The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-09-19

Charter of
NORTH BOSSIER CIRCUIT,
Louisiana Conference, M.
e. Church, South.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Bossier.
DE it known, that we, the undersigned
D residents of said Parish OF Bossler, /
and State of Louisiana, awaiting our
selves of the provisions OF Sections bH
of the Revised Statutes OF said state, |
as amended by Act No. As, of the Louisl-
ana State Legislature, approved Marcn
/. 1878, do hereby organize and form
ourselves into Corporation for religious
purposes, hereby adopting the following
Articles of Incorporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
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 Tor
| its domicle is hereby fixed and declared
to be the City of Plain Dealing, in the
Parish of Bossier, State OF Louisiana.
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 a house in which they may worship
|
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, a
majority of whom shall constitute a
Quorum. shall be Board of Trustees,
and they shall elect from among their
number, at their first meeting, Presi-
dent and Secretary, who shall also act as
Treasurer, who shall hold their offices for
one year, and until their successors are
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 tor
it's 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, NJ. 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 o.
trustees by the Discipline OF the Metho'
3 dist Episcopal Church, South, and thu
Q Corporation shall be governed by tn
! laws and usages of the said Methods
= Episcopal Church, South, in so far a
e they are not inconsistent with the law
= of this State, and the tenor and meaning
- of these articles of incorporation.
i ARTICLE w.
}. This Corporation shall last for ninety
@ nine years.
3 Thus done, read and signed at Plail
d Dealing, in the Parish of Bossier, an
E State of Louisiana, in the presence o
u E. NJ. Carstarphen and ]. o. Love, law
d full witnesses, who sign with us, on this
! the 22nd day of August A. D., 1901.
L. T. SANDERS.
d F. HOFFPANIR.
:. A. J. MCKINNEY.
Is w. M.PLEXICO.
t, w. J. JOHNSTON.
- Attested: j.. ROGERS.
~ E. M. CARSTARPHEN.
N J. 0. LOVE.
State of louisiana Before the under
, Parish of Bossier. signed, authorit!
le personally appeared E. M. Carstarphe
= and J. o. Love, who, being duly sworl
w. deposeth and saith that they were pres
" ent and saw the parties to the foregoin
y act sign the same for the purposes ar
a consideration therein expressed, signe
81 it themselves as witnesses, and now rex
~ ognize all their signatures, with the
a. own, to be genuine. -
bt E. M. CARSTARPHEN.
~ 10. LOVE.
ed Sworn to and subscribed before m
IF this, the 23rd day of August A. D., 100
" JIG. ALLEN, Notary Public.
S. Having examined the above act of il
ma corporation, and finding nothing there
N contrary to law, hereby approve sam
Vn Done and signed officially, this, 6
CO day of September, 1901:
at District Attorney, End Judicial Distri'
as F1led ana recorded, the l1Gn Jay
~ September A. D., 1901, in Volume
re Record of Mortgages, page 458.
R. B. HILL, Deputy CLERK
and ex-officio Record
as September 10, 1901. oct2A
y Succession Sale.
oy Succession of w. H. Talley, decease'
[s- In District Court, Bossier Parish, l.
r.. py virtue of an order of sale to me