The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-29
CHARTER.


are declared to be the officers OF the sald Asso
GEORGE W. COTTON, the Vice President
THOMAS W. BROWN, the Recording SecretAry
GEORGE S. KUNTZ, the Financial Secretary
WILLIAM q. PERRY, the Treasurer; ana
PETER ROEHM, the Chairman OF Inc fin"n0e
Committee.
The duties of the said officers shall be such as
aha II be particularly prescribed by such bylaws
as NAV be adopted by the said Association. Inc
President of the said Association, however, IS
hereby designated as the Execn.ve eoo om nnon
VIII M citations and all legal notices shall De
served. In case of absence or incapacity 70 act,
the Vice President shall take the place OF the
President and perform his functions.
The said Corporation shall have power and au-
ibori,v To make have and use COMMON SEAL,
With such device and inscription as it shall deem
nroper. and the same to alter, break snd amend
at pleasure. Until otherwise pfovloeu 1oa, ne
Seal. circular in form, which shall nave Ior us
device ga Barge on the Water, moored 70 moor :
inp-posts on the shore; WILLOWS IN tne oa 1
ground: on the barge stand two worKmen' Ine
0ne with his lefs hand resting on the handle OF 2
nnmn both workmen having their hands joined
r. friendly sautation." 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 ana au-
tborifv in its corporate name and title, 10 sue
and to be sued, and to make sucn rules. 1eeulas,
tions bylaws and ordinances as may pc oeenie9 !
proper and 70 r. do ali things
needful for their good government ana s4ppolI;;
NOT repugpant to the Constitution ana laws OF
the United States, to the Constitution ana laws
Of the State OF Louisiana, or to the provisions OF
| this act of incorporation.
| AZ
The said Associa ion shall have power ana ~. ~
thority to contract covenant and agree, 10 JAKE
receive and hold all manner OF LANDS, tenenhents,
rents and h. reditaments, and any sum OF SUNS
| Of money. and any manner and portions OF go0os,
chattes. rights and credits given and bequeatheo
| IN them or acquired by them in any manner
whether by purchase or by donation, either inter
niros or naortis causa. 1t shall further have the
rights to hold, receive, pnrchase convey: sA, as
kinds of property, goods, efects, rghSs az
credits. and to employ and dispose OF the sans
according to the will Of the donors, II the same
has been bequeathed, and IN other lpstances
according to and as shall be prescribed oy tnt
bylaws of this Association to he hereafter
adopted. In all instances, however, properly
this Association ehall be common properly, ant
ali disposition thereof shall be Tor the mutus
Of the members Of the the s ssa
shall at no one time hold or own property 81 2
vaine exceeding the sum of THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS $500. OOO), as regulates
by the laws Of this State.
Tho said CORPORATION shall have and hold cor
porate existence, and enjoy succession by 1t
cornorate name, for and during the term IN
period Of TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, unless, o
common consent, sooner dissolved py tnree
. fourths vote Of ali the members OF the said Asso
citation. at q special meeting held for that pat
ticular purpose, of which said meeting que wrl'
ten notice shall be given to each ard every men
!, her Of the said Assc citation. No member, how
, ever, shall be permitted to vote on queseon
| in good standing. The qualifications Tor men
! bership. the status Of members, the time, plac
and manner of holding meetings, shau be regr
lated by the by. laws OF the said ASSOCIATION.
ARTICLE VIII. -
This act Of incorporation may be modified
altered or amended by three-fourths vote
the members in good standing present AZ req
lar meeting of this Association; provided, TN
all contemplated changes or amendments sn nsa
he proposed in writing, at regular meeting, an
nosted in the hall of the Association for at lea
one month previous to being acted upon.
At the expiration of this charter, or at II
/. time of the dissolution Of this Associauon, ~
v vote of the members as above provided for, II
y affs irs of the said corporation shall be haui
~ ated its debts paid and the balance OF IL
= Assets thereof divided among the members
good standing, under the charge and suPe
IyiaiOn OF Ilreo COuuliSbIOACAos w "
the members of the said Association for tn
purpose. Should the award OF these COMM m Il
r. sioners be not accepted by the members OF Il
n association, the question in dispute snail De
n ferred to disinterested arbitrator, not mel
her Of the said Association, whose decision sn'
.r be final, and bind all parties as firmly as II ma
is by judicial tribunal
Thus done and passed and incorporated, at 7
Notaral Office, in the said city OF New Ur IL
= in the presence Of FREDERICK ZENGEL a.
! HARRISON NJ. KIDD competent witnesses
lawful .ge, and domic.ted in the said city .,;l
r. New Orleans, who sign these presents as sue
~ together with the said appearers and me, Neta
n on the day and date first above written.
10 EDWARD MCGOWAN,
y PETER CROSBY,
"A 7. w. BROWN,
-, - W. H. PERRY,
~ PATRICK ODOWD,
y TERRENCE OBRIEN,
~ JAMES GRIFFIN,
II GEn knNTZ.