The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21
TIE r.
OPELOUSAS PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
PARISH OLE 81 LANDRY I

VI 'tn-N
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.}
BE it known that on this; the 10Th day of tn,
month of October, i'll the year of o,r Lord One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninty Eight
state and parish aforementioned. personally
came and appeared the persons whose NAMES
are hereto signed. all residents of the State OF
Louisiana and the parish of st. Landry, who
declared that. availing themselves of tile laws
or the State of Louisiana, they do by these pre-,
SCENTS form tle,nselys into Il body corporate, fol
the purpose of promoting the material progress
and welfare of the town of Opclousas and the
parish ofSt. Landry, by establishing or Undue
ing others to establish manufactures therein,
amt especially to promotcthc erection of a Cen
tlal sugar MIL and Refinery at Opel0usas, and
tor SAID purposes they have cdOpted the fol
lowing, Constitution or Articles of agreement
. Article This organization shall be styled
WiE uPELOUSAS PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE;
aSAall persons may become members who feel in
terNt i'll the material welfare of otr town and
rariN and who will earn4Stly strive to pro
m"'eYl@ SANE, and pay a YJ'nbers1'Ip fee to be
.,, aH'; be- .9I7-s..s 4 5 f sf 'nr %ry v;:..PIss
ldent, Secretary, Treasnrcrend Board of Dlrec-
Tors the latter to consist of eleven members,
and the NIce-Presidcut to preside in the ah-
scnre of the President. The officers and Board
OF Directors are to be annually elected on the
hrst Tuesday OF November by the members of
the lca@ie, at an elections; of the time and
place OF holding the same due notice shall be
given.
L III itt blllttl tul 11tiIl 81 lDIGG-
tors to serve from the present date to the first
Tuesday of December 1899 shall he the follow
ing:
Lennce SandoZ. President.
JOS. ?. Saizan, Vice President.
Jno. W. Lewis, Secretary.
IrltZ ble1l.In. Treasurer.
=: ID; E.t'!r'tc, keni Mornhinvrs. !. I. Black
Sher. IA Haas, Nathan Roos. FL. Dietlein,
f.. ]. Lewis, 10. Charllere, K. /. Garland,
Jos. Iassalle Board of Directors.
Article lN.-This corporation shall have pow
al" III - III ia 1kl,.r u Ilf !, mani o,I 80
by purchase or h% donation, with authority to
sell, donai" OF hypot!Iecate the same to Dor
row money, II being aniersteod that the ever
else and the rights tt!Id authority SO granted
shall be III t,ir1nelahce of the objects for winch
the Organization Is formed.
Article N.-Ihr President of the corporation
shall have authority to act tor II i'll acquiring
title I" property OF dlsposins OF the same By
sale or donation when authorized so todo by
the Hoard of Directors, over whose dcllbera-
ton lie shall preside.
Article Ni.-Ilt Treasurer Si,au ex.cuto ,
BONA III sucii sum aud conditions AS the Board
OF Directors may prescribe.
Article N1i.-ille Board OF directors shall es-
tdnlloll an ONCE to Ee III charge OF the Secretary.
anu the Board shah meet at ,l!cn time as the
shall deem II necessary to do so: the
Presltcnt, or III his :tbselIc- The Nice-Prcsi-
dent having authority 10 rtli Il satcial meeting
III case he deems it IlectSS;,rt
Article NIII.-Allp persons brconnng members
shall pay a membership fee to be fixed hy the
Board of Directors, and shall thrraatter nav
monthly dues also to he fixed by said Board.
Article lH.-NOne of the uticerso of the Lea~rc
snail receive any compensation, except the
who, for his services in tonductiuc
the correspondence. keeping thu minutes of the
OF the Board OF Directors, and the ar-
counts OF the organization and for taking care
or the Once ana contents Shall receive a salary
per month. I" he fixed by the Board of Dlrcc-
tors.
Article A.-IIc corporation may be sued by
citation upon the President, and all suits by it
snail be brought inthr name of the President.
ana Its i"l!l!ciIe shall he the parish of st Lau-
dry.
Article Al.-The' term Of cXiStrnce of this
corporation shall be % years.
Ar!icle Ali.-1hcSc articles may he amended
pr abloSatcd ny Il vote of Twu-Thirds of the |
meInberS Of the LctgIlr.