The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-05-29
Charter of
THE
Red River Mission Baptist Church.

heo River mission Baptist Church
State of Louisiana, Parrish Of Bo.a,,
DE it known, That this day, before \.
- Beverly A. Kelly, Clerk and j.
officio Recorder and Notary Public. AM,
elected, commissioned and quali6sd K
and for said parish, came and appas,S
the parties whose names are hersymta
subscribed, all residents of Bossier -.
ish, La, who declared that thew bs,.
organized themselves into body corn.
rate under the laws of the State Of TN.
isiana, in such cases made and provida5
and do by these presents incorpor,ss
and associate themselves into body
polite for the purposes and under n
name and style and subject to the rulu
and regulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLEL
The title of this corporation shall h
known as Red River Missionary Bsptia
Church, domiciled near Linton, in bos.
sier parish, La.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes Of this cor.
poration are to acquire and hold lands.
houses and other property, for the use
and benefit and enjoyment Of the mem.
bers of the Missionary Baptist Church
who now hold, or may hereafter held.
their membership in said church, Il
being especially intended to secure %
said church members house OF worship
in which they may worship Almiehty
God, and also to secure parsonage for
their minister.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be at or near the post Office of Linton.
Bossier parish, La.
ARTICLE ".
There shall be board of seven t1au.
tees majority of whom shall constituts
quorum, same being members Of this
church, and they shall elect from Their
members, at their first meeting, Presi-
dent, ice-President and Secretary,
which Secretary shall act as Treasurer,
and who shall hold their Offices fof one
year, or until their successors are duly
elected or chosen, which election shall
be held the first day Of January Of each
year, or as soon thereafter as practicable;
the first board of trustees shall be the
following named parties, to-wit: L. r
Bumgardner, President; j. A. Bum
gardner, vice-President; G.. w. Dal.
rymple, Secretary and Treasurer; and
J. w. Wallace, j. M. Dalrymple, /. Z.
Merritt and C. E. Byrd, Jr., who shall
hold Office until January, A. d. 1903, q
until their successors are duly elected.
The Board of Trustees may remove thar
officers and elect their successors at al
time by majority vote. Property shall
be held and suits brought and defendM
in the name Of the President and Tfus-
tees of the Red River Missionary Bapta
Church, of Linton, Bossier parish, 4
Citation shall be made upon the Prcss'
dent at his residence, or in his abscDcd
upon the vice-President at his residence:
In the execution of any deed or act q
the Board of Trustees the signature q
the President shall be sufficient either z
selling or purchasing, after being dui7
authorized by resolution adopted p
the Board. Vacancies may occur in %
Board and be filled by the membershil
of said church.
| ARTICLE v.
This corporation shall be governed y
the laws and usages of said Bapna
church denomination in so far a. tne!
are not inconsistent with the laws Of y,
State of Louisiana and the tenor egg
meaning of these articles OF incorposs'
ton.
| ARTICLE vi.
This corporation shall continue g
enjoy existence for the period OF nineg
nine (99) years, or until legally dissor
ed by a majority of the membership
the same.
Done and passed at my Office, in =.
Parish of Bossier, in the presence
r. B. Hill and L. G. Smith, compeses
witnesses, on this the 9th day 81 Apl1
1902.
| Attest:
r. B. HILL,
L. G. SMITH.
| L. r. BUMGARDNEE
| J. A. BUMGARDNEK
| G. w. DALRYMPLEs