The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-03-21
6HARTER OF THE
'sPHENIX FIRE COMPANY"
OF DoNALDsoNyILLE, La.

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1D day OF February in the year of Our
Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and
/ Seventy -Four, before me, Charles Gecks
| Recorder i'll and for the parish of Ascension,
| State of Louisiana, duly commissioned and
! qnallfied 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.
| Ataher, John A. Chceyers, w. G.. Wilkinson,
Joseph Hiss, Joseph Billeisen, I'll. G. CRUDE
and Joseph Ieard, who declared that under
| the provisions and authority of an act of the
Legislature of this State, entitled s. An act
for the organization of Corporations for Lit
| erary, Scientific, Religious and Charitable
purposes, approved On the fifteenth day of
March, A. D., 1855, " they being DESTROYS to
acquire and enjoy for themselves and their
successors the powers and immunities of
corporation of body polite i'll 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
vancement of the cause of beneyolence 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 femoYe furniture, goods
and merchandise from any building on fire
or in danger thereof if necessity require.
ARTICLE SECOND. ne uttllle anu 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 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
any sum of money, and any manner OF goods
and chattels given aibl bequeatlIed unto it,
and acquired By it in any manner to be en-
ployed and disposed of according to tile OBJ
ieet 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 a 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 its good govern
lnent 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
n President and Vice President, 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 ofeach year. They shall continue
in Office until the installment of their sue
cessors These officers shall be elected in
such manner as the Association may provide
Ill their Constitution and BY Laws and their
duties shall be such as the Association MAY
determine and prescribe. Citation or other
process may be served ON either or all of the
Trustees i'll their official capacity.
ARTICLE FIFTH. In order to establish at
once this Association and immediately to en-
joy the rights and privileges of 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 q. Maher; vice President John
A. Cheevers: Foreman, Joseph Billeisen
First assistant, III. G. CRUDE Second assis-
tant, Joseph Ic;trd Secretary, w. q. VIII
kinson Treasurer, Joseph Hiss
This done and passed at my Office at the
city of Donaldsonyille, in the presence of
Gustayc Dugas and Octave Terrio, witnesses
of lawful age donieiliated 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 over-written, one word erased,
null, approved before signing. Original
signed, III. O. Maher, w. g. Wilkinson III
e. Grnbe, John A. Cheeyers, Jos. Hiss, Jas
Icard. Witnesses, Gust. Dugas, Octave Ter
rio. Charles Gecks, Recorder.
STATE OF LOUIsIANA-PARISH or
ASCENSION.
cirT OF DosALDsoNvILLR.
|, Morris NJ. Marks, District Attorney of
the Fourth Judicial District of the State of
Louisiana, within the limits of which District
the domieii of the Association mentioned in
the within and foregoing act of Incorparsi-
ton is fixed do hereby certify that have
examined said act of incorporation and AM
satisfied OF Its legality; that am of opinion