The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-04-07
PARISH OF ASCENSION.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ,
State of Louisiana
Parish of Ascension.
DE IT KNOWN that on this the twelfth day
f4 of the month of February. in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-three, before me. Robert N. Sims,
Notary Public, duly mmissioned and quail
fed, Ill and for the parish of ASCENSION, and in
the presence of the hereinafter named and sub
scribed witnesses, personally came and ap-
peared the persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, all residents of the parish of AS
cension and protesting the Roman Catholic
ton of the Roman Catholic Church OF Ascension
wasncorporased as body polite by an act Of
the Legislature of this State, approved March
/. 1886, entitled AN Act to incorporate the
Roman Catholic Congregation Iii the parish OF
Ascension and by subsequent act of the
Legislature Of this state, approved the 18th of
first section of an act entitled An ACT to
incorporate the Roman Catholic Congregation
in the parish Of Ascension approved March 1,
1886, being No IA; the original act Of incorpo-
ration was amended SO as to prol long the charter
Of said corporation for a period of twenty
years; and, whereas, the said corporation has
TO longer any legal existence, the same having
expired by limitation, they, the said appearers,
desire to form and constitute themselves and
all the members OF said Roman Catholic Church
OF Ascension into q corporation or body polite,
in accordance with the laws Of the State of
Louisiana III such cases made and provided,
for the purpose of administering and managing
the temporal affairs Of the Congregation of said
Catholic Church of Ascension; wherefore they
declare that they have agreed and do hereby
agree to the following articles q
ARTICLE I.
The object OF said corporation shall be to
administer and manage, pursuant to the consti-
tuition of this State and existing laws and such
laws may hereafter be enacted, the temporal
Catholic Church in this parish. and to hold,
manage and administer all of the property
belonging to said congregation to the best
advantage and for the best interest thereof.
ARTICLE II.
Tie name and title Of said corporation shall
be, The Congregation of the Roman Catholic
Church Of Ascension and its domicle shall be
in the parish Of Ascension. Under said title the
said corporation shall enjoy the right of success
sion and shall be entitled to have, to hold and
enjoy for themselves and their successors all
kinds OF property, real and personal. all lands,
movables and effects whatever, by means Of any
act contract, transfer, purchase Or OF WI,
nature or form whatever it may be; to receive
any donation and cession inter uiuos to pur-
chase, acquire. build, repair, increase and
insure any kind of property or the value there
of; to lease, farm out, hire for space of time
not to exceed the term of ten years any property
belonging to said corporation and according
to the advantages which may ensue to said
corporation; to sue and be sued, defend and be
defended in all suits and actions generally; to
put into execution each and every act and regu-
lation that may concern their congregation; they
shall also have common seal which they may
alter. change or destroy at pleasure, and they
may orda1n and make any bylaws and regulations
for the better administration of the affairs OF
said congregation. provided, that the same
contain nothing contrary to the constitution
and laws of this State and to the constitution
and laws Of the United States.
ARTICLE III.
The said corporation shall be conducted by q
board of seven Church Wardens.
ARTICLE w.
The Citrate of the parish. duly appointed by
the Catholic Bishop of the Diocese or by his
Vicar General. shall be, ea:-o1tct0, member of
the Board of Church Hardens.
ARTICLE V.
The six members OF the Roard. of Church
Wardens shall be elected within as brief q delay
as practicable and in accordance with the pro-
Visions OF this act.
ARTICLE VI.
The election OF the first six ch.Wardens,
under this act, shall take place and be held III
the town of DonaIdsonvilie on the first day of
April, 1883, and the same shall be by ballot
The following named persons are hereby desig-
mated and authorized to hold ard conduct said
election and to make due return thereof, viz:
Fevrier and John L. Dry. Said persons shall
have the right Of selecting the polling place and
it shall be their duty to give public notice ot
| the Catholic Church. and by publication III q
newspaper in this parish at least ten days prior
to the date fixed for said election.
ARTICLE VII.
The duties of the Church Wardens elected at the
first election provided in Article Sixth, shall
continue until the first Sunday after Easter,
1884, and thereafter on each first Sunday after
Easter the members of said congregation shall
assemble for the purpose of eIeeeing six Church
Wardens for the annual term next ensuing who
shall be elected By halles OF the males of the
age of twenty lone years and over, members of
said congregation and the election shall be held
by any three of the Church Warsiens to be
selected among themselves who shall, certify
the result of the election The Church Wareiens