The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-11-12
Charter Of the
FELLOWSHIP BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY NO. T."

~ tate OF Louisiana, be IL reMembere
- Parish of Cadde. : that this day, before
me. J. A. Thigpen, Notary Public in and for
said Parish and State, duly commissioned and
qualified, came and appeared the several per-
sons whose names are hereuntO subscribed,
who declared that availing themselves of the
provisions of Act SO. of 1873, of the General
Assembly, Of this State, as we'll as those of the
general laws of this State relative to the or
eanlzation 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 stipulations here
matter set fourth, Which they do hereby adopt
as their Charter:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of said Corporation shall
be ''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 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
require, and to establish rules and regulations
for the proper management of the corporation
and for the purpose of fully carrying out its
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
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
his absence on the Vice President, and in the
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:
LIST: To cultivate sociablllty among its
membership.
End. Toprovide for such of its members as
may become INDECENT and to care for the sick,
the aged and the intirm among its membership
3rd. To provide and care for the widows
and orphaned children of it's membership.
4th. To establish homes where those of its
membership, orsthe 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 membership in this society.
The corporate powers of this corporation
shall be vested in Board of Directors. Said
Board shall consist of eight jS) 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 Secre-
tary and Treasury may be held by one men,
her. Five t5) 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 meetings
shall be social meetings.
This annual meeting of third Saturday in
January shalt 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 as
above provided, and at the places fixed by the
Board of Directors, but the Board OF Directors
may change the time of such meetings at
pleasure.
ARTICLE v.
This Charter may be modified, changed or
altered, or this corporation dissolved by and
with consent of majority vote of the mem
bPrship in general meeting convened for such
purpose, after ten days previous notice pub
lished in public newspaper of the town of
Benton, and such meeting may be called at
any time by the Board of Directors or by one.
third of the membership. And whenever it
shall be dissolved, its affairs shall be liquidat-
ed by two commissioners elected by the entire
membership, who shall have power to wind up
its affairs, dispose of its assests settle its liza
bilties and distribute the residuum among the
members.
The Board of Directors shall be until the first
regular meeting on third Saturday in January,
1907, as follows: w. NJ. Trapier, J. M. Craw-
ford, w. l.. Jones, G. w. Wiley. w. G. Clan,
L. Lewis, d. L. Logan aud P. w. Ward, all Of
Bossier parish, Louisiana, with w. M. Trapier
as President and ]. NJ. Crawford as Vice Pres
| ident, w. L. Jones as Secretary and w. G.
Clan as Treasurer.
This Board and its successors shall have
power to fix initiation fees, dues and assess
ments, and in fact, to make all laws and regu-
lations needful and necessary, in order to
carry out the purposes of the corporation, and
| to change and alter same, and they shall have
power to contract debts, borrow, loan or invest
ceptance and bonds, execute mortgages,
| pledges and sales, make compromise and gem
orally to do all things incident to the objects
| and purposes of the corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
No member shall ever be held liable for the
contracts, debts, or faults of the corporation
| in any further sum than he may be due the
corporation for iniation fees, fines, assessments
| or dues.
Done and signed in my Office, in the presence
of the undersigned, competent witnesses, on
this. the oath day of October. A. D 1896.
Attest: w. L. JONES.
j. NJ. FOSTER, JR. G.. w. WILEY.
p. NJ. WELSH. w. G. CLAN.
A. LONZA LEWIS
his
WIN (X) TRAPIER.
mark.
his
d. L. (X) LOGAN.
mark.
his
JIM. (X) CRAWFORD.
mark.
his
p. w. (X) WARD.
mark.
NJ. G. COLEMAN,
Per w. l.. JONES.
NJ. C. MAKINZIE,