The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-03-25
CHA RTER
OF Thu
P Perseverance Fire companv
No. 2,
DONALDsONvILLE, LA.

DE 1T KNOWN that ON this Fourteenth
- day OF February, a. D. Cine Thousan d
Eight Hundred and Eighty Two, before mo
W1t'iatn Wlnfree Butord, Deputy Clerk of
the (Ssd) Twenty-Second Judicial District
Court OF the State of Louisiana in and for
Ihe parish OF Ascension and Ex-Ofticio
deputy Rccorde! and Notary Public in and
for said parish. personally came and an
peared, Henry Heath. Joseph Lazarre, Peter
Flood, John Bell. Joseph Clement, Pierre
l.. Landry, Frederick Born, all residing and
domlclllated in said parish. who declared
that, awaiting themselves of the provisions
OF an act OF the Legislature of the State,
entitled - an act for the organization of
Corporations for Literary, Scientific, Reli-
glous and Charitable purposes" approved
on March 10th, 1855, and the provisions of
an acts or parts OF acts anendary thereto,
they do hereby form and constitute them
selves and their successors into a corpora
ton and body polite i'll law having tho
authority to acquire and enjoy the rights.
privileges and powers of such a bod =
corporate IN law for charitable PURPOSES
ana works ct public utility and advantage.
-, Arf'c'e f1'st-Thc objects ard purposes of
TINS ASSOCIATION are declared to be charitable
and the promotion of works of public utilit,
ana advantage, to visit he sick and minis
ter to the INDECENT and Distressed among its
members. To bury the dead and care for
ana AID the widows aad orphans of its
r.
protect and save human life. an;; to ,nove
furniture, goods and merchandise fran an,
building on fire or in danger thereof when
necessity requires. |
= A'ftcle 1t7o-Thc name and style of this
Corporation shall be Perseverance, Eirc
Company No 90 of ronal.isonville and
snail lave power and authority to enjoy
Succession for q period of ninety-niac wears
by their corporate name. Its douiicle.
shall be III the parish OF Ascension. State Of
Louisiana, and it shall luld property NOT
exceeding three hundred thousand dollars
either by purchase. donation or otherwise.
md the right to convey the same
drt,clc 1hree-Ihe Corporation shall lave
he right TO have and use :, common seal
With such device and inscription az shall
hereafter be determined upon, and shall Do
capable III law to sue and be sued. ant, all
,ltation or other process shall be served on
he President, and in his absence on the
'ice-:'resident, and said Corporation shall
rave the ilsnt and power to make such ty-
avs and other regulations necessary for |
IS support and good government not incon-t
lstent with or contrary to the Constitution ]
md laws OF the United States and of the S
tate of louisiana
-ifttcte fohH--1e government Of tits :, {
corporation shall be contded to a President,
Financial and RECORDING g,
ecrcta:ies, Treasurer, ami Foreman. First
.ss'stai,t Foreman and Second Assistant
'GremaD. who are e1-ofiiciD a board of
rustees. Inc annual election Of said officers
hall take place on the twelfth Of March. A. =
!. 1852, and each year hereafter on sail
"ciHi of March. All officers shall con tirue
l Office unit. the installation of their sre 4
essors which shall take place on the second
nnday of April annually. The election
:iii be held aud conducted as provided by
ne constitution and bylaws.
Article Flrc-The following persons shall q
2 the officers OF said Corporation until the J
cotton in March as above provided. e
resident, Henry Heath Viee-Presitleat, t
Dseph Lazarre Financial Secretary, Louis Il
errettc; Recording Secretary, Edouarl I
aehrF Treasurer, A. +. Fernandez Fore Il
an, Aristidc Martin z. l.. Landry, First s.
sslstant Foreman Second Assistant Fore
an, L. Born.
Thus dcae and passed in my Office, in the
,ilsh OF Ascension, i'll the presence of
rnry l.. Dufcl and Ferdinand &. Earllart,
wtul witnesses domicsia:esl in said parish,
no hereunto sign their names with said
lrfles and me, Deputy Recorder, this day
III date first aboya written. The names
Peter Flood, John Bell and Joseph
|emcnt substituted for erased names, and r,
eter Flood, John Bell and JOSEPH Clement
1t knowing how to write, as they declared,
I'VE hereunto made their usual marks in :
III of signatures. &c
Original signed: Henry Heath. Joseph I
szacre, Pierre l.. Landry. Frederick Born. F"
ter 4 Food, john 4 Bell, Joseph Il
ement. w. W. Bnio:d, Deputy Clerk
ID Recorder.
State of Louisiana. parish of Ascension. /, 4
.rs:inand b Earllart, District Attorney Z
the Twenty Second judicial District +,,
,urt of Louisiana, do hereby certify that -
have examined the foregoing charter of Fl
6 :" Perseverance Fire Company No =" le
d am of the opinion that the purposes -
d object OF said Corporation as expressed -
said act are legal and that none oil it's III
ovIslens are contrary to law. til
In faith whereof | grant these presents :,
der my signature, u: my office, in the II
Nh Of Donal..sonyiIle, La, this fourteen Il, OF
y OF February, \. d. 1881. u,
toignedj r. L. EARHAET, -
District Attorney q judicial District. VI
|, hereby certify the foregoing to he !. pr
lie and correct copy OF tie original Ga file
d of record in this Office, parish of Assem-
n, this Goth dag of February. L. b 1882.
j.. s. +. GAUTiaEAEI Ja.. {
Deputy Clerk and Recorder