The Opelousas courier., 1898-12-03

OF THE
0PEL0USAS PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
PARISH 0E ST. Landry 1

VI
PARISH OF ST. NDR
he 1t known that OF this; the 10Th day of the
moh1h OF October, i'll the year of our Lord One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninty Eight,
Joill w. Lewis. a Notary public in and for the
state and parish aforementioned. personally
came and appeared tho persons whose names
are hereto signed. all residents OF the State of
Louisiana and the parish Of st. Landry, who
declared that, ayalling themselves of the laws
or the State of Louisiana, they do by these pre-
SCENTS form themselvs into a body corporate, for
and welfare of the town of Opel0usas and the
parish of st. Landry, by establishing or Undue
ing others to establish manufactures therein,
AMI especially to promote the erection of a Cen
trail Sugar Mill and Refinery at Opelousas, and
for said purposes they have edopted the fol
OWING Constitution or Articles of agreement
Article It'll organization shall be styled
Ii OPELOUSAS PROGRESSIVE
and all persons may hecomemember who feeli in
i eres1 III the material welfare of our town and
-arish and who will earnestly strive to pro-
ihhte me same, and pay a membership fee to he
l'e.1nafter fixed.
ArttIle 1.-THE affairs of the organization
s,iall Administered by a President. Nice-Pres-
ident, Acretary. Treasurer and Board of Direc-
tors ira latter to consist of Geven members,
ana 'h"Ss lre,President tory tside i'll the alb
seh9e CT thi~RAs!.lAel-r c officers and Board
OF Dlrectofcle U1o re annually elected on the
first Tuesday III November bye the members of
tile LEAGUE, at an e%lectlon; of the time and
Place OF holding the same due notice shall be
given.
Article lIl.-The officers and Board of Direc-
tors to serve from the present tt,te to the first
Tuesday of December 1899 shall be The follow
lng:
LeOnce Sandoz. President.
los. +. SalZan. Vice President
emo. w. Lewis, Secretary.
FRITZ Dieticln, Treasurer.
Ell .Estliettc, Rcmi Mornilluvc5. L. I. Black
sher, ). A.. Haas, Nathan I;oos. L. J. Dletlein,
=. 4. Lewis. }. O.. Cllarllert. L. l.. Garland,
Jos. Lassailc Board Of Directors.
Article N.-This corporation shall have DOW
er to acquire property both real and personal,
by purchase or by donation, with authority to
sell, donate or hypotlIerate the same TO nor
row money. it being understood that the eyer
cise and the rights and authority so granted
shall he in turts,erancc of the objects for which
the organization is formed.
Article N.-The President of the curporation
shall have authority TO act for it in acuujrinr
tlfie {" property or disl"sins of the same by
the Board of Directors, over whose dellbel;i-
tons he shall preside.
Article VI.-The Treasurer shall execute a
bond i'll such sum and conditions as the Board
OF Directors may prescribe.
Artlcle Nll.-Thc Beard nf Directors shall es-
tahlish an office to he in charge of the Secretary.
anu tht Board shall meet at such time HV the
shall deem 1t necessary to do so The
Presl.itnt, or in his absence the Vicc-frcsi-
dent having authority to call Il special meeting |
Ill case he deems it necessary.
Article Nlti.-Ali persons becoming member |
sllali pay a membership fee to he fixed by tbe |
Board OF Directors, ana shall thereafter pay
monthly dues ais" to be fixed by sad Board.
~ >tht II NE oIicGfSU or the iJplglla |
shall receive any compensation, except the
secretary, VINO, Tor his services in conducting |
Tue correspondence keeping the minutes of the |
OF the Board OF Directors, and the ac-
counts OF tie organization and tor taking care |
OF the Office and contents shall receive a salary
per month. t" ne fixed by the Board of Direc-
tors.
Article H.-The corporation may be sued by
upon the President, and all suits nv #
snail be brought in the name OF the President.
ma It's d"ftlcile shall be the parish of st Ian,
Try.
Article AI-1he term of existrnce of this
corporation shall be 25 years.
Article Ail.-Ilnese articles may he amended
'f ibrogafed by Il vote of fW0-rhirds of the
OF the League.