society, if rot inconsistent with this
act.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc.
That the object and purpose of this
society is to have u mutual aniito do ,
general beneficial and charitable acts
towards the membership thereof so
as to bury the dead, care for the sick.
and distressed, and otherwise to aid
the worthy membership in the BUSH
ness pursuits and gsneral walks Of
life, as well as TO contribute to the
general welfare Of all its members in
a social and material manner, and all
else they can see. beBefeial andl
consistent with this act. Therefore.
the donticile of said society shall be-
i'p the city of Monroe, State of Louis
lana, forever situated.
| Sec. 3. Be it further enacted etc..
That the affairs of this society shall
be under the direction of a board
consisting of a president, vice presi-
dent, corresponding secretary, recor-
= ding secretary, I'll easuTer, and five
directors, who shall be ehoseni atahu-s
ally and constitute a board Of asAna-
gers. The mhnagers shall annual :
elect all subordinate officers of the
company, fiA vacancies in their own
body, and may adopt such other
measures rs may in; their opinioIr
promote the object of the company.
Three managers shall constitute q
quorun, and until the first election
shah be- held IN pursuance thereof
the incorporators herein named shall
be the officers of this corporation,
and in no failure hereafter to hold an
election for or to elect any of said
officers shall be deemed q forfeiture
Of any Of the corporate privileges
hereby conferred, but the same shall
continue unimpaired thereby, and
on such failure or failures, the officers
of the preceding year shall continue
in Office until their SUCCESSORS are
duly elected, and meeting 81 the
corporation shall be held once in
each year, at such time and place q:
the board may by their bylaws, ap
point, for election of managers, ana
for such other business as it may b
necessary for the society to transact
No person, after the first election
shall havea vote in the election o
managers who has not been mem
Der of the corporation at least thre'
months before the time of election o
which they claim a vote.
Sec. 4. BE it further enacted, etc.
That this act shall take effect aud b
in force from and after its passage
and all conflicting laws herewith b
Ia I'D the same are hereby repealed.
ls,gnedl o. III. BREWSTER,
Sneat O. of House Representative
ISioneo, P.B. 8. PJNCHBACK
Lieut.. Gov \ nd President OF Senate
A true copy:
Z. 1t. DEsLoNDA,
Secretary Of St- 'te.