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


PARISH OF ORLEANS, CRY OF NEW ORLEANS
BE IT KNOWN, That on this the TH1R-
TENTH day OF the month of MAY, in the year
Of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Seventy-five, and Of the Independence OF the
United States Of America the N,1es IN KLFrN
PETER, . Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified. in and for the city Of New Orleans, and
parish Of Orleans, in the State OF Louisiana.
domicliated in the said city OF New Orleans, and
in the presence OF the witnesses nefeinai'et
Personally appeared, EDWARD MCGOWAN,
GEORGE W, COTTON, THOMAS W. BROWN,
GEORGE s. ,KUNTZ, WILLIAM 81: Perry,
PETER RoEHM P 1TIS ce oR1WDJ 1 ME;
GRIFFIN. ST., CHARLES HAHN, JOAN
SOHAFFER and others, whose names are sereto
subscribed, all residents Of the said city OF New
Orleans, who declared
That availing themselves OF tDs rights ahu
privileges conferred upOn them oy the laws OF
the State of Louisiana, relative to ne r.OKGAn-
IZATION OF CORPORATIONS FOR LITER
AIRY. SCIENTIFIC, RELIGIOUS AND CHART
TABLE PURPOSES" as provided for under
sections numbered respectively nom SIX hunareo
inclusive. Of the Revised Statutes OF the State OF
Louisiana approved March IA. 1870, being laws OF
the said State for such purposes made and pro-
vided; They. do, by these presents. T r9rm
FOR CHARITABLE AND BENEVOLENT PUR-
POSES and for such other objects as shal here
matter be enumerated and set forth ana 10
that end they do hereby covenant and agree 70
form and organizes and 90, oy an1se p,es ohe,
persons as may hereafter become associated with
| them, into ssBODY CORPORATE" and there
| under bind themselves and their associates ana
successors to be governed by the following stlpu,
lations regulations and Obllgatlhos as artlcieS OF
| the Charter of the said Corporation:
| ARTTCT.E
The name and title of the said Corporation
shall be "THE PUMPEHS' BENEVOLENT
ASSO CIATION OF LOUISIANA" and its domi.
cile is hereby established at, and shall be IN the
city of New Orleans az parish OF Orleans, In the
''''' = ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes OF the said Corpora
ton shall be to cultivate and practice charity anc
benevolence amongst its members to promote
the welfare Of it's members; to assist, help anC
succor the poor and needy; to relieve the dis
tresses of the unfortunate among tber members
and their families to care for the sick and Il
bury the. dead to cooperate among themselves
as laboring men engaged IN common cainne
individual welfare; and, generally. to do good q
each other, to the families OF the mem oers, Z
those who may hereafter become associated VIII
them, and to all whose distresses and necesHti6
appeal to their svmpathies or claim their AID
ARTICLE Ill.
The officers of the said Association shall be
President, a Vice President, Recording Secre
tary, q Financial Secretary, Treasurer, and .
Chairman Of the Finance Committee, who shall
in ali cases, be elected by ballot. Elections +,
such officers Except for the purposes Of organi
cation as hereinafter provided for) shall TAX
place at the Annual Meetings of the said Asso
citation on the First Mondays Of December o
each year, or at the first Regular Monthly Meet
ing thereafter, in CAGE of q failure to elect OF
that day. Officers elected shall hold Office unit
their successors are duly elected and qualified.
For the purpose of the organization of thi
| Corporation, and until the first annual election
1875, and until their successors shall have beel
duly installed into Office, the following person