The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-04-11
CHARTER
STATE OF LOUISIANA, |
PARISH OF ST, MARY.


Before me, Wilbur II. Kramer, a Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified
within and for the aforesaid parish and state
and in the presence Of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared Edward l. Seyburn. 7.
w. Schmidt, Chris Holm, Maurice E. Nor
man, Louis Il. Hymel, p. A. Baltic, 5. L.
Peterson all residents of this parish and state,
who declare and acknowledge unto me,
Notary, that awaiting themselves Of the pro.
visions of the law of this State, relative to
the formation of corporations for religious,
scientIhc, literary or charitable purposes
and for the purpose of acquiring and enjoy
ing the rights, privileges, and powers of a
body polite in law, they have and do by
these presents, for themselves and such as
may he hereafter associated with them form
and constitute themselves into q body cor
porate and polite in law under the name and
style and for the purposes hereinafter set
forth, viz:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation and associa.
ton shall be "Red Oak Camp No. 80 WoOdmen
of the World, Patterson, La, Qncorporated). ;"
ARTICLE IL.
The objects and purposes of this ASSocia-
ton shall be: TO buy and own land and to
erect thereon hall in which the members
and officers of the association can hold reg
ular meetings, and to rent the same at its
pleasure to other fraternal organizations; to
buy suitable lot of ground for burial pur-
poses, wherein the members of the organiza-
ton can be buried, and to hold and dispose
and dispose OF the funds of the association to
its best advantage, and for the further pur-
pose OF taking care of its sick members and
to perform such other charitable or frater-
nal appeals that may be made uponit. I'm
der the above name and for the purposes
enumerated, the association shall have the
power and authority to make and use COM
mon seal and the same to change or alter at
pleasure; and it shall be capable in law of
suing and being sued to hold, receive, lease,
purchase and pledge under said name prop
erty both real and personal and to accept
donations of same; to name and appoint its
managers and officers as its interest may re-
quire; and to make such regulations for the
management OF its affairs as may be needful,
and the same to change and alter at pleas
ure; and to do all such further things as may
be needfnl to carry out the purposes of the
Association.
ARTICLE III.
The domicilc of the Association is hereby
fixed at its meeting hall in the town of Pat
terson, st. Mary parish, La.
ARTICLE w.
Membership in this Association shall be
open only to duly elected and initiated mem
bers OF the Red Oak Camp No. 80 WOOdmen
of the World, located in Patterson, La, or
such WOOdmen of the World from other
camps that become regularly affiliated with
said local camp; and the fact of such cleo
ton and initiation or utilization shall of itself,
with any further process, make and entitle
such person to be member of this Associa-
ton.
On'the third Tuesday of December annually
or such other day of said month, as the local
camp may designate as the date of its annual
election of officers, the members Of said
camp at said meeting shall elect board of
managers, three in number, who shall by
such election become and are hereby conSti-
tuted as Managers of this Association and all
hereby vested in such board of Managers and
their successors in office; and each board of
managers shall hold Office until their sue
cessors shall have been elected and have
f1nd fnt '<sf IL b.
elect said managers shall not operate to
cause the dissolution of this Association but
the existing board OF managers shall hold
over until said camp shall have held a meet
ing and shall have legally elected such man.
ayers. oso. 49,, -
camp, Messrs. s. r. Peterson, Wilbur II.
Kramer and =. A. Baltic, are hereby const-
tuted as managers of the Association for the
year 1903 or until their successors have been
elected and have qualified.
Each board Of managers shall at once Or
ganize by the election of chairman and all
or suits shall be serve upon him
and all such actions shall by him be tax en- as
are incumbent upon the President of c0rpor-
absence, either of the two remaining riiapa>
gers can act for the purpose of serving Of
citations upon the Association.
Vacancies occurring on the board of
managers for any reason shall lie filled
by the local camp under its laws for the
election OF its managers.
ARTICLE v,
The board of managers shall have the
power and it shall be their duty to drop
from the rolls of membership of this AS
any and all members &C the
that they cease to be members
cf the local camp of the W9odmen Of
the World, located in Pattirson. La.
nd such action shall be eq3,;vsIsnt 4 a.