St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-12-23
ACT OF INCORPORATION
Eli Il BAPTIST CHURCH OF OPEL.
OCSAS, La.
s. IF OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ST.
LANDRY

s. IF OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ST.
LANDRY.
| B. Known, that on this second day OF the
MOI / of Decelnhrr, Ill the year OF our Lord
| One "'hOIsand Light Hundred and Ninety
| Thu before me, Oscar Ii. TcrWltIiger, d no
tary r;lbiic, duly commissioned ana qualified
| in for the stac and Parish above written,
| and Il presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
nan ( AHh under signed, personally came and
| app. red the sew al persons whose names are
| her subscribed: who declared that avaling
the. selves OF the provisions OF the laws of this
| Sta, relative to the formation of corpo. atoms
| for cr7Iy, scientific, charitable and religious
puG. 'Eca, they have contracted and agreed, aud
do these press hts contract and agree and
bin, themselves, IS we'll as such other persons
as !: j hereafter become associated with them,
to + lii a-!d constitute Il corporation and body
corr rate in law, tor the objects and purposes
| ana der the stii'llations and articles follow.
ing, Wit:
ARTICLE l.
7, 2I,irc, sty.: and title of said corporation
sna go The +: t.5T BAPTIST CHURCH Of
OF, AS {, d its domiclle shall be in the
CITY ,trelOus;, st. Landry Parish, LOulsi-
ana a. corpCl !tlOn shall exist and have and
chi, recession "nder its corporate name for
the VI erin ai-;. period of ninety nine years
froI AMI after ule day aud date hereof, and
sha have power and authority to contract
sue III ne sued under its corporate name, to
ma. ana use a Corporate seal, and the same to
bre 4.l,t alter at pleasure; to held, receive
and ,rtl.ase anu convey, dis well as mortgage
6.nG ,lO lecatc under its corporate name prop
ert' 10Th real and personal; Onane and appoint
sue ln;.LigerS trustees and officers as its con-
M c aW e s and pegaaons e erf tne
pro arrangement and regulation of the af-
fail Il etlu corporation as may be necessary
ant 4ol'r, and The same to change, alter and
am d. pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
nrrOses a. l. objects of this cOruoration
are =. declared to be the worship of Al
nj! ~. accui ting to the rites, us;lges and
cel. OF tn, Baptist church in the United
Sta Amtl =. the dissemination OF the
Cos eSuS Ct list and the diffusion OF char
ity and rctlSiOn.
ARTICLE Ill
!1cs5 "i,u. affairs of said corporation
sh der ~ ) superintendent and man.
ayC Il b.; Il OF Trustees composed OF
not IAN fiVt members of the sad corp0ra-
ito shall elected at such time and il;
sue .ler a. 'he bylaws may determine
ant Alall h office until their successors
are J. All itatl0ns and other legal pro.
ces re ser y upon the President OF said
Boz trustee
.,tTICLE ".
I Of in' operation may be changed.
mo II alter" i, or said corpora ton NAV be
die H. by " : of the majority OF the nlemb,
ers It at a h.cotlng called for that purpose,
aft t. notice " all the members OF the said
cor tl:+ iln.
ARTICLE v
:, 5.r,, Ice VI. 'hiliips, Josephus Brown and
WI, n j.. IruEl;l have been chosen as the
frs 'unr't OF Tn, stees with the said William T.
TIL r." IS president of said Board, to serve as
sue r!I their successors shall have been
eltt ~;
I : zone read and signed at my Office in the
toN # Opelolls:'S, La, on the day, month and
ye;. aforesaid, ii presence of Louis P. Louail
liei LII Pierre J. Pavy, competent witnesses
VIII ave signed with the appearers and me
not y. W. l.. TRUMAN,
LEE NJ. PHILLIPS
JOSEPHU5 BROWN,
MRS. A. THOMPSON,
MRS. L. J. LASSITER,
A. BLANKS,
:" .ne3scs: STELLA TRUMAN
+ T. PAVY,
l. 7. EQUALIZER.
Q. H. TERWILLIGER,
Notary Public.
Ii wing examined the above and foregoing
act + incorporation, am of the opinion that
the purposes and objects of the corporation as
spt fled in said act, are legal, and that none of
the rOvisions therein contained are contrary
to l u. Il. 3. DUBUISSON,
Dist Atty, 18th Jud. Dist. of La.
. 9lOuSas, Dec. 23-5t.