New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-27
No. So.
AN ACT

| To incorporate the Longshoremen Pro
tective Union Benevolent Association Of
the city OF New Orleans and State 0.
Louisiana.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That L. Washington, TheO. Smith. James
Baker, Peter Hitson, Brint johnson, James
Hawthorn, Silas Edwards, Joseph Harris,
Calvin Penn, and all others who may asso-
ciate with them from time to time, and
their successors, are hereby created body
polite and corporate, under the name and
style of the LongshOremen'5 Protective
Union Benevolent Association of the city
of New Orleans and State Of Louisiana,
and shall enjoy under this title perpetual
succession, and he as such capable to sue
and be sued, to plead and be implicated, to
acquire and possess real and personal
property. and to dispose of the same, pro-
yided said real property be dedicated to
the use and requirements of the associa-
ton; to make and adopt such by laws for
the regulation, interest and benefit of the
association not inconsistent to nor contrary
to the laws Of the United States, or the
laws of the State now or hereafter; to
alter, modify, amend or repeal the same,
whenever deemed proper and necessary by
majority of the members at a meeting
called for that purpose, and after thirty
days notice.
SEC. ,. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the president or secretary shall be the proper
person upon whom all citations or other
legal papers shall be served. The domcile
OF said association is hereby fixed at New
Orleans, State of Louisiana.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the objects of the association are under
stood and are hereby declared to be to in
culcate among themselves morality, virtue
and sObriety, to relieve the distress of their
members, TO care for their sick by pro-
viding physicians, nurses and medicines, to
bury their dead, to provide for their widows
and orphans, and to regulate the time and
fix the price of labor of working upon the
shores or levees of the city of New Orleans
of the members of the association.
SEC 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the officers Of said association shall consist
OF a president, two vice presidents, treas
urer, secretary, and grand marshal and
two assistants, and chaplain, all of whom
and six members shall constitute board
of trustees, to be elected at such time and
manner as may be provided and set forth in
the bylaws of the association, to be
adopted by majority of the mem bers at
the first or any subsequent meeting of the
association; and for the purpose of thus Or
ganizing a majority of the persons named
in section first of this act is hereby author
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themselves and such other persons who may
have associated themselves with them at
such time and place as they may deem pro-
per and convenient but the time OF such
meeting shall be within thirty days after
the PRONUNCIATION of this act. Said board
of trustees, when so elected, shall serve for
the term of one year from date OF said cleo
ton, and until their successors are elected
and qualified, and shall exercise all powers
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laws of the association and this act Of incOr
poration. majority of said board OF trus-
tees shall be necessary to form quorum,
as also to elect any officers thereof, and ap-
point employees, and to do all things vested
in them by the bylaws.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the association shall have power and are
hereby authorized to levy or impose such
initiation fee, tax and contribution upon |
their members as may be deemed necessary, |
and to collect the same III any manner they |
may adopt not contrary to the laws of this |
State or of the United States.
SEC. g. Be il further enacted, etc, That |
n the event of the association desiring to |
erect suitable building or buildings for |
he exclusive use of the association in car
wing out their charitable. purposes, the
BOARD of trustees are hereby authorized
ind empowered to issue bonds in payment |
or the land ard the erection thereupon of
he building OF buildings required; said |
ponds to run for such time and for such
amount and payable in such manner, and
Dear such interest as may be agreed upon |
~ majority of the members of the asso-
.iation at meeting specially called for that
purpose, and after Iofl notice of thirty days;
provided said amount of bonds thus direct
ID TO be issued shall not exceed the amount
II twenty thousand dollars.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
his act shall take effect from and after its
'assage.
(Signedl CHARLES w. LOWELL.
speaker OF the House of Representatives.
(Signed) c. G. ANTOINE,
Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved March %, 1874.
(Signed) WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
p. G. DEsLoNDE,
Secretary of State.