The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-10-24

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and State OF Louisiana, awaiting an
selves OF the provisions of Sections Sn
of the Revised Statutes of said STAT
as amended by Act No. As, of the Louis.
ana State Legislature, approved Marh
1, 1878, do hereby organize and form
ourselves into a Corporation for religion,
purposes, hereby adopting the following
Articles of incorporation, to-wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name, style, and title of this Cor.
poration is hereby declared to be thA
Board of Trustees of the North Bossier
Circuit, Louisiana Conference, ME-
Church, South, and the place chosen for
its domicle is hereby fixed and declared
to be the City of Plain Dealing, in the
Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana,
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes Of this Col.
poration are hereby declared to be 10
acquire and hold lands, houses and Other
property, for the use and enjoyment ii
the members of the Methodist Episcopd
Church, South, who now hold, or NAV
hereafter hold, their membership Oh
North Bossier Circuit, it being expressly
intended to secure the said Church mem.
bers house in which they may worship
Almighty God, and the free use Of tie
pulpit to the ministers and preachers Of
the said Methodist Episcopal Church
south; and also to secure Parsonage
for their ministers.
ARTICLE III.
The members of this Corporation, Il
majority of whom shall constitute i
quorum, shall be Board of Trustees,
and they shall elect from among Their
number, at their first meeting, a Pred-
dent and Secretary, who shall also act Il
Treasurer, who shall hold their Offices fur
one year, and until their successors afe
chosen. The Board of Trustees may
remove these officers, elect their success
sors at any time by majority vote, and
have power to adopt such Bylaws fof
its government as may be deemed advis-
able. The property shall be held and
suits brought and defended in the mama
of the President and Board Of Trustees
of the North Bossier Circuit, Louisians
Conference, NJ. E. Church, South
Citation and other service shall be made
| on the President, at his residence. IA
the execution of any deed or act Of the
| Board of Trustees, the signature OF tho
President shall be sufficient. Vacancies
may occur in the Board and shall b
filled in the manner and by the author.
ties provided for the appointment Of
trustees by the Discipline of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, and tn
Corporation shall be governed BY the
laws and usages of the said Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, in SO tar y
they are not inconsistent with the laws
| of this State, and the tenor and meaning
of these articles of Incorporation.
| ARTICLE w.
| This Corporation shall last for ninety
nine years.
Thus done, read and signed at Plan
Dealing, in the Parish of Bossier, ana
State Of Louisiana, in the presence O
E. M. Carstarphen and J. 0. Love, isH'
full witnesses, who sign with us, on tnls
the 22nd day of August A. D., 1901.
L. r. SANDERS.
| F. HOFFPANIR.
A. J. MCKINNEY.
w. M. PLEX1CO.
| w. J. JOHNSTON.
Attested: j. D. ROGERS.
E. M. CARsTARPHEN.
J.O.LovE.
State of Louisiana, | Before the uncer
Parish of Bossier. signed, autnorg
personally appeared E. M. Carstarpne.
and j. o. Love, who, being duly sVolu
deposeth and saith that they were prs
ent and saw the parties to the foregolnl
act sign the same for the purposes -
consideration therein expressed, sign
it themselves as witnesses, and now ~
ognize all their signatures, win tne'
own, to be genuine. ,,x
E. M. CARSTARPHEN.
10. LOVE.
Sworn to and subscribed before ~ "a
this, the 23rd day of August A. py W
JIG. ALLEN, Notary Puonc !.
Having examined the above act q ~ =
corporation, and finding nothing tne1c.
contrary to law, hereby approve go -
Done and signed officially, thus =
day Of September, 1901. IN
THOS. T. LAND
District Attorney, End Judicial Dlsun,
Filed and recorded, the 18th Gay
September A. D., 1901, in voiun1e
Record of Mortgages, page 4oo.
r. B. HILL, Deputy CieIA
and ex-oficio Recoroe
September 10, 1901. oc.M
Notice.
4 II State, Parish and Poll Taxes !. 4
n the year 1901. as set forth " y !.