Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-02-28
70 ARTICLES OF incorporation
or THE
Union Church Assn
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Tensds.

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BFORE NE, Joseph Curry Clerk
of Court and ex-ofiicio 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
divlduals, whose names are here
unto subscribed, all of this parish,
who, acting for themselves and
their associates, declared that,
availing 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 1.
This corporation shall be known
as "UNION CHURCH ASSOCE
ALTON" It's 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
quorum for the transaction of
all business.
ARTICLE II
Tho objects and purposes of this
organization are declared to be the
erecting and maintaining i'll the
Village of St. J )seph, Louisiana,
n Church, non-sectarian IN char
acter, wherein all denominations
can worship God, each in its own
way and under its own forms and
ceremonies, to teach and inculcate
federation in religion, and 10 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
ganizaticn of this order.
ARTICLE III.
The officers of this Corporation
shall consist of President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treas
urer and five Trustees.
ARTICLE ".
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 all 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 and shall have the power &c
call special meetings of this Asso-
CLIFTON.
| The following named members
are declared to be the present of.
fcers 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.
President-Mrs. James Curry
Vice PresideEt-Mrs. Dunbal
Newell.
Secretary and Treasurer = Mr.
B. +. 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 contrac
for the building of the aforesai,
! church, to make terms for tn
payment of same; to acquire til
= site for the said church. whethe
: by donation or otherwise, and t
do all other acts in reference {
said church as if specially author
= ICED thereto by this Body, the pun
pose being that the power to d
everything and anything in cor
nection with the erection an
maintenance OF said church sha
be placed in said committee.
ARTICLE VII.
The Treasurer of This ASCOT,
finn shall Cive hond for tho faiti