The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-19

"H"'e anu eI'IVN tue rights, power.
ana privileges Of body corporate anC
polite IN law under The laws Of The Stat,
of Louisiana
ARTlCLEI.
This corporation is formed and organ.
Zed for the following charitable DIR.
poses, tO-wr:
10 relieve sick and distressed mem.
beers who are IN g0od standing in Ponti-
&C Tribe No. II Of the ImproI ed Order of
| Red MCu; to care for the widows and Or
| phans "f such menbers, who at the time
Of Their death were in good standing
and to provide for the payment of week
~ sick benefits, and funeral benefits on
the death Of Il member III good standing:
and Oh the death Of the wife of 4 member
IN good standing. Aud TOR these par.
poses said corporation shall have the
power and authority to take hold and re-
ceive donations Of money and property,
| real, personal and mixed. and to invest
and administer the same according to
the constitution and bylaws of the
Order.
Said corporation shall have the power
hnu authority 10 invest the funds NJ real
estate. bonus, stocks, aud securities:
PROVIDED That the real estate bonds
stocks. securities, and funds of
the corporation shall not be disposed of
nor transferred in whole on in part. ex-
ceDt for The payment of benefits due, re
lief granted, and current expenses of the
order. unless upon resolution offered 10
that effect. and adopted by a two-thirds
vote OF al the corporate members pres
ent, ata regular council OF the Tribe.
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authority TO make ali such bylaws and
regulations for the management of its
affairs as may not be contrary to the
constitution and laws of the Tribe aud
order, and may amend ana change { e
same by u twO-thlrds v0,, Of the nipn.
DerS present at Il Regular meeting, due
public, notice being first given to that
effect cont, mplated.
sad corporation shall have the pc;wer
and ulhoifty to sue and be sued to
make Il cOruufute seal and the same TO
Gtlange at pleasure, and generally TO do
uli the things needfui for its good gov
eminent a"d incidental TO the objects
ard purposes for which il has been
formed ANA organized
ARTICLE II. ..
The name, style and title of this cor
poratiun shall be Pontiac Tribe No. II of |
The Improved Order OF Red Men of the
CITY OF Shreveport, State OF Louisiana.
r.'n., .., ARTICLE III.
The domicie of this corporation shall
be- ia the city Of Shreveport, Cuddo par
ish, State Of Louisiana. .. r.+s
ARTICLE ~.
The elective officers of Pontiac Tribe
No. II shall be ctiOseu as follows:
? The Sachem, Senior and Junior Saga
more. shah tt chusell semi. annually al
The last slated council Of the Tribe ia the
oOths Of June and December of each
year. The Chef Of Records, Keeper of
NamPum and three trustees shall be
chosen annually at the last stated courl-
iii OF the Tribe III the, month of Decem-
ser. The elections Vf the representative
Ulcers before mentioned shall be by
ballot, and a'majOrty Of the votes cast
hall be necessary to Il choice. The
officers of The Tribe shall be ,
appointed by the newly chosen Sachem, y,
II the night Of his stalaiion.
81. ARTICLE V.
All citations and legal processes shall !
e seryed upon theSachem of the afore
aid Trbp.or in his alb .ence on the Chief I
t Records, who shall be its legal repre-.
entative Tor all purposes.
...-.. ARTICLE VI.
This corporation shall continue so long t
s the aforesaid Pontiac TriUe No. II of q
he Improved Order of Red Men shall
old a ch irter from the Great Council I
said Order Of the State OF Louisiana.
ARTICLE VII. y
The aforesaid corporation shall consist 4
all persons Initiated into the mysteries e
{ tie Improved Order Of Red Men and
fem bers Of said Pontiac Tribe. a
ARTICLE VII. Il
The officers of this corporation shall be q
Sa hem, Senior and Junior Sycamore,
lophet, Ghwf of Records, Keeper of 1.
'ampuln. First and Second SanaDs. N
nald OF the Wigwan, Guard of the For
It, First, Second, Third and Fourth n
arrior, First, Second, Third and Fourth =,
rave, three trustees and such others as 8
ay be ordained from time to time. The la
fief Of Records shall give bond III the !.
IN of frye Hundred Dollars aud the III
eeper Of Wampum in the sun Of Two AZ
rousand Dollars each with two good SOL
ut secuIIIles Dounu in soilQo, for the &c
iulul anu llODtSU blStbuJEIt<lbI VttiIr Il,
tiles. 10
~ tRTILLE IN.
In case of the transfer 10 this corpora ~
N Of all the assets Of Pontiac Tribe No. m
of the Improved Order of Red Men OF
e City OF Shreveport. Caddo parish, ID
'uisiana, all the members of the same, nj
good standing, shall be entitled OF ~
INT to become members Of this corpora III
N. without the payment of any adj ~
ssiOn tees w
ARTICLE x. 10
No Member OF this corporation shall aC
pr become liable for the obligations or
llts Of this corporation beyond the un- p.
I'd balance of the indebtedness he may We
e THIS corporation.
lone aud passed III the City of Shreve- ~
TT, Caddo parish, Louisiana, in the re-
,sence ofW. i. Naples and J L. Har-
I'VE, competent witnesses, and said III
tapv IN this 1ttth dow nf Tou,o,.t, -