The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-12-10
Charter Of the
" FELLOWSHIP BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY NO. l."

SOCIETY NO. l."
= tate of Louisiana, Be it remembered,
y Parish of Caddo. { that this day, before
ne, j. A. Thigpen, Notary Public in and Tor
said Parish and State, duly commissioned and
qualified, came and appeared the several per
sons whose names are hereuhto subscribed
who declared that availing themselves of the
provisions of Act SO. of 1873, of the General
Assembly, of this State, as well as those of the
general laws OF this State relative to the or
ganization of corporations, they have formed
and do by these presents form and organize
themselves into corporation for the objects
and purposes and under the stipulations here
matter set fourth, which they do hereby adopt
as their Charter:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of said Corporation shall
be 1.-THE Fellowship Benevolent Society No.
L. and by that name it shall have power and
authority to have and enjoy succession for the
term of ninety-nine years from and after the
date hereof, to contract, sue and be sued, to
make and use a corporate seal, and the same
to change at pleasure; to hold, ALLEVIATE, re-
ceive, lease and purchase and convey. as well
as pledge, mortgage and hypothecate proper
ty, real, mixed and personal; to make and ac-
cept donations, real or personal; to make, name
and appoint such managers, directors and
officers as the interests of the corporation may
for the proper management of the corporation
and for the purpose of fully carrying out its
objects and the purpose of its establishments
and organization as are hereinafter set forth,
and to change the same at pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The domicle of said corporation shall be in
the town of Benton, Parish of Bossier, State
of Louisiana. and all citations or other legal
process shall be served on the President, or in
ohs $bo So, a..
absence of both of said officers, on the Secre-
tary.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized are declared to be as
follows, tO-wit:
membership.
2nd. To provide for such of its members az
may become INDECENT, and to care for the sick,
the aged and the infirm among its membership.
3rd. To provide and care for the widows
and orphaned children Of its membership.
18th. 70 establish homes where those Of its
membership, or the widows or orphans of its
membership who need assistance. may be
taken care of, and in the event that the society
may see proper to do so, to purchase lands, or
to lease lands, to build houses and tenements,
in fully carrying out this provision.
ARTICLE ".
All colored persons, both male and female
above the age of twenty one years and under
the age of sixty years, of sound mind and
body, and of good moral character, are eligible
to mem bership in this society.
The corporate powers of this corporation
shall be vested in Board of Directors Said
Board shall consist of eight Isl members, elect
| cd by the entire membership from the male
membership. Said Board shall elect the fol-
lowing officers from its membership, who shall
be the officers of this corporation, t0-wit
President, Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer, provided that the offices of Score.
tary and Treasury may be held by one mem
| her. Five (5) members OF said Board shall
constitute quorum. The said Board ehall be
elected annually, on the third Saturday in
! January, and shall meet as they see proper.
Regular meetings of the membership Of this
| corporation shall be held on Friday night pre-
| ceding and embracing the 3rd Sunday of each
month and at such meetings ten members pres
| ent shall constitute quorum. These meetingi
| shall be social meetings.
This annual meeting of third Saturday il
| January shall be for the elections of officer
| and for the transaction of such other business
| as may be submitted to the memberships
| These social meetings shall be held rs often d
above provided, and at the places fixed by tn
Board of Directors, bat the Board OF Director
may change the time Of such meetings al
pleasure.
ARTIcLEv.
| This Charter may be modified, changed o
altered, or this corporation dissolved by an,
with consent of a majority vote Of the mem
bPrship in general meeting convened for snc
purpose, after ten days previous notice pnb
1 lished in public newspaper of the town Q
Benton, and such meeting may be called q
any time by the Board of Directors or by one
third of the membership. And whenever
shall be dissolved, its affairs shall be liquidat
ed by two commissioners elected by the entir
membership, who shall have power to wind n
its affairs dispose of its assests settle its Lila
bilities and distribute the residuum among th
members.
ARTICLE vi.
The Board of Directors shall be until the frs
regular meeting Oh third Saturday in January
1907, as follows: w. NJ. Trapier, J. NJ. Craw
ford, w. L. Jones, G. w. Wiley, W. G. Giau
l.. Lewis, D. l.. Logan and P. W. Ward, all Q
Bossier parish, Louisiana, with w. NJ. Trapie
as President and j. M. Crawford as Vice Pres
ident, w. l.. Jones as Secretary and W.
Clan as Treasurer.
This Board and its successors shall hav
power to fix initiation fees, dues and assess
ments, and in fact, to make all laws and req
latiOns needful and necessary, in order
carry out the purposes of the corporation, an
to change and alter same, and they shall hay
power to contract debts, borrow, loan or lnves
money, issue bills of exchange, notes and q,
ceptance and bonds, execute mortgages
pledges and sales, make compromise and ger
orally to do all things incident to the object
and purposes of the corporation.
| ARTICLE VII.
No member shall ever be held liable for Il
contracts, debts, or faults of the corporate
in any further sum than he may be due Il
corporation for iniation fees, fines, assessment
| or dues.
Done and signed in my Office, in the presep,
of the undersigned, competent witnesses, Q
this, the oath day Of October. A. D., 1896.
Attest w. L. JONES.
j. M. FOSTER, JR. G. w. WILEY.
p. NJ. WELSH. w. G. CLAN.
A. LONZA LEWIS.
his
, WMfXlTRApTER