The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-03-03
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.4ct Of Incorporation
Of Board of Trustees Of Benton
Circuit, Shreveport District,
Louisiana Conferences.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, We, the undersigned,
PARISH OF BossIER. do hereby form our
selves into Corporation, to acquire and enjoy
the rights privileges and powers of body
Corporate, under the provision of an Act Of
the Legislature of Louisiana approved March
IA, 1855, entitled IAN Act for the Organization
of Corporations for Literary, Scientific, Re-
iigious and Charitable Purposes"
ARTICLE l.
The title of this Corporation shall be
Board of Trustees of the Benton Circuit,
Shreveport District. Louisiana Conference,
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
ARTICLE2.
The objects of this Corporation are TO &C.
quire and hold lands, houses and other prop
bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, and who now hold, or may hereafter
hold, their membership in Benton Circuit, it
being expressly intended to secure the said
Church members house in which they may
worship Almighty God, and the free use Of the
pulpit to the Ministers and Preachers Of the
said Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and
also to secure Parsonage for their Minister.
ARTICLES.
The members of this Corporation, anajor-
ity of whom shall constitute quorum, shall
be Board Of Trustees, and they shall elect
from among their members, at their first meet
ing, q President and q Secretary, who shall
also act as Treasurer, who shall hold their
offices one year, and until their successors are
chosen. The Board of Trustees may remove
their officers, elect their successors. ct any
time by q majority vote The property shall
be held, and suits brought and defended, In
name Of the President and Trustees Of the
Board of Trustees OF the Benton Circuit Of the
Shreveport District of Louisiana Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Citation shall DO made on the President ut
nc In fhno IF ri
deed of the Board of Trustees the signature
of the President shall be sufficient. Vacancies
may occur in the Board and shall be filed in
the manner and by the authorities provided
for the appointment of Trustees by the Dish
pline of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, and this Corporation shall DO governed
by the laws and usages of the said Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, in so far as they are
not inconsistent with the laws Of this state
and the teuor and meaning Of these articles Of
incorporation.
This Corporation shall continue for ninety
nine years.
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IF ELDER.
JB. CAMPBELL.
u. F. SHAVER.
J. C. CHILDERS.
State Of Louisiana, Having examined tno
Parish of Bossier. foregoing act Of incorpo-
ration and finding nothing therein contrary W
law, approve the same.
Done and signed, officially, this February
9TH, 1898. Al; MUhFF
District Attorney, End District, L..
State of Louisiana Before me, the under
Parish of Bossier. signed authority, came
and appeared R. S. Golfer, who being GUY
sworn, deposes and says that he saw tne paff sy
sign tn foregoing instrument OF wTlung ~
the purposes therein mentioned; that ne saeng
the same IS d witnoss, together with .. =. =
Sheppard the ether witness. and no" FoOoS
njzas all the signatures to be genuine.
RS. COLIEk..
Sworn and subscribed to before me tnD -
day of February, 1898.
Deputy Clerk District Coutas
February II, 1893. "@'