Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-02-07
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Union Church Assn,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Tensds.

of Court and ex-0fficao q Notary
Public IN and for above parish and
State, and in the presence Of the
two undersigned competent wit
nesses, at my Office in st. Joseph,
Louisiana, personally came thsin-
divrduals, whose names are here
unto subscribed, all of this parish,
who, acting for themselves and
their associates, declared that,
themselves of the pYovis-
ions of the laws of this State rela-
tive to the organization of corpor-
ations for religious and charitable
purposes, they hereby agree and
covenant to form themselves and
their associates into body cor
porate and polite, and for this
purpose they do hereby adopt and
ordain the following articles of in
corporation.
ARTICLE l..
This corporation shall be known
as "UrNT0N CHURCH ASSOCE
ATOM" Its domicile shall be
in the town of St. Joseph, in this
it shall exist and continue
for Ninety nine Years from date,
unless sooner dissolved according
to law. =
Three members shall constitute
s quorum for the transaction of
all business.
ARTICLE II
The objects and purposes of this
organization are declared tobe the
erecting and maintaining In the
Village Of st. Joseph, Louisiana,
a Church, non-sectarian in char
acter, wherein all denominations
can worship God, each in its OVID
way and under IT'S own forms and
ceremonies. to teach and inculcats
federation in religion, and to soft
Ell the asperities of life and to do
such other work as shall fall with
in the scope of It's duty as an or
ganizaticn of this order.
ARTICLE III.
The officers of this Corporation
shall consist of a President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treas
G,o Trrakaaa
ARTICLE Nv.
This Corporation shall have the
power to sue and be sued, to hold,
own and possess property. real or
personal, to acquire same by pur-
chase, donation or otherwise; to
dispose of same in any manner
and to perform all other such acts
and to enjoy any and oil other
rights and privileges granted to
such organizations.
ARTICLE v.
The President of this Associa-
ton, upon whom all process must
be served, is hereby constituted
the legal representative of this
Corporation IN all transactions
and matters of business whatso-
ever aud shall have the power to
call special meetings of this Assoc
citation,
The following named members
are declared to be the present of.
ficers of this Corporation and are
to hold their Offices until January,
1902, when their successors are to
be elected, and an election for Of
ficers is to be held annually there
after.
Presidept-Mrs. James Curry
Vice PresideIt-Mrs. Dunbar
Newell.
Secretary and Treasurer-Mrs
B. F. Bonney.
Trustees Mr.. lack Griffing
Mrs. Caraway, Mrs. India Brown
Mr.. Josiah P. Scott, Miss Glars
Whitney.
ARTICLE VI.
The officers of this Corporation
including the Trustees, shall hav,
the power and right, in the nam,
of the Corporation. to contracI
for the building of the aforesaid
church, to make terms for thu
payment of same; to acquire tn
site for the said church. whethe
by donation or otherwise, and I,
do all other acts in reference t,
said church as if specially author
lied thereto by this Body, the pur
pose being that the power to d.
everything and anything in con
nection with the erection ant
maintenance of said church shall
be placed in said committee.
ARTICLE VII.
The Treasurer of this Associa
ton shall give bond for the faith
full performance of his duties.
MISS LoTTIE BEARD,
MRS. 8. HAZLIP,
T" CARRAWAY,
| :" SARA M. CURRY,
p" INDIA BROWN,
MISS CLARA H. WHITNEY
&C. ROSA GUICE,
+" LOLA LANIUS,
T" ANNIE CLARKE,
MRS. CLARA HUNT,
I" MARY Nov. NEWELL
" KATIE d. BONNEY.