The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-04-28
CHARTE
OF THE
TRUE FRIENDS MUTUAL
Benevolent Association
OF THE
PARISH OF ASCENSION,

| Ai'sA ~
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, J
State of Louisiana
| Parish OF Ascension.
| RE IT KNOWN that on this the eleventh day
- OF the month of April, in the year eighteen
hundred and elghty-three, before me. Paul
Leche, Notary Public duly commissioned and
qualified, III and for the parish of Ascension,
State aforesaid, and in the presence of the I'M
derslgned witnesses, personally came and ap-
Ascension, all above the age of twenty-one years,
who declared that, avalling themselves of the
laws OF the State of Louisiana In regard to the
formation OF corporations for religious, scien-
tltic literary and charitable purposes. they have
| formed and do by these presents form and re-
| solve themselves and all those who have Joined
or may ION them, into body. polite and cor
porate In law, Tor the space of fifteen years from
this date, under the following articles, to-wit:
| ARTICLE 1.
The object of this corporation will be beneyo-
lent and mutual. to assist its members in case
OF sickness to provide for them becoming flu
nerals, and also to contribute to the expenses of
| the funerals OF defunCt members wives and
| children.
| ARTICLE II.
The name and style of this corporation shall
| be The True Friends Mutual Benevolent
| Association" 1t shall use common seal and
| shall have the right to amend or alter the same
| at pleasure.
ARTICLE III,
Its domlcll shall be III the parish of Ascension
State OF Louisiana, and all legal process shall
be served upon its President or in his absence,
upon the Vice Prerident.
ARTICLE w.
The officers OF this corporation shall consist
| of President. Vice President, a Secretary and
| Assistant Secretary, a Treasurer, and an Orator
| They shall be chosen from among the members
and their election shall take place on the list
day of February of each year. by ballot, and
| those receiving majority of the votes cast
shall be elected.
The first officers chosen under this charter
ANDY pppcy n
President; A, Martin, Secretary; Prosper Vidal,
Assistant Secretary; Emanuel Bercier Treas
urer; and Louis H Lsfort Orator. They shall
Any vacancy shall be filled by election by ballot
This corporation shall have the right to own
and possess real estate and any other property
have the right to enact and adopt such bylaws
as may be necessary for the proper administra-
ton OF It's affairs and the conduct of its members
Thus done, passed and signed at my office. on
the day, month and year first before written in
the presence of Messrs. Edward N. Pugh and
James McCray, COOL and competent witnesses,
who with SAID appearers and me, Notary, have
signed these presents after due reading thereof
Norbert Braud and Andrew Chapman having
DECLARED that they could not sign their names,
affixed their usual mark hereto. Fourteen
!. A. Landry, Joseph Keynaud,
Emanuel Bercler, Ernest j: Landry,
N N bra q Andrew Chapman,
Norbert n Braqd' r R. Conway,
(Signed.) PAUL LECHE.
L. 81 Notary Public
f. N PUGH ur:.
JAMES MCCRAY, Witnesses
State of Louisiana
Parish of Ascension :
l. Ferdinand B. Earhart, District Attorney of
the Iwenty-second Judicial District of Louis
lana, composed Of the parishes of Ascension
and St: James, do hereby certify that have ex-
am1ned the foregoing act Of incorporation as to
It's Legality, and am of the opinion that the pur-
poses and objects of said corporation as speci-
ned III said act are legal and that none OF the
provisions therein contained are contrary to law
In fnith whereof grant these presents under
my, offlca signature, at the town of Donaldson
vile. parish and State aforesaid this sixteenth
day OF April, A. D.. eighteen hundred and eighty
three. lSigned.]
F. B. EARHART.
District Attorney, 22d judi Dist. La.
hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and
correct copy of the original act of incorporation
on Tile and OF record in my office.
In witness whereof. | hereunto affix my hand |
and official seal, this 10Th of April, A. d. 1883,
r. MCCULLOH,
IL. 81 Deputy Clerk and Recorder