The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-02-21
CHARTER OF THE
"PHENIX FIRE COMPANY.
OF DoNALDsoNyILLE. LA.

OF DONALDSONyILLE LA.
de IT KNOWN That on this. the Ninth
-Ap day of February in the year of Our
Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Seventy Four, before me, Charles Gecks
Recorder in and for the parish of Ascension,
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned and
quailted 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. G. Wilkinson,
Joseph Hiss, Joseph Bileisen, II. G.. CRUDE
and Joseph Icard, who declared that under
the provisions and authority of an act OF the
Legislature of this State, entitled IAN act
for the organization of Corporations for Lit
erary, Scientific, Religious and Charitable
purposes, approved On the fifteenth day of
March, A. D., 1885, I" they being DESTROYS to
acquire and enjoy for themselves and their
successors the powers and immunities of
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
vaneement of the cause of benevolenee and
charity. TO visit the sick and minister to
the INDECENT and distressed among its menl-
bers, to bury the dead, to extend protection
and care to the widows and orphans of de-
ceased members, to extinguish tires, 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 domicil shall be the parish of Ascension,
On the right bank of the Mississippi river
in the city of Donaldsonville and State of
Louisiana. 1t shall be capable in law to
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tenenents, rents, and hereditaments, and
any sum OF money, and any manner of goods
and ehattels given and bequeathed unto it.
and acquired by it in any manner to be en-
ployed aud disposed of according to the OBJ
jeet article and condition of this instrument
OF incorporation, or according to the articles
and By Laws of this Association, or accord
ing to til will and intention of the donors
ARTICLE THIRD. The association shall have
the right to make, have and use common
seal with such device and inscription as
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 it's good govern
ment and support not inconsistent with, or
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 confided TO
President and Vice President, a Foreman,
First assistant, Second assistant, Secretary
and Treasurer, who shall constitute board
of Trustees, and who shall be chosen annu-
ally on the second Saturday of the month of
December ofeaeh year. They shall continue
in Office until the installment of their sue
eessors. These officers shall be elected in
such manner as the Association may provide
in their Constitution and BY Laws, and their
duties shall be such as the Association may
EN1Tfar
process may be served on either or all of the
Trustees in their official capacity.
ARTICLE FIFTH. In order to establish at
once this Association and Immediately to en-
joy the rights and privileges of q Corpora
ton the following members are declared to
be the officers elected for the current year
until the next annual election, viz: Presi-
dent, Henry y. Maher; vice President, John
A. Cheeyers; Foreman, Joseph Billeisen
First assistant, II. c. CRUDE; Second assis-
tant, Joseph Icard Secretary, w. G. Viii
kinson !; Treasurer, Joseph Hiss. ~
This done and passed at my Office at The
city of Donaldsonville, in the presence of
Gustaye Dugas and Octave TerriQ, witnesses
of lawful age domiciliated in this city, who
have hereunto signed their names together
with the said parties and me, Recorder, on
the day, month and year first above written.
Three words oyer-written, one word erased,
null, approved before signing. Original
signed, IL. O. Maher, W. G. Wilkinson, H.
G. CRUDE, John a. Cheevers, Jos. Hiss,E Jas.
Ieard. Witnesses, Gust Dugas, Octave Ter
rio. Charles Gecks, Recorder.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-PARISH OF
ASCENSION.
CITY OF DoEALDSoNYILLE.
/, Morris III. Marks, District Attorney of
the Fourth Judicial District of the State of
Louisiana, within the limits of which District
the dolnicil of the Association mentioned in
the within and foregoing act of Incorpora-
ton is fixed; do hereby certify that have
examined said act of Incorporation and am
satisfied of its legality; that am of opinion
that the purposes and Objects of the said
Corporation as specified in said act are legal
and that none of the provisions therein con-
tanned are contrary to law. This done and
certified at my office at the city of Donald
sonyille, aforesaid on the 18th day of the
month of February, A. D., 1874.
NJ MARKS,
District Attorney.
Recorded this day in book of Miscellaneous
Acts No 8, Page $50 and seq. Parish of As
cension, this Goth February. 1874.
CHAS. GECKS,
Recorder.
do hereby certify this to be a true copy
from the original on file and of record in my
office at the Parish of Ascension, February
both. 1874.
cHAS. GECKS,
Retlarde1