St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06

and perpetuate the divine worship of
God, to assist in the erection of
churches, to aid foreign and domestic
missions, and to do any and all acts
that will further and assist in the up
building and advancement Of Christian
ity and Religion.
Article w.
All the corporate power of said con-
gregation shall be vested in and exer-
cised by Board of Trustees, composed
of not less than five or more than nine
persons, four Of whom shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of all
business. Said Board shall be elected
on the second Thursday of May in
each year, and it shall Immediately
after said election select from among
thu cir number, President, and Secre-
tary and Treasurer. said officers shall
be members in good standing of said
congregation.
The said Trustees shall continue in
office for one year and until their sue
cessors are elected, and no failure to
elect shall be regarded as forfeiture
of this charter. Any vacancy occurring
on said Board, or among the officers,
shall be filed by the remaining Trus-
tees for the unexpired term. In case
of the absence or the disability of the
President or Secretary and Treasurer,
the Board shall appoint from among
their number, President, or Secretary
and Treasurer, pro tempore, as the
case may be.
Article V.
This charter may be amended, or this
corporation may be dissolved, with the
assent of three-fourths of the members
of the congregation in good standing,
at special meeting convened for that
purpose, after at least fifteen days writ.
ten notice of such meeting shall have
been given through the mail to such
members, at their last known place of
residence, provided that no amendment
to this charter shall be made, nor this
congregation dissolved unless such
amendment or dissolution shall have
been recommended by the Board of
| Trustees.
Article vi. -
In case OF dissoi ution Of this corpora
tior, the members i'll good standing
shall Mt the meeting at which each dis
| solution shall have been voted elect from
among their own nn,uher three lia nida.
| tors. who shall have full authority to
wind mp the affairs of 8, id congregation.
| In the event of the death or disability of
any one .! said liquidators. the sur.iv-
crs, or the remaining liquidators, shall
| appoint a successor to him.
Article VII.
Until the election to be held on :he
second Thursday in Nav. the following
lamed persons shall constitute the
Board Of Trustees Of said cengration To-
wit: n G.. fearsall, hycurgus Poole.
Max Edgar, e. X. MulIings, Jasper Nil
son an! Harvey l.. Ellis.
Aprearers finally declare that as the
successor de facto Of the origiDa; con-
eragation, thev are the owlers Of the fol.
lowing described property upon which
the chm rch il to be erected. to-wit: A
certain fractional part of a square in
the town Of Covinston, or the south
side Ct Jefferson Avenue, md ir,me-
diately north O: square number twelve.
now belonging to Louis A. Chapotel. ;'e-
tween the divisions Of Spring and VIM
ter. and having front on Jefferson
Avenue of two hundred and forty t24O)
feet, and one hundred and forty (l4O)
feet in depth. between parallel lines,
ba ok to sail square number Twelve az.
bei,g the same property recently ac-
qnired from the Covington 4 St Tam
many Land & Improvement Co., by the
| Board Of Domes Mission = for Louisi-
ana and elsew here, and now owned by
the CovlnetoD Presbyterian Church.
Thus done and passed in my office,
on the day. month and year first above
written, in the presence of T. E. Brew
ster and Jules B. Maille. competent
witnesses, who have signed with ar-
bearers and me, the Notary, after
reading of the whole.
&. X Mulliuga. Gertrude +. Mullings,
duly authorized by her husband, q. X.
Mullings; N. G. Pearsall. Grace G. Penr-
sail, duly authorized by husband, N. e.
Pet.rsnll; Mamie E. Buns. duly a,:thor-
lied by her husband. Preston Barns;
J. 9. Ellis. Juliaette Chamberlain. q. II.
Cham berlin. Harvey e. Ellis, Ella T..
Ere lerick. Only authorized by her hus-
bard G. g. Frederick, Jessie a. Cox,
Sareh Reid Siliiman. Matjiilde G. Poole,
duly authrized by her husband, 8. NJ.
Poole, J. E Nilsson, Efie Il. la croix,
duly authorized by her husband, NJ.
Lacroix; Maxwell Edgar, Margaret, Ed.
gar Mrs. MO Edgar. Sophie L. Menetre.
anly authorized b. her husband, II. G..
Menetre; Robina Burns, duly authorized
by her hnsba, d. J. G. Burns; l.. Poole
John NJ. Williams.
Witnesses; !
X. Z. Brewster.
Jules B. Maille.
H. II. WARREN.
Clerk and Ex-Oficio Notary Public.