St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-13

March l, 1873, do hereby organize and
form ourselves into q corporation for
religious purposes. hereby adopting the
following articles Of Incorporation. to
wit:
Article /.
The name, style and title of this cor.
poration is hereby declared to be the lst
CONVICTION NJ. E. CHURCH, SOUTH,
and the place chosen for its DOM cile Is
hereby fixed aud declared to be In the
Town of CovingtOn, in the Parish Of
st. Tammany, State Of Louisiana.
Article IL.
The object and purposes of this Cor
poration are hereby declared to be to
acquire and hold lands. houses and
other property. for the use and enjoy
uent Of the members Of the Methodist
e. Church, South, who now hold OF
may hereafter hold their membership at
Covlngton, La. It being expressly in
tended to secure the said Church men,
bers q house in which they may worship
Almighty God, and the free use of the
pulpit to the ministers and preachers OF
the said Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, to the end that said premises
shall be used, kept and maintained AMI
disposed of as place of divine worship
ship of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South; subject to the discipline, usage
and ministerial appointments Of said
church, as from time 10 time authorized
and declared by the General Conference
within whose bounds the said premises
are situated.
Also to secure q parsonage for each
minister aud preacher, to the end that
said premises shall be used, kept, main
tanned and disposed OF, as q place Of
residence for the use aud occupancy of
the preachers of the Methodist Episco
pal Church, South, who may from time
to time be appointed in said place, sub
ject to the usage and discipline Of said
church, as from time TO time authorized
and declsred by the General Confer
ence OF said church, and by the Annual
Conference, within whose bounds tie
premises are situated.
Article Ill.
The members of this Corporation
shall, through their Quarterly Confer
ence. elect q Board OF Trustees, and
they shall elect from among their num-
Der, at their first meeting, President
and q Secretary, who shall also act as
Treasurer, who shall hold their office
for one year, and until their SUCCESSORS
are chosen. The Board OF Trustees
ut any time by . majority
vote, aud have power to adopt such by
laws for its government as may be
deemed advisable. The property shall
be held, and suits brought and defended
IN the name Of the President and Trus-
tees Of the CovingtoD NJ. E. Church,
South. Citations or other legal pro-
ess shall be served on the President, at
his residence, and in his absence on the
In the execution Of any
deed or act Of the Board Of Trustees,
the signature OF the President shall be
sufficient. Vacancies may occur in the
Board aud shall be filled in the manner
aud by the authorities provided for the
OF trustees by the disci-
pine Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
south, aud this Corporation shall be
governed by the laws and usage Of the
said Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, insofar as they are not incon-
sistent with the laws Of this State, and
the tenor and meaning of these articles
II incorporation.
This Corporation shall continue for
ainty-nine years.
Thus done, read aud signed at Gov
ngton. in the Parish of st. Tammany.
State OF Louisiana. in the presence of
W. Il. BlossmaD, and H. j. Smith, law
tul witnesses, who sign with rs gu this,
he Sd day vi November, 1903.
C. 5 Il. Babington,
w. l.. RUSSELL,
j. A. WadswortL,
ID. NJ. Wadswortb,
w. H. Krone,
JnO. b. Kent,
+. Ii. Fontaine.
Witnesses:
w. Il. Blossman,
H. j. Smith.
II. Il. WARREN,
Clerk, and Ext ticio Notary Public.
State Of Louisiana, Parish OF st. Tam
many.
Before me, Ii. r. Warren, Clerk of
court, and Ex-Onicio Notary Public,
Iuly qualified IN and for said Parish
md State, on this day personally ap-
reared to me, w. H. Krone, II. NJ.
v adsworth, J. A. Wadsworth, c. S. e.
Jno. b. Kent, w. l.. RUSSELL
md +. Fontaine, pers ,nally known to be
he identical persons whose names are
subscribed to the within and foregoing
Ict OF incorporation and acknowledged