St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-04
ACT OF INCORPORATION
Opelousas Dist. Camp Meeting Association,

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Be it known that on the 9Th day of July,
in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and
Seventy Eighty, we Henry Snyder, OF Iberia
parish: william II. Cunningham and Nathan
Foreman, of Lafayette parish; William r. Wal
ker, of st. Martins parish William d. White. of
Vermllion parish and John V. Pointer, Uriah
r. Lyons, Jesse B. Clark, John w. Daniels,
Robert s. wilkins and David W. Foster, of the
parish of st. Landry, have this day associated
ourselves, and by these presents 40 associate
ourselves together into a body corporate, with
domicle ill the parish of st. Landry, under
the name and style of the "Opelousas District
Camp Meeting Association for the purpose of
acquiring, by lease or purchase, land i'll amy of
tie aforesaid parishes, suitable for a camp
meeting, and to Use the same for the said
purpose under the laws and nsases of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
The said corporation Shall have power to
acquire land as aforesaid, by cash or credit
purchase. to contract debts i'll furthcrauce of
its purposes to build houses and tcuements, and
make any requisite improvements upon lands
acquired for purposes aforesaid, to sue and be
sued, and do any and all acts nee.ltul i'll the
premises.
OF debt for said purchase, or sale OF lands so
bought the building of houses or improvements.
together with the administration and control
OF the property after it is acquired, shall be Ill Il
Board of Trustees, consisting of thirteen. and
the present incorporatOrs shall be and consti-
tutc said Board OF trustees.
There shall he President Of the Association,
and until otherwise provided, he shall be John
V. Pointer.
There shall be a Secretary and Treasurer in
| the same person and until otherwise provided,
| lie shall be Robert s. wilkins.
| The Board of Trustees shall be assembled
| upon the call of the President.
| Five Trustees shall constitute Il quorum to
| transact ordinary business, and any Trustee
may in the ahsense OF Il member OF the Board
| hold his proxy.
The Board of Trustees may adopt such rules
rs they may deem proper for the regulation OF
the order of business, periods and places
| of meeting, &c, terms of office, &c.
| Vacancies III the Board caused by death
I resignation or otherwise shall be filled by the
| surviving members of the Board.
| This corporation shall continue us long as the
| laws Of the State permit, unless sooner dis
solved by consent of the parties hereto OF theil
| successors
| 3. B. Hartman, r. S. wilkins,
| +. " Pointer, d. W. Foster,
| u. T. Blackshear, w. f. Walker,
| +. B. Clark, r. Il. Lyons,
W. II. Cunningham, Nathan FOrman,
| J. ". Daniels.
Having carefully read and examined tho
! foregoing act of incorporation, l find that the
purposes and objects of the corporation us spc
Gifted in said act are legal and that none of the
provisions contained therein are contrary tt
Jaw, and therefore approve OF the same:
District Attorney 18th Judicial District of La
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry.
| hereby certify that the within and forcgOin!
act was this day duly inscribed in miscellaneous
Recorders book No. of the recorders office:
| Given under my hand and seal of Office thi
Goth day OF July, A. d. 1890
j. B. FONTENOT, by. Clerk.