St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-05-16
control OF the affairs of said congrega-
ton as may be necessary.
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control OF the affairs of said cOngrega-
ton as may be necessary.
Article II.
The dom1cile of said corporation shall
be in the town of Covington, Parish OF
St. Tammany, State of Louisiana, and
all citations and other legal process
shall be served on the President of the
Board of Trustees, and in his absence
on the Secretary and Treasurer of the
said Board.
Article III.
] The objects and purposes of this cor.
poration are and shall be to preserve
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
their number, a 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 a 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
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 II ton of this CORPORA
tior, the members III good standing
shall ut the meeting at which each dis
solution shall have been voted elect from
among their own number three liq uida-
tors. who shall have full authority to
wind mp the affairs of sid congregation.
In the event of the death or disability of
any one 0! said liquidators. the sur"iv-
ors, or the remaining liquidators. shall
appoint successor to him.
Article VII.
Until the election to be held on .he
second Thursday in May. the following
,;amed persons shall constitute the
Board Of Trustees of said cengration TO-
wit: n. G. Fearsall, !1ycnrgus Pool q,
Max Edgar, G. X. MnIlings, Jasper Nil
son AMI Harvey T.. Ellis.
succe ssor de facto Of the orieina; con-
eragatiop, thew are the owlers Of the toll
loving described property upon which
the chu rch is to be erected. to-wit:
certain fractional part of a square in
the town of Covinston, or the south
side tf Jefferson Avenue. and imme-
diately north o: SQUARE number twelve,
now belonging TO Louis A. Chapotel. 1e-
tween the divisions of Spring and Win
ter. and having MT on Jefferson
AveEue of two hun reo and forty f24O)
feet, and one hundred and forty GAO
feet in depth. between parallel lines,
bat ok to sail square n7mber twelve U2),
bel'ig the same property recently ac-
qnired from the Covington 4. st. Tam
many Land & improvement Co., by the
Board Of Domestic Missions for Louisi-
ana and e]sew here, and now owned by
the Covlngton 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. Mail]e competent
witnesses, who have signed with ap-
bearers and me, the Notary, after
reading of the whole.
G. X Mnllings, Gertrude T.. Mullings,
duly authorized by her husband, G.. X.
Mnllings; N. G. Pearsall. Grace G. Pear
sail. duly authorized by husband, N. G.
Pearsan; Mamie E. BUNS. duly a,thor-
iz'd by her husband. Preston Barns;
J. c. Ellis. Juliaette Chambarlin. y. H.
chamber!in. Har, ey E. Ellis. ELLA T..
Ere lerick duly authorized by her hus-
band G.. @. Frederick, Jessie A. Cox,
Sareh Reid Sil,iman. Matl,i!de G. Poole.
duly authrized by her husband, s. NJ.
Poole, J. E. Nilsson, Fife II. lacroix,
duly authorized Ivy her husband. NJ.
Lacroix; Maxwell Edgar. Margaret Ed.
gar Mrs. MO Edgar Sophie Z. M,netre.
Only authorized by her husband, H. G.
Menetre; Robina Burns, =, July authorized
by her husbai d. j. G. Burns; l.. Poole
john N. Williams.
Witnesses;
X. Z. Brewster.
Jules B. Nailla.
H. II. WARREN,
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