The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
CHI
0PELOUSAS PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
III ry IT,, 4

hilp1i We W.
Be it known that on this; the 10Th day of the
month or October, in the year of our Lord One
Thousand Eight HUNDRED and Ninty Eight,
John W. Lewis. 4 Notary public i'll and for the
state and parish aforementioned personally
came and appeared the persons whose names
are hereto signed. all residents of tho State of
Louisiana and the parish of 8. Landry, who
of the State OF Louisiana, they do by these pre-
sonts form thcnlselvs into Il boIy corporate, for
the purpose OF promoting the material progress
and welfare OF the town of OpelOusas and the
parish of st. Landry, by establishing or Undue
ing others 10 establish manufactures therein,
and especially to promoted the erection of a Cen
trail Sugar Mill and Refinery at Opelousas, aud
ior SAID purposes they have edoptcd the fol
lowing Constitution or Articles of agreement ::
Article Titus organization shall he styled
THE OPELOUSAS PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE:
ana ali persons may become members who feel in
Vrcst i'll The material welfare OF our town and
l&lSll ana who will earnestly strive to pro
MI g the same, and pay Il membership fee to he
'' HseSsle iI' '.z14, anuIor the organization
snaaa s%.si. s;.. .l5-,,q a r nn' Hn,;n y di birss.
tors tHc1ia1ter to consisaof eleven members,
and the c~President to preside III the alb.
scnce of the President. The officers and Board
of Directors are to he annually elected on the
first Tuesday "t November by the members of
the League, at ;t e%lectio1; Of the time and
place OF holding the same due notice shall 10
given.
Article III.-Thc officers and Board Of D;rae.
tors to serve from the present date to the frat
Tuesday of December 1899 shall be the follow
ing:
Leonce Sandoz, President.
Jos. J.. SAizln. Vice Preai.le4lt.
InO. W. Lewis, Secretary.
FRITZ Dietlcln. Treasurer.
FL Esri!ettc, Rem M"lnhlnvcg. I. +. Black
slier, j. "A i:iilS. Nathan EuOS. Ed. Dietlein,
T.. i. Lewis, }. q. ChHcil.re. X. L.. Garland,
Jos. Lassa!lc Board of Directors.
Article iN.-Tliis c.iiuration shall have DOW
cr TO acquire property both real and personal,
by purchase or ~ donation. with authority to
sell, donate or hypothccnte the same to Dor
row money, it being a,licrstood that the eyer
else and THE rights and authority so granted
shall he III furthrrance OF the objects for which
the organization IL formed.
Article N.-Thc President of the rorpOratiou
shall have authority to act far 1t in acquiring
title T." property or disp"slnS of the same by
sale or donation When authorized so TODD by
the Eoara OF Directors, over whose dcllbert-
tons lie shall preside.
Article VI.-The Treasurer shall execute a
bond in such sum and conditions as the Board
OF directors may prescribe.
Article Vll.-Ihe Board of Directors shall es-
tablisll an Office to he i'll charge of the Secretary
and the Board shall meet 1T such time as the
members shall deem 1t necessary to do SO; the
President, or IN his absence the Vice-Presi-
dent having authority to call Especial meeting
i'll case he deems it necessary.
Article VIIl.-All persons becoming members
shall pay a premiership fee to be fixed by the
Board OF Directors, and shall thereafter nav
monthly dues also to he fixed by said Board.
Article lN.-NOne of the OtiicrrsO of the Ieapue
shall receive any compensatiun, except tl,e
Secretary, who, for his services in conducting
the correspondence, keeping the minutes of the
sessions of the Board OF Directors, and the ac-
counts OF the organization and for taking care
OF the office and contents shall receive a salary
par month, to be fixed by the Board of Direc-
tors.
Article A.-Ihe corporation may be sued by |
citation npon the President, and all suits by it
shall be brought i'll the name of the President.
aud its domicile shall be the parish of st Ian
dry.
Article Nk.-Tlie term of existruce of This |
corporation shall he % years.
Article Xil.-Tiicse articles may he amended
or abrosated by II vote of Two-Thirds of the |
of thn aa,,a