The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-31
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0PEL0USAS PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. I

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. LANDll.b
BE it known that on this; the 10Th day "t the
month of October, in the year of onr Lord One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninty Eight,
John W. Lewis. Il Notary public IN and tDr til"
State and parish aforementioned. personally
came and appeared the persons whose names
are hereto signed. al residents of the State OF
Louisiana and the parish of st. Landry, who
declared that, awaiting themselves "i the laws
of the state of Louisiana, they do by these pre-
SCENTS form thenistlvs into Il body coIpoi0ir, for
the purpose of promoting the material progress
and welfare Of the town Of OprlouSas and the
parish Of st. Landry, Ivy establishing OF Undue
ing others to establish manufacturers therein,
and especially to proinotethc erection of Il Cen
trail Sugar Mill and Refinery at Opclousas. and
for said purposes they have cinptcd The t"I-
lowing Constitution or Articles of agreement :
Article This organization shall be styled
TIE OPELOUSAS PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE;
and all persons may become members Wiinfrclin-
tcrest i'll the material wetf"r" of or town and
parish and who will rarni silly strive 10 pro
mote the same, and pay a membership fec t" he
Article 1.-The affairs Of the organization
shall be administered by Il rrcsi'lrnt. Wee Pres
Mtnt, Secretary, Treasurer and BOARD Of Dirrt-
and the Nirc-Presiucnt to preside in the III,
senca OF the President. The officers and Board
Of Directors az" I" u" annually elected on the
first Tuesday OF November Ivy the members oil
the League, at an elections; Of the time and
place OF holding the sun" ~ n"t'"" SHAH hr
given.
! HT Z n M b'.li il lIlititF
Tuesday of December is9f-iE,rt b" III" follow.
ing:
Leonce Sandoz. Freshest.
JOS. F., Saizan. NlceFr,t,irnt.
JnO. W. Lewis, Secretary.
FRITZ DictleIn, Treasurer.
F.. d.. ESti.ettc, H"ml MDrIltinyrS t.. {. i:l4,h-
sher: IA IIanS, N]alian. ltco>, = ]. D@tlr.n.
f. L. Lewis, H. o. Chari1rc, 4. +. G.u!aua,
Jos. Lassalle Bnald OF Directors.
Article lN.-ThiS r4llnrau"i >llt5l LA,lr jaw
or IN .iEUIliTt ntt,fJI'tit hIt- h itIt .ttF,t -, rom. -
by purchase on by duIalI"u. vel authority To-
sell, donate or hypoth,t ate the r.t.Ir 10 b,,-
else and the rights and authority 50 -iani,d
shall be i'll iurtlrr1i,cc vi tho "tl", - lal wH!vh
the organization Is formed.
Article V.-file President III ll.., a.o: ;nratutn
shall have authority To act Ion 1; In .irtu}ulI-
title to property or G!slo,In& ~ th. line hY
sale or donation When autn"rlzttt .3ltdo ~
the Board of DIRECTORS, over W.lust. tt45},rt-
tions he shall preside.
Article NI.-The Treasurer shah execute a
bond in such sum and conditions us the Hoarl
OF Directors may preScriir.
Article ViI.-Tllc Board OF Directors shall Is
tahlisll an oiliceto he in charge of the Secretary.
and the Board shall meet nj such time as the
members shall deem IT necessary Ia ,u so the
President. or III his absricr the Vice. l'rtSi-
dent havin" authority To cali u special meeting
iii case he deems it necessary.
Article Vl1I.-AIl persons hrr"nnii@ member,
shall pay IL membership fee to he fined Il tie
Board of Directors, and shall 1h"rralf.r pay
dues also to be fixed by said i;.,aI.t.
Article iA.-None "fthe "tlircraof thr League
shall receive any compensation. except the
VINO, Tor his services III conducting
the correspondence. kecptli@ tn minutes ul the
sessions of the Board Of directors. and She ar-
counts OF the organization and Tor tntIlE care
OF the ONCE and contents shall rrvyiE" u SALARY
Der month, to be fixed .y Ill" Board at ijIrtt-
tors.
Article X.-The corporation may H., sued liz
upon the President. AMI All SAT-, lv II
shall be brought III the name of tn, i'r+~li. nj.
aud its domlcilr shall be the parish of It Ian
dry.
Article NI-The term "t cXI-trlrcc of tlli,
shall be - years.
Article Ntl.-IlitSr articles mtE he amended
or ahrogatcd by ii Vote ct IWu-Ilirls al tia. ,
members OF the LeaGur. /