The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-26

to its powers and ability in every in
stance of sickness or extreme want, also
to bury them whenever it may please
God to separate them from their fellow
mem bers. and also to aid, assist and
relieve the Widows and Orphans of its
members.
ART. III.
DOmicile.
The domicle ofthis Association shall
be on Bayou Little Gallon, Parish and
State aforesaid.
ART. Nv.
Administration.
SIC. /. The Officers shall censistO OF
u President, Vice-President, Recording
Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treas
urer, Guardian, Marshal and one OF
more Physicians.
SEC. g Nominations, for officers
shall be made only on the day of cleo.
ton, except in case of vacancy, and
the election shall take place separately
i'll the order of enumeration in Sec. |,
OF this Article.
SEC. 3. Election of officers shall be
held at the first regular meeting in the
moth of December of each year and
theY shall be installed in their respec-
tive offices at the first regular meeting
held in the month of January of each
year.
SEC. 4. All the above officers shall
be voted for separately by ballot
whenever more than one member is in
nomination for the same Office; and the
vote shall be received and counted by
three members who are not candidates,
to be appointed as tellers By the Presi-
dent.
The member having a majority OF
the votes cast shall be declared duly
elected, but should there be more than
two candidates tor the same Office and
nO one of them having IL majority, the
lowest candidate shall be dropped on
the second ballot. and thisIcourse shall
he continued until the candidates ar
Leduced to two.
ART. v.
The President, or in his absence the
Vice. President, shall be the proper of
fieer on whom citation, notice or Other
legal process against this Association
may be served.
ART. vi.
Under the Name. Style and Title
herein above stated this Association
shall exist aud continue for the term
of (25l Twenty-Five years, from date
hereof unless soone dissolved accord
ing to law, and it shall possess all the
powers and privileges granted by law
to Corporations.
ART. VII.
The Seal of this Association shall
consit of asciEcular stamp OF die of Cop
per, Brass or 5 eel with the follOwin s
inscription engraved thereon, Little
Caillou Benevolent Association, Little
Gallon, La.
ART. VIII.
SEC. J.. This Corporation shall, have
power to make and adopt q Constitu
ton and such Bylaws and Rules a;
the members may deem proper or expe-
dent for It's government, and to alter
and amend the same as may be provld-
ed in said Constitution, bylaws OIL
Rnles, provided said Constitution, By.
Laws or Rules be not repugnant to the
Laws of the State of Louisiana or o.
the United States.
SEC. 2. This Corporation shall have
further power to establish branches il
any portion of the State to be under itt
immediate control and subject to it!
Constitution, Bylaws aud Rules, pro
vlded said branches adopt no Constitu
ton, Bylaws OF Rules repugnant t.
the Constitution of this Association, o.
to the Laws of the State of Louisiani
or of the United States.
ART. TX.
! Sec. ]. No dissolution of this Asso
citation shall take place so long as fiji
teen (l5l members in good standing
shall remain willing to continue it
and no division shall be made Of it
friends, nor shall its properties be soIl
for the purpose of dividing the pro
ceeds as long as fifteen (l5) member.
IN good standing are opposed thereto
and so long as this Association exists
SEC. 2. Should this Act not be re
newed atthe expiration of this Charter
ltshall be the duty Of the officers /,
settle the affairs of the Association
within six t6) months from the expira
ton OF this Act to dispose of and sci
all the properties, rights aud credit
thereto belonging, and after discbarg
ing and satisfying all Just claim
against tile Association, to djstIibut,
the proceeds remaining IN their hands
to all the members in good standing il
this Association, and to the orphan
thereof, at the expiration, Of this Act
SEC. q, Should this Association a
any time during these Twenty fly,
years, come in possession of a tomb o
burial plot or lot of GROUND for th,
purpose of interring It's dead members
Aithor bY nnrchnsa or In annntinn