The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-02-17
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Of Board of Trustees OF rsr:a
Circuit, Shreveport District,
Louisiana Conference,

Circuit, Shreveport District,
Louisiana Conference.
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
IA, 1850. entitled San Act for the Organization
of Corporations for Literary Scientific, Re
ligious and Charitable Purposes
ARTICLE l.
The title Of this Corporation shall be Il
Board OF Trustees of the Benton Circuit,
Shreveport District. Louisiana Conference,
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
The objects Of this Corporation are to ac-
quire and hold lands, houses and other prop
erty, for the use and enjoyment of the mem
bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
hold, their membership in Benton Circuit, it
being expressly intended to secure the said
Church members q 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 a Parsonage for their Minister.
ARTICLE3.
The members of this Corporation, major
ity of whom shall constitute quorum, shall
be Board OF Trustees, and they shall elect
from among their members, at their first meet
ing, President and a 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
thalE officers, elect their successors, at any
tim hy ma Ority vote. The property shall
be hefd, 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 be made on the President, at
his residence. In the execution Of any act or
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 Dist
pline Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, and this Corporation shall be 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 W yssss; WI DAWSON
5:L 5. E sG SHEPARD. ~ n w AHHfF
IF ELDER
JB CAMPBELL.
b. SHAVER.
C. CHILDERS.
State of Louisiana, Having examined the
Parish of Bossier. foregoing act of incorpo-
ration and finding nothing therein contrary to
law, approve the same
Done and signed, officially, this February
7th, 1898. A. j. MURFF,
District Attorney. End District, La.
State of Louisiana, Before me, the under
Parish of Bossier. signed authority, came
and appeared r. S. Collier, who being duly
md hot no
sign the foregoing instrument of writing for
the purposes therein mentioned; that he signed
the same as a witness, together with j. L. p.
Sheppard, the other witness. and now recog-
nizes all the signatures to be genuine.
Il. s. COLLIER.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 7th
day Of February, 1898.
R. B. HILL,
Deputy Clerk District Court
February II, 1898. mar %