St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF TIE
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OPEL.
OUSAS, Ia.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ST.
LANDRY

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ST.
LANDRY.
, BE il known that on this second day of the
month OF December. i'll the year OF our Lord,
one Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety
. Three, before NE, Oscar II. TcrWillScr, a no
tary public, duly commissioned and qualified
in and for the State and Parish aboyo written,
and III presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and underslgncd personally came and
! appeared the several persons whose names are
i hereto subscribed, who declared that availing
themselves Of the provisions VI the laws OF this
State relative to the formation or corporations
for literary, scientific, charitable and religious
purposes, they have contracted and agreed and
. do by these presents contract and agree and
! bind themselves, as well as such other persons
az may hereafter become associated with them,
! to form and constitute a corporation and body
. corporate in law, for the objects and purposes
and under the stiplllatlons and articles follow
ing, to-wlt :
The name, style and title OF said corporation
shall I've I'll T. FIRST BAPTIST tIIuEtII OF
OrEi.OUSAS." and its domci shall be i'll the
. city Of OpclUlls;ls, ST. Landry Parish. lVuISi-
ana said corporation shall exist and l!a.c and
. .uoy succession under its corporate nnlne for
the 1ull term and period OF ninety -nlnc years
from and after he day and date hereof, and
shall have power and authority TO contract,
sue and be sued under its corporate name, To
make and use a corporate seal, and the SAME TO
! break and alter ut pleasure; to hold, receive,
and purchase amt convey, ~ well as mortgage
and hypOthecatc, nnderitS corporate name prop
trtE ia real ana nitIllt
such managers, trustees and officers as It's con-
! Neniencc may require, aud to make aud cstab-
sh such bylaws, rules and regulations for the
proper management and regulation OF the az
fairs OF said corporation as may be necessary
and proper ana the same to change, alter and
amend at pleasure,
ARTICLE H.
The purposes and objects Of this corporation
, are hereby declared to be the worship OF AL
mighty God according to the ritts, usages and
ceremonies of the Baptist church in the United
States OF America the dissemination OF the
gospel OF Jesus Christ and the diffusion OF char
! lty, virtue and religion.
ARTICLE III,
Tile business and affairs OF said CORPORAL ion
shall he under the superintendent ami man
astmeut OF a Board OF Trustees composed OF
J not less than three nor more than five
members OF the said corporations, who shall
be elected at such time and III such manner as
! the bylaws may determine, and who shall hold
office until their successors are elected. All c-
tations and other legal process shall be served
, upon the President Of said Board OF Trustees,
ARTICLE ".
This act Of lncOrl oration may be changed,
modified or altered, or said corporation may be
dissolved by vote of the ma iority OF the llenD-
ers present at meeting called for that purpose
after due notice to all the members OF the said
corporation.
ARTICLE Y,
Mcssrs. Lee NJ. Phillips, Josepht,s Brown aid
William l.. Truman have been chosen as the
first Board OF Trustees with the said William l..
Truman as president Of said Board to serve as
such until their successors shall have been
elected.
Thus done read and signed at my Office i'll tho
town OF Opelolls:,s, La, Oh the day, month and
year aforesaid i'll presence of Louis 7. Louai-
lier aud Pierre J. Favy, competent witnesses
who have signed with the appearcrs and me
notary. W. l.. TRUMAN,
LEE NJ. PHILLIPS,
JO6kPIIUS BROWN,
MRS A. THOMPSON,
MRS E. j. LASS1TER
A. BLANKS,
Witnesses STELLA TRUMAN.
L. j. PAVi.
l.. 7. LOuAlLIiEE.
.. II. TERWILLIGER,
Notary Public.
Having examined the above and foregoing
act Of Incorporation, aln of the opinion that
the purposes and objects OF the corporation, as
specified in said act, are legal, and that none OF
the provisions therein contained are contrary
to law. f. Is. DUBUIESON,
Dist. Atty. nth Jul. Dist OF La.
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