The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-01-22
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CHARTER
OF THE
Board Of Trustees of the Central Lou.
isiana High School.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF RApIDEs.
DE IT KNOWN THAT ON THE 9TH
y day of December, 1889, before me,
G, O. Watts, duly commissioned and
qualified Notary Public in and for the
Parish of Rapides aud State Of Louisiana,
and in the presence of witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereto subscribed, who
declared that availing 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 cOrpO-
ration for the objects and purposes and
under the stipulatious and regulations
following, to-wit:
Article |. This corporation shall be
called the "BOard of Trustees of the Cen
trail Louisiana High School," and under
its said corporate name it shall have pow
or and authority to have and enjoy sue
cession for the term of ninety-nine years
from the date hereof, to contract, sue and
he sued, to make, have and use corpo-
| VI,
amend ut 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 ap-
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 tho same at pleasure; and to do other
acts and things as are or may he necossa-
ry and proper to carry out the objects
and purposes of tho said corporation
Article 2. The domicile of said corpora
ton shall ne in the city of Alexandria
Parish of Rapides, State Of Louisiana
and all citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the President OF salt
corporation, or in his absence upon the
Vice President, or in the absence Of botf
these officers upon the Secretary.
Article 8. The object of said corpora
ton shall be the esta blishment and main
tenance of an institution Of learning IL
the city of Alexandria, to be called tht
Central Louisiana High School, for thu
physical, moral and mental training o
children and youth of both sexes and al
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 sale
Board of Trustees, of which the presen
corporatOrs shall compoee apart, to WHOM
may be added other persons by election
of present corporators; provided, that tn
whole number does not exceed twenty
seven. Any American citizen of goot
moral character shall he eligible for elec
tion without distinction Of race, color o
religious opinions. At the first election
which shall take place within one montl
from the dale of this charter, the tirs
nine persons elected shall hold office TO
three wears, the second nine for tw'
wears, and the third nine for one year.
At all subsequent elections the person
chosen shall hold Office for three year
from the date of their election.
article 5. The following named person
shall constitute the tisst Board Of Trus
tees, viz: H. X. Barrett, H. C. Foster, w
Id. Haas, w. j. s. johnson, X. w. La
than, E. G. Randolph, Geo. o. Watts, II
B. N, Brown, John Ewell, Robt. T. Hun
ter, w P. Ford, E. C. Mitchell, c. L
Robert, Israel Thomas and A. N. New
man, with such ethers as they shall sc
fit to elect, who shall hold Office in tn
order of their names according to Artlcl
4, or until their Successors are appointed
They shall have power to fill the vacan
cies in their number which may occu
before the next regular election, whlc
, shall take place in the month OF Decell
Der of each succeeding year.
Article 6. The regulations of the Boar
| in its times of meeting, nature and dutit
of its officers and the manner OF the
8 election may be determined by tho Boar
and specified in its bylaws, but tn
charter can be altered, modified or amer
ded only by vote of three-fourths of tt
. members present at an annual meeting
the Board, in the call for which the pr
posed alteration has been distinctly Al
nounced to every member at least tN
4 months previous.
H. B. N. BROWN,
H. X. BARRETT,
E. C. MITCHELL,
ISRAEL THOMAS,
r w. LATHAM.
sl GEO. o. WATTS,
Clerk and ex-officio Notary Public.
. c; G. E; : Kjmes1' Mn;ss1 Witnesses.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Rapides.} -.
Having carefully examined the with
4 charter and finding nothing therein q
iectionable or contrary to the Constit
ton and the laws of the State of Loui
ana, l approve the same.
JAMES ANDREWS,
District Attorney 18th Judicial Distri