The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-11
NHARTER OF THE
Protestant Cemetery Association
OF THE
Parish of ASCenSiOn.

Parish of Ascension.
Be it known that on this the sixth day of
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: r. T. Hanson, r. J. Duke, Jonas
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. ID. 1855, they
| being DESTROYS to acquire and enjoy for
| themselves and their successors the powers
and immunities of u corporation of body
| polite in law, have to that effect made and
agreed to the following articles of associa-
| ton:
ART. L. The objects and purposes of this
| association are declared to be the advance
| ment of the cause of BenevOlence and
Charity. And especially to take care of and
| protect and to beautify the Cemetery of the
| Professionals, 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
poration shall be the Protestant Cemetery
| Association, and the Association shall exist
| for the space and term of twenty-five years.
! Its domicile 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 hereditaments and
any sum of money and all manner of goods
| and chattels given and bequeathed unto it
| 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. 8. The association shall have the
right to make such rules, bylaws and ordi.
nances and to do everything needful for its
good government and support not incon-
sistent with or to the 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 interment 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 a certain space
shall be expressly reserved and set apart
for the burial of any pauper or any person
whose friends are not able to pay for the
same.
ART. 5. The general management of the
| association shall be cOnfded to o Board of
Directors to consist of seven persons, from
among whom they themselves shall select
President, Treasurer and Secretary. The
manner of the selection as well as the time
of the election of said Board to he fixed by
the persons hereinafter named in these
presents as 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 a
sexton or such other persons as they may
deem requisite to regulate and take care of
the said cemetery.
ART. e. In order to establish at once this
association and Immediately to enjoy the
rights and privileges of 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
D, VIZ: Il. T.HansOn, r. 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 Donaldsonville, parish of Ascension,
NJ. Heating and John s. Reynaud. lawful
and competent witnesses, who have here
unto signed their names, together with the
said parties, and me Notary, on the day.
month and year first above written.
C. KLINE,
w. w. BUFORD,
JOHN X FRANCOIS.
Z. T. HANSON,
r. j. DUKE,
w. G. WILKINSON,
PIERRE LANDRY,
J. ). REYNAUD, 3. +. EVANS,
j. NJ. HEATING, j. w. BAILEY,
R. n. SIMS.
Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Fourth Judicial District, )
Parish of st. Charles. }
l, Ferdinand B. Earhart, District Attor-
ney OF the Fourth Judicial District of the
State of Louisiana, within the limits of
which District the domicile of the corpora-
ton mentioned in the foregoing and
annexed act OF Incorporation is fixed, name
~, the parish of Ascension, do hereby GER
my that have examined the said act of
incorporation, as to its legality, and am of
the opinion that the purposes and objects of
SAD 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 Courtr
House, parish of St Charles, Fourth Judi
ciat District aforesaid, on this 10Th dav of
AprlI, A. d. 0ne Thousand Eight Hundred
and Seventy-Eight. +. B. EARHART.
Dist. Atty. 4th Jud. Dist. La.
Recorded in Book of Miscellaneous Acts
No. Z, page 2Ol ct seq, this the 18th day of
April, 1873 w. w. BUE0Rn "a
ke sorder.
1 hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the original on file
and of record in my Office
Parish of Ascension. this 18th day of
April, 1873 W. W. BUFoRE '"
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