The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-03-11
CHARTER
OF THE
Perseverance Fire Company
DONALDSONVILLE, LA.

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| DE 1T KNOWN that on this Fourteenth
! - day OF February, A. D. One Thousan i
Eight Hundred and Eighty Two. before ms
William Winfree Buford, Deputy Clerk OF
the f22d} Twenty Second Judicial District
Court of the State of Louisiana in and for
the parish of Ascension and Ex-Oficio
Deputy Recorder and Notary Public in and
| Tor SAID parish. personally came and ap-
peared, Henry Heath. Joseph Lazarre, Peter
Flood, John Bell. Joseph Clement, Pierre
L. Landry, Frederick Born, all residing and
domiciiiated in said parish, who declared
that, avaiiing themselves of the provisions
of an act of the Legislature Of the State,
entitled ian act for the organization of
Corporations for Literary, Scientific. Reli-
gious and Charitable purposes approved
ON March 18th, 1855, and the provisions of
all acts or parts of acts amendary thereto.
they do hereby form and constitute them,
selves and their successors into corpora
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 tsrst-The objects and purposes of
this association are declared to be charitable
and the promotion of works of public utili.v
ana adyantage, to visit The sick and minis
ter to the INDECENT and distressed among its
members. To bury the dead and care for
and aid the widows and orphans Of it's
deceased members. To extinguish fires. to
protect and save human life, and to move
furniture, goods and merchandise from any
building on ire or Ill danger thereof when
necessity requires.
article iuo-The name and style of this
Corporation shall be Perseverance Fire
Company No. 2" of DonaldsonyiUe and
shall have power and authority to eniov
succession for a period of ninety-nine years
by their corporate name. Its domicie
shall be in the parish of Ascension, State Of
exceeding three hundred thousand dollars
either by purchase, donation or otherwise.
and the right to convey the same
Article 1hree-The Corporation shall have
the right to have and use a 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 DO served on
The President, and in his absence on the
Eice-President, and said Corporation shall
nave the right and power to make such by-
laws and other regulations necessary for
slstent with or contrary to the constitution
and laws of the United States and of the
State of Louisiana
Article Four-Thc government of this
Corporation shall be contided to a President
lice-President, Financial and Recortlin.
Secretaries, Treasurer, and Foreman First
Assistant Foreman and Second Assistant
Foreman. who are ex-oticio 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 April annually. The election |
shall be held and conducted as provided by |
the constitution and bylaws.
Article Firc-The following persons shall |
be the officers of said Corporation until the |
election in March az above provided |
President. Henry Heath Vice President, |
Joseph Lazarre F financial Secretary, Louis |
serrette; Recording Secretary, Eiouard |
Guedry: Treasurer, A. +. Fernandez Fore /
man. Aristide Martin P. L. Landry, First |
nan. F. Born. I
Thus done and passed in my office, in the |
parish of Ascension. in the presence of |
Henry L. Dutfel and Ferdinand b. Earhart,
awful witnessed domiciliated in said parish. |
who hefeunto sign their names with sale. |
parties and me, Deputy Recorder. this day
md date first above written. The names
'f Peter Flood. John Bell and Joseph
Element substituted tor erased names, aud
Peter Flood, John Bell and Joseph Clement
lot knowing how to write, as they declared,
rave hereunto made their usual marks in |
leu of signatures.
Original signed: Henry Heath. Joseph
1azarre Pierre L. Landry, Frederick Born
Peter x FIood. john 4 Bell. Joseph 4
;iement. W. W. Buford, Deputy Clerk
nd Recorder
State of Louisiana, parish of Ascension. 1,
ferdinand Earhart. District Attorney
+ the Twenty-Second judicial District
'ourt OF Louisiana. do hereby certify that
have examined the foregoing charter of
be " Perseverance Fire Company No. 2"
ed am Of the opinion that the purposes
nd object OF said Corporation as expressed
] said act are legal and that none of its
PROVISIONS are contrary to law.
iu faith whereof l grant these presents
nder my signature. at my office, III the
own Of Donaitisonyille. La, this fourteenth
ay of February, A. d. 1851.
(Signed) f. B. EARHART.
District Attorney y Judicial District.
l, hereby certify the foregoing to be q
,ue aud correct copy of the original on file
nd of record in this Office, parish of Ascen-
on, this Goth day of February, i. D. 1882.
IL. ST +. GACTHsEAEX Js., Il