The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-02-05
CHARTER.
State of Louisiana.
Parish of Winn.

Be It known and remembered that ON this
tne 9TH day OF December, 1903, n. f.. Machen,
=. =. C6ates, J. .. Pace, R. H. Mccormack,
BY PROXY appeared before me. s. NJ Abel. Dpy.
Clerk and kx-oeiceo Notary Public in and for
INC me fansn o. VIM, La duly commissioned
declared:
That availing themselves OF the laws Of this
sc so az s g and especially Of
RAJ assembly OF the State .of Louisiana, they
rave coyenanted and agreed and by these
presenss do covenant and agree and bind them
hereafter associated with them, 70 form and
constitute corporation and body polite in
An I0s the pnrposes and object. and under the
forth, which they hereby accept and coustitute
- their charter, to wit:
ARTICIE I.
Ine name and title Of the said company
Snail oe the southern Labor and Mutual Union
ana Its domicile = hereby established q VIM
held. VIM Parish, State Of Louisiana ana
under as said corporate name said corporation
snail nave power and authority to contract,
snr and De sued TO make and use Z corporate
eeel ana the same to break and alter at pleasure:
% noid receive. lean, purchase. improve. allie
and hypothicatr, under its said corporate mare.
properly real personal and mixed. TO name
ano appoint such omcers, directors, agents and
convenience Of said corporation NAV reonire.
TO make and establixh by law, rules and reen-
lasaons o. it, Anairs such a. may be deemed
poses Of said corpor.tisn. SAID Corporation Ron
unless sooner dissolved BY majority. Of its
stocknoioen, shah exist and continne Tor
= period Of ninety-ntnety years from and after
the date hereof.
suits for said corporation shall be brought
in ne name q the said corporation by its
In the name Of the general manager and All
process and citation shall be served on The
pfesidees OF general manager ut the domicile
Of the absence or death, or inability TO oct from
NY cause 81 these two oddcers citation may be
served on the secretary. The officers Of this
dent, secretary, treasurer and general mana
ger, or such others as the majority Of the stock
holders may hereafter determine. The treas
In such sum ~ the board Of directors NAV de-
termine. All officers and members Of the board
OF directors shah be stockholders in this oor-
onicers elected under this charter shall hold !
their Offices ut the pleasure OF a majority vote
Of the stockholders, and until their successors
are elected and qualified.
ARTICLES.
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poration is organized, and the nature of the |
business 70 be carried on arede clared to be as
To buy, purchase. and otherwise acauirc. by |
deed or gift, BY viii or otherwise, to own, have
ana hold, to sell end convey and dispose OF
land or other property, real or personal rights
Or credits, to conduct and carry on q Labor /
bureau, for the purpose Of aiding labor to lind I
empioyment.andc capital to find read /
and competent labor, aud to bring about a
more harmonious feeling between capital and /
labor, to the end that both may be benefited.
g shaii further have power and authority to
organize secret society in the state OF LOUISE
ana, to be known as the Supreme Temple. the
objects Of which arc to build up and maintain
, more fraternal feeling between the EMPLOYER
md the employee, thereby endeaverinx to
between capital and labor The said Sunreme
Temple. when organized, to have fun power to
organize and charter subordinate TEMPLES
throughout the state OF Louisiana and other
'tafes OF the union. by complying with the
,r:s q sasd sta.es relative 10 corporations
said subordinate Temple TO be branches of. s.
md under che jurisdiction OF the Supreme
Temple and Or aaizcd for the samssobjec.s and
'uTposcs rs tie oGr-cNe Temple. s'Iii SUI
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