The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-03-07
CHARTER OF THE
!" PHENlX FIRE COMPANY, :"
!. OF DONALDSDNyMLE. La.

II
~ day OF February in the year OF Our
Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Seventy -Four, before me, Charles Geeks
Recorder in and for the parish of Ascension,
state of Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified and in the presence of the witness
es hereinafter named and undersigned: Per
sonally came and appeared the persons here
matter named and undersigned: Henry O.
Maher, John A. Cheevers, w. q. Wilkinson,
Joseph Hiss, Joseph Billeisen, Ii. T.. Grube
and Joseph Icsrsl, who declared that under
the provisions and authority OF an act of the
Legislature of this STATE, entitled . An act
for the organization of Corporations for Lit
crary, Scientific, Religious and Charitable
purposes, approved ON the fifteenth day OF
March, A. D., 1865, they being DESTROYS to
acquire and enjoy for themselves and theiE
successors the powers and immunities OF q
corporation of body polite in law, have to
that effect made and agreed to the following
articles of Association.
ARTICLE FIRST The objects and purposes
of this Association are declared to be the adj
yancement of the cause of benevolence and
charity. To visit the sick and minister to
the INDECENT and distressed among its MEM
bers, to bury the dead, to extend protection
and care to the widows and orphans of de-
ceased members, to extinguish fires, to pro
tect property, and to remove furniture goods
and merchandise from any building on fire
or in danger thereof if necessity require.
ARTICLE SECOND, The name and style of
the Corporation shall be the Phoenix Fire
Company, and the Association shall exist
for the space and term OF Twenty-Five years.
Its doInicil shall be the parish of Ascension,
on the right bank of the Mississippi river,
in the city of DOnaldsonyille and State of
Louisiana. 1t shall be capable in law to
take, receive and hold all manner of land,
tenements, rents, and Entertainments, and
an AT and nnx of 0o a
and chattels given and bequeathed unto it,
and acquired by it III any manner to be enl-
plOyed and disposed of according to the oh
ject article and condition of this instrument
of Incorporation, or according to the articles
and By Laws of this Association, or accord
ing to tho will and intention of the donors.
ARTICLE THIRD. The association shall have
the right to make, have and use o common
seal with such device and inscription rs
shall hereinafter be determined upon and
shall be capable in law to sue and be sued,
and shall be authorized and empowered to
make rules, bylaws and ordinances, and to
do every thing needful for its good govern
ment aud support not inconsistent with, OF
to the laws of the United States or this State,
or to the instrument of Incorporation.
ARTICLE FOURTH. The general manage
ment of the Association shall be cOntided to
a President and Vice President, a Foreman,
First assistant, Second assistant, Secretary
| and Treasurer, who shall constitute q board
| of Trustees, and who shall be chosen annu-
ally on the second Saturday of the month Of
December ofeach year. They shall continue
in office until the installment of their size.
cessOrs These officers shall be elected IN
such manner as the Association may provide
in their Constitution and By Laws and then
duties shall be such as the Association may
determine and prescribe. Citation or other
process may be served on either OF I'll of the
| Trustees in their official capacity
/ ARTICLE FIFTH. In order to establish oil
| once this Association and immediately to en-
| joy the rights and privileges of Corpora
| ton the following members are declared te
he the officers elected for the current yeal
until the next annual election, viz Presi
| dent. Henry o. Maher; vice President, John
A. Cheevers; Foreman, Joseph Billeisea
| tant, Joseph Icartl /; Secretary, w. &. vii
| kinson Treasurer, Joseph Hiss.
This done and passed at my office at tl'
| city of Donalisonyille, in the presence o.
Gustaye Dugas and Octave TerriO, witnesses
of lawful age donliciliated in this city, wht
| have hereuntO signed their names together
with the said parties and me, Recorder, OF
| the day, month and year first above written
Three words over-written. one word erased
| null, approved before signing. Origina
signed, II. o. Maher, w. g. Wilkinson, III
| G. GruIbe, John A. Cheeyers, JOS. Hiss, JAS
| Ieard. Witnesses, Gust. Dugas, Octave Ter
rio. Charles Gecks, Recorder.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-PARISH Oh
ASCENSION.
CITY OF DoNALDsoSvILLE-
| I, Morris NJ. Marks, District Attorney O
the Fourth Judicial District of the State o
Louisiana, within the limits of which Distric
the dO,nieil of the Association mentioned ii
the within and foregoing act of Incorpor;,
| ton is fixed; do hereby certify that / hay.
examined said act of Incorporation and an
satisfied of its legality; that am of opinion
| that the purposes and objects of the sale
| Corporation as specified in said act are lega
and that none of the provisions therein con
tanned are contrary to law. This done ana
certified at my office at the city of Donald
sonville, aforesaid ON the 18th day of tn,
month of February, A. D., 1874.
NJ. MARKS,
District Attorney.
Recorded this day in book of Miscellaneous
Acts No. B. Page 58s and seq. Parish of As
cension, this Goth February, 1874.
CfIAS. GECKS,
Recorder.
1 do hereby certify this to be n true COP,
from the original ON file and of record in my
Office at the Parish of Ascension, Februar,
Goth. 1874.
CHAS. GECkS,
Recorder