The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-09

Attt oh1ccf ana pufpese Of rflis Cora
pora Sshali be purely B~enevoient
and Charitable, principally to assist
AMI give aid To It's members. according
q as powers and ability, ID every in-
stance Of sickness or extreme want. also
to bury them whenever it may please
God to sepernte them from their fellow
menbers. aud also to aid. assist aud
relieve the Widows and Orphans Of les
Arr. III.
Damicile.
The domicle ofthis Association shall
be on Bayou Little Gallon, Parish and
State Aforesaid.
Arr. Nv.
Administration.
SEC. /. The Officers shall consistOi
a President, Vice-President. Recording
Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treas
urer, Guardiau, Marshal and one or
more Physicians.
SEC. 2. 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
III the order of enumeration in Sec. |.
OF this Article.
SEC. 3. Election of officers shall be
held at the first regular meeting in the
mOEtil of December o Teach year and
they shall De installed in their respee
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 he 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 II majority, the
lowest candidate shall be dropped on
the second ballet. aud this c0urse shall
be continued until the candidates are
re6Sced to two.
ART. v.
The Presidents. or~ia his absence the
Vice President, shall b6,the proper Of
ticer on whom citation, notice or other
legal process against this Association
may be served.
ART. vi.
Under the Name, Style and Title
herein above SEATED this Association
shall exist aud continue for the term
Of (25l Twenty-Five years. frpra date
hereof unless 00ner dissolved accord :
ing to law, and it shall possess all the
powers and privileges granted by law
to Corporations.
AkT. VII.
The Seal of this Association shall
consit Of aIcirculm stamp o, die of Cop
per, Brass or 5 eel with tlre following
inscription engraved thereon, Little
Caillou Benevolent Association, Little
Gallon, LA.
ART. VIII. I.
SEc. /. This Corporation shall have
power to make and adopt a COnstitu-
ton and such Bylaws and Rules as
the members may deemproper or expe-
dent for It's government, and to alter
and amend the same MS may he prOyId-
ed IN said Consultation, BY Laws or
Rules, provided said Constitution, BY
Laws or Rules be moi repugnant to the
Laws Of the State of Louisiana or of
the United States.
SEC. 2. This Corporation shall have
further power to establish bra nches in
any portion of the State to he under Its
immediate control and subject to its
Constitution, Bylaws aud Rules, pro-
Vided said branches adopt no COnstitu-
ton, bylaws OF Rules repugnant to
the Constitution of this Association, OF
to the Laws Of the State of LouisiaAG
or Of the United States.
ART. TX.
SEC. /. No dissolution of this Asso
citation shall take place so long as fiji
teen u.s. members in good standing
shall remain willing to continue it
and no division shall be made of it;
friends, nor shall its properties be sold
for the purpose of dividing the pro.
ceeds as long Is fifteen tl5) members
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
it shall be the duty of the officers tt
settle the affairs of the Association
within six t6l months from the expira-
tion of this Act to di> pose OF and sell
all the properties, rights aud credits
thereto belonging, aud after dlscbarg'
hing and satisfying all just claims
against the Association, to distribute
the proceeds remaining IN their hand:
to all the members in good standing il
this Association, and to the OtptIaut
thereof, at the expiration, of this Act
SEC. 3. Should this Association Al
any time during these Twenty -fiyC
years, come in possession Of Il tomb OF
burial plot Oh lot of grOurd for thC
purpose Of interring it's deadsmemh@rs
either by purchase or by donation
the same car never be alienated, in
numbered or disposed of, but shall
always be used without let or hinder
ance from whOms0ever, by such mem.
beers of this Association who are il
good standing at the expiration OF THU
Act Of Incorporation.
Thus done and passed in my office
in the town of HOuma, Parish 0fTeIre
bonnie State of Louisiana on the day
month and year first above written, II
faith whereof parties. witnesses, aud
said Notary have signed these present
after due reading of the whole.
his
+. y Hepler, DauDis K Pelegrin,
j.. M. Durand, mark.
his
Paul x Forest,
mark.
his
Francis K LarOse,
mark
VIM Roddy,
john Veralgets,
Raphael Bergeron,