The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-01-22
CHARTER.


Be il known and remembered that ON this
D. B. Coates, ). 3. Pace, Z. II. McCormacf,
James Shavaiier and ". ]. Fry. personally and
BY proxy appeared before ne, 8. n. Abel. ,Dpy.
the Parish of Wilma, La, duly commissioned
and qualified and In the presence OF the WIT
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
declared:
That .vailing themselves Of the laws Of this
ACT NO. % OF H. and No. I of 1901, OF the gene
raj assembly OF the State of Louisiana, they
nave covenanted and agreed and by these
selves, - wei - such other persons - may be
hereafter associated With them, TO form and
constitute corporation and body. polite in
stipulations and provisions hereinafter set
forth, which they hereby accept and constitute
- their charter 70 wit:
ARTiCLE 1.
The name and title Of the said COMPANY
shall be the Southern Labor and Mutual Union;
end its domiciie - hereby established ct Winn-
neid, vim Parish, State OF Louisiana, and
shall have power and authority to contract,
sue and g sued TO make and use . corporate
seal and the same to break and alter 1t pleasure;
nate, convey, seil, borrow. pledge. mortgage
and hypcthicate, under its said corporate name.
property real, personal and mixed. To name
managers, or employees Is the interest and
ccnvenience Of sa3d eorporation NAV reuuire.
TO make and establish By law, rules and re9u-
necsssssy 70 carry ont The object. "a and ss par
poses Of. said corporation Said corporation.
unless sooner dissolvsd BY majority Of It's
= period of ninety-ninety years from and after
the date hereof.
: Suits for said corporation shall be brought
=, IN ne The. name q the said corporation BY its
IN the name Of the general manager and all
p pre- ., OF general manager At the doicile
OF the absence or death. OF inability to act from
any cause Of these two officers citation may be
served on the secretary. The officers OF this
oent, secretary, treasurer and general mama
ger, or such others = the majority Of the stock
holders may hereafter determine. The treas
in such sum = the board Of directors may de-
termine. All omcers and members Of the hoard
Of directors shall be stockholders in this oor-
omcers elected under this charter shall hold
sneir omces a. the pleasure Of majority vote
q ne stocshoiders, and until their successors
are elected and qualified.
Ine objects and purposes for which this COR
Pon.uon 2 cfgAnised, and the nature Of the
s eIssnss. g be carried on arede clared 70 beas
10 by. purchase, and otherwise acquire, By
desd Or ~. hy Yin o. otherwise, 70 Own, have
'ssa a noid 70 sell and convey and dispose Of
@ credits. 70 conduct and carry ON : Labor |
snufsau, ior the parpoee q aiding labor to ind
lee.@mase empi0{ment.and capital TO f1nd read |
ana e9nPetest laeors SD 70 bring about ;
= narmonic.e Telling between capital and |
- snail further have power and aathority TO /
otganlze secfve eocaety IN the state Of Louisi-
ana, to be known e the Supreme Temple. the
objects Of which ase to lufld up and nsaintsin
. more naseFnA toeltng between the employer |
Il not entirely reaevs the friction
2esween c.pttal and labor. The said Supreme
aempies When oggAltsed, % have full power 70
2{eani.e and chArter subordfnate Temples
!n1rcoenees the seate ~ Louisiana and other
stases g the unions By eomplying with the
~: q SD States reiattve % corporsticns.
$40 o1aordinate Temple 70 Be branches Of.
- undSf the jurisdicfion a the eupreme
temple and Organized for the same objects md
sssroees e the 6uprens Temple. Said eu-
Rfeme Temple and subordinate temples 10
Ave the power and authcrity 70 make such
'onssspeons and byslawp ~ nay be necessary