The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-09-20
CHARITIES
OR THE
Mutual Protective Union
Benevolent Association
OF ASCENSION FARISE.


of ASCENSION rARIsH.
DEFORE ME, Frederick Duf1el, Notary Pub
- lie, duly commissioned and qualified IL
and for the parish of Ascension, State of Lou
ieiana, personally appeared the several persons
whose names are herennto subscribed, all resi-
declared that, availing themselves of the pro-
visions Of the laws of this State relative to the
organization of corporations for literary, scien-
tlflc RELIGIOUS and and charitable PURPOSES they
ents contract and agree and bind and oblgate
themselves, as well as such other persons as
may from time to time. associate themselves
with them, to form and constitute q corpora
ton and body polite. in law for the objects
and purposes and under the stipulations and
articles and name following, viz:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of said corporation shall
be and is declared to be the Mutual Protective
Union Benevolent Association of Ascension
parish, Louisiana, and its donlicile shall be in
the said parish of Ascension. Under its said
corporate name it shall enjoy the right of sue
cession for the full term of ten years and be as
such capable to sue and be sued, to acquire and
possess real estate and personal property by
purchasetorsdo inter uiUes morris oattsa
to acquire and possess and also to dispose of all
real and personal property obtained by any
legal title and acts, as well as mortgage and
hypothecate this same, to grant and receive
contracts to make and use o corporate seal and
the same to change and. alter at pleasure, to
directors and agents as its interests and con-
venience may require and to make and adopt
such constitution, rule and regulations and by
laws, not Inconsistent with the constitution Of
the United States and the constitution and
laws of this State, as may be necessary for the.
proper government of said association, and to
alter, amend and modify the same at pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this association
are declared and specified to be the promotion
nT1h mr. ft1nt fDrf1n
education and advancement, to provide for and
nurse their sick, to bury their dead. to relieve
the widows and orphans Of its members and for
all other things necessary and legitimate to
carry out their humane, charitable and benevo-
lent purposes, and otherwise to aid members in
business pursuits.
ARTICLE III.
The said Association shall possess all the
property and powers it has heret ofore '..,a
since Its organization on LIST April, scs3. under
its present name. e' "Aie1ot
ARTICLE ".
The officers of this Association shall consist of
one President, one Vice President, one Secre-
who shall be chosen annually by ballot by the
majority OF the members present on the LIST day
OF April of each year and who shall constitute
Board of Directors for the administration
and management of the affairs Of the Associa-
ton. Until the first of April. 1885. or until
their successors shall have been elected Felix
Kelly shall serve as President, William Craw-
Secretary and Treasurer and James August as
Sergeant-at-AfmS, and they shall form the first
Board of Directors.
ARTICLE v.
All citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the president, and in his absence,
or in case of vacancy therein oecasIoned by
death or otherwise. upon the vice president.
ARTICLE VI.
ouy x,ara,ny I,, danfy,
OF otherwise. shall occur In any Office prior to
the term of said office, said vacancy shall be
filed by d majority vote of the remaining direc-
tors.
ARTICLE VII.
Whenever this Associa ton is dissolved either
by limitation or from any other cause, its af-
fairs shall be liquidated by the Board of Direc-
tors in office, who shall continue in office as
lIquidators until the affairs shall have been
finally closed. and Iquidnted. with like power
OF filling vacancies as stipulated Ill article
sixth.
Thus done and passed at my Office in the town
of Donaldsonyil'e. Louisiana. this thirtieth day
of August, eighteen hundred and eighty-four
In presence of Messrs. Adrick Joseph and
Cornelius Chas. Hunter, lawful and competent
witnesses who hereunto sign their names with
the parties and the Undersigned Notary after
reading the whole.
49, words erased, null; - words interlined,
approved before signing.
Felix Kelly having declared that he could
not sigh HIS HILLS ilLlue ms oFllnary marx.
FELIX x KELLY
VIM. CROFFARD.
FRANK THOMAS
VIM. FISH
JOSEPH BUTLER.
JOS. C. SHELTON,
BIVEN RUFFIN,
Fl. w. THOMAS.
JAMES AUGUST,
So FRED. DUFFEII,
Notary Public. Z
ADnIcK JOSEPH,
&C. HUNTER.
OFFICE DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
State of Louisiana, Parish of Ascension.
This is to certify that have examined the
foregoing act of incorporation and find moth
ing therein contrary to law. September /, 1884.
j. L. GAUDET.
Dist. Atty. ed Jud. Dist.