The Opelousas courier., 1883-01-13
c Fl A r T T. r
-oF THE
Firenen's Association of OpeIousas,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
DEIT KNOWN, That on this twenty.hftl
ID day Of September, A. D, One Thousand
Eight Hundred and Eighty-Two, and of tht
independence Of the United States of Americ;
the one hundred and seventh, before ME, Jeal
Bite. A. Fontenot, Deputy Clerk and ex-otioit
Deputy Recorder in and for st. Landry parish
Louisiana, at my Office, in the town Of Opel
ousas, La, in presence of the hereinafter nam
ed witnesses, personally came and appeared
tue persons whose names are hereto signed
they all being residents of the Town OF Opel
ousas, La, who severally and individually de
clare, that. availing themselves of the powers
rights and privileges conferred by the Stat
utes of the State Of Louisiana relative TO the
organization of Corporations in this State
they do, by these presents, form, organize
and constitute corporation for the objects
and purposes as shall hereafter bo enumerated
and set forth, and to that end they do hereby
covenant and agree to form and constitute
themselves and all such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with them
whether by subscription, purchase Of shares
transfer, succession or otherwise, into body
corporate, aud hereunder bind themselves
and all who may hereafter become associated
with them. to be governed by the following
stipuIations. obligations and regulations as
articles Of the Charter of said corporation, as
follows, to-wil:
ARTICLE l.
SECTION I-The name and title of this cor
poration shall be the Ffremen's association o.
Opelousds, La , and its objects and purposes
shall be the promotion of the interests and
welfare of all the organized Fire Companies
in the Town of Opelonsas, La. to enhance the
efficiency of the Fire department by cO.opera
tion aud all means within their power and
control
Sec. at shall also, as soon as practicable
build, and keep under its management and
full control, suitable building to serve al
engine and truck house und place of meetings
for the Fire department. together with 4 Hal
with stage fixtures, ETC.. for entertainments
given in Opelousas, and for such other pnrpo
ses as hereafter may be required.
Sec. Sits members shall be composed ol
all white active aud honorary members of any
organized Fire companies Of Opeleusas, wins
are in good standing in their respective com
panies, and who own ut least one share of the
stock issued by this Association.
SEC. 4.-The officers shall be elected anuu
ally OH the third Monday of March, in the
manner and form hereafter mentioned, and
he composed of a President, two Vice-Presi
dents, Secretary, Treasurer and six Delegates
who together shall form Board Of Directors
and who shall manage the affairs of the Asso
citation for the term of their election and nnt
their successors shall be duly installed.
SEC. 5.-The members of the Firemen's As
sociation shall, at their annual meeting, joint
ly elect one of it's members who shnli be Pres
ident of the Firemens Association and Of its
Board OF Directors, and it shall require ma
jority of the votes cast and q majority of the
stock of voters voting to elect.
ART. H.
SEC. This Association, BY virtue OF its
name. and by that name, shall have succession
and have corporate existence for and during
the full term and period of ninety-nine years
from the date of the execution of these pres
ents, unless sooner dissolved by and in the
manner hereinafter provided for, may sue and
be sued, may hold real and personal property
make contracts, buy and sell, may receive
grants or donations of real or personal proper
ty, and finally exercise and enjoy all the rights
granted corporations under the laws of the
State of Louisiana.
e Sec Ats domicil shall be the town o!
Opelousas, and process or citation shall be
served there on the President Of the Associa-
tion and in his absence, on one of the Vice.
Presidents thereof.
ART. III.
Sec 1.-The capital stock of this Assoeia.
ton is hereby fixed at $40 100000 tten thousand
doilars) represented by four hundred shares
of $500 twenty-five loIiars) each, with the
right to increase said capital stock to $50 0O00 90
twenty thousand dollars) with representation
by eight hundred shares.
Sec. 2.-The manner of subscription shall be
as follows, to-wit: One-ffth Of the shares
taken to be pail October the first 1882; one
fifth to be paid January the first 1883; one.
fifth to be paid April first 1888; one-fifth to be
paid July first 1883, and the remaining one.
fifth to be paid October the first 1883; said
shares to bear eight per cent per annum inter
est from the first day Of October, A. D., One
Thousand Eight Hundred aud Eighty-th"ee.
and secured by special mortgage aud priv. sege
On all property of the Association, which is
hereby granted all shareholders by tue iDcor-
poratorB hereof.
ART ".
SEC. 1.--Tbe Officers and Directors Of this
Association to serve until March nineteenth,
1883, being the third Monday thereof, shall be
as follows, to-wit: Leonee Sandoz, President
Claudius Mayo and w. Charles Perrault, Vice.
Presidents; H. T. Estorge, Remi Mornhinveg
=. N: Boagni, Alphonse Levy, Sol: Bloch, Jas
.. Cbaehcre, Walton A. Sando2, NJ. Vilaseca,
Directors; and from the eight last named Di.
rectors there shall be elected by the Board of
Directors. n Secretary and u Treasurer, who
shall serve with the President aud Vice.Presi-
dents until said third Monday Of March, 1888
SEC. 2.--lt shall be the duty of the Board of
Directors to meet once every month, and con
slider such matters as may be submitted to
them by the Fire companies composing this
Association, and for all business within their
jurisdiction.
SEC. Sat all general stated or ;called
meetings of the Association, every member in
good standing present shall have one vote on
all questions except when voting for Presi-
dent or on n tax either on the shares or on the
for any purpose whatever; when, in
such cases, every member present shall have
one vote for every share he holds personally
in no case shall be recognized
SEC. Amy member of the Fire Association
who. for any cause whatsoever, shall be sus-
pended by his own company, shall also be sus-
pended in the Association until reinstated by
his own company; and in case Of his expul-
sion therefronl, said member shall also forfeit
his membership in the Firemen's Association
and in such case, he shall be notified by the
to present his shares to the Treas
Grer within thirty days, who shall redeem the
same out of any funds in the Treasury.
Sec. 5.-The Firemen's Association shall
meet semi-annually for the transaction of its
regular business, and to receive the reports of
The Board of Directors, and at any or all other
times that the Board of Directors may deem a
meeting of the Firemen's Association neces-
sary.
SEC. 6.-The Board of Directors shall call
special meetings whenever they deem it neces-
sary, by notifying the Secretary of each conf
pany composing this Association of the object
md time of such meeting at least one week
before such meeting; and ii shall be the duty
.f each Secretary of said companies to give
timely notice to every member of the said
companies belonging to this Association of
sneh meeting. time and place.
ART. "
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
SEC. 1.-The property acquired ty this Asso-
,iation shall remain its property during it's
existence, and should it forfeit its charter its
property shall become the property of the
Town of Opelousas, La, provided all its debts
ire liquidafed and paid.
Sec. 2.-This Association shall set aside all
money accruing from the rent of the Hall
md other such revenues as may hereafter be