St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13
ACT OF INCORPORATION
Or THE
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OPEL.
OUSAS, LA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ST.
LANDRY


Be it Known, that on this second duy OF the
month OF December, i'll the year or our Lord
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety
Three before me, Oscar II. Terwilliger. no
tary public, duly commissioned and qualified
in and tor the state and Parish above written,
and n presence OF the witnesses uereina ftrr
named aud undersigned. personally came and
appeared the several persons whose names are
hereto subscribed, who declared that awaiting
themselves OF the provisional OF the laws OF this
State relative to the formation Of corporations
for literary, scientific, charitable and religious
purposes, they have contracted and agreed, and
do by these presents contract and agree and
hiud themselves, as well as such other per- ons
as may hereafter become associated with thtln
to form and constitute u corporation and body
corporate in law, for the objects and purposes
and under the stipnIations ana articles follow.
ing. tOWlt:
ARTICLE +.
Tic name. style and title OF said cOlroruti0u
shall be i HE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF
DIELOU SAB" amt lis ttonlit.lr shat H.. IN the
City oi Ol".l"laus. 81. Landry Parrish i.on ri
ana. Salt corporation SHAH exist ana nave AMI
enjoy succession under its corporate nAlut for
the full term and ptr!0d OF ninety mine years
from amt after The day and date hereof, and
shall have power and authority to contract,
sue and De sued under It's corporate n.tlne, to
make aud Use Il cooperate seal, and the same to
break and alter at pleasure; TO hold, receive,
and purchase and convey, H~ we'll ah mort gage
and hypOthetate, under it, corporate name prop
crty both real and personal: to name and appoint
such 1naIlasers, trustees and officers as its con
Ncnience may require, and to make and estaD-
llSll such bylaws, rules and regulations for he
proper management and regulation or tho af-
fairs Of said corporation as may be necessary
and proper, anu the salnc to change, alter and
amend at pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
Tine purposes and objects of this CORPORATION
are hereby declared to be the worship OF AL
mighty Goi according to the rites. usages and
ceremonies OF the Baptist church in the United
States OF America, the dissemination of the
M at
ity, virtue and religion.
ARTICLE III.
The business and affairs OF said CORPORATION
shall be under the superintendent and man.
agcncnt OF a Board Of Trustees composed Of
not less than three nor more than five
members OF the said corporation, who snail
be elected at such time and in such manner as
the bylaws may determine, and who shall hold
tatons and other legal process shall be served
upon the President OF sad Board of Trustees.
ARTICLE ".
This act Of inror 2oratiOn may be changed
modified or altered, OF said corporal ton may be-
dissolved by Il vote OF the majority OF ID. l,,,mh
erS present at IL luecius caler for that PURPOSE
alter due notice to all the members OF tho said
corporation.
ARTICLE V.
hitssrs. Lee NJ. Phillips, Jo.ephus Brown aud
William l.. Truman have been chosen dis the
first Board OF Trustees with the saiu William H.
Truman us president OF said Board, to serve AS
such until their successors shall have been
elected.
Thus done read and signed at my Office in tho
town of Opelousas, La, on the day, mont b and
year aforesaid, in presence of Louis p. Louall-
lier and Pierre J. Pavy, competent witnesses
who have slgued with the appeartrs aud me
notary. W. L. TRUMAN,
LEE NJ PHILLIPS,
JOSEPUUS BROWN,
MRS. A. THOMPHOS
MRS. T. J. LASSITER,
a. BLANKS,
Witnesses: STELLA TRUMAN
T. j. PAyY.
H. p. EQUALIZER.
O. II. TERWILLTGER,
Notary pul,1it.