The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-02-21
No. Z.
An Act

parish of st. Mary, and to provide
for the organization and govern
ment of the same.
election 1. Be it enacted by
y the Senate and House OF Rep
of the Safe of LOuisi-
ana in General Assembly cOnven
ed, That William 81. McGregor,
Eugene O'Connor, Wilson Nc
Kerall, Thomas Gordy, Peter
Ostheimer, Walter A. O'Neil, Will
liam d. Trowbridge, Warren
Hyde, Clayton Sawyer, Simeon 8.
Hine, Eugene Bodin, Gnstave
Shumlen, Richard w. Mullen,
David Hitter, T. D. Hine. Jr., Au-
guste Reuter-, Joseph Jacob,
Adam Kurtz and M. Blum, Jr.,
be and they are hereby declared
and made a body corporate, under
the laws of this State, as Hope
Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 |
of Franklin, parish of st. Mary.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That this company is organ.
lied and Incorporated for the pur-
pose of preventing and suppress.
ing fires, and the presentation of
property endangered by fire with
in the corporate limits Of the town
of Franklin.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
etc., That the said corporation
shall have and is hereby granted
authority: First, to sue and be
sued, to use a corporate seal, with
such device thereon as said CON-
pany may adopt, and the same
to alter, change, break or renew
at the pleasure of said company.
Second, to frame a constitution
and by laws, not inconsistent with
the provisions of this act, the laws
of this State, the constitution Of
this State and of the United
States, which constitution aud by.
laws shall be binding on the men,
bers Of said company, with au-
thority to change, alter or amend
the same at pleasure, hree-fourths
of the members at any regular
meeting concurring in such
change, alienation, or amend
ment, and to lay and impose such
fines and penalties as may be by
said constitution and bylaws
provided to be collected before
any court of competent jurisdic
ton at the suit of said company.
Third, to add to the number of its
members such other persons as
they may choose to elect under
their constitution and by laws, az
provided in this act, this righ,
however, to be exercised without
any discrimination as to race
color or previous condition.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted
ETC., That the domicile of the
company shall be and is hereby
declared to be the town of Frank
lin, parish of St. Mary, and al
service of citations or other pro
cess in suits against the company
shall be made on or accepted BY
the president OF said company.
/ Sec. 5. Be it further enacted
ETC., That the officers of said com
pany shall consist Of a president
foreman, assistant foreman, treas
urer, recording secretary, financia
secretary, tillerman, and suct
other officers as said company ma.
deem necessary, to be elected an
nually on the first Saturday o
December of each year, or at sucl
other times as the constitution, t,
be adopted under this act, shall
prescribe, and that the said com
pany shall not consist Of NOR,
than fifty members.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted
! ETC.. That until the election pre-
vided for in the preceding sectio
, shall be held the followin Aname'
members are hereby decla led off
!, GERS of said company, to hold thei
respective offices until the regula
election, and the qualification {
their successors, viz: President
w, 81. McGregor; foreman, En-
gene OConnor; assistan: foreman
w. d. Trowbridge; treasurer, W
McKerall; recording secretary, N
Blum Jr., financial secretary; w
: A. O'Neil; tillerman, E. Bodin.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted
etc., That this act shall take effet
3 from and after it's passage.
(Signed) G. w. LOWELL,
, Speaker Of the House Of Repr
l sentatives.
: (Signed) G. G. ANTOINE,
!, Lieutenant Governor and Pres
dent Of the Senate
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