The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-04-01
CHAPTER
Perseverance Fire Company
DONALDsONylLLE, LA.
No. 3,

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DE IT KNOWN that on 'hs Fourteenth
ID duy OF February. A.. D Dne Thoas,n j
Eight Hundred and Eighty Two, before ,ls
William Winfree Bufora. Deputy Clerk OF
the (22d) Twenty Second judicial District
Court of the State of Louisiana IN a,a Tor
the parish Of Ascension and T., Otiicio
Deputy Recorder ard Notary Public in and
Tor said parish. personally ca1ie and a,-
peared, Henry Heath. Joseph Lazarre, Peter
Flood, John Bell, Joseph Clement. Pierre
L. Landry, Frederick Born. all residing and
domiciliated III said parish, who declared
that, awaiting themselves OF the provisions
of an act OF the Legislature of tho State,
entitled ian act for the Organization Of
Corporations for Literary Scientific, Reli-
gions and Charitable purposes" approve d
on March 18th, 1855, aud The provisions III
All acts or parts OF acts amendary thereto.
! they do hereby form and constitute them
ton and body polite in law having the
authority to acquire and enjoy the rights,
privileges and powers of such body
corporate in law for charitable purposes
and works OF public utility and advantage
| Article kirst-The objects aud purposes of
| this association are declared to be charitable
and the promotion OF works Of public utility
and advantage, to visit the sick and minis
ter to the inaigeut and distressed among it's
members. To bury the dead and care for
and aid the widows and orphans OF it's
deceased members. To extinguish fires, to
protect aud save human life and to move
| furniture, goods and merchandise from any
building on fire or i'll danger thereof when
necessity requires
| Article5 Tscd-Tlie name and style Of this
| Corporation sllnl be - Perseverance Fire
| Company No. 9" of Donaldsonville and
shall have power and authority to enjoy
succession for a period of ninety-nine years
by their corporate name. Its domicile,
shall be in the parish Of Ascension, State Of
Louisiana, and it shall hold property not
| exceeding three hundred thousand dollars
either by purchase. donation or otherwise,
and the right to convey the same.
! Article Ihree-Tie Corporation shall have
/! the right to have and use I, common seal
with such device and inscription as shall
hereafter be determined upon, and shall be
| capable in law to sue and be sued, and all
| citation or other process shall he served on
| the President, and i'll his absence on the
| Vice-Pres;dent, and said Corporation shall
have the right and power to make such by
| laws aud other regulations necessary for
its support and good government not incon-
| slstent with or contrary 10 the constitution
| and laws OF the United States and Of the
| State Of Louisiana.
| Article Foss.-The government OF this
| Corporation shall he 'ooati,iad to Il President,
| Vice-President, Finan.ial aud Recording
Secretaries. Treasurer and Foreman. First
| Assistant Foreman and Second Assistant
! Foreman. Who are eX-otfcio a board of
| trustees The annual election of said officers
| shall take place on the twelfth of March, A.
d. 1882, and each year hereafter on said
| twelfth of March All officers shall continue
in office until the Installation Of their sue
cessors which shall take place on the second
Sunday OF 1pfil annually The election
! shall be held and conducted rs provided by
the constitution and bylaws.
article Ifre-The following persons shall
! be the officers Of said Corporation until the
election in March as above provided
Joseph Lazarre; Financial Secretary, Louis
| Verrette; Recording Secretary. Edouard
! Gucdry Treasurer. i. +. Fernandez Fore
| man, Aristide M.rtin P l.. Landry First
Assistant Foreman ; Second Assistant Fore
man. f. Born.
Thus done and passed. in my office, in the
| parish of Ascension in the presence of
Henry l.. Duifel and Ferdinand 3. Earhart
lawful witnesses dom;ciliated in said parish
WHO hcreutto sign their names with said
parties and me, Deputy Recorder, tEis day
and date first above written. The names
of Peter Flood, John Bell and Joseph
Clement substituted tor erased names and
Peter Flood, John Bell and Joseph Clement
! not Knowing how to write, rs they declared,
! have hereunto made their usual marks in
| lien Of signatures.
| Original signed: Henry Heath, Joseph
I4azarre, Pierre l.. Landry, Frederick Born,
Peter = Flood. John Y Bell, Joseph x
Clement. w. ". Buford, Deputy Clerk
| and Recorder.
State Of louisiana parish of Ascension. l,
| Ferdinand b Earhart, District Attorney
ct tho Twenty-second Judicial District
Court of Louisiana. do hereby certify that
! have examined the foregoing charter of
the - Perseverance Fire Company No 60
and am of the opinion that the purpose a
;st,,i object OF said Corporation as expressed
in said act arc legal and that none Of its
| provisions are contrary to law.
| In faith whereof | grant these presents
! under my signature, ut my office, i'll the
town Of Donaldsonyii'e, La, this fourteenth
day OF February, a. D. 1891.
/ iSigned( l.. Il. EAHHART,
District Attorney % Judicial District.
|, hereby certify the foregoing to be a
true aud correct copy OF tLe original ON file
and Of record i'll this Office, parish of Asccn-
sion, this :!1th day of February. 4. d. 1882.
! H.. $. +, GATTHEEAUX Jr.,
Deputy Clerk and Recorder