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

NORTH BOSSIER CIRCUIT,
Louisiana Conference, Nj.
E. Church, South.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Bossier.
De it known, that we, the undersigned
ID residents of said Parish of Bossier,
and State of Louisiana, availing our
selves of the provisions of Sections ST
of the Revised Statutes of said State,
as amended by Act No. As, of the Louisi-
ana State Legislature, approved March
/, 1873, do hereby organize and form
ourselves into Corporation for religious
purposes, hereby adopting the following
Articles of Incorporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name, style, and title of this Cor
poration is hereby declared to be the
Board of Trustees of the North Bossier
Circuit, Louisiana Conference, M. E.
Church, South, and the place chosen for
it's 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 Cor
poration are hereby declared to be to
acquire and hold lands, houses and other
property, for the use and enjoyment OF
the members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, who now hold, or may
hereafter hold, their membership on
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 the
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, 4
quorum, shall be a Board of Trustees,
and they shall elect from among their
number, at their first meeting, a Presi-
dent and Secretary, who shall also act az
Treasurer, who shall hold their offices fol-
one year, and until their successors arc
chosen. The Board of Trustees may
remove these officers, elect their success
sors at any time by a majority vote, and
have power to adopt such Bylaws for
its government as may be deemed advis-
able. The property shall be held and
suits brought and defended in the name
of the President and Board of Trustees
of the North Bossier Circuit, Louisiana
Conference, M. E. Church, South
Citation and other service shall be made
on the President, at his residence. In
the execution of any deed or act of the
Board of Trustees, the signature OF the
President shall be sufficient. Vacancies
may occur in the Board and shall be
filled in the manner and by the authori-
ties provided for the appointment Of
trustees by the Discipline Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, and this
Corporation shall De 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 tenor and meaning
of these articles of incorporation.
ARTICLE ~.
This Corporation shall last for ninety
nine years.
Thus done, read and signed at Plain
Dealing, in the Parish OF Bossier, and
State of Louisiana, in the presence OF
E. M. Carstarphen and J. 0. Love, law
full witnesses, who sign with us, on this,
the 22nd day of August A. D., 1901.
L. T. SANDERS.
F. HOFFPANIR.
A. ]. MCKINNEY.
w. M. PLEXICO.
w. J. JOHNSTON.
Attested: ]. D. ROGERS.
E. M. CARsTARPHEN.
J. O. LOVE.
State of Louisiana, Before the under
Parish of Bossier. signed, authority,
personally appeared E. M. Carstarphen
and j. o. Love, who, being duly sworn,
deposeth and saith that they were pres
ent and saw the parties to the foregoing
act sign the same for the purposes and
consideration therein expressed, signed
it themselves as witnesses, and now rec
ognize all their signatures, with theil
own, to be genuine. L.
E. NJ. CARsTARPHEN.
10. LOVE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this, the 23rd day Of August A. D., 1901
JIG. ALLEN, Notary Public.
Having examined the above act of in
corporation, and finding nothing therein
contrary to law, hereby approve same
Done and signed officially, this, 6tl
day of September, 1901.
THOS. T. LAND,
District Attorney, End Judicial District
Filed and recorded, the 18th day
, September A. D., 1901, in Volume {
Record of Mortgages, page 458.
r. B. HILL, Deputy Clerk
and ex-officio Recorde
!. September 10, 1901. octN