The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-11-19
Charter Of the
"FELLOWSHlP BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY NO. l."

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State of Louisiana, Be it remembered
- Parish of Cadtlo that this dav befou,,
me. }. A. Thigpen, Notary Public in and tor
said Parish and State, duly commissioned and
qualified, came and appeared the several nar-
sons whose names are hereunto subscribed
who declared that availing themselves of the
| provisions of Act 81. 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.
| ganzation 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
| us their Charter
| The name and style of said Corporation shall
| be THE Fellowship Benevolent Society M
| H. 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 tn
| 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 NAV
! require, and to establish rules and regulations
for the proper management of the corporation
and for the purpose of fully carrying out it's
objects and the purpose of its establishment
and organization as are hereinafter set forth
and to change the same at pleasure.
ARTICLE IL.
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 sociablity among its
| membership.
End. To provide for such of it's members "a
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 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, aud 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 c0lored 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 a 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 (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 Bird 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 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 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.
ARTIcLEv 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 uayS previous uOJlc6 pup.
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 lquidat-
ed by two commissioners elected by the entire
membership, who shall have power to wind up
its affairs, dispose of its assests, settle it's LA
bilities and distribute the residuum among the
members.
ARTICLE vi.
The Board of Directors shall be until the first
regular meeting Oh third Saturday in January,
1907, as follows: w. M. Trapier, ]. NJ. Craw.
ford, w. L. Jones, G. w. Wiley, W. G.. Clan,
L. Lewis, D. L. Logan and P. W. Ward, ali OF
Bossier parish, Louisiana, with w. M. Trapier
as President and J. M. Crawford as Vice Pres
ident, w. L. Jones as Secretary and w. G..
Clan as Treasurer.
; This Board and it's 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
! money, issue bills of exchange, notes and &C
ceptance and bonds, execute mortgages
pledges and sales, make compromise and gen
orally to do all things incident to the objects
and purposes of the corporation.
f ARTICLE VII.
No member shall ever be held liable for thu
contracts, debts, or faults of the corporation
in any further sum than he may be due tn,
= corporation for iniation fees, fines, assessment
or dues.
: Done and signed in my Office, in the presence
of the undersigned, competent witnesses, OF
this. the oath day of October. A. D, 1896.
: Attest: w. L. JONES.
l. J. M. FOSTER, JR. G.. w. WILEY.
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