The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-20
CHARTER OF THE
Protestant Cemetery Association
OF THE
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, Notary Public in
| and for the Parish ofssAscension, 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: K. t. Hanson, R. j. Duke, Jonas
w. Bailey, Christian Kline, w. G Wilkin-
son, w. w. Buford, Pierre Landry, B. +.
| 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
poratlons 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 corporation of body
polite in law, have to that effect made and
agreed to the following articles of associa-
ton:
ART. |. 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
Protestants, which said Cemetery is situa-
ted on st. Patrick street in the rear of the
town of Donaldsonyille.
ART. 2. The name and style of the Cor
p0ratl0n 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. 3. The association shall have the
right to make suM rules, bylaws and orai-
nances and to do everything needful for its
good government and support not incon-
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 interment of the dead OF 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
for the burial of any pauper or any person
whose friends are not able to pay for the
same.
ART. 3. The general management of the |
association shall be c0nfided to a 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 I've fixed by /
the persons hereinafter named in these |
n constituting xhe. = |
Directors said Board shall define what arc
the duties OF said above mentioned officers |
Ihey shall also have power to appoint a /
sexton or such other persons as they may |
ieem requisite to regulate and take care of
the said cemetery
ART. 8. In order to establish at once this
association and Immediately to enjoy the
rights and privileges of a corporation. the
following members are declared to be the
lrst Board OF Directors, and they to serve
ill the manner and time of their successors
hall be fixed by them as provided in article
J, VIZ: Il. 4. Hanson, Il. j. Duke, W. G..
Wilkinson, w. w. Buford, Pierre Landry,
3. +. Evans AID John Francois.
Thus done and passed at my Office at the
ity OF D0Daldsonville, parish Of Ascension,
'tate OF Louisiana, in presence of Joseph
u. Heating and James s. Reynaud, lawful
nd competent witnesses, who have here
INTO signed their names, together with the
AID parties, and me Notary, on the day,
month and year first above written.
C. KLINE,
WV. BUFORD.
JOHN X FRANCOIS,
4. 7. HANSON,
Ri, DUKE,
w. g. WILKINSON,
PIERRE LANDRY,
!. 5. REYNAUD, b. +. EVANS,
/. III. HEATING, j. w. BAILEY.
X. N. SIMS,
Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA