Madison times., 1885-11-14

until aft er the next regular election Of
the Executive Board. They shall also
elect a Secretary Corresponding Sec
retary and Treasurer, who may
or may not be members of the EX-
ecutive Board, in case of a vacancy III
the Executive Board from death, resig-
alton or other cause, the said Board
shall at their next meeting after the
occurrence of such vacancy, fill the
same by electing member Of this \ s.
sociation. The first President,
shall exercise the powers of the Presi-
dent in the event of the latter's absence
or inability to act from any cause what
ever, and in the event of the death or
resignation of the President, the first
President shall become President.
ARTICLE ith.
Said corporation shall have full pow
er to acquire property, real and person.
al, either by purchase donation or
otherwise, to be employed and disposed
of, to carry out the objects and purposes
for which this corporation is establish
ed.
ARTICLE 5th.
The following named persons to-wit:
Rev. G.. W. Brooks, james Randeil,
Jackson Claiborne. Z. Z. Tyler, I. Il.
Strange, Joshua Frazier, Noble White,
jill. Wyatt, &C. Corn, ". VI. McIntire,
S. B. Pembleton, Jacob Preston and $.
B. Birks, con stitute the first Executive
Board, to hold their Office, until the
first Monday after the election, to be
held on the first Tuesday in August
1856, and until their successors shall
have been duly elected and installed,
: and they are hereby invested with
all the rights and powers by this char
ter conferred, and sand Board at its first
meeting shall elect President, foui
Vice. Presidents Secretary, Correspond
: ing Secretary and Treasurer, and such
other offices as they may deem neces-
sary.
Thus done and passed in my Office il
the town of rallu1ah, La, on the day
and date first above written; i'll pres
ence of George $. Eisely and Willis III
! Mcfarland, two competent witnesses
: who sign with the said parties and me
e said Notary after due reading herof.
Witnesses: GEO. $. EIsELY,
W. III. MCFARLAND.
I, J.H. Wyatt, n. White
l Jacob Preston, w. f. Jones,
d. w. Wright, Calvin Simmon
: Peter Kitenburg, Menser Smith,
0 LIS. F.M Dawson, Clerk, & Ex
!, - Oficio Recorder & Notary Publ
4 This is to certify that have examin
ed the above and foregoing act of incor
poration of the North La Baptist As
!, sociation of the Ninth District. In M,
: opinion the purposes and objects of tn
O Corporation as specified in the Charto
o aforesaid are legal, and none of tn
f provisions therein contained are con
4 trary to law.
8 Done and signed at Providence, La
i This 28th day of August, A. D. 1885
h Jos. Il. RANsDELL,
Il District Attorney, Sth District, La
: Endorsed Charter of North La, Bap
h tist Association of Ninth District.
: STATE OF LOUISIANA, /
e Parish Of Madison
e I hereby certify that the within char
9 ter was filed for record in this office thi
V day and is duly Recorded in Notaria
!, Record, Book "J' pages l39 ct seq.
n ~ Witness my signature and Off
4 LIS. cial seal, this 9Th day of Octobe
J. lo- a. ID. 1885.
ii W. ii. MCFARLAND,
L Deputy Clerk & Ex- Ofticio Recorder.
it STATE OF LOUISIANA, Parish {
IS Madison, Sth Judicial District Court
If Office of Clerk & Recorder.
do hereby certify that the above
and the aforgoing seven pages contai
true and correct copy from the oril
II inal Charter of North La, Baptist \,
e sociation of Ninth District, and certii
r, cate of District Attorney as to legallit
# of said Charter, and Endorsements, an
!, certificate of recordation, as the SAN
IS remains ON file and of record in tn
e office.
;, 49, Witness my signature and ii
a LIS. impress of the seal of sal
s. 49, Court, this 9TH day of Octobe
l. A, ID. 1885. W. ii. MCFARLAND.
vi Deputy Clerk of said Cour