Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1905-05-05
CHARTER
-oF THE
"STONEWALI UNION SOCIETY"
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
pAursH or TKNsAS

DE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED, that
= on this LIST day of may, 1905, before me-
Louis BQckner, Notary Pubic, duly cOn-
mlssioned aad qualified, in and for the FAR ar
lisa OF Tensas, state OF Louisiana, ana IN tue
presence OF the Witnesses hereinafter named
and subscribing hereto; personally came anu
appeared the persons whose names are
hereto subscribed, all residents OF the
Parish OF rensas, who declared, that, ayall-
ing themselves OF the provisions OF the laws
of the state OF Louisiana relative 20 the or
ganizaiiOn of corporations FOR charitaDte, Dc
neYOleAt and religious purposes, they hereby
covenant and agree to form themselves as
wei as such Otner persons as may De, or
hereafter become associated VITA them INTO
a body corporate and polite In law, Tor the
purposes, objects and under the cOndIliohs
stipulated in the following articles, to-Wit:
ARTICLBI.
The name and title OF this corporation shall
be 'STONEWALL UNION SDSLEI r. ana
its dOmiclIe snail be newell, s Ridge, len,
exist Tor the period of Niaety-nine years,
unless sooner dissolved according 10 law.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes OF this organiza-
ton are declared 10 be purely religious anu
charitable, and to carry out the objects OF the
Society, they shall have the power to do ana
perform all such acts OF charity and benevo-
fare OF its members and of humanity gener-
ally, 10 accordance with its constitution anu
bylaws and not contrary to the laws Of the
state OF Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The affairs of this corporation shall be un-
der the control and management of q board
of DirsctOrs,' - composed OF five members
three Of whom shall constitute quorum,
for the transaction of its business AFFAIRS.
It's officers shall consist of a President, Vice
President, Secretary and a Treasurer, which
officers are to be elected annually.
The following named members are declared
to be the present officers OF this corporation:
j. s. Edwards, Presidents John Lamay, Wee
President; Z. G.. Galltgo, Secretary, aad Sa-
rah Clark, Treasurer. They shall hold their
respective offices rom the date of the passage
of this act of incorporation untll the 4tn Mon
day in April, 1906, or until their successors
shall have been duly elected and qualified
and annually thereafter on the 4th Monday
In April there shall be held a meeting Of this
association for the purpose OF eiecting and
installing a new Board of Directors and the
said new Board of Directors shall at the same
meeting elect IT'S officers for the ensuing year,
which election shall be by vote OF a majority
! of the members present and voting at the
general meeting herein provided for.
ARTICLE ~.
The President of this corporation is hereby
constituted its legal representative IN all oil
\ its business affairs and all process is TO be
served on him as snch representative. de
to be held at such time. or times as he may
| deem necessary.
ARTICLE V.
This corporation shall have the power to
sue and be sued, to hold and own property
| real, personal or mixed, to acquire the same
/ by purchase, donation or otherwise, TO con-
tract for the construction and repair OF build
| ings, to sell the same, to borrow or loan mon
| ey, 10 secure the same by pledge and mort
/ gage of its property, and generatly 10 10 ano
perform all such acts as may be legal under
/ the laws of this State and in conformity witt
| this act OF incorporation and by virtue of sucl
| rules and regulations as may be adopted by
| the said association for its government.
| Thus done, passed and signed at my Office
| in New elton, Louisiana, in the presence Of
Leo Jacoby and S. p. Herring, competent
witnesses, who sign this act with said APP
bearers and me, said Notary, the day, month
| and year Iirst herein written.
| j. S. EDWARDS,
JOHN LAMAY,
ENOCH Gallagher,
| SARAH CLARKE,
| BALLARD WATES,
SAM LAMAY,
HIS
/ WILLIS X JACKSON,
MARK.
HIS
| ISAAC X EMERSON,
| MARX.
| ATTEST
LEO JAcoBY.
s. p. HERRING.
IsEAL.l LOUIS BUCKNER,
nj.