The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-03-18
CHARTER
OF THE
Perseverance Fire Company
No.s,
DONALDsONvILLE, LA.

~ day OF February, a. D. One Thousan 4
Fight Hundred and Eighty Two before me
william am Winfree Buford, Deputy Clerk Of
the l22d) 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 an
Peared, Henry Heath, Joseph Lazarre, Peter
Flood, John Bell, Joseph Clement, Pierre
=. Landry, Frederick Born, all residing and
that, availing 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-
glons and Charitable purposes" approved
Ga March 10th, 1850, and the provisions Of
| an 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 a BODY
corporate IN law for charitable purposes
ana WORKS OF public utility and advantage.
article First-The objects and purposes Of
tins 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 INDECENT and distressed among it's
members. To bury the dead and care far
and aid the widows and orphans Of its
deceased members. To extingnish fires, to
protect and save human life, and to move
furniture, goods and merchandise from any
building on fire or in danger thereof when
necessity requires.
:. article 1Wo-The name and STYLE of tl,is |
Corporation shall be Perseverance Fire
Company No. 2" of Donaldsonville and
shall have power and authority to enjoy
succession tor period of ninety-nine wears
by their corporate name. Its domiciIe.
shall be in the parish of Ascension, State Of
Louisiana, and it shall hold property not
nY1and1nU h1,rl !
either by purchase, donation or otherwise.
and the right to convey the same.
Article Ih'ee-The Corporation shall have
the right to have and use 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 be served on
the President, and in his absence on the
Fice-President, and said Corporation shall 6
have the right and power to make such by-
laws and other regulations necessary for
It's support and good-government not incon-
'lstent with or contrary to the constitution
md laws of the United States and of the
State of Louisiana
:, A'1.cte Fomr-The government of this
Corporation shall be confided to President.
Vice-President, Financial and RECORDING
secretaries, Treasurer, and Foreman, First !
assistant Foreman and Second Assistant is
soreman. who are ex-officio a board of 7
rustees. The annual election of said officers
alaii take place ON the twelfth of March, A. Il
J. 1852, and each year hereafter on said i
welfth OF March. All officers shall continue
office until the installation of their sue .
ess9rs which shall take place on the second b
'unday of April annually. The eIcction s
hall lie held aud conducted as provided by
he constitution and bylaws
Article Fire-The following persons shall p
e the officers of said Corporation until the
lection in March as above provided. .,
resident, Henry Heath Vice-President, a.
oseph Lazarre FINANCIAL Secretary, Louis II
Iuedry; Treasurer, A. f. Fernandez Fore =:
IAN, Aristide Martin P. l.. Landry, First 81
ssistant Foreman Second Assistant Fore
ian, +. Born.
Thus done and passed in my office, in the
arlsh OF Ascension, in the presence of as
[enry L. Duttel and Ferdinand B. Earhart, in
lwful witnesses domieiiated in said parish,
'ho hereunto sign their names with said @.
arties and me, Deputy Recorder this day 81
al date first above written. The names
Peter Flood. John Bell and Joseph
cement substituted for erased names. and
eter Flood John Bell and Joseph Clement 4
ot knowing how to write, as they declared, y
ave herehnto made their usual marks in
gu of signatures. VI
Original signed: Henry Heath, Joseph n
azarre, Pierre L. Landry, Frederick Born,
eter X Flood, John Il Bell, Joseph x
lement. w. w. Buford, Deputy Clerk
I'd Recorder.
TIN
State of Louisiana, parish of Ascension. I, ex
erdinand B. Earhart, District Attorney ha
the Twenty-Second Judicial District
,,urt OF Louisiana, do hereby certify that at
have examined the foregoing charter of Gu
G " Perseverance Fire Company No. 2" hil
ID am of the opinion that the purposes G.,
I'd object OF said Corporation as expressed
said act are legal aud that none of its ,
DIVISIONS are contrary to law. bs
In faith whereof | grant these presents -.
lder my signature, at my office, in the tn
wn OF DonaldsonvilIe, La, this fourteenth N
y of February, A. D. 1881 W
(SiSned) f. b. EARHART,
District Attorney % Judicial District.
[, hereby certify the foregoing to he d
1e and correct copy of the original on file E
d of record in this office, parish of Ascen- a s
n, this Goth day of February, 4. d. 1882. wo
II. >. r. GAuIHEEAUX JR.. wi
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