Madison times., 1885-11-14
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Madison.

II
de it known and remembered, that !
ID on this, the 18th day of August,
A. d. 1885, Before me, Francis NJ. Daw-
son, Clerk and Ex-O Otficio 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 un-
dersigned, personally came and appear
ed, Messrs. J. ii. Wyatt, Noble White,
Jacob Preston, w. f. Jones, d. W.
| Wright, Calvin Simmons, Peter Kitten
burg and Menser Smith, who mutually
declared that availing themselves OF
therights 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 a corporation and body
polite in law for the objects and pur-
poses, and under the articles, stipula
lions and regulations following tO-wit:
ARTICLE lst.
This Corporation shall be known as
the North Louisiana Baptist Associ-
alton of the Ninth Associational Dis
trict, which is composed ofthe Parishes S
of Con ncordia, 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
shall exist, and have and enjoy perpet-
ual succession, under its aforesaid Cor
; porate name for the full period of
Twenty-Five years, from and after the
5 day and date, hereof, and shall have
, power and authority to contract, sue
and be sued, in its Corporate name, to
e make and use Corporate Seal, with
a such device as may hereafter be deter
mined on by the Executive Board. the
: same to break alter or amend, as NAV
= be deemed proper, to make and estab.
' lish such bylaws, rules and regula tiOns
: for the proper management and good
I 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 Uuited States tC
the constitution and laws of this state
A or to the objects and purposes for which
said corporation is formed.
ARTICLE 2nd.
s 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 goOC
work and doctrines, to settle as far as
Z. is within its province all difficulties ant
g troubles arising in the churches which
from the association, when requested
q to do so by any church or churches par
ticularly those within the said Nintl
Association District, and to look gener
G ally to the good and welfare of the
n churches in said district, to encourage
and assist our young brethren aspirin.
to the work of the Gospel Ministry, b,
our counsels, our prayers and means
that they may, as far as possible obtalr
educations, and thus be better fittee
! for this great and noble work, to ad
vance Missionary and Sabbath schoo
It work among our churches, as far as !
may be in our power and as far as
may be required. We ecommit ourselve
to every interest dear to the hearts o
our people.
> ARTICLE Sd.
This Corporation or association shal
be composed of regular members OF tn
Baptist churches ofOur faith and order
and in good standing-all powers o
this corporation are conferred upon
vested in and may be exercised, and 1t
business managed by an Executiv
Board, composed of thirteen members
majority of whom shall constitute
quorum to transact busines. The As
sociation shall hold its annual meet
ings at such time and place as it ma,
determine, provided that on the appli
cation of twelve members, it shall b
the duty of the President to call
special meeting of the Executive Boar
at any time, in order to transact an.
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
u ton, of which election, at least tel
:; days previous notice shall be given, b.
d publication in a newspaper publishes
y in the District, each member shall b
:: entitled to one vote, majority OF tn
It votes cast shall be required to elect
e Each Executive Board, so elected
l. shall enter upon the discharge of il
e duties, on the Monday following tn,
election, and at their first meeting hal
elect from their number, a Presiden
J. and four Vice Presidents, to be desig
! mated as first, second, third and fourtl
4 Vice-President, one of whom shall b.
selected from each of the four Parishe
composing the said district, to sery