St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-22
CHARTER
Ladies United Friends Benevo-
lent Association, Of Madi-
sonviI|e, La.
United States of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish of st. Tammany.
RE TT KNOWN

names are hereto SuDScrlOeu, WHO ue-
clare that availing themselves Of the
Constitution and the laws OF the State
Of Louisiana relative to the orgaDiza-
ton of corporations, and especially
section ST. of the Revised Statutes of
the State of Louisiana, they do hereby
covenant and agree to form themselves
and such other persons as may become
their associates and their successors
into corporation or body polite In
law for the objects and purposes and
under the stipulations ana conditions
following, towit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be the LADIES UNITED
FRIENDS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIA-
TION," of the Town Of Madionville, its
domicile shall be IN Madisouville, st.
Tammany Parish, Louisiana, and 1t
shall exist with rights of succession
and all other rights pertaining to cor
poratioEs, for period OF twenty five
years flom date thereof, unless sooner
dissolved according to law or the pro-
VISIONS Of this charter.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes and objects of this cor
poration are hereby declared to be: To
aid the cause of Literature. Charity and
Science by giving aid to such schools
of science as may be designated by the
officers and members of this corpora
ton, and giving aid to each other and
to all the members of this corporation
according to the terms Of this charter.
ARTICLE III.
There shall be Board Of Directors
of this corporation consisting of seven
members of the same in good standing;
they shall be elected at u meeting COM
posed Of at least twO-thlrds Of the men,
bers, which meeting shall be held ut the
domicile Of this corporation on the first
Thursday of January of each year, or
as soon as practicable thereafter; it
shall require q majority Of the votes
prese Mt to elect.
ARTICLE ".
There shall be President, Vice.
President, Recording Secretary, Finan-
cial Secretary, Warden and Grand
Marshal of this corporation who shall
be elected from among the members Of
tho Board of Directors and elected by
majority of the vote of the Board of
Directors; and there shall be Treas
urer If this corporation who shall be
elected from among the members Of
this corporation at its annual
election on the first Thursday of
January of each year. The officers of
this corporation shall hold over until
their successors shall have been elected
and qualified.
ARTICLE v.
In case of any suit whatever against
this corporation citation chall be served
upon the President, or in her absence
upon the Vice-Presidant.
ARTICLE vi.
This corporation shall have authority
to make and use common seal with
such device as it may select; also to
destroy or change the same at pleasure.
1t may sue and be sued under the afore-
said name style and title; it may make
and change all Rules, Bylaws, and
Regulations that it has power tc adopt;
fix the number of the members of the
members of the Board of Directors
that shall constitute quorum. and to
regulate and adopt all rules not con.
Vial W lAO NOuoVllul4Vl. VI 40 "0 Va oAAA'
State and this charter.
ARTICLE VII.
1t shall be capable in law to receive
donations, hold and purchase or sell
and dispose Of or mortgage all kinds 81
property, real, personal and mixed.
ARTICLE VIII.
The Fret Board of Directors of this
| corporation who shall serve until next
annual election shall b. as follows: Mrs.
B. Goldate. Mrs. Lizzie Haas, Mrs. T.
Badeaux. Mrs. p. Gentluci, Mrs. P.
Oulliber, Mrs. Geo. Dutsch, Mrs. NJ.
Eckel.
ARTICLE TX.
This corporation shall by its By.
Laws provide for duties OF officers. the
qualification of members, as we'll as Of
their admission and expulsion.
ARTICLE X.
No dissolution of this corporation
shall take place 80 long as seven mem.
bers in good standing shall object to
the same or consent to renew this char
ter at the expiration Of twenty-five
years, nor there shall be no distribu.
ton of funds or sale of property to ef.
feet distribution or liquidation so long
rs objected to by seven members In
good standing. And in case Of disso.
luton of this corporation at the expira.
ton of the time for which it is created
without renewal, its affairs shall be
liquidated and settled by the President
and other officers within six months
from said expiration of said time. They
shall sell and dispose Of all property
rights and credits thereunto belonging,
pay and settle all just debts, subroga.
tons and demands, and distribute ev.
ecything remaining among the then ex.
listing members in good standing in
equal shares.
Thus done and signed in the Town OF
Covington, Parish and State aforesaid,
on this 9TH day OF November, 1902, in
the presence of Jules B. Maille and T,
E. Brewster. competent witnesses oi
lawful age, and domiciled in said Par.
ish and State, who hereunto sign their
names with said appearers and me, said
nortary, after due reading Of the whole.
MRS. P. OUILLIBEK,
MRS. GEO. DUTSCH,
MRS. NJ. ECKEL,
MRS. B. GOLDATE,
MRS. LIZZIE HAAS,
MRS. T. BADEAUX,
MRS. p. GENTLUCI.
Attest
r. f. Rrewster