The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-19
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parrish of 81. Landry. !

RBit known that Oh this Seventh Day Of
- July, a. ID. 1896, Eighteen Hundred and
Nlncty-SlX. before me, Charles Il. Garland. Il
Notary Public. duly commissioned, qualified
and sworn i'll and for the aforesaid State and
Parish, aldin the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and Undersigned, personally
came and appeared Isaac Smith. Edgar Renty,
Geo. Henderson, Jno. Henry Henderson,
Moses T.. Thomas, Frank Bennett and Monroe
Lemons, who declared that they do hereby
form Themselves into a corporation under the
name of ''Hhr Si. Mary Baptist Church
of Bayou. SHckci,' whose domiclle shall be
atl Sackrtt, i'll the Parish of st. Landry.
State of Louisiana, for the purpose OF incul'
eating principles of religion as taught by the
Baptist church, to foster good morals and to
carry on Il system Of Sunday Schools and to do
all such general works and labOrs OF a religious
character i'll conformity to the doctrines of the
Baptist Church, with Board of Trustees and
Il congregation and membership according to
the rules of usage OF said church. That this
corporation shall have power to buy or receive
by donation or otherwise, property for the use
OF said cliurch-Sllch property to remain per
pciually for the Use OF the congregation OF the
''St. Mary Baptist Church of Bayou Sacket,"
according to the custom and usage of the Bap-
list Church. The Board Of Trustees shall be
composed of the following named persons OF
said congregation and oilicered as follows
Isaac Smith, Edgar Renty, Geo. Is. Hender-
SON, Jno. Henry Henderson, Moses E.
Thomas. Frank Bennett and Monroe Lemons.
The officers shall consist of q President, Vice
President Secretary and Treasurer, to be elect
ed from the members OF said board at their
first meeting hereafter. Said Board shall hold
office until the second Saturday, of January,
1897. at which time Il new Board and set OF
officers shall he elected by the congregation
present. for the ensuing year.
Said Board OF Trustees shall be vested with
the power OF administration over all the prop
rrty OF said corporation, the luanagement@Of
It's temporal affairs and the adoption OF such
means as will secure peace and quiet during
religious worship, and 10 fill all vacancies
which shall be caused by death or otherwise
i'll its ranks, until snctl time as an election may
be called by the President to fill such vacan-
cailclCS.
and be sued through the President Of the
Board Of Trustees, and its domicile shall he at
Port Barre, st. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Thai ii shall have power to acquire property
by donation, purchase or otherwise for the
benefit ana use OF SAID Corporation.
This Corporation shall continue as long as
not i'll conflict with the the laws of the State.
tbs, law, governing th~ls;CnrporatiOn shall be i'll
conformity to the laws and usascs OF tie-Bap-
fist Church.
This done, passed and signed at the parish of
st. Landy III presence OF competent and attend
ant witnesses, who have hereunto signed their
names together with the said parties and me,
Notary, after reading OF the whole.
ISAA nth
j. HENRY HENDERSON,,
Witnesses: G. j.. HENDERSON.
Il. LEE GARLAND, EDGAR RENTf:
II. &. LA&TIAPES. MOSES L. THOMAS,
FRANK BENNETT,
MONROE LEMONS.%
c. F. GARLAND,
Notary Public.
/ have examined the within and foregoing
act of Interpretations and am OF the opinion
that the purposes and objects therein specified
are legal, and that none of the provisions
therein are contrary to law.
Il. LEE GARLAND,
Dist. Atty IL Judicial DIST. of La.
4 Trur rurt ot the original,
July DIST, 1876. {. GARLAND. Notary Public.
August Is, 1896. st