St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-09-25
ACT OF INCORPORATION
Opelousas Dist Camp Meeting Association

STATE OF LOUISIANA, J
Parish of st. Landry.
Be it known that on the 5th day of July,
in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and
Seventy Eighty, we Henry Snyder, Of Iberia
parish; William H. Cunningham and Nathan
Foreman, of Lafayette parish; William F. Wal.
ker, of st. Martins parish William D. White, of
Vermllion parish and John " Pointer, Uriah
T. Blackshear, Solomon D. Harmon, Raphael
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 do associate
ourselves together into body corporate, with
the name and style Of the "opelousas District
Camp Meeting Association" for the purpose of
acquiring by lease or purchase, land i'll any of
the aforesaid parishes suitable for :, camp
purpose under the laws and usages 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 in furtherance of
its purposes, to build houses and teneInents, and
make any requisite improvements upon lands
ACQUIRED for purposes aforesaid, to sue and be
sued and do any and all acts ncedful in the
premises.
The purchase Or lease of land, the contracting
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 i'll
Board of Trustees, consisting of thirteen, and
| the present incOrpOratOrs shall be and cOnstl
tute said Board of Trustees.
| There shall be President Of the Association
and until otherwise provided, he shall be John
| V. Pointer.
There shall be q Secretary and Treasurer in
the same person, and until otherwise provided
| he shall be Robert S. Wilkins
! The Board of Trustees shall be assembled
| upon the call of the President
| Five Trustees shall constitute a quorum tt
| transact ordinary business, and any Trustee
| may in the absense Of a member OF the BOARD
The Board OF Trustees may adopt such rules
as they may deem proper for the regulation o.
| the order of business, periods and places
| of meeting, &c, terms of office, &c.
/ Vacancies in the Board caused by death
| resignation or otherwise shall be filled by thu
! surviving members Of the Board
| This corporation shall continue rs long as TIN
| laws of the State permit, unless sooner dis
| solved by consent OF the parties hereto or thei
| successors.
| s. B. Hartman, K. 8. wilkins,
J. V. Pointer, d. W. Foster,
| u. L. Blackshcar, w. e. Walker,
| J. B. Clark, r. r. Lyons,
W. H. Cunningham, Nathan Forman,
HI. s. Snider, W. D; White,
J. W. Daniels.
| Having carefully read and examined til,
foregoing act of incorporation, find that TIL
purposes and objects of the corporation as spe
CITED in said act are legal, and that none of TIN
provisions contained therein are contrary t.
law, and therefore approve Of the eG same;
District Attorney 18th Judicial District Of La
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry.
hereby certify that the within and foregoin.
act was this day duly inscribed in miscellaneou
Recorders book No. of the recorders office.
i Given under my hand and seal of Office thi
29th day Of July, A: D. 1880.
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