The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1883-04-07
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CHARTER OF opELousAs FIRE Co. No. 4
State Of LouisianaParish of St. Landry.

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II NOW ALL MEN by these presents that
N on the 9th day of March, in the year of
our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Eighty Three, by virtue OF an act OF the Leg
islature entitled ''An Act for the organization
of corporations for literary, scientific, religious
and other purposes" and under the general
laws of the State of Louisiana, we, the under
signed, do by these presents, bind ourselves
and those whom we represent, to form our
selves into, constitute and establish Fire
Company for the objects and purposes and
under the following regulations, to-wit:
ARTICLE lst-Ths Company shall ba eaab-
lished and domicilated in tue Town Of Opel
ousas, Parish of st. Landry, and shall be
known and designated by the name of Opel
ousas Liberty Fire Company No. 9; it shall
commence its business as soon as this lnstru-
ment is approved and recorded and shall ex
ist and continue dnring 10 iten) years from
date hereof
ART 2d-The objects and purposes of this
Company to he: LIST, TO work an engine fer
the extingushing of all fires, endangering or
consuming buildings, whether caused by acei-
dent ar otherwise, and to relieve the sicl, of
their Company. I'd, To receive all the privi-
leges and benefits secured by the act of incof.
peration, with full power 10 sue and be sued
The President or Secretary of the company
shall be the proper persons on whom to serve
citations in suits against the company.
ART. 3d-All the corporate powers OF the
company shall be exercised by nine officers !;
said officers shall be elected from among the
members OH the first Saturday III September
| each year, at the usual place of meetings in
Opelousas; election to be by ballot. two thirds
of the members present to be necessary TO a
choice. The officers shall consist OF one Presi-
dent, one Foreman, one first assistant Fore
man, one second assistant, one Secretary, one
Treasurer, and two Stewards and Engineer;
the Engineer to be appointed by the Foreman.
The officers will take their seats on the next
meeting after their election, and will hold the
same during one year therefrom, or until their
successors are duly elected; and shall have
| power to adopt such bylaws as they deem
necessary and convenient for the proper gov
ernment OF the company, not contrary to this
| instrument of Incorporation or to the Statutes
of the State of Louisiana relating to the or
| ganization of corporations, and to serve until
! the regular election of officers under this
/ Charter, we designate and elect the following
officers of said company, to-wit: President N
| Lastrapes; Foreman, F. Jones; ist Assistant,
J. A. Bloch; I'd Assistant, Moses Green; Secre-
| tary, Numa Ferrand; Treasurer, l.. Birotte;
| lst Steward, A. Y. Lastrapes; ID Steward,
Henry McGaffey; Engineer, f. Lastrapes.
Thus done and signed at Opelousas, La, on
| the day and date first above written, in pres
ence of the subscribing witnesses. In fifth
whereof we have signed these presents, Orl
ginal signed: +. V. Jewell, E. Andrus, l.. b
Gonor, Victorip Lastfapes, Jack Beauchamp
JEFF Brooks, j. Wilkins, James Brooks, Enile
Layssard. Witnesses: Chas W. DuRoy, f
F. Perrodin,
ARTHUR SIMON,
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