The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-22
CHARTER
STATE OF LOUISIANA. !
e." Ssartssi OF At. E.nndry.

RiS it known that on this Seventh Day of
- July, A. -. 1896, Eighteen Hundred and
Nillety-SlN, before me, Charles +. Garland. ii
Notary Public, duly commissioned. qualified
and sworn Ill and tor III" aforesaid State and
Parish, "ltd III Tie presence Of Tie Witnesses
hereinafter Tanned aud undersigned, personally
came and appeared Isaac Smith, Edgar Renty,
Geo. henderson,, .inn. Henry Henderson,,
Moses +. Thomas, Frank Bennett and Monroe
Lemons, who declared that they do hereby
form themselves into Il corporation under the
name of '.Ilhe st. Mary Baptist Church
Of Bayou Snckct,' whose domicile shall he
at. sackett, III 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 a system of Sunday Schools and to do
all such general works and labnrS of a religious
character i'll conformity to the doctrines of the
Baptist Church, with Il Board OF Trustees and
a congregation and membership according to
the rules of usage of said church. THIS ,tl,is
corporation shall have power to buy or re Give
by donation or otherwise, property for thatuse
OF said church-sHch property to remain Der
petuaily for the Use of the congregation of the
st. Mary lSptlst Church OF Bayou sacket,'
accordlnIFO the custom and usage of the Bap-
tist CintTh. The Board OF Trustees shall he
composed Of the following named persons of
said CONGREGATION and Differed as follows:
Isaac Smith, Edgar kenty, Geo. Il. 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,
1887. at which time Il new Beard 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 administrators over all the prop
erty of said corporation, the management of
its temporal affairs and the adoption of such
means as will secure reace and u1jet during
religious worship, and 10 fiji All vacancies
which shall he caused by death or otherwise
in its ranks, until such time as an election may
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cancies.
This Corporation shall have the power to sue
and be sued through the President of the
Board OF Trustees. and its domicile shall he at
Port Barre, st. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
That it shall lave power to acquire property
by donation, purchase or otherwise for tile
benefit and use OF sad Corporation.
This Corporation shall continue as long as
not in conflict with the the laws of the State.
The laws governing thisSCorporation shall be in
conformity to the laws and usages of the Bap-
fist Church.
This done, passed and signed at the parish of
st. Landy i'll presence OF competent and attend
ant witnesses, who have hcreunto signed their
names together with the said parties and me,
Notary, after reading of the whole.
ISAAC SMITH,
j. HENRY HENDERSON,
Witnesses: G. b. HENDERSON.
r. LEE GARLAND, EDGAR RENTY,
II. G. LAsTRAPEs. MOSES E. THOMAS,
FRANK BENNETT,
MONROE LEMONS.
C. F.. GARLAND,
Notary Public.
have examined the within and foregoing
act of incorporation and am of the opinion
the purposes and objects therein specified
are legal, and that none of the provisions |
therein are contrary TO law.
r. LEE GARLAND,
Dist. Atty IL Judicial Dist. of Lii.
A true copy of the original,
July 2lst, 1896. C.F.GAkLAND, Notary Public. |
August Is, 1896, st