Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-07-25
"L0VktERs' INSTITUTE.
sfArR oFIon1s2NT

6IAIE OF LOUISIANA,
nv I'm PARISH OF TENSAS.
b IL IL KNOWN, that, on this. 18th day Of
~, june, 1902, before me, Louis Backner. a
ifed I, auohc, Only commissioned and quail
the ,-a euu Tor the Parish of Tensas, and in
namaRI iesence ct the witnesses hereinafter
came "a anu subscribing hereto, personally
are bsrs emu appeared the parties whose names
who daein,o subscribed, all OF this parish
The srNoscalasrear that, availinE themselves OF
t tro y. oVisions Of the laws OF Louisiana rein
relieteuss ne Organization of corporations for
ag g coFenant and agree to form Themselves
ef,a. Suen otner personals may be or here
cornorstsann associated With them, into
purposes and objects and under th, copdie
te-wit: " she lolo"ins arucies'
ARTICLE
be Lows OWE and title Of this corporation shah
donicsin. e AND TRUTH SOCIETY," and its
IIO .,,se snail be Newellten, Parish of Tcnsas,
r. raair snd shall exist and continue for
dissolysS 4, OF Mnety-nine years, unless sooner
an "ceoruance with It's by-laws.
ARTICLEu.
The objects and purnoses for which this
corporation IL or9anizesf are ,i..rlsrsd "a he
~ ~ nersing OF the sick and BURNING OF the
,o 20 members of this Society and generally
ience ana PS.Idorm all such acts Of benevO-
'Aen a. members OF a fraternaI society.
ARTICLE III.
The affairs Of this corporation shall ha va.s
81 Board OF Directors, Composed of sew
t1 I'm y, nS members four Of whom shall e0nsti-
nass Sutorum zoe the Transaction OF les busiA
pso,s snars ana Its of1csrs to consist OF a
rTresident, Vice President Secretary and a
treasurer, which officers are 10 he elected
s AMY on the 18th day OF December, of
ton is to furnish bond for the faithfuI Der-
formance Of his duties.
ARTICLE w.
The President OF this associatien 4. harehv
SSonsselsuted Its legal representative In all its
business matters and all process Is to be
sS sf1 S on MN as such representative; he
snan nave the right to call special meetings
at such times as Ne may deem necessary,
ARTICLE v.
fhfs corporation shall have the mower and
autnorlty, under its said corporate name, TO
Sonsract, sue and be sued, to ACQUIRE and
nolu properly, real, personal or mixed, by
Purncaniase, Donation or otherwise. to construct
punuings, 10 sell the same and to do and per-
form any and all such acts as may be legal
under the laws of this State and In conform
ity Win this Act Of Incorporation.
ARTICLE vi.
The following named members of this as
ISOLATION are declared to be its founders and
Williams, Charles Lee, Isaac Lucas, Harrf-
son Gaines, James mccullough and Henry
BAIL, OF whom Rev. John w. Williams is de-
CARED to be President, Nat Atkins Vice
fTeSident, Charles Lee, Secretary, and James
mccullough, Treasurer They shall hold
their respective Offices for one year from the
Elghteenth day Of December, 1901, and until
ed and qualified, which election is to be by
~ majority OF the members of said associa-
ton present and voting.
Thus done, passed and signed at my office
" Neweliton, La, In the presence OF Frank
Dorsey and Geo. Brown, competent wit
nesses, and me, said Notary, the day and
date hereof.