The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-16

con, missiuned and qualified In and Tor the far-
ish Of Grant. state o. Lou.s, ubns rsmss are
Ssr.srsffer signed all being known to me ana
rs~idente OF the Parish Of Grant aforesaid, VINO
n the presence o. ne ssst
the laws Of the State Of Louisiana reinsve 70 .ns
srmatiou Of corporations Tor educelondi pur-
poses and organization o. same my hsa n,eeuts
rsutract covenant and agree, BIZ q ana oprxate
tasmseIyes as well IA such Other persons VINO
become associated Win ,nr" int"
corporation and body polite IN law, lot tne
Sbisrts and purposes and under the agreements
and stipulafions following to-wit:
ARTICLE ONE
.Eermers' Progressive and Educational Associa.
tion OF Grant Parish iousana. J,a , nv. a nd
enioy ruccession for the full term and period OF
ninety mine years from date hereof. to CONTRACT
rue and be sued. to make ana use corporaG
.s.I : nd the same to break and alter at pleasure
70 nurchase receive hold. lease, sell. convey an9
mortgage property, real personal ana mixed.
,.s,.sssarv for the PURPOSES hereof. ana 20 name
oisst and appoint such officers. managers ana
agents "A the interest convenience OF the 1850
cation may require. to make such by Laws: rules
: "A regulations for the proper conouct ana man
sssmeSf M the affairs Of the association ns may
sssnr,e necessary and to alter these at pleasure.
ARTICLE TWO.
rha domicile OF this corporation shall be N
r.,is.x Grant Parish. state Of Louisiuua, and
IN citations aud other legal process SHAH De
served upon the president, or in Ms absence upon
sne 'sS'e ARTICLE THREE.
Tho ,,nrnosp of this corporation Is declared To
he 10 organize the eoiored farmers Of Grant Par
ish for their nstual benefit and protection Ia the
Is ~rowinr Of farm p1oducts and the snie fhereu
and for the improvement la cultural. harvest'be
and marketing methods. and to work In HARMONY
with the White Farmers Unions where the same
can be done to mutual advantages.
ARTICLE FOUR.
The odacers Of thiscorporation shall be o pres'
- 4~u.sns M a
sincted every year ON the irst Monday In Septen
her. Until the next election G, H. Thomas snaf
be the president and Butter Mch 'nney snHn -
fhe stcretary and Nep Smith treasurer. ana the'
shal hold their Offices until their successors ar
elected and qualified
Thosa Officers shall exercise such powers. au
thorifv and control as the Board OF Control
sctine under this charter. shall confer upon the
and no more. The Board OF Controishaii conss
II seven members and they shall be elected by
General meeting Of the members OF the asspciatio
the frst Monday In September Of eneh and ever
year each member having one vote, the Prfs'1en
shali be ex -officio chairman Of the Board OF Coz
troll hut shall not have a vote II shall he a.
duty to call meeting Of the Board of contrs
whenever requested to do so In writing by an
ten mebers OF the association or any three men
hers Of the Board Of Control The Board ~ Coz
troll until the election OF their saceessors ON "a
0rst Monday In September. A. D. lSVs. shall
compsised Of the following named seven member
fo-wit Peter Watkins. Hinton White. IL
Hunter SCOT smith, Cot kimble. sherman M
Kinney aud Jonas Harris
The dues Of the association shall be three DC
lara per annum and shall be due and payable :
each member not later than the 18th day OF u
month OF August Of each and every year. a.
the money 80 collected shall be used only Tor q
purposes of buying literature aud printes' matt
along the lines for which this association u
Ranised for paying lecturers whom the as<oci
fion mar invite to come before u to deliver a
dresses upon farming topics, and for other ~
posses consistent with the purposes OF this