The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-15
.CHARTERs
 of The Sisters 0f the Blessed Sac rament
For indians and COiOred People.

Society Of Religious women processing the Roman Catholic Religion, living 1T community and devoted to charitable works, have associated ourselves to- gether for the purpose of educating, training and instructing directly or thru 1 the agency ot others the American In dian and Colored Races and do declare that We and cur associates. with such persons as may from time to time be- come members and our and their success sors are desirous of acquiring and enjoy ing the powers, i.nmunities and privi- | lodges of a corporation or body polltic | in law and fact, the name, style, title, objects, articles and conditions whereof are as follows:
 ARTICLE I. The pame of the corpo- ration shall be, The Sisters of the Bless ed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People.
 ARTICLE II. The essential objects Of the corporation are to educate the American Indian and Colored Races turnout the State of Penns, lvania and beyond it's borders; to train teachers for this purpose and especially to train the youih of these races, without religious distinction to become self sustaining men and women, using such methods of instruction in the principles of religion and of human knowledge, as may be best adapted to these purposes; to visit and administer to the sick and poor of these races and to act as guardian of such of their orphans and minor chil- dren as may be committed to it's care.
 ARTICLE III. The business of the Corporation shall be transacted i'll Bucks County, Pennsylvania and other places in the State of Pennsylvania and be- yond the limits of the Commonwealth. The principal office of the Corporation shall be located at St. Elizabeth's House, Bensalem Township, Bucks County' Pennsylvania, with full power on the part of the Corporation to establish and lacate branch offices at any place or places within said State or elsewhere.
 ARTICLE ". The Corporation shall have perpetual existence.
 ARTICLE V. The officers of thls shall consist of a Board of 1 Managers of five persons, or such ad- l number not exceeding fifteen as | shall be fixed by the By Laws; of a | President, Secretary and Treasurer and l such other officers and agents as the By Laws shall prescribe.
 ARTICLE VI. The officers for the currant year are:
 Cathrine NJ. Drexel (known in religion as Mother NJ Katharine) President.
 Mary V. Clayton (known in religion as Mother M. Magdalen) Secretary.
 Sarah McGravey tknown in religion as Mother NJ. Joseph) Treasurer.
 Annie McCann (known in religion as Sister M. Francis Xavier) Cathrine Jarvis tknown in religion as Sister M. Cathrine NJ. Drexel (known in religion as Mother NJ. Katharine) Mary V. Clayton (known in religion as Mother NJ. Magdalen) Sarah McGravey (known in religion as Mother M. Joseph) | Managers, all single women. The Board | of Managers as at present or hereafter l shall have authority 10 | make, alter, or amend the By Laws. No member of the Corporation shall | have any claim fo- compensation for | her work whilst in the Sisterhood of | the Blessed Sacrement, and any member i ceasing to belong 10 the said Sisterhood shall ce ase by that act to belong to this 1 
 ARTICLE VII. The income of the 1 Corporation and contributions to it shall be devoted to the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
 ARTICLE VIII. The Corporation May hold Real Estate and personal property to any amount now or here after allowed by law.
 ARTICLE TX. The names to the subscribers to the Charter, all of whom are at present residents of the Thirty fifth ward of the City of Philadelphia. are as follows:
 Cathrne RI. Drexel,
 Mary V. Clayton,
 Sarah McGravey,
 Annie D. McCann,
 Catharine Jarvis.
 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNY
 SAVANNA, ss
 COUNTY OF BUCKS.
 Before me the subscriber Recorder of Deeds in and for said County personally appeared Catharine M. Drexel, Mary V. Clayton and Sarah McGravey, three of