Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-03-07
ARTICLES Of INCORPORATION
OBJ. THE
Union Church Assn.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Tensas.

of Court and ex-officio a 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 the in
dividuals, whose names are here
unto subscribed, all of this parish,
who, acting for themselves and
their associates, declared that,
awaiting themselves of the provis-
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 a body cor
porate and polite, and for this
purpose they do hereby adopt and
ordain the following articles of in
corporation.
ARTICLE /.
This corporation shall be known
as "UNION CHURCH ASSOCE
ALTON" Its domicile shall be
in the town of st. Joseph, in this
parish; it shall exist and continue
for Ninety nine Years from date,
unless sooner dissolved according
to law.
Three members shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of
all business.
ARTICLE II
The objects and purposes of this
organization are declared to be the
erecting and maintaining in the
Village of st. J oseph, louisiana,
a Church, non-sectarian in char
acter, wherein all denomination
can worship God, each in its own
way and under its own forms and
ceremonies, to teach and inculcate
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 its duty as an or
ganization of this order.
ARTICLE III.
The officers of this Corporation
shall consist of a President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treas
urer and five Trustees.
ARTICLE w.
This Corporation shall have the
power to sue and be sued, to hold
own and possess property, real or
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 all other
rights and privileges granted to |
such organizations.
ARTICLE v.
The President of this Associa-
ton, upon whom all process must |
Do 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 Asso-
citation.
The following named members
are declared to be the present of
icers 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 PresideEt-Mrs. Dunbar
Newell.
Secretary and Treasurer Mr..
B. F. Bonney.
Trustees MIR. lack Griffing,
Mrs. Caraway, Mrs. India Brown,
Mr.. Josiah P. Scott, Miss Clara
Whitney.
ARTICLE VI.
The officers of this Corporation,
including the Trustees, shall have
he power and right, in the name
# the Corporation, to contract
or the building of the aforesaid
to make terms for the
'ayment of same; to acquire the
lite for the said church, whether
~ donation or otherwise, and to
10 all other acts in reference to
aid church as if specially author
zed thereto by this Body, the pur-
'ose being that the power 10 do
verythiug and anything in con-
Iection with the erection and
maintenance of said church shall
'e placed in said committee.
ARTICLE VII.
The Treasurer of this Associa-
ion shall give bond for the faith.
al performance of his duties.
MISS LOTTIE BEARD,
Mrs. s. HAZLIP,
Z" CARRAWAY, |,
:" SARA NJ. CURRY,
5 +" INDIA BROWN,
MISS CLARA H. WHITNEY,
=" ROSA GUICE, /
I" LOLA LANIUS,
Z" ANNIE CLARKE,
MRS. CLARA HUNT,
I" MARY Nov. NEWELL, |