The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-09-20
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Friendly Brethren BeneY-
Olent Association

OF THE
Friendly Brethren BeIleY-
client Association
or ASCENSION.
limited States of America State Of Louisiana
Parish Of Ascension
| DE It KNOWN, That on TINS, the tmea .fe
u third day Of the month OF August n tile
year eighteen hundred and elghty-fouT. peIo oT
me Richard NJ. McCuIlgh, q Notary Public, duly
commissioned and qualified IN ana 1or the par I
ish Of ASCENSION State Of noanes
are undersigned, all residents OF salu parish,
who declared that. availing themselves q ~ tne
provisions Of special laws OF TINS state ansy
| have and do by these presents form ana con,
stitute themselves, their future associates ana
| scccessors into body corporate under the
hereinafter stipulated articles q agree menI.
which they declared to be their charoer amu oy
! and through which they are TO be governed
and have Che power of making. having anu
| using common seal. with such device as may
hereafter be chosen, the same to break, aIIef
and amend at their pleasure; and Dy the name.
style and title hereinafter set forth pc OF
suing and being sued making rules, bylaws ana
ordinances and of doing everything needful for
their good government and suppoIe 1ot itaa
States, the constitution and laws OF this STATE.
or the present instrument OF 1ncorpofatlson' u
taking, receiving and holding under me !e-
strictions Of Art 682 Revised Statutes OF LOUIS
lana of 1870 all manner of lands. tenements ana
hereditaments, and any sum of money, and any
manner and portion OF goods and chattels
given and bequeathed unto them e. acquired
BY them in any manner, respectively TO be man q
aged and disposed of by them accordlng 10 the
object, articles and conditions hereof or the
will and intention of its donors.
ARTICLEI.
The name. style and title of this corporation
shall be the Friendly Brethren Benevoient, AS
sociation of Ascension. Its domicile shall be
the parish Of Ascension. 1t shall exist for the
term of ten years.
The objects for which this Association rs
formed are charitable in their nature and are
declared to be to relieve the sick, bury the dead
and to alleviate the distress of the WIDOWS ana
succor the orphans of its members.
ARTICLE III.
The officers of the Association shall be a
President, Vice President, Secretary. Treasurer
and Grand Marshal, to be chosen annually by
election, with seven Directors. An Assistant
Secretary, four Marshals and q Steward sh ~
also be named at a meeting of and by the D1-
rectors, within fifteen days after each ELECTION.
AZ he same meeting the President shall APP
point the following committees, to Be COM
posed of three r1ernDeIs each, VIZ: on FINANCE,
TONS vacancies in which shall be filled IN the
same way, all appointments by the President
to be with the approval OF the DIRECTORS Inc
President is e1-oDacio chairman Of the Board
the Vice President shall become President. the
Board of Directors shall appoint one from
President and one from amongst the members
at large to fill the vacancy In said Board. Line
four Marshals to be under control OF the Grand
at 90 ec
annually a lady President and o lady Vice Pres
ident. Until the first regular meeting to be
held on the first Saturday ct January 1883.
Washington Earles shall act as President. Hey
wood Napoleon Us Vice President, Edward w.
Coleman as Secretary Joseph Daggs as Treas
urer and Isaac jenkins as Grand Marshal, and
Tilden Joseph, Robt. Coleman. SaInl. Games
and Sosthene Joseph as Directors.
ARLICLE ".
The President is hereby named as the officer
on whom process and citations shall be served.
ARTICLEv.
The membership Of this Association shall be
formed by the admission of any person OF
either sex over the age of twenty-one years. OF
good moral character.
ARTICLE VI.
The Association shall hold regular stated
meetings on the first Saturday of each and
every month a. such hour as shall be provided
in their bylaws: the Directors may hold their
meetings at such times as are necessary.
ARTICLE VII.
The fees. dues and fines of the members. as
we'll as the respective duties of the officers,
shall be prescribed by the bylaws.
ARTICLE VIII.
The duly elected Directors of the Association
shall also act as its Trustees. ALI sales or pur-
chases of property are to be made by the Presi-
dent in his official capacity, after and IN &c
cordance with duly certified resolution Of the
Board of Directors as Trustees.
ARTICLE TX.
ANY of the officers may be removed from Of
fee for unbecoming conduct or neglect of duty,
and any member may be suspended or expelled
for cause such conduct of officers and
. cause - of members to be prescribed by the
bylaws, as well as the manner of trial for re-
moval, suspension or expulsion; provided that
no officer shall be removed nor member eus-
pended or expelled without due trial.
ARTICLEX.
Upon the dissolution Of this Association the
last Board of Directors, if their term of Office
is about to expire. shall continue In Office and
liquidate the affairs thereof.
Thus done, passed and signed on the day !
month and year first above mentioned in pres
ence of Messrs. Prosper Ramirez and Thomas
Ell. Donlon, lawful and competent witnesses, |
who, together with the appearers and me, No |
tary, have signed these presents after due read
ing of the whole.
WASHINGTON x EARLEs,
H 1HElTs g g D. IA, NlS5APyo,L 4 e
JOSEPH y DAGGs.
TlLtpEf X JOSEPH,
RoBT. x COLEMAN,
%
Attest: SOSTHENE x JOSEPH. |
PROSPER RAMIREZ,
T.. II. DoNLoN.
Washington Earles, Haywood Napoleon, Jo- |
seph Daggs, Isaac Jenkins, Tilden Joseph, |
Robert Coleman, Saml. Gaines and Sosthene |
Joseph. having declared that they could not |
write nor sign, made their ordinary marks.
r. NJ. MoCULLOH. |
Notary Public.
OFFICE D1sTaIcT ArroaNEr, |
Parish OF Ascension. /
I, the undersigned District Attorney of the |
Twenty -seventh Judicial District court. in and |
For the Parish Of Ascension, do hereby certify |
that have carefully examined the foregoing |
charter and found nothing therein contained |
contrary to law. Witness my offieial signature |
ut tile Parish Of Ascension, this 23rd,day of Au-
gust, A. d. 1884. J. l.. GaUDET
Dist. Att y. 23rd Jud.TDist.
A true copy Of the the original act of incor-f
poration and the endorsement thereon. Dom
aldsonville La., Aug. 3Oth, 1854. I
r. NJ. Moe ULLDH. /
Not. Pub.
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