The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-11-26
Charter Of the
FELLOWSHIP BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY NO. l."

sons wnOse haties are nereuhtO subscribed
who declared that availing themselves Of Ina
provisions of Act 80. of 1878, of the General
Assembly, of this State, as we'll 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 a corporation for the Objects
and purposes and under the stipuatiOns here.
matter set fourth, which they do hereby adont
as their Charter:
The name and style of said Corporation shall,
be 1.-The Fellowship Benevolent Society M
l, > and by that name it shall have power and
authority to have and enjoy succession for tia
term of ninety-nine years from and after ira
date hereof, to contract, sue and be sued, 10
make and use corporate seal, and the same
to change at pleasure; to hold, ALLEVIATE, "a
ceive, lease and purchase and convey, "a vell
as pledge, mortgage and hypothecate proper
ty, real, mixed and personal; to make and no.
cept donations, real or personal; to make, name
and appoint such managers, directors aDd
officers as the interests Of the corporation NAV
require, and to establish rules and regulstions
for the proper management of the corporation
and for the purpose of fully CARRYING ont IA
| objects and the purpose of its establishment
and organization as are hereinafter set forth.
| and to change the same at pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The dOmicile of said corporation shall be in
tut GOWu VI DeuLOn, dElSn OF DOSSler, StatA
of Louisiana, and all citations or other leyaJ
process shall be served on the President or In
| his absence on the Vice President, and in tha
absence of both of said officers, on the Seem.
tary.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized are declared to be ~
| follows, tO-wit:
LIST: To cultivate sociability among it's
membership.
2nd. To provide for such of its members A
| may become INDECENT, and to care for the sick,
the aged and the infirm among its membership
3rd. To provide and care for the widovs
and orphaned children Of its membership.
4th. TO establish homes where those Of it,
| 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 80, 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 tweDty-one years and under
the age of sixty years, of sound mind and
body, and of good moral character, are eligible
to membership in this society.
| The corporate powers Of this corporation
shall be vested in Board of Directors. Said
Board shall consist of eight is) members, elect
ed 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, to-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 a 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 sueh meetings ten members pres
ent shall constitute quorum. These meetinRi
shall be social meetings.
This annual meeting of third Saturday II
January shall be for the elections of officers
| and for the transaction of such other business
as may be submitted to the membership
These social meetings shall be held as often q,
Board of Directors, but the Board OF Director
may change the time of such meetings al
pleasure.
ARTICLE v.
This Charter may be modified, changed o.
altered, or this corporation dissolved by ani
| with consent of . majority vote of the mem
bPrship in general meeting convened for sucl
purpose, after ten days previous notice pub
lished in public newspaper of the town o
Benton, and such meeting may be called .
any time by the Board Of Directors or by one
third of the membership. And whenever i
shall be dissolved, its affairs shall be louidat
ed by two commissioners elected by the entir,
membership, who shall have power to wind vi
its affairs, dispose of it's assests settle its la
bilities and distribute the residuum among til,
members.
The Board of Directors shall be until the frs
regular meeting on third Saturday in January
1907, as follows: w. M Trapier, J. M. Craw
ford, w. L. Jones, G. w. Wiley. w. G.. Clan
L. Lewis, d. L. Logan and P. w. Ward, all 0
Bossier parish, Louisiana, with w. M. Trapie
as President aud J. NJ. Crawford as Vice Pres
ideDt, w. L. Jones as Secretary and w. G
Clan as Treasurer.
This Board and it's successors shall hav
power to fix initiation fees, dues and assess
ments, and in fact, to make all laws and regu
latiOns needful and necessary, in order t
carry out the purposes of the corporation, an,
to change and alter same, and they shall hav
power to contract debts, borrow, loan or lnves
money, issue bills of exchange, notes and &C
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 th
contracts, debts, or faults of the corpOrati0
in any further sum than he may be due til
corporation for iniatiOn fees, fines, assessment
or dues.
Done and signed in my office, in the presenc
of the undersigned, competent witnesses, o
this. the oath day Of October: 4: D. 1886.
Attest: w. L. JONES.
j. NJ. FOSTER, JR. G. w. WILEY.
p. NJ. WELSH. We. CHAN.
A. LONZA LEWIS.
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JIM: z Z CRAWFORD
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mark.
NJ. C. COLEMAN,
Per w. L. JONES.
N. C. MAKINZIE,
Per w. L. JONES.
H. L. LAS,
Per w. L. JONES.
]. JEFFERSON,
Per w. L. JONES.
s. P. MAZE,
Per w. l.. JONES.
R. j. JOHNSON,
Per G. w. WILEY.
s. D. DEWITT,
Per G. w. WILEY.
J. A. THIGPEN, Notary Public.
: thereby ceftify that l have examined th