St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-11
ACT OF INCORPORATION
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Opelousas Dist Camp Meeting Association.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
Parish of ST. LAMBDA.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of St Landry.
BE it known that ON the 5th day of July,
i'll 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 f. Wal.
Vermillon parish; ard John V. Pointer Uriah
T. Blachshear, SOLOMON u. Harmon Raphael
r. Lyons, Jesse b. Clark John W. Daniels,
Robert s. Wilkins ana David W. Foster, OF tho
parish OF ST. Landry, have this day associated
| ourselves, and by these presents do associate
! ourselves together into body corporate, with
doniclle i'll the PARISH of st. Landry. under
the name and style Of the "OncIousis District
Camp Meeting Association for the purpose of
acquiring, by lease q purchase, Land in any of
| the aforesaid parishes suitable for a camp
meeting, and to llSe the same for the said
purpose under the laws aud llsages 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 furthera,ce of
its purposes, to builts houses and tcnements and
make amy requisite improvements upon lands
acquired for purposes aforesaid, t. sue and be
sued, and do any a,pl all acts necdful in the
premises.
The purchase or lease of land, the contracting
| OF debt for said purshasc Or sale of lands SO
| bought, the buildmg1f houses or improvements,
| together with the administration and control
of the property attGf it is acquired. shall be in IL
| Board of Trustees, consisting of thirteen, and
| the present incorpo1ttOrs shall be and consti-
! ttte said Board OF 1a'ustees
| There shall be a 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,
| he shall he Robert s. Wilkins
The Board OF Trustees shall be assembled
! upon the call OF tn president.
| Five Trustees shall constitute a quorum to
| transact ordinary business. and any Trustee
| may in the absense of Il member OF the Board
! hold his proxy.
| The Board OF Trustees may adopt such rules
| as they may deem proper for the regulation OF
| of meeting, de- tcr1iS of office, &c
| Vacancies i'll the Board caused by death,
resignation or 0therwse shall he filled by the
| surviving members of the Board.
This corporation Shall continue as long as the
laws of the State permit, unless sooner dis
solved by consent Ci the parties hereto OF their
| successors
S. Il. Hartman, r. S. wilkins,
| j. V. Pointer, ID. W. Foster,
U. L. Blackshear, W. +. Walker,
J. B. Clark r. i. Lyons,
W. H. Cunningham; Nathan Forman,
| II. S. Snider, W. u. White,
J. ~. Daniels
| Having carefully read and examined the
| foregoing act of incorporation, | find that the
purposes and objects OF the corporation as spc-
Gifted in said act are legal, and that none OF the
provisions contained therein are contrary to
law, and 1 therefore approve OF the same
| f. T. PERRODIN,
| District Attorney 18th Judicial District of La.
| STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Parish of ST. Las'lry.5
| hereby certify that the within and foregoing
act was this day duly inscribed in miscellaneous
! Recorders book Nc. of tic recorders office.
| Given under my hand aud seal OF Office thls
~'''' >' VI j. 5. FoNTENoT, by. Clerk.
August 2S-5t