Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-07-18
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF
LOVE AND TRUTH SOCIETY"
STATE OF LoU1sIANA

RE TT KNOWN, that on this IE fzsS a. q,
Jner 1902. before me, Louis RnckneT a
iMso oS PUBLIC. duly Commissioned and quail
\ the presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and subscribing hereto, personally
czn ana appeared the parties whose names
arg nereunto subscribed, all OF this parish
VINO declared, that, availinR themsefves az
ene PROVISIONS OF the laws of Louisiana rela-
tlye 20 the organization of corporations for
s1%en ana ens a purposes they here
ana sucn other persons as may be, or here
AFTER become, associated with them, into
1orp and body polite in law, for the
purposes and objects and under the condi-
tO-wit: o0'
ARTrcLEI.
The name and title of this corporation shall
be LOVE AND TRUTH SOCIETYII and its
domic1le shall be Newellton, Parish of Tensas.
~ oulsianai ana shall exist and continue for
tne period OF ninety-nine years, unless sooner
oissoi'eo In accordance with its bylaws.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which this
G0rporaCon Is organized are declared to be:
The nursing of the sick and buryinR of the
neao members OF this Society and generally
20 90 and perform all such acts Of benevo-
ience and charity as may seem incumbent on
them as members of fraternal society.
ARTICLE III.
The affairs of this corporation shall be vest
ed In Board of Directors, Composed OF sew
er OF Its members, four of whom shall consti-
tute quorum for the transaction OF its BUSH
ness analrs and its officers to consist of A
President, Vice President, Secretary and a
Treasurer, which officers are to be elected
annually on the 18th day of December, of
each year. The Treasurer of this CORPORA
ton Is to furnish bond for the faithful ner-
Torrance Of his duties.
ARTICLE ".
The President of this association Is hereby
constituted its legal representative in all its
business matters and all process is to be
served on him such representative: he
shall have the right to call special meetin %
at sucn times as he may deem necessary.
ARTICLE V.
This corporation shall have the power and
authorfty, under Its said corporate name to
contract, sue and be sued, to acquire and
r n0,o nproperty, real, personal or mixed, by
buildings, to 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-
lily with this Act of Incorporation.
ARTICLE vi.
The following named members Of this as
ISOLATION are declared to be its founders and
incorporators, viz: Nat Atkins, Rev. John w
Williams, Charles Lee, Isaac Lucas, Harri-
BAIL, . Of whom Rev. John W. Williams is de,
clared TO be President, Nat Atkins Vice
President, Charles Lee, Secretary, and James
Mccullough, Treasurer. They shall hold
Eighteenth day Of December, 1901, and until
their successors shall have been duly elect
ed and qualified, which election is TO be by
al majority OF the members of said associa-
ton present and voting.
Thus done, passed and signed at nv Office
IN Newellton, La, In the presence of Frank
Dorsey and Geo. Brown, competent wit
nesses, and me, said Notary, the day and
date hereofi
j. W. WILLIAMS,
NAT ATKINS,
CHAS. LEE,
his
JAS. K MCCULLOUGH,
mark
his
ISAAC x LUCAS,
mark.
HARRISON x GAINES,
mark.
his
HENRY BAIL,
mark.
A1vrrsT FRANK DORSEY.
GEO. BROWN
tSeal. - LOUIS BUCKNER,
Notary Public.