The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-27
THE CHARTER
Of Incorporation of The City Mat
rfmoniaI Association, of Jack
SON, Miss.

SECTION l. This Association shall be known
as The City Matrimonial Aid Insurance Com
pany of jackson, Mississippi, and shall be
domiciled at such point. and may do business,
and establish branch offices at such places in
or out Of this State, as the lneorporators, their
associates successors and assigns may elect,
and shall have perpetual existence or success
sion.
SEC. 2. The purposes and object of this As
ISOLATION shall be, 10 fraterpally unite all ac-
ceptable unmarried white males and females,
and to establish benefit fund, from which,
on the satisfactory proof Of the marriage,
death or expiration Of the endowment period,
of any member of the Association, who may
have complied with al of the bylaws, rules,
and regulations made and established by the
Association, there shall be paid certain sum
of money not to exceed the limit Of the GER
tifeate, to him or her, or to any one that he
or she may direct which sum of money shall
be raised by mutual assessment among the
members or their beneficiary or assigns, and
said sum of money shah be exempt from
execution, attachment or garnishment, and
shall under no circumstances be liable to
seizure or appropriation by any legal process
whatever for any debt or liability Of any mem-
Der, or his or her assignee The term ssmem-
ber's used in this Charter, Is to be construed
to mean and apply to certificate holders in
che Association, their benefciaries and as
signs.
SEC. 8. That ". s Hull, &. B. Moseley and
F. D. null, k1@4F MsA0E1AkES, N1CEeSS0Es9 anu
assigns, be and they are hereby created body
polite and corporate, under the name and
style Of The City Matrimonial Aid Insnr-
ance Company, 81 jackson, Mississippi, and
By that name may sue and be sued, plead and
be implicated In any court Of Law or equity in
this State; may have and use common seal,
and alter or change the same at pleasure, and
may make all necessary bylaws, rules and
regulations for their government, and may
alter, amend OF repeal the same At pleasure,
provided that the same are not in confiict with
the Constitution and Laws of this State, or
OF the United States
SIC. q That the private property of the inc0r-
porators, and Of those who may Be associated
with them, either real personal or mixed shall
not be liable for any debt or liability Of the
Association.
SIC. s. That said Association may 81 their
discretion, purchase. hold and use real and
personal estate, 70 the value Of ten thousand
dollars, and shall hare power and authority
to sell and convey, mortgage or pledge, or
otherwise dispose Of the same.
SIC. 6. That said Association shall have
power 70 elect such 0fzcers and Agents IS
may be necessary for the purpose of carrying
ont the oh5ects Of this Association, whose terms
Of otiee and compensation shall be fixed and
determined by The Association.
SIC. Z. No member 0r certificate holder,
shaIl Be entitled Is receive any share 81 inter-
est II Tie annual dues Or other profits of this
Association, exeeps theix interest ira the hene-
IS fund IS may be shown b. their certificates
but said dues and pEo6ss are 70 be shared and
enjoyed HI he aforesaid incoFp0rntors, heir
associates successors and assigns.
ina nofkine ii the ferenninn charter yfo-