Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-21
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Madison.

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Parish of Madison.
DE it known and remembered, that
ID on this, the 25th day of August,
A. d. 1885, Before me, Francis NJ. Daw-
son, Clerk and Ex-0fficio Recorder and
Notary Public, in and for said Parish
and State, duly commissioned and quail
fled as such, and in presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigned, personally came and appear
ed, Messrs. J. Ii. Wyatt, Noble White,
Jacob Preston, W, l.. Jones, ID. w.
| Wright, Calvin Simmons, Peter Kitten
burg and Menser Smith, who mutually
declared that ayailing themselves of
the rights and privileges granted by and
contained in the statutes of the State
of Loui siana, they have contracted,
covenated and agreed, and do by these
presents mutually contract, covenant
and agree, and bind themselves, as well
as all such persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, to form
and constitute q corporation and body
polite in law for the objects and pur-
poses, and under the articles, stipula-
tons and regulations following tO-wit !:
ARTICLE LIST.
This Corporation shall be known as
the North Louisiana Baptist Associ-
alton of the Ninth Associational Dis
trict, which is composed ofthe Parishes
of Concordia, Tensas, Madison and
East Carroll, and it's domicile shall be
in the town of Tallulah, Madison Par
ish, La, and the President of the Cor
poration or in his absence, the Secretary
thereof, shall be the proper person on
whom citation or other legal process
shall be served, and said corporation
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ual succession, under its aforesaid Cor
porate name for the full period OF
Twenty-Five years, from and after the
day and date, hereof, and shall have
! power and authority to contract, sue
and be sued, in its Corporate name, to
make and use Il Corporate Seal, with
such device as may hereafter be deter.
mined on by the Executive Board, the
same to break alter or amend, as may
be deemed proper, to make and eStab.
lish such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper management and good
government of the affairs of said Cor.
poration as may be necessary and prop.
er, and not repugnant to the Constitu.
ton and laws of the United States t6
the constitution and laws of this State
or to the objects and purposes for which
said corporation formed.
ARTICLE 2nd.
The object and purposes for which
this corporation is established, are de
clared to be, that in order to more
effectually carry out and assist the
North Louisiana Baptist Association o.
the State of Louisiana, in their good
work and doctrines, to settle as far as
is within its province all difficulties and
troubles arising in the churches which
from the association, when requested
to do so by any church or churches par
ticularly those within the said Ninth
Association District, and to look gener
ally to the good and welfare of the
churches in said district, to encourage
and assist our young brethren aspiring
to the work Of the Gospel Ministry, by
our counsels, our prayers and means
that they may, as far as possible obtain
educations, and thus be better fitted
: for this great and noble work, to adj
vance Missionary and Sabbath schoo
work among our churches, as far az i
may be in our power and as far as i
may be required We commit ourselvei
to every interest dear to the hearts o
our people.
ARTICLE Sd.
This Corporation or association shall
be composed of regular members of the
Baptist churches ofour fat tn and order
and in good standing-all powers o
this corporation are conferred upon
vested in and may be exercised, and it
business managed by an EXecutiy,
Board, composed of thirteen mem bers
majority Of whom shall constitute {
quorum to transact bushes. The As
ISOLATION shall hold its annual meet
ings at such time and place as it may
determine, provided that on the appli
cation of twelve members, it shalt bs
the duty of the President to call {
special meeting of the Executive Boart
at any time, in ord er to transact any
important business, between the regu
lar sessions. On the first Tuesday o.
August, 1886, and annually thereafter
the election of the members of the Ex
. ecutive Board, shall be held by ballot
at the regular session of this Associa.
ton, of which election, at least ter
. days previous notice shall be given, by
publication in a newspaper published
, in the District, each member shall b,
entitled to one vote, a majority of the
votes cast shall be required to elect
Each Executive Board. so elected
: shall enter upon the discharge of il.
, duties, on the Monday following the
election, and at their first meeting shal
elect from their number, a Presiden
and four Vice Presidents. to be desig
mated as first, second, third and fourth
: Vice-President, one of whom shall b,
selected from each of the four Parishes
composing the said district, to sery'