The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-10-04
THR CHARTER
Of Incorporation of The City Mat
rimOniaI 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
domlciled at such point and may do business
ana establish branch ofices at such places in
or out OF this State, as the incorporators, their
| associates, successors and assigns may elect
| and shall have perpetual existence or success.
sion.
SEC. z. The purposes and object of this AS
ISOLATION shall be, TO fraternally unite all &C
ceptable unmarried white males and females
and to establish a 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 all of the bylaws rules.
and regulations made and established hy the
association, there shall be paid o certain sum
/ OF money not 10 exceed the limit of the GER
| tlhcate, to him or her or to any one that he
or she may direct, which sum of money shall
De raised by mutual assessment among the
members or their beneficiary or assigns, and
SAID sum of money shall 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 ''mem-
Der" used in this Charter, is to be construed
to mean and apply to certificate holders in
the Association, their benefeiaries and as
signs.
SEC. 8. That w. s. Hull, L. B. MoseIey and
r. b. Hull their associates successors. and
assigns, be and they are hereby created body
poI It shG corporate under the name and
style Of The City Matrimonial Aid Insur-
ance Company" Of Jackson, Mississippi, and
by tnat name may sue and be sued, plead and
be implicated in any court of law or equity in
this State; may have and use a common seal.
and alter or change the same at pleasure. and
may make all necessary bylaws, rules and
regulations for their government and NAV
alter, amend or repeal the same at pleasure
provided that the same are not in conflict with
the Constitution aad Laws of this State. OF
Of the United States.
SEC. 4. That the private property of the incor-
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.
SEC. 8. That said Association may at their
discretion, purchase, hold and use real and /
personal estate, to the value of ten thousand |
dollars, and shall have power and authority /
70 sell and convey mortgage or pledge, or /
otherwise dispose of the same.
SEC s. That said Association shall have
power to elect such Officers and Agents As /
may be necessary for the purpose of carrying /
out the 0bJeetso Of this Association, whose terms
OF once and compensation shall be fixed and /
determined by the Association
SEC. z. No member or certificate holder
SHAH be entitled 70 receive any share or inter-
est In the annual dues or other profits of this
Association, except their interest il the hene-
A. fund as may be shown hy their certificates,
but said dues and profits are to be shared and 1
enjoyed by The Aforesaid ineorporators, their 1
associates, successors and assigns.
ind nothing in the foregoing charter yio-
asiVe Of the laws or Constitution Of the State.
Y. CATcHINGs, tiny General.
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