The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-06-14
Charter of Salem Cemetery Board
of Trustees, Red Land, La.
STATE OF LoUIsIANA-PARIsH OF
BOssTER.

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presence of two subscribing wit.
nesses, personally came and appear
ed Samuel A. Boggs, John j. Swim.
die, John G. Allen, John B. Bixler,
ST., Alfred J. Spurlin, Joseph N.
Bryan, Joshua B. Crawford, Frank.
lin NJ. Barnett and Thos. q. Barnett,
who declared that they have incor.
porated and do by these presents in
corporate themselves into body
polite for the purposes and under
the name and style and subject TO
the rules and regulations following,
to wit:
ART. 1. This body shall be known
and designated by the name of the
Salem Cemetery Board of Trustees,
and its domicile shall be at Red
Land, Bossier parish, Louisiana.
ART. 2. The object of this corpo.
ration shall be to take charge of
and own the cemetery at old Salem
Church, in the Parish of Bossier
and State of Louisiana, receive
titles to land or other property,
either by purchase or donation.-
Such Cemetery shall be used for
the interment of deceased white
persons, under such conditions and
regulations as may be made for its
government by said Board of Trus-
tees. The title TO the land or ground
obtained either by purchase or do.
nation, shall be taken in the name
of the Salem Cemetery Board of
Trustees.
ART. 3. This body, by its corpo-
rate name, shall have power to sue
or be sued through its president,
upon whom all legal process shall be
served. 1t shall have power to &C.
quire and hold for all purposes, di.
rectly or indirectly, german to its
object and purposes, real and person.
al property, and 20 dispose of the
same, and to make, sign and issue
notes, mortgages and other obliga-
tons and writings, and to accept
the same in furtherance of the OBJ.
jects of the Board.
ART. 4. This Board shall consist
of nine members, from which they
shall elect a President, Vice Presi.
dent, Secretary and Treasurer, whose
duties shall be snch as may be pre-
scribed in the rules and regulations
of the board; said board to be elect
ed biennially on the first day of
May, but when the first day of May
is on Sunday, the election shall be
held on the day following. The first
election for trustees to be held after
the approval of this corporation to
be on the first day of May, 1856
The president and board of trustees
shall have the entire management
and control Of the affairs Of the Gem.
etery.
ART. 5. A quorum for the dis
patch of business shall consist of
five members, including the presi-
dent or viee-president, who shall be
entitled to vote upon all questions,
and shall hold meetings semiannu-
ally on the first days of May and
18th day of August in each year
aud oftener, upon the call of the
president. ta
ART. 6. All elections for the
board Of trustees shall be by ballot,
at the Office of the board, unless
otherwise especially ordered by the
president. Such qualified white
voters residing in the community or
who may have relatives inferred in |
the cemetery, shall be entitled to
vote. The first election for officers
shall be held within one month after
the approval of this constitution
In case of vacancy by death, resig-
nation or otherwise, of any mem.
Der of this board, the board shall
elect from among the citizens of the
community to fill the vacanny, and