The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-05
CHI
0PEL0USAS PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

N VI L lANDE1,)
Be it known that on this; the 10Th day of the
month of October, i'll the year of our Lord One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninty Eight,
John w. Lewis. a Notary public IN and for the
state anu parish aforementioned. personally
came and appeared the persons whose names
are hereto signed. all residents of the State OF
Louisiana and the parish of st. Landry, who
declared that. avalling themselves of the laws
or the State OF Louisiana, they do by these pre-
sents form tileDseivs into a body corporate, for
the purpose of promoting the material progross
and welfare of the town of Opelousas and the
parish OF st. Landry, by establishing or Undue
ing others to establish manufactures therein,
and especially to promote the erection of a Cen
trail Sugar Mill and Refinery ut Opelnusas, and
for said purposes they have cdoptel the fol
lowing Constitution or Articles uf agreement ::
Artlcirl.-This organization shall he styled
IHE PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE;
.Md all prisonsmay become members wlUf feel in
t.fTst III the material welfare of our town and
pal All and who will tati,' silly strive TO pro
iiote ne siitlr, and pay IL membership fee to he
hereinafter fixed.
Artie.e H-rnc affairs ot7the organization
shall hGedmm!stered 10y ;- Resident. Vice Pres
i'ient, 1Eea1.c.aEr and Board of Direc-
tors thtk~1-af6fo rnnsist OF eleven members,
sence of the President. The officers aud Board
OF Directors are to he annually elected on the
first InhsdaE "f November by the members of
the League, al an election; of the time and
place or holding the same due notice shall he
given.
Article III.-1ile officers and Board of Diroc-
lttS 10 serve rem tiitt present Dale To ne first
Tuesday Of December 1899 Shall lie the follow
Ing:
Lcnnrc S:inioZ, President
JOS. 7. S;iizaa, Vice President.
JnO. W. Lewis. Secretary.
fritz Diet!eIn, Treasurer.
Il. II. ESu.riie, Rciii MurnI.inve-. +. L. Black
stlcr, J.. Haas, Nathan i:oos. J.. !. Dietlein,
L.. I. Lewis, J. o. Ciacl,tre, L.. |. Garland,
Jos. l;,asalie Board Of Directors.
Article N.-Iiiis c,riUraiInn shall have DOW
er TO mcguire properly both real ;inh personal,
by purchase, OF ly d"i,j,fi"n, with authority to
sell. donate or hyp"'lltcate the sam. to Dor
row money, II being understood that the eyer
cise aiit the rights and authority SO granted
shall he i'll turthcIance of the objects for which
the organization is formed.
Article N.-ihr President ni the corporatiuu
shall have authority to act for it in acquiring
tltIe to properly or '!iSp"sing of til" same by
sale or donations when authorized so TODD Ly
tie i;"aid of Directors. over whose Grl,bera-
tlons he shall preside.
Article Vi.-The Treasurer shall execute a
bond III such sum and conditions as the Board
OF Directors may prescribe.
Article Ftt.-Tbc Board OF Directors shall es-
tablisli an office to be III charge of the Secretary.
ana me Eoartt shall meet at such time as the
lie1libefS shall deem 1t necessary to do so the
PRESIDENT, or iii his absence the Vice prcsl-
aeht having authority to call especial meeting
III case lie deems it necessary.
Article VIiI.-Ail persons becoming r,m,ers
small pay Il membership fee to he fixed by the
Board OF Directors, and shall thereafter raw
monthly dues also to be fixed by said Board.
Article IA.-None of the officers Of the Lfnc,e
shall receive any compensation. except the
Secretary, who, for his services in conducting
the correspondence. Keeping the minutes of the
or the Board OF Directors, and the ac-
counts of the organization and for takin4r care
or the office and contents shall receive "A salary
per month, to be fixed by the Board of Direc-
tors.
Article 1.-The corporation NAV be sued bv
upon the President, and all suits by If
shall be brOughti in the name of the President.
and It's do'nlcile shah lie the parish of st Lam
dry.
Article XI.-The term OF cxistrnce of this
corporation shall he 25 years.
Article XlI.-Thesea articles may be amended
Or abrogated by a vote of Two-Ihirls Of the
mo r,I ara of tll ] nan,n