The Lafayette gazette., 1901-08-17
CHARTER
C0lOREO EDUCATION ASSOCIATION


| OF THE
Town and PaS .sh Of Lafayette.
BE 1T KNOWN, Tha, on this twenty
third day of July, 1901, before me, Jerome
Mouton, a notary public, duly commissioned
and qualified in and for the parish Of Lafa-
| yette, State of Louisiana, in the presence Of
| the undersigned witnesses, personally came
and appeared the persons whose signatures
are hereto subscribed, who for themselves
and such other persons who may hereafter
join this Association, declare that availing
| themselves of the provisions of the laws of
| the State of Louisiana relative to the organ
ization of corporations, they do by these
presents form and constitute themselves land
their associates) a body corporate in law, for
ment and stipulation following, wit:
ARTICLE 1. The name, style and title
of said corporation shall be the Colored
Education Association of the Town and
Parish of Lafayette. Its domicile shall be
in the town of Lafayette, State of louisiana:
1t shall have power ard authority to exist
and enjoy succession under its said corporate
name for the full term and period of ninety
nine years, from and after this day and date:
to make and use a corporate seal, and the
same to break, alter and change at pleasures:
to hold, receive, lease. purchase, sell and
convey at will or mortgage and hypothecate
under its corporate name, both real and
personal property: to make and establish
snch bylaws, rules and regulations for the
proper management ana regulauon OF ITS
affairs as may be necessary and proper: and
the same to change, alter and amend at
pleasure: and generally said corporation
shall possess, exercise and enjoy all rights
ations: to sue and be sued in its corporate
name, all citations shall be served upon the
president, and in his absence Or inability to
act, upon the vice president acting in his
stead.
ARTICLE II. The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is established are
hereby declared to be to promote the public
education and moral advancement of the
colored people of the town and parish of
ARTICLE III. The affairs of this COR
poration shall be conducted by board of
nine directors composed of members of this
Association, who are hereby empowered and
directed to elect from their number annually
president and vice-president; they shall
also elect treasurer; five members of the
directors shall be quorum for the transac-
ton of business. They shall be elected an
nually on the first Monday of September, |
beginning in the year 1901: who thereafter
shall meet within ten days after every elec- |
ton, and elect its officers. The board may |
elect secretary whenever it shall deem |
necessary, and fix his compensation, and |
may discharge him at will: and shall fix by |
its bylaws the dues and assessments for the |
benefit of the Association. The board of |
directors and officers elected by them shall |
continue in Office until the new board an |
nuallv to be elected shall be elected, and |
assume the duties OF their Office.
ARTICLE ~. Members of this Asso- |
citation shall be elected by the board of di-
rectors: they shall be of good, moral char |
acter and standing in the community, and
no member of the Association shall ever be |
held liable or responsible for the contracts |
faults of said corporation in any further |
sum than the unpaid balance due the Cor |
poration for dues assessment levied. |
Members may resign, giving thirty days
notice of their intention of so doing, and
upon payment of all dues assessments
levied for the current year.
ARTICLE v. This act of incorporation
may be changed, modified or altered, or
said corporation may be dissolved by vote
of two-thrds of the members present at a
meeting for the purpose after thirty days
public and special notice to all the members
of said corporation.
ARTICLE vi. The first board of di-
rectors of the corporation shall be composed
Hams, August Guidry, L.. Griffin Warner,
Wallis. Peter Mitchell, Willie Simmons,
and Joseph Sonnier, who shall continue in
Office until the first Monday of September,
1902, or until their successors are elected
and qualified.
Thus done and passed at my Office in the
town of Lafayette, parish of Lafayette, State
OF louisiana, on this twenty third day OF
July, 1901, in the presence of Orther {.
witnesses who sign these presents with said
appearers and me, notary, after due reading.
+. HAMS,
AUGUST GUIDRY,
SAM MANAGER,
DEMAs (his mark) SOLOMON,
HARRY (his mark) WALLIS,
JOSEPH (hs mark) SoNNIER,
l.. GRIFFEN WARNER,
VIM. SIMMONS,
per F. Hams;
PETER MITCHELL,
per F. Hams.
Witnesses-A. J. Alpha and Orther G.
Mouton.
JEROME MoUToN, Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Lafayette.-
Having carefully examined the charter of
the Coored Education Association of the
Town and Parish of Lafayette, La, and
finding that none of its provisions con-
trary to the laws of the State of Louisiana,
have on this, the e5th day of July. 1901,
approved said charter.
VIM. CAMPBELL,
District Attorney, 18th Judicial District of
Louisiana.
G. H. MOUTON,