The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-11-05
Charter Of the
FELLOWSHIP BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY NO. t."

SOCIETY NO. l."
Ctate of louisiana, Be it remembered,
- Parish of Caddo. that this day, before
me, 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 hereunto subscribed,
who declared that availing themselves OF the |
provisions of Act 80, 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
| ganization of corporations, they have formed I
| 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 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 mine 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 we'll
| as pledge, mortgage and hypothecate proper
ty, real, mixed and personal; to make and &C
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 dOmcile 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 sociabllity among its
membership.
Ind. To provide for such of its members as
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. To 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 teneinents,
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 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 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 a quorum. These meetings
shall be social meetings.
This annual meeting of third Saturday in
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 az
above provided, and at the places fixed by the
Board of Directors, but the Board OF Directors
may change the time &C such meetings at
pleasure.
ARTICLEv.
, This Charter may be modified, changed OF
u, altered, or this corporation dissolved by anG
WIN consent Ol n ulttJOFlUy NOCoO1 Inc HIGH
bPrship in general meeting convened for sucl
purpose, after ten days previous notice pub
lshed in public newspaper of the town o
Benton, and such meeting may be called a
any time by the Board of Directors or by one
third OF the membership. And whenever i
. shall be dissolved, its affairs shall be lquidat
ed by two commissioners elected by the entir,
membership. who shall have power to wind u
its affairs, dispose OF its assests, settle its liza
bilities and distribute the residuum among thu
NJ. members.
NJ. ARTICLE VI.
The Board of Directors shall be until the frs
=. W. regular meeting on third Saturday in January
- ford, w. L. Jones, G. w. Wiley. w. G.. Clan
L. Lewis, D. L. Logan and P. w. Ward all o
Bossier parish, Louisiana, with w. NJ. Trapie
~ as President aud J. NJ. Crawford as Vice Pres
i1 | ideDt, w. L. Jones as Secretary and w.
lfe 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 reg.
lations needful and necessary, in order
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
u, W money, issue bills of exchange, notes and a.
II ceptance and bonds, execute mortgages
;ose' pledges and sales, make compromise and gel
~ orally to do all things incident to the Object
Az" and purposes of the corporation.
. ARTICLE VII
- No member shall ever be held liable for ii
r. contracts, debts. or faults of the corporate
in any further sum than he may be due tt
corporation for iniation fees, fines, assessment
or dues.
Done and signed in my Office, in the presen'
of the undersigned, competent witnesses, {
R. this. the 24th day Of October. A. D, 1896.
Attest: w. l.. JONES
ty. j. M. FOSTER, JR. G. w. WILEY.
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