The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-04
QUARTER OF THE
Protestant Cemetery Association
OF THE
Parish of ASconSion.


April, in the year of our Lord One Thou
sand Eight Hundred and Seventy Eight, be-
fore me, Robt. n. Sims, a Notary Public In
and for the Parish of Ascension, State of
Louisiana, duly commissioned and qualified
and therein residing, and in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared the
persons hereinafter named and undersigned,
tO-wit: L. T. Hanson, r. j. Duke, Jonas
w. Bailey, Christian Kline, w. G Wilkin-
son, w. w. Buford, Pierre Landry, b. f.
Evans and John Francois, who declared
that under the provisions and authority of
an act Of the Legislature of this State, en-
titled An Act for the organization of Cor
porations for Literary, 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 u corporation of q body
polite in law, have to that effect made and
agreed to the following articles of assoeia-
ton:
ART. l. The objects and purposes of this
association are declared te be the advance
ment of the cause of Beneyolenee and
Charity. And especially to take care of and
protect and to beautify the Cemetery of the
Protestants, which said Cemetery is situa-
ted on St. Patrick street in the rear of the
town of Donaldsonville.
ART. 2. The name and style of the Cor
p0ration shall be the Protestant Cemetery
Association, and the Association shall exist
for the space and term of twenty five years.
Its domiciie shall be the parish of Ascension,
on the right bank of the Mississippi river in
the city of Donaldsonville 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 all manner of goods
a nd also toll uira mil fIaI -
and acquired by it in any manner, to be
employed and disposed of according to the
object article and conditions of this instru-
ment OF incorporation, or according to the
constitution and bylaws of this association,
or according to the will and intention of the
donors.
ART.3. The association shall have the
right to make such rules, bylaws and ordi.
nances and to do everything neetlful for its
good government and support not ineon-
sistent with or to tie laws of the United
States and of this State or to this instrument
of incorporation.
ART. 4. To sell or lease burial lots for the
purpose of the interlnent of the dead, or to
donate lots to any association or society
provided the same are to be used for the
said purpose of the interment of the dead.
and providing further, that certain space
shall be expressly reserved and set apart
TOR the burial of any pauper or any person
whose friends are not able to pay for the
salne.
ART. 5. The general management of the
association shall be confided TO Board of
Directors to consist of seven persons, from
among whom they themselves shall select
o President, Treasurer and Secretary. The
manner OF the selection as well az the time
of the election OF said Board to I've fixed by
the persons hereinafter named in these
presents rs constituting the first Board of
Directors ; said Board shall define what are
the duties of said above mentioned officers
They shall also have power to appoint n
sexton or such other persons as they may
deem requisite to regulate and take earc of
the said cemetery.
ART. 6. In order to establish at once this
association and Immediately to enjoy the
rights and privileges of u corporation, the
following members are declared to be the
first Board of Directors, and they to serve
till the manner and time of their successors
shall be fixed by them as provided in article
;, viz: r. IT, Hanson, II. j. Duke, w. G..
Wilkinson, w. w. Buford, Pierre Landry,
b. +. Evans and JOHN Francois.
Thus done and passed at my Office at the
city of Donaldsonyille, parish of Ascension,
State OF Louisiana, in presence of Joseph
NJ. Heating and John s. Reynaud, lawful
and competent witnesses, who have here
unto signed their names, together with the
said parties, and Inc Notary, on the day,
month and year first above written.
c. KLINE,
w. w. BUFORD,
JOHN Y FRANCOIS,
z. I. HANSON,
R.. j. DUKE,
W. G. WILKINSON,
PIERRE LANDRY,
j. s. RErEAUD, Is. +. EVANS.
j. 81. HEATING, j. w. BAILEY.
Il. N. SIMS.
Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Fourth Judicial District,
Parish of st. Charles }
/, Ferdinand b. Earhart, District Attor-
hey of the Fourth judicial District of the
State of Louisiana, within tho limits of
which District the domicile of the corpora
ton mentioned in tho foregoing aud
annexed act of incorporation is fixed, naliie-
", the parish of Ascension, do hereby GER
tify that have examined the said act of
as to its legality, aud ain Of
said corporation, as specified in said act are
legal. and that none of the provisions there
in contained are contrary to law.
Thus done and certified at the COURT
House, parish of st. Charles. Fourth Judi
cial District aforesaid, on this 10Th day Of
April, a. ID. One Thousand Eight Hundred
and Scyenty-Eieht. +. B. EARHART,
1glaL- All ,F.iLn Juu. Dlst! la.
Recorded'in Book OF Miscellaneous Aets
No. 4, page POI ct seq, this the 18th day Of
April 1873. w. w. BUFORD.
L. 5. he 1order.
hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the original on file
aud of record III my Office.
Parish of Ascension. th,s lesh day of
April. 1873. W w. BUFoRD.
L. 6, Recorder.