The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-04-08
CHI a RTER
OF THE
Perseverance Fire Company
DONALDsONvILLE, LA

DoAf]AAAA|hooANN LILLE, Liza.
DE 1T KNOWN that on this Fourteenth
Eight Hundred and Eighty Two, before ME
William Winfree Buford, Deputy Clerk q
the t22d) TwentySecond judicial District
Court OF the State of Louisiana in and fol
the parish OF Ascension and Ex-Ofiicit
Deputy Recorder and Notary Public in ant
for said parish. personally came and ap
peared, Henry Heath, Joseph Lazarre, Pete1
Flood, John Bell. Joseph Clement. Pierre
l.. Landry, Frederick Born, all residing anG
domiciliated i'll said parish, who declared
that, awaiting 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 q 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 firstTle objects and 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 INDECENT and distressed among it's
members. To bury the dead and care for
and aid the widows and orphans of its
deceased members. To extinguisll 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.
-ArticIe Two-The name and style of this
Corporation shall he Perseverance Fire
Company No. 2" of Donaldsonville and
shall have power aud authority to enjoy
succession for a period Of ninety-nuc years
by their corporate, name. Its donicile,
shall be in the parish Of Ascension. State Of
Louisiana, and it shall hold property rot
exceeding three hundred thousand dollars
either by. purchase, donation Or otherwise,
and the right to convey the same
Article Ihfee-Ile Corporation shall have |
the right to have and use {, common seal |
with such device and inscription as shall |
hereafter be determined upon, and shall he |
capable in law to sue and be sued, and all |
citation Or other process shall he served OH
the President, and in his absence on the |
ticc-President, and said Corporation shall |
have the right and power to make such by
laws and other regulations necessary for /
its SUPPORT ard good government not iucon-
slstent with or contrary to the constitutional
and laws Of the United States and of the
State OF louisiana
Article Fouf-IIic government cf this
Cooperation shall be confdcd to President,
tice-Presldent, Financial and Recording
Secretaries Treasurer. and Foreman, First |
Assistant Foreman and Second Assistant
Foreman. who arc ex-oil:cio "a board OF
trustees. Tie 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. Ali officers shall contiune
in Office until the installation of their sue
cessols which slliil take place on the secund /
Sunday OF April annually. The election
shall be held aud conducted as provided bF
the constitution and bylaws.
1rttets fire-Ihe following persons shall
be the officers OF said Corporation until the
election IN March as above provided.
President, Henry Heath Vice. President, !,
Joseph Lazarre; F ina ntial Secretary, Louis
verrette; Recording Secretary. Edouard
Guedry Treasurer, A. +. Fernandez; Fore
man, Aristide Martin 2. L. Landry, First
Assistant Foreman Second Assistant Fore
man, +. Born.
Thus done and passed in my Office, in the
parish of Ascension. III the presence OF
Henry l.. Dntfel and Ferdinand B. Etfhart.
lawful witnesses donliciIiated in said parish,
VINO hereunto sign their names with said
parties and INC, Deputy Recorder, this day
and date first above written. The names
OF Peter Flood, John Bell and Joseph
Clement substituted tor erased names, and I
Peter Flood John Bel and Joseph CIeneut !,
not knowing how to write, as they declared, !
have hereunto made their usual mark; in I
lieu of signatures.
Original signed: Henry Heath, Joseph
Lazarre, Pierre l.. Landry, Frederick Born,
Peter X Flood. John 4 Bell. Joseph X |
Clement. W. w. Buford, Deputy Clerk
and Recorder
State of Louisiana, parish of ascension I, I
Ferdinand B. Earli;srt, District Attorney I
OF the Iwenty-second Judicial District |
Court of Louisiana, do hereby certify that |
[ have examined the foregoing charter of .
the 6 Perseverance Fire Company No. 2" I
and am of the opinion that the purposes |
and object of said Corporation as expressed /
in said act are legal and that none OF it's |
provisions arc contrary to law.
In tafth whereof l grant these presents /
under MY signature. lit my office, i'll the |
town OF Bofaldsonviiie. La, this totst.tt,t til |
day OF February. A. II. 1881.
fSign.d) f. y; EA.HAkT. /
District Attorney y. Judicial District; t
l, hereby certify the foregoing 10 h.. :. I
fine and correct copy OF She orr, ma, e,. tisc
and OF record IN tits Office, parish OF Aseeu- I
ssan THIS .0th day of February. A. u, 1882 /
H.. $. L. GAUTHkEAIA Jn. /
Dcs,aty Clerk AMI Recorder |!