The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-25
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ORLEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANs.i
Be KNOWN, That on this the THU
TENTH day of the month OF MAY, IN the year
of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and
seventy-fve, and Of the Independence OF the
Before me, WILLIAM BERNARD KLEIN
PETFR, Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified, in and for the CITY OF New Orleans: ana
parish Of Orleans, in the State OF louisiana,
donnie lated in the said city OF New orleans, ana
in the presence OF the witnesses nereniai'ei
Personally appesred, EDWARD Mcgowan,
GFORGE ". COTTON, THOMAS W. BROWN,
GEORGE 8. 'KUNTZ, WILLIAM d, PE MI
PETER RoEHM,, P n4Tlc cR HpHYDJ JAMES
GRIFFIN, sR, CHARLES HAHN, JOhN
|SuHAFFER and others, whose names are hereto n
subscribed all residents OF the SAID Guy u ne"
Orleans, who declared .n x;cb+s ond
nriviieges conferred upon them by the laws OF
The gtsta of Louisiana, relative to the "OKGAN-
IZATTON OF CORPORATIONS FOR LlIEh-
AIRY. SCIENTIFIC, RELIGIOUS AND CHARl-
TABLE PURPOSES" as PROVIDED IoI uaa ed
sections numbered respectively from SIX hundred
and seyentv.seven to six hundred and eighty-two
inclusive OF the Revi led Statutes OF the State OF
Louisiana, approved March IA, 1870, being lave OF
the said State for such purposes mace ana pro
ydsd They do and ~ os snsss
FOR CHARITABLE AND BENEvOLENTPU PUB
POSES and for such other objects as shall mere
matter be enumerated and set forth ana 70
that end they do hereby covenant and agree 70
form and organize and ao oy PA dnt sch other
persons as may hereafter become ASSOCIATED Win
them. into q "BODY CORPORATE" and there,
under bind themselves and their associates anu
successors to be governed Dy the louo"ll9 s.iPu
latiOns regulations and ObhSaunos as artlcies VI
Of q (OrDOrhtlO0s
ARTICLE /.
The name and title Of the said Corporation
shall be "THE BUMPERS BENEVOLENT
Assoc IATIoN OF LOUISIANA" and It's DOM 1ha
city OF New Orleans aud parish OF Orleans, Al the
N''"'' = ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes OF the said corpora,
ton shall be to cultivate and practlce cnarty auu
benevolence amongst its members to promote
the welfare of its members; to assist, heip ana
succor the poor and needy: to relieve the dis
tresses of the unfortunate among their members
and their families to care for the SICK ana 70
| bury the dead to cooperate among themselves
| al Iaborng men engaged in common calling
| for the purpose OF fnrthering their mutual ana
individual W. flare; and, generally, to DO good 20
each other to the families or the members, 70
| those who may hereafter become associated with
them and to ali whose distresses and necessities
ap6eal to their sympathes or claim their AID.
ARTICLE III.
The officers Of the said association shall be a
President, Vice President, Recording Secre-
tary, a Financial Secretary, Treasurer and a
Chairman of the Finance Committee, who shall,
in al, cases, be elected by ballot. Elections + n
such officers Except for the purposes OF organi-
cation as hereinafter provided tori snail take
place at the Annual Meetings OF the sad Asso-
| cation on the First Mondays OF December OF
each wear, or at the first Regular Monthly Meet
ing thereafter, in case OF failure to elect on
that day Officers elected shall hold Office until
their successors are duly elected and qualified;
For the purpose Of the organization OF this
| to be held on the First Monday of December,
1875, and until their successors shall have been
duly installed into Office, the following persons
are declared to be the officers OF the said Asso-
citation: EDWARD MCGOWAN. the President
GEORGE W. COTTON, the Vice President
THOMAS W. BROWN, the Recording Secretary
GEORGE s. kUNTZ, the Financial Secretary
WILLIAM q. PERRY, the Treasurer; and
PETER ROEHM, the Chairman Of the Finance
Committee.
shall be particularly prescribed by such bylaws
| as NAV be adopted by the said Association. The
President of the said Association, however, Is
hereby designated as the Executive OhceI
thereof, and shall be the proper person upon
VIII m citations and all legal notices shall be
serv. d. In case of absence or lncapaclty 10 act,
the Vice President shall take the place OF the
President and perform his functions.
| ARTICLE ~.
| The said Corporation shall have power and au-
thoriiy to make, have and use COMMON SEAL
with such device and inscription as 1t shall deem
proper, and the came to alter, break and amend
| at pleasure. Until otherwise provided Tor, the
Seal of the said Association shall De an Impress
| seal circular in form, which shall have for its
device GA Barge on the Water, moored to moor
ing-posts on the shore; willows IN the back
ground; on the barge stand two workmen, the
one with his lefs hand resting on the handle OF
i Il. hox-n
IN friendly sanitation" Encircling the device
shall be inscribed the words, The Jumpers
Benevolent Association of Louisiana" lncor.
porated May Is, 1875"
The said Association shall have power and au
thority. in it's corporate name and title, to sue
and to be sued, and to make such rules, regula
tions bylaws and ordinances as may be deemed
proper and necessary; to alter, cnange ane
amend the same and, generally, to do all things
needful for their good government and support
not repugnant to the Constitution and laws o.
the United States, to the Constitution ard laws
of the State OF Louisiana, or to the provisions o.
this act OF incorporated Rr2ntE VT
The said Associa ion shall have power and au
thoritv to contract, covenant and agree, to take
. receive and hold all manner OF lands, tenements
ats and h, reditaments, and any sum or sums
chatsls, rights and credits given and bequeathet
70 tneL or acquired by them in any manner
whether purchase or by Donation either inte'
Uir0S or mt-tis causd. 1t shall further have thu
fer, ALLEVIATE, h,rtgage, lease and release al
credits OF aps Pc goods effects rights a
according to the wli,of the donors, if the SAM
has been bequeatheds ,snd in Other, instances
bylaws Of this Associate, to he hereafte
. adopted. In all instances, hweyer. property o
this Association shall be commv, nroperty. an
all disposition thereof shall be tor the mutua
benefit Of the members Of the saio a association
} provided, however, that the said Corporation
shall at no one time hold or own property of .
value exceeding the sum Of THREE HUNDBEI
THOUSAND DOLLARS $500, 000), al regulate
by the laws of this State.
ARTICLE VII.
The said Corporation shall have and holy Cor
porate existence, and enjoy succession by il
corporate name, for ard during the term an
period of TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, unless,
common consent, sooner dissolved by thre
fourths vote Of all the members Of the said ASS
citation, at q special meeting held for that pa
ticular purpose, Of which said meeting due wri