The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-17
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF RAPIDES.

IL that IN this the fifteenth day of De-
cember, Ammo Domini Eighteen Hundred
and Eit;hty-Five, before me, James An
drews, a Notary Public in and for the Par
ish and State aforesaid, duly commissioned
and qualified, personally came and appear
ed the several persons, dll residents Of Ra-
pides Parish, Louisiana, who acting for
themselves as incorporators, and for any
and all other eligible persons under the
Constitution and Bylaws as may be here
after adopted, declared to me, the said No
tary, in the presence of the two undersign-
ed competent witnesses, that awaiting
themselves of the general statutes of Lou
islana relative to the formation of corpora
tions tor charitable and benevolent pur-
pofes, they have c%ovenanted and agreed
one with the other, and do by these pres
ents covenant aud agree to form them
selves into a corporation or association for
the objects and purposes and under the
stlpulatlons, agreements, conditions and
regulations hereinafter set forth Us fol-
lows, to-wit:-
ARTICLE 1.
The corporate name of this Association
shall be "Onawana's Home and Family So
cial Rights Society,""
ARTICLE II.
The legal domicile of this society shall
be in the CheLeyville ward OF Rapides Pa
IRISH, Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
Its objects and purposes shall be to pro-
vide for the education Of children; the
nursing and caring for the sick, and the
burial of the dead.
ARTICLE ",
The society may own property. both real
and personal, and may acquire the same
undor ana OF the forms pointed out by law.
ARTICLE v.
1t may sue and be sued, and forthis pur-
pose citation and all other legal process
shall be served III the President. in his
absence on the Vice-President, and in his
absence on the Secretary and Treasurer.
And all legal proceedings shall be conduct
ed, prosecuted and defended in the name
Of ''The Onawa's Home and Family Social
Rights Society,""
ARTICLE VI.
The officers of this society shall he a
President, Vice-President, Secretary. who
shall also be the Treasurer, aud a Mar
shall the duties of whom are to lie fixed,
determined and regulated by the Colstitu-
ton and Bylaws to be hereafter adopted
by the members Of the society.
ARTICLE VII.
The affairs Of the society shall be con-
trolled and managed by a Board of Direc-
tors, which shall be constituted Of any five
members thereof in good standing, to be
chosen at the first meeting helo under this
charter. The President shall be ex-of1icio
a member of the Board, and his dnties
shall be to preside at all meetings thereof.
ARTICLE VIII,
The term of office, the manner of chOOs-
ing officers, tue duties of officers, the an
nual or monthly dues OF contributions to
he levied, the admission and qualifications
Of members, shall 10 determined, regula-
ted and fixed by the Constitution aud By
Laws to be hereafter adopted.
ARTICLE ri.
Under the style anne and title as here
in above set forth this society with its sue
cessors shall be a body corporate and po-
lite, Will, the power of acquiring and
holding property, real ank personal, as
aforesaid, and of ~disposing of the SAME at
pleasure shall have, create, use and en-
p]oy q corporate ssal and the same change,
alter or break at pleasure. 1t shall have
succession and corporate existence for the
period of fifty years, unless sooner dissolv-
ed according to law, and at the expiration
OF that time may renew it's corporate exis-
tence under the forms aud in the manner
pointed ont by law.
In faith whereof the said parties sign
these presents with me the said Notary
and SHE two competent witnesses under
signed on this the day and date first above
written.
RALPH AMOS, JR.,
his
COLLINS X UNDERWOOD
mark
his
RALPH X AMOS, sR.,
mark
his
DAVID < CHRISTIAN,
mark
VIM L. AMOS.
1o Z: r ha2H4F, Witnesses.
JAMES ANDREWS,
Notary Public.
Having examined the foregoing articles
of incorporation and finding nothing there
in contrary to law, ! hereby approve the
same, this 5th day of January, 1886.
JNO. G. WICKLIFFE,
District Attorney 18th Judicial District.
Recorded January 10, 1886, in Convey.
ance Book l, pages 3O3, 304 and 3O5.
c. L. RANSDELL,
Jan. q, 1886. Deputy Clerk.
DR.. ThoS. ". Compton