The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-29
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CHARTER
CHARTER
OF THE
Board of Trustees Of the Central Lou.
isiana Eigh School.

JIAlE OF LoUlStASA,
PARISH OF RAPrDEs.
ID day of December, 1889, before me,
G. 0. Watts, duly commissioned aud
qualified Notary Public in and for the
Parish of Rapides and 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 stipulations and regulations
following, to-wit:
Article /. This corporation shall be
called the s'Board of Trustees of the Cen
traI Louisiana High School," and under
its said corporate name it shall have pow
er and authority to have and enjoy sue
cession for the term of ninety-nlne years
from the date hereof, to contract, sue and
be sued, to make, have and use corpo-
rate seal, and the same to break, alter OF
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 necessa-
ny 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
tion shall be the esta blishment and main
tenance of an institution Of learning in
the city of Alexandria, to be called the
Central Louisiana High School, for the
physical, moral and mental training OF
children aud 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 a part, to whom
may be added other persons by election
of present corporators; provided, that the
whole number does not exceed twenty
seven. Any American citizen of good
moral character shall be eligible for cleo
ton without distinction of race, color or
religious opinions. At the first election,
which shall take place within one month
| from the dale of this charter, the first
nine persons elected shall hold Office foi
| three years, the second nine for two
years. and the third nine for one year.
At all subsequent elections the persons
chosen shall hold office for three years
| from the date of their election.
article S. The following named persons
shall constitute the isst Board Of Trus-
tees, viz: III. K. Barrett, II. G. Foster, W
| D. Haas, w. j. S. johnson, K. w. La
than, e. G. Randolph, Geo. o. Watts, IL.
| B. n. Brown, John Ewoll, Robt. Z. Hun
ter, w p. Ford, E. G.. Mitchell, G. L.
| Robert, Israel Thomas and A. NJ. New
man, with such others as they shall see
| fit to elect, who shall hold Office in ths
order of their names according to Article
4, or until their successors are appointed
They shall have power to fill the vacan
cies in their number which may occur
before the next regular election, which
shall take place in the month OF Deem
| Der of each succeeding year.
Article g. The regnlatians of the Bcart
in it's times of meeting, nature and duties
of it's officers and the manner of thei
election may be determined by tho Boart
and specified in its bylaws, but thi
charter can be altered, modified or amen
ded only by vote of three-fourths of tn,
members present at an annual meeting 0
the Board, in the call for which the pro
posed alteration has been distinctly an
nounced to every member at least tw
months previous.
II. B. N. Brown,
Fl. K BARRETT,
f. G. MITCHELL,
ISRAEL THOMAS,
Il w. LATHAM.
4 GEO. O. WATTS,
Clerk and ex-oi1icio Notary Public.
&c C. : K Mn?nst Witnesses.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Rapides.
Having carefully examined the With
charter and finding nothing therein oil
iectionable or contrary to the Constitt
ton and the laws of the State Of Louis
ana, approve the same.
JAMES ANDREWS,
district Attorney 18th Judicial Distric