The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-04-21

OF THE
TRUE FRIENDS MUTUAL
Benevolent Association


PARISH OF ASCENSION.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Ascension.
y E 1T KNOWN that on this the eleventh day
- of the month of April, in the year eighteen
hundred and eighty three, before me, Paul
Leche. Notary Public duly commissioned and
qualified, in and for the parish of Ascension,
State aforesaid, and in the presence of the un-
dersigned witnesses, personally came and ap-
peared the undersigned citizens of the parish Of
Ascension, all above the age of twenty-one years.
who declared that, ayailing themselves of the
laws of the State of Louisiana In regard to the
formation OF corporations for religious, sclen-
tifc, 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 join them, into body polite and cor
porate in law, for the space of fifteen years from
this date, under the following articles, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The object of this corporation will be benevo-
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.
Its domicil shall be In the parish of Ascension.
State of Louisiana, and all legal process shall
be served upon its President, or in his absence,
upon the Vice Prerldent.
ARTICLE ".
The officers of this corporation shall consist
| of q President, Vice President, 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 1st
| 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
| are: A. J. Landry, President; d, NJ. Vidal. Vice
! Presidents A, Martin, Secretary; Prosper Vidal,
Assistant Secretary; Emanuel Bercier, Treas;
continue in office until the regular election.
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
! necessary for its maintenance. 1t shall also
have the right to enact and adopt such bylaws
as may be necessary for the proper administra-
ton of its 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, good 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
J. A. Landry, Joseph Reynand,
| Emanuel Bercler, Ernest j. Landry,
| Numa Braud, Andrew Chapman,
| Norbert x Braud, r. Conway,
| l.. L.. Fernandez.
| (Signed.) PAUL LECHE,
| GL.S] Notary Public.
+ N; Py Ma5:n,r. Witnesses.
| State Of Louisiana,
| Parish of Ascension.
| l. Ferdinand B. Earhart, District Attorney OF
| the Twenty Second Judicial District of Louis
| lana, composed of the parishes Of Ascension
and st. James, do hereby certify that have OK
amined the foregoing act of incorporation as te
its legality, and am of the opinion that the pur.
poses and objects of said corporation speci
| fed in said act are legal and that none of the
| provisions therein contained are contrary to law
| In faith whereof grant these presents under
| my official signature. at the town of Donaldson
vile, parish and State aforesaid. this sixteenth
day of April a. D.. eighteen hundred and eighty
three. [Signed.I
F. B. EARHART.
! District Attorney, 22d Jud. Dist. La.
| thereby certify the foregoing to be true ant
correct copy of the original act Of incorporation
| on file and of record In my Office.
| In witness whereof. hereunto affix my HAND
and official SEAL this 18th of April a. D., 1883.
r. MoCULLOH.
| [L.S.l Deputy Clerk and Recorder.