St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-24
Act Of Incorporation
OF
PRESBYTERIAN Church Of OpeloHsas.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish OF St. Landry:

Ar1hur + Perrault, a Notary Public duly com
lnissiuned. qualified. and sworn III anu lof Tue
parish and state ABOVE "ri,.en, u ,sr.onaiIIv
came and appeared. The undersigned trustees
of the OpelOusas Presbyterian thnrch' ana
residents OF the parish ana state aloiesain'
who seyerally declare, that awaiting tneln-
selves of the provisions of the laws OF inc otdtc
OF Louisiana, relative to the orSan!za,ioH VI
corporations tor literary, selentlnc, fel?lous
and charitable purposes. anu BENG aesl[o's
nj acuuirinS and enjoying for themselves, their
associates and successors, right, power anu
privileges of Il body corporate ana poIuC III
law. tliey have Coveuanted and agreed. ana 40
by these presents covenant and agree. ana piha
themselves as well as all sllcl otnef persons as
may hereafter he associated with them, 10
retller with them and their successors 10 ioiiil
and cnustituteAa reli gious corporation and body
pOlitic in law for the object and purposes anu
under the articles and stipulat1olls following
viz: o
tion are hereby declared and specified To he
the promotion OF the cause OF the Gospel. anu
the diffusion OF virtue. charity, ana Religion SO
far as its influence shall extend.
end. Said corporation shall be known anu
designated by the name, style ana que OF
PRESBYTERIAN Church OF OpcIoitsas, ana siiitii
be a religious corporation OF the 1alth anu
order of churches. known as the Presbyterian
Churches OF the T.. ). OF America, Stigect ~
| the discipline, usage and ministerial appoint
mentS OF said Church. as from time To time,
authorized and declared by the General As
semb:y OF said Church. and IN whose bounds
the said Church issituated. BY the aforesaid
corporate name. said corporation shall nave
and enjoy succession and exist and continue
for the it'll time and period OF tWent.I-nEe
years from and after the date OF these presents
TO contract, sue, and be sued. 10 receive, lold,
purchase. sell. convey, exchange. mortgage
and hypotlecate as we'll as let, lease and hire
all and any kind OF real, personal ana mixed
property as may be declared necessary how
ever not exceeding the sum or twenty lhou,
sand Dollars, under such bylaws, rules and
regulations or ordinances as the board OF
Trustees of said corporation may deem proper,
to make. Use. and have Il corporate seal, ana
the same to break or alter at pleasure and 10
urake and establish Snch bylaws ana rtgllla-
lions as the Board OF Trustees thereon may
deem proper for the management ana preseI,
walton and Government OF the affairs OF SAID
corporation. us we'll to alter or amend the same
by of the yote OF the Board III
Trustees. The domicile OF said corporation
suall be at Opelousas, Parish OF SAINT Landry.
State OF Louisiana. All citations and other
legal process shall he served upon the Presl-
dent OF the Board Ut Trustees OF said corpora
ton.
said corporation shall be managed or conducT-
ed by a Board OF Trustees consisting OF no less
than seven nor more than nine. A majority OF
whom shall be members OF the Presbyterian
Church of the U. ). Of America. and all Of
whom shall be elected at such times us the
bylaws may determine. and shall mold their
office until their successor shall have been duly
elected. DR.. Louis Haddeu. for the time being
shall be President of said Board of Trustees
and at their first annual meeting the said Board
OF Trustees shall appoint d Secretary who shall
keep IL record OF all the proceedings of said
Board. The Board uf Trustees shall choose all
other officers they may deem necessary. any
vacancy that may occur Ill said Board OF Irrs-
tees shall be filed At the first regular or called
meeting. and at All elections a majority Of the
votes cast shall he required to elect; said
Trustees shall have full powers to make. enact.
alter and amend amy ami all rules, regulations
and Bylaws that may be deemed requisite for
the support and management OF said Corpora
ton.
DR.. Louis MADDEN, L. A. Black, Thomas b.
Smith. John Wilson. f. s. Audrus. James H.
Houston. and Zenon Boutte have been elected
and chosen rs the first Board of Trustees OF
said cooperation to serve. until their success
fsorS SHAH have been duly elected aS above
provided for
III faith whereof. the said Board Of Trustees
whose names have been embodied in the fore
going instrument. have signed these presents
OH this Twenty-SiXth day Of March. A. D.,
Eigateen Hundred aud Lishty-Three III pres
ence Of Gus. E. Fontenot and b.. T. Meginley
competent and attendant witnesses who have
signed these presents and HE Notary after
reading OF the whole. All inrerlineatiens APP
proved.
LOUIS MADDEN.
l.. A. BLACK.
II. B. SMITH.
j. E. WILSON.
E. S. ANDRUS.
JAMES H. HOUSTON.
lemon BOUTTE.
wi.,o.,o.. SGUS. Z. FoNTENoT.
3. f. MEGINLEI.
A. J. PERRAULT. Notary Public.
Having this act and finding the
objects and purposes specified therein to be
legal and valid, and that none of the provisions
contained therein are contrary to law, | there
JOHN n. OGDEN.
Dist. Atty. 18th Lud. Dist. La.