The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-05-05
CHARTER
CHARTER
OF THE
TRUE FRIENDS MUTUAL
Benevolent Association
OF THE
PARISH OF ASCENSION,

| OF THE
/ PARISH OF ASCENSION.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA }
State of Louisiana,
| Parish OF Ascension.
ID 1T KNOWN that on this the eleventh day
D of the month of April, in the year eighteen
hundred and eighty-three, before me, Paul
Leche, Notary Public duly commissioned and
auailtled, In and for the parish of Ascension
State aforesaid, and in the presence of the un-
ders1sned witnesses, personally came and APP
peared the underslg ned citizens of the parish of
Ascension, all above thenge of twenty-one years,
VINO declared that, aEaling themselves of the
| laws of the State of Louisiana IN regard TO the
formation Of corporations for religious scie,l-
tltlc, 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 a body polite and cor
porate in law for the space of fifteen years from
this date, under the following articles, to-wit:
AETICLEI 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 fu-
nerais, 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 i'll the parish of Ascension
state OF LOUISIANA, and all lega! process shall
upon the Vice Prerldent.
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
The first officers chosen under this charter
are: A. j. Landry, President; D. NJ. Vidal Vice
President; A, Martin, Secretary; Prosper Vidal,
Asslstan ant Ena1asl Bercsr Trsa
continue III office, until the regular election
ANY vacancy shall be filed 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. Push and
James McCray, good and competent witnesses.
who with SAID appearers and me. Notary have
signed these presents after due reading thereof
Norbert Brand and Andrew Chapman having
declared that they could not sign their names,
affixed their usual mark hereto. Fourteen
words over-written approved before signing,
J. A. Landry, Joseph Reynaud
Emanuel Bercler, Ernest j. Landry,
YUMA I,ihul, andrew Chapman,
Norbert Braud, r. CONWAY,
l.. l.. Fernandez.
tSlgned.l PAUL LECHE,
l.. 81 Notary Public.
Z. N. PUGH. u;.-.
JAMES MCCRAY, "AsiiesscS'
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of Ascension.
l, Ferdinand B. Earhart. District Attorney of
the Twenty-Second Judicial District of Louis
lana composed CT the parishes of Ascension
and st; James, DO hereby certify that have ex-
amined the foregoing act of incorporation as to
its legality, and am Of the opinion that the pur-
poses and objects of said corporation as speci-
he'd III 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 Aprll, A D.. eighteen hundred and eighty
three. lSigned.]
+. B. EARHART,
District Attorney ODD Ind Dist In