The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-02

potAAt4N &D1U be naeesE Benoq8leH.
ana Chsfitatie. principally 10 80
and give I'D tofie maiulters, aceoe1inR
posika lmWein and ability IN evnF in
stance Of Sickness or extreme wclf. also
% bury them whenever IL nav pieaee
God 70 .sepoThto tllom ffnm heir fellow
mem bers, and also 70 All sseisf aud
relieve the Widow and I'd ans Of its
members.
Am. III.
Dsmieiis.
The dOmicle ofbhis Association shall
be On Bayou IittIe csillOu, Parish and
Stats aforesaid.
ARg. W.
Administrati6a.
SIC. /. The Officers shall consisted
Q Rresidents Vice-Presiden Recording
Secretary, Financial Secretary, Trsas-
NFer, Guardian, Marshal and one OF
more. Physicians.
SIC, q Nominntiona for eResre
SNAIL be male only on.the day Of eIee-
tion, except inca Of vacancy. and
tlle election shall take place separately
Ia We order Of enumeration Ia Sec. 4.
Of ellis Article.
SIG. 3. Election Of officers shall De
held At the hIst regular meeting 10 tie
mokth Of December ofeach wear and
they shall be installed ia their raanec-
tive Offices at the arst regular meeting
held IN the month OF January Of eaoR
year.
SIC. 4. All the above oiScera shall
be voted for S~eperateiy Is 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 PEesi-
dent.
The member having a majority Of
the votes cast shall be declared duly
elected, but should there be more thar
two candidates for the same office and
no u of them having q majority thu
lowest candidate shall DO dropped OF
the second ballot. aud this course shall
be continued until the candidates or,
reduced to two.
ART. v.
The Prosideut,. or in his absence th,
Vice President, shall be the o D Of
fcer on whom citation, notice OF Othe
legal process against this Association
may be served.
ART. VI.
Under the Nance Style and Titlt
herein gabOve -slatedN this Association
shall exis5 and CAptinue1fUr the tern
Of (25l Twenty-Five years. from dat
hereof unless GOOner dissolved accord
ing to law, and it shall possess oil th
powers and privileges granted by LAY
to Corporations.
ART. VII.
The Seal of this Association shal
cOnsit of alcirctlaT staInp OF die of Cor
per, Brass or s eel with the following
inscription engraved thereon, Littl
Gallon Benevolent Association, Littl
Call on, La.
ART. VIII.
Sec. I. This Corporate aEall ,hav
power to make and adopt q CODstitu
ton and such Bylaws and Rules a
the members may deem proper or expe
dent for its government, and to alte
and amend the same as may be prOvid
cd IN said Constitution, By Laws o
Rules, provided said Consultation, BY
Laws or Rules be not repugnant to th
Laws of the State of Louisiana or @
the United States.
SEC. 2. This Corporation shall hav
further power to establish bra inches i
any portion of the State to be under it
immediate control and subject to il
Constitution, Bylaws and Rules, pro
vlded said branches adopt no COnstitU
ton, Bylaws OF Rifles Tepugnant {
the Consultation of this Association, Q
to the Laws Ut the State Of LouiSian
or Of tho United States.
ART. TX.
SEC. ]. No dissolution of this Ass
citation shall take place so long as &
teen (l5) members ID good Btahdin
shall remain willing to continue j
and no division shall be made of il
friends, o shall it's properties be sol
for the purpose of dividing the prC
ceeds as long as fifteen (l5l member
an good standing are opposed thereto
and 60 long AS this Association exist
SEC. 2. Should this Act not be re
newed atthe expiration Of this Charter
it shall be the duty of the officers {
settle the affairs of the Association
within six 10y months from the expira
ton of this Act ; to dispose. Of and sci
all the properties, rights and credit
thereto belonging, and after discbarg
ing and satisfying I'LL just claim
against the Association, to distIibut
the proceeds remaining In their hand
to all the MetibeFs 10 good standing il
this Association, and to the orphan
thereof, at the expiration, of tliaAet
SEC. 8. Should this Association a
any time during these Twenty .fV
years, c6iie III Possession of u tomb o
burial plot or lot of ground for tn
purpose of intefring its dead members
either by purchase or by donation
the same can never be alieQatsd, in
numbered OF disposed OF, but sbal
always b. used without let or finder
ance from whOmsAever, by such mem
bers of this Association who are i
good standing at tue expiration OF thi
Act of Incorporation.
Thus done and passed in my Office
in the town of HOnma, Parish .ofTpI re
bonnie State Of LIN~ui6iana,6n the day
month and year first above written, /
faith whereof parties. witnesses, and
said Notary have signed these present
after due reading of the whole.
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