The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-15
CHARTER
OF THE
Board Of Trustees of the Central Lon.
isiana High School.

. STATE OF LOUISIANA,
| PARISH OF RAPlDEs.
DE 1T KNOWN THAT ON THE 9Th
- Gay OF December, 1889, before me,
u. .. Watts, duly commissioned and
qualified Notary Public in and for the
Parish OF Rapides and State of Louisiana.
and i'll the presence of witnesses herein.
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereto subscribed. who
declared that availmg themselves of the
provisions of the laws of this State re'a-
tive to the organization of corporations,
they do by these present covenant, agree
and bind themselves, their associates and
successors to form and constitute a corDo-
ration Tor the objects and purposes and
under the stipulations and regulations
following, to-wit:
Article l. This corporation shall be
called the Board of Trustees of the Cen
trail Louisiana High School," and under
It's said Corporate name it shall have pow
er and authority to have and enjoy sue
cession for the term Of ninety-nine years
| from the date hereof, to contract, sue and
| be sued, to make, have and use a cOrpo-
| rate Seal, and the same to break, alter or
amend at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease,
purchase and convey under its corporate
name property, both real and personal; to
lend money on security; to name and APP
point such officers, managers. trustees or
agents as may be necessary for the proper
management and regulation of the affairs
OF raid corporation, and to change or al
ter the same at pleasure; and to do other
acts and things as are or may be necessu-
ry and proper to carry out the objects
and purposes of the said corporation.
Article 2. The domicile of said corpora
ton shall ne in the city of Alexandra,
Parish of Rapides, State Of Louisiana,
and all citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the President of said |
corporation, or in his absence upon the |
Vice-President, or in the absence of both
these officers upon the Secretary.
Article 3. The object of said corpora
ton shall be the esta blishment and main
tenance of an institution of learning in
the city of Alexandria, to be called tie
Central Louisiana High School, for the
moral and mental training of
children and youth Of both sexes and all
ages, and their preparation for citizen
ship and for better manhood and wo
manhood.
Article 4. The management of this In
stitution shall be committed to the said
Board OF Trustees, of which the present
corporators shall compoee part, to whom
may be added other persons by election
Ut present corporators; provided, that the
whole number does not exceed twenty
seven. Any American citizen of good
moral character shall be eligible for Cleo
lion without distinction of race color or
'eligious opinions. At the first election,
which shall take place within one month
rom the dale of this charter, the first
lire persons elected shall hold Office for
hrce years, the second nine for two
ears, and the third nine for one year.-
1t all subsequent elections the persons
hosen shall hold office for three years
rom the date of their election.
article .. The following named persons
hall constitute the tisst Board of Trus-
ees, viz: II. X. Barrett, H. C. Foster, w.
}. Haas, w. j. S. Johnson, Z. w. La
han, E. g. Randolph, Geo. O. Watts. H. (
). n. Brown, John Ewell, Robt. 2. Hun
er, W P. Ford, Z. C. Mitchell. C. T..
'obert, Israel Thomas and A. NJ. New
IAN, with such others as they shall see
t to elect, who shall hold Office in the
rder OF their names according to Article
. or until their successors are appointed
hey shall have power to fill the yacan-
les i'll their number which may occur !,
efore the next regular election, which t
lall take place in the month Of Decem-
CT OF each succeeding year.
Article g. The regulations of the Board
Its times OF meeting, nature and duties f
its officers aud the manner of their
ection may be determined by tho Board
al specified in its bylaws, but this
larter can be altered, modified or amen
sd only by vote of three fonrths of the
embers present at an annual meeting of
e Board, in the call for which the pro.
'sed alteration has been distinctly an
'nnced to every member at least two
onths previous.
H. B. N Brown,
II. K. BARRETT, \
E. C. MrTCHELL,
ISRAEL TIL MAS, +.
r w. LATHAM. r
GEO. O. WATTS, In
Clerk and ex-ofiicio Notary Public, y
e; Kimber, Witnesses s
r. Wright. " ''ne'se''
ate of Louisiana, -
IRISH Of Rapides. n
Having carefully examined the within Il
arter and finding nothing therein OBJ Sd
tionable or contrary to the Constitu
n and the laws of the State of Louisi- o,
a, approve the same.
JAMES ANDREWS, A
strict Attorney 18th Judicial District. Nv