St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-16
Article II.

AItlClc IL
The domicilc of this corporation shall
be in the town OF Covington, parish of
st. Tammany, Louisiana, and all cita-
| tivns or other legal process will be
Trustees, and in her absence or inabili-
ty, on the Vice President Of the Board
of Trustees, and in the absence or in
ability of both, OA the Secretary Treas
urer Of the Board of Trustees.
Article Ill.
The objects and purposes of this cor
poration are and shall be to continue
the maintenance of, and to preserve and
perpetuate, Public Circulating Libra
ry, subject to the bylaws, rules and
regulations to be hereafter made and
established.
Article w.
All the cooperate powers OF eaid Lii
brary shall be vested in and exercised
by Board Of Trustees, composed Of
not less than. five or more than ten mem.
bers in good standing of said corpora
ton, five of the Board OF Trustees 70
constitute quorum for the transaction
of all business; and unanimous vote
of said Board Of Trustees present shall
be necessary to make Investments, pur-
chases or sales, and for all other pur-
poses majority # said Board of ITns-
tees present shall govern. The said
Board Of Trustees to be elected on the
second Monday of November in each
year, and it shall Immediately after said
election select from among their mum
Der President, Vlce-Pre sident and
Secretary Treasurer. The said Trustees
shall continue in office for one year,
and until their successors are elected,
and no failure to elect shall be regarded
as forfeiture of this Charter. Any va
capcies on the Board Of Trustees, or
among the officers, shall be filed by the
remaining Trustees for the unexpired
term.
Article V.
This chatrer may be amended, or this
corporation may be dissolved, with the
assent IF three-fourths of the members
of NJ. C.. B. in good standing, at q
special meeting convened for that pur-
pose, and after at least fifteen days
written notice of such meeting shall
have been given through mail to such
members, At their last known place of
residence. Provided, that no amend
ment to this Charter shall be made, nor
this Library Corporation dissolved, un-
less such amendment or dissolution
shall have been recommended by the
Board of Trustees.
Article vi.
In case of dissolution of this corpo-
ration, the members IN good standing
shall, at the meeting at which such dis
solution shall have been voted, elect
from among their own number three
liquldators, who shall have full author
ity to wind up the affairs of said LIBRA
~. In the event of the death or dis
ability OF auv one of said liquidatOrs,
the survivors. or the remaining liquida-
tors, shall appoint successor to her.
Article VII.
Until the election to be held on the
second Monday of November, 1904, the
following named persons shall c0nsti-
tute the Board of Trustees of said M. |
G. B., to-wit: Emma v. Whelpley,
Josephine O. Whelpley, Katie T. |
Carrie B. Frederick, Dora
Jaufroid, Bertha Doerr, Edna L.
Ri hard and Lenora Alexius.
Appearers finally declared that this |
Library Corporation, as the SUCCESSORS |
de facto of the original NJ. G. B. Librar,
Club, is the owner Of the following de-
scribed property, tO-wit: Six hundred |
5000 volumes, consisting of History,
Fiction, ETC., and of the value of Five |
(S50O) Dollars.
Thus done and passed in my office, in
Covlngton. St. Tammany Parish, Lou
siana, on the day, month and year first
Ibove written. in the presence of John
}. Young and w. P. Russell, competent
witnesses, who have signed with the
'ppearers and me, the Notary, after
eading the whole.
Original Signed.
Emma V. Whelpley. Katie 7. Kentzel,
oslo @. Whelpley, Mrs. Blanche A.
frederick Ito authorize my wife, Ed
vard j. Frederick,) Lenora Alexius,
'arrie b. Frederick. Edna L. Richard,
bora Jaufroid. (per Edna L. Richard,
frs. Amanda Lancaster, Ito authorize
~ wife. Joseph B. Lancaster,) Berthe
I. pOerr.
JOSEPH B. LANCASTER,
Notary Public.
The above and foregoing Charter of
le NJ c. B. having been submitted to
e for approval, and the same having !
een examined aud none of its pro.
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