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

| Before me, Wilbur H. 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 1. Seyburn. T.
w. Schmidt, Chris Holm, Maurice +, Nor
man, Louis B. Hymel, =. A. Baltic, S. p.
Peterson ,all residents Of this parish and state
who declare and acknowledge unto me,
Notary, that availng themselves Of the pro-
visions OF the law of this State, relative to
scientific, literary or charitable purp oses
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 be hereafter associated with them form
and constitute themselves into body cor
porate and polite in law under the name and
style and for the purposes hereinafter set
FORTH viz:
ARTICLE
The name of this corporation and associa-
ton shall Red Oak Camp No. 80 Woodmen
1.-THE World, Patterson, La. ,Incorporated)."
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
u!ar meetings, and to rent the same mt 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
of the same at its pleasure; to hold, receive
and dispose OF the funds of the association to
its best advantage. and for the further pur-
pose OF taking care of it's sick members and
to perform such other charitable or frater-
nal appeals that may be made upon it. I'm
der the above name and for the purposes
enumerated, the association shall have the
power and authority to make and use a 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-
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 domicile OF the Association is hereby
fixed at it's meeting hall in the town of Pat
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
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
eiectionSof Officers. q" the members Of a" 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
the corporate powers of this Association s
hereby vested in such board of Managers and
their successors in office; and each board of
cessors shall have been elected and have
qualified; and the failure of said camp to
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.
The present board of managers of said
camp, Messrs. 8. r. Peterson, Wilbur Il. |
Kramer and p. A. Baltic, are hereby consti-
tuted as managers of the Association for the
year 1903 or until their successors have been
elected and have qualified.
Eaeh BOARD OF managers shall at once Or
ganize by the election of a chairman and all |
citations or suits shall be serve upon him |
are incumbent upon the President OF corpor-
atoms un0er the laws of this State. In his |
absence, either of the two remaining mana, |
gel gers can act Tor the purpose Of serving Of !
citations upon the Association.
Vacancies occurring on the board of |
managers for any reason shall be 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 1t shall be their duty TO drop
from the rolls of membership of this Ass
any and all members ut the
moment that they cease to be members
Of the local camp Of the Woodmen Of
the World, located id Patterson. La.
and such action shall be equivalent to