The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-18

OF THE
Friendly Brethren BeneF-
client Association
OF ASCENSION.

OlenT ASSOClssLIOu
OF ASCENSION.
United States of America-State OF Louisiana
Parish of Ascension.
DE TT KNOMN.sT That on this, the twenty
year eighteen hundred and eighty -four, before
commissioned and qualified in and for the par
" came and appeared the persons whose names
are undersigned, all residents of said parish,
who declared that, availing themselves OF the
provisions Of eial laws OF this State, they
stitute them YES, their future associates and
successors, i ) body corporate under the
hereinafter Stipulated articles OF agree men h.
and through which they are to be governed
and have the power of making. having and
using a common seal. with such device as may
and amend at their pleasure; and by the name nan
style and title hereinafter set forth DE capable OF
suing and being sued, making rules. bylaws and
ordinances and of doing everything needful Ior
their good government and support not repuB,
nant to the constitution and laws OF the United
States, the constitution and laws of this State.
or the present instrument OF lncoFporafIon; OF
| taking, receiving and holding under the re-
strictions of Art. 682 Revised Statutes OF LOUIS
lana Of 1870. all manner OF lands, tenenents and
| hereditaments, and any sum OF money, and any
manner and portion of goods and cnatteis
| given and bequeathed unto them or acquired
| BY them in any manner, respectively to be man.
| aged and disposed of by them according to the
| object articles and conditions hereof or the
| will and intention of Its donors.
ARTICLE I.
| The name, style and title of this corporation
| shah be the Friendly Brethren Benevolent AS
sociation Of Ascension Its domicile shall be
| the parish Of Ascension. 1t shall exist TOR the
| term of ten years.
sA ARTICLE II.
The objects for which this Association is
| formed are charitable III their nature ana are
declared to be to relieve the sick. bury the dead
and to alleviate the distress of the WIDOWS and
| succor the orphans of its members.
ARTICLE III.
The officers of the Association shall be q
President, Vice President, Secretary. treasurer
and Grand Marshal, to be chosen annually by
election, with seven Directors. An Assistant
Secretary, four Marshals and a Steward shall
also be named at a meeting of and by the Dl-
rectors. within fifteen days after each election.
At the same meeting the President shall ap-
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, an appointments by the Presld el1
President is er-oBtcio chairman of the Board
of Directors. In case Of vacancy IN said office
the Vice President shall become President. the
amongst their number to fill the place Of Vice
President and one from amongst the members
at large to fill the vacancy in said Board The
four Marshals to be under control Of the Grand
presiding officer The Association shall also elect
annually lady President and a lady. Vice Pres
ident. Until the first regular meeting to be
held on the first Saturday Of January H sss,
wood Napoleon as Vice President, Edward w.
Coleman as Secretary Joseph Daggs as Treas
urer and Isaac jenkins as Grand Marshal; and
Tilden Joseph. Robt. Coleman. Saml. flames
and Sasfhpna .Toanph "a DIrnctOrS.
ARTICLE ".
The President is hereby named as the officer
on whom process and citations shall be served.
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 at 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. All sales or pur-
cutiSeS OIL properly are TO w Elauo ny INC IEe6i-
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
flee for unbecoming conduct or neglect of duty.
and any member may be suspended OF 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-
mova1, suspension expulsion; proUided that
no officer shall be removed nor member sus-
pended or expelled without due trial.
ARTeLEx.
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
H. Donlon. lawful and competent witnesses,
who, together with the appearers and me, No
tary, have signed these presents after due read
WASHINGTON K EARLEs,
EDWARD W. COLEMAN,
i isAad < J RNAdas,
R R1dREN = xG6 }2shRH,
Attest. s saahi B GA I JOSEPH.
PROSPER RAMIREZ,
7. 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.
3. III. MoCULIIOH,
Notary Public.
OFFICE DISTRICT ATToRNEY
Parish of Ascension.
= ], 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 official signature
at the Parish of Ascension, this 28rd day of Au-
gust, A. ID. 1884. - j. L. GAUDET,
Dist. Atty. 23rd Jud. Dist.
true copy OF the the original act of incor-
aldsonville La, Aug soth, 1884. 1850 W.