The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-11-15

OF THE
Friendly Brethren Beney.
client Association
OF ASCENSION

| OF ASCENSION.
United States of America-State of Louisiana
| RE II. KNOWN, That On this. the twenty
D third day Of the month of August in the
year eighteen hundred and elghty-four,, before
me Richard Nj. McCuiloh, Notary Public, duly
commissioned and qualified in and for the par
ish of Ascension. State of Louisiana, personal
ly came and appeared the persons whose names
are undersigned, all residents of said parish.
who declared that. ayailing themselves of the
provisions of special laws of this State. they
have and do by these presents form and con-
stitute themselves, their future associates and
successors, into body corporate under the
hereinafter stipulated articles of agree ment,
which they declared to be their charter, and by
and have the power of making, having and
using q common seal. with such device may
hereafter be chosen, the same to break, alter
and amend at their pleasure, and by the name,
style and title hereinafter set forth be capable OF
suing and being sued, making rules, bylaws and
ordinances and of doing everything needful for
their good government and support not repug-
nant to the constitution and laws of the United
States the constitution and laws of this State,
OF the present instrument Of incorporation; of
taking, receiving and holding under the re-
strictlons of Art. G82 Revised Statutes of Louis
lana of 1870, all manner of lands tenements and
hereditanents, and any sum of money. and any
manner and portion of goods and chattels
gwen and bequeathed unto them or acquired
by them Id any manner, respectively to be man.
aged and disposed of by them according to the
object, articles and conditions hereof or the
Will and attention OF Its dOnQrE.
ARTICLE I.
The name, style and title of this corporation
shall be the Friendly Brethren Benevolent AS
ISOLATION of Ascension. Its domieile shall be
the parish of Ascension. 1t shall exist for tho
term OF ten years.
ARTICLE II.
The objects for which this Association is
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 and
sHccor the orphans of it's members.
ARTICLE III.
The officers of the Association shall be
President. Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
election, with seven Directors. An Assistant
Secretary, four Marshas and a Steward shall
also be named at meeting of and by the Di-
rectors within fifteen days after each election.
AT the same meeting the President shall APP
point the following committees, to be COM
posed of three members each, viz: on Finance,
on Ways and Means and on Rules and Regula-
tions, vacancies in which shall be filled in the
same way, all appointments by the President
to be with the approval Of the Directors. The
President is er-o5fcio chairman of the Board
the Vice President shall become President, the
Board of Directors shall appoint one from
amongst their number to fill the place of Vice
President and one from amongst the members
four Marshals TO be under control of the Grand
Marshal, and at meetings under that of the
presiding officer Tie Association shall also elect
annually lady President and lady Vice Pres |
ident. Until the first regular meeting to be be
held on the first Saturday of January, 1885, |
Washington Earles shall act as President. Hey
wood Napoleon as Vice President, Edward W. |
Coleman as Secretary, Joseph Daggs IS Treas !
grer and Isaac Jenkins as Grand Marshal, and |
Tilden Joseph. Robt. Coleman. Saml. Gaines |
and Sosthene Joseph as Directors. /
ARTICLE ".
The President is hereby named as the officer
on whom process and citations shall be served.
ARTICLE Y.
The membership Of this Association shall he
formed by the admission of any person of
either sex oyer 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 at such hour as shall be provided
n their bylaws: the Directors may hold their
meetings III such times as arc necessary.
ARTICLE VII.
The fees dues and fines of the members, as
yell as the respective duties of the officers |
hall be prescribed by the bylaws.
ARTICLE VIII,
The duly elected Directors of the Association
hall also act as its Trustees. All sales or pur-
bases has Ct property are to be made by the Presi-
ordance with duly certified resolution of the
>oafd ot Directors as Trustees |
ARTICLE TX.
Any of the officers may be removed from Of |
zee for unbecoming conduct or neglect of duty
nd any member may be suspended OF expelled
cause of members to be prescribed by the |
y-laws, as well as the manner of trial for re-
loVai, suspension or expulsion; provided that
o officer shall be removed nor member sus
ended OF expelled without due trial.
...~0 ARTIoLEx.
ITpop ba r.; +L;,
lst Board of Directors, if their term of Office [
about to expire, shall continue III Office and
quldate the affairs thereof.
Thus done. passed and signed on the day.
onth and year first above mentioned in pres
ice OF Messrs. Prosper Ramirez and Thomas !
!. Donlon, lawful and competent witnessed
no, together with the appearers and me. No
ry. have signed these presents after due read
g OF the whole, n
WASHINGTON x EARLEs
HEYWooD x NAPOLEON, c
EDWARD W. COLEMAN,
JOSEPH x DAGGS,
T1LDEN X JOSEPH,
ROBT. X COLEMAN,
test. s soshi < N;EEA I JOSEPH. u
PROSPER RAMIREZ,
]. H. DEMON.
Washington Earles. Haywood Napoleon. Jo-
pm Daggs, Isaac jenkins, Tilden Joseph. /,
'bert Coleman. Saml. Gaines and Sosthene !
8 having declared that they could not
Ase Log S1gu, maze their ordinary marks.
''' Il. III. MoCULLOH
Notary Public
OFFICE DISTRICT ATTORNEY. } y,
Parish of Ascension. :"
!, the undersigned District Attorney of the
mt Judicial District Court. in and
the Parish of Ascension. do hereby certify
1t have carefully examined the foregoIns
arter and found nothing therein contained
ntrary to law. Witness my Official signature
the Parish OF Ascension, this 23rd day Of Au-
ST. A. u. 1854. J. l.. GAUDET,
Gist. Atty 23rd Jud. Dist,
true copy o. the the original act of incor-
ration and the endorsement thereon, Don
lsenF1lie La Aug. Sosh5 1854. -