The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-10-11
THE CHARTER
Of Incorporation OfThe City Mat
rimOnfaI Association, of Jack
son, Miss.

SECTION J. This Association shall be known
as The City Matrimonial Aid Insurance Com
pSny Of Jackson Mississippi, and shall be
domieiled at sush point and may do business,
and establish branch Offices 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. 2. The purposes and object of this As
ISOLATION shall be- 10 fraternally unite all ae-
eeptable 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 all 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, to any one that ne
or she may direct, which sum of money shall
be raised by mutual assessment among the
members or their beneficiary or assigns, ana
said sum of money shall be exempt from
execution, attachment or garnishment, ana
shall under no circumstances be liable 10
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 benehclarles and as
signs.
SEC s. That W. S. Hull, L. B. Moseley and
f. Is. null, tHelr associates SUCCESSORS anu
assigns, be and they are hereby created body
polite and corporate, under the name aud
style of "Fhe City Matrimonial Aid lnsur-
ance Company" OF 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; NAV have and use q 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 or repeal the same at pleasure,
| provided that the same are not in conflict with
| the Constitution and Laws of this State, or
| of the United States
| SEC. T. That the private property of the incor-
pora ors, 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. g. Thai said Association may at their
discretion, purchase, hold aud use real and
personal estate, to the value of ten thousand
dollars and shall have power and authority
| to sell and convey, mortgage or pledge or
otherwise dispose Of the same.
SEC. 6. That said Association shall have
power to elect such Officers and Agents as
may be necessary for the purpose of carrying
out the objects of this Association, whose terms
of office and compensation shall be fixed and
DEF ermined by the Association.
SEC. T. No member or certificate holder,
shall be entitled to receive any share or inter
est in the annual dues or other profits of this
Association, excep: their interest in the bene-
fit fund as may be shown by their certificates,
but said dues and profits are to be shared and
enjoyed by the aforesaid incorpOrators, their
associates, successors and assigns.
find nothing in the foregoing charter viO-
la:ive of the laws or Constitution of the State.
7. c. CATGHINds, Attny General.
sep.27, s9-Sw.