The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-09
CHARTEN
v...esive and Educational hSSooia
re'"'' sion 81 Grant Parish. 6e'orso'
STATE OF LOUISIANA +. ~
-oF THE

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.s,,,,,.rs;yped Notary Public duly II
pe, nod a nd qualified In aud Tor tue az, Z
IN ~ -, Grant STATE " Louisiana. p err"nass :
came aud appeared the persons "n"s, ~ ,,,. and
sa''s ..'.stsr 40 ned all being known 10 me an"
her ~ ~ the Parish of Grant aforesaid "h,
i 49,. ,r.s.euce of the undersigned witnes ~
lawful age declared that araa' ny relative TO the
s.ti.,n Of corporations for esucationa' p"n
r,,ses n nd organization Of same, my va ss.nts
$780,, !, nj agreed and do by these presents
tfac.ru 90 avsuaut and agree, bnd and oblisate
t,a.s.lves AS well such other persons VIZ
NAV become ssscisted with .n shn 90 into
ss s tn form aud constitute tnemse'ses M g.
s,.'rat is,n and body polite In law. Tor tne
~ ,',r.,s !. nd purposes and under the aerF"e"''
and stipulations following to.wit
On" ARTICLE ONE.
- aud title of this corporation shall ne
.E.rmers' Progressive aud EdncationaI ss.', Ia
, ~ Grant Parish, Louisiana. coiored, anu
ton o ". ram. said corporation shall have and
s.,,y suctession for the full term anu p,'i st
ninety nine years from date ns' ~ .ornornte
rs and be sued, to make -and use u .or ip.,va |
sue 81" m, the same to break and alter at pleasure
sanrchase receive, hold lease, sell convey an,'
" =. property. real. personal anu niAs,a
mor.fnns t. The purposes hereof and to name
1t nd appoint such officers. mahasers an"
scents as the interest or @ ~ i W. rnls
nd raymafions for the proper conduct anu man.
anu If the affairs Of the association as may
become necessary s aTd - s' TWO o.
The domicile OF this eorporauon rnan and
co,fax Grant Parish. state OF Lons'Hn ,u ap ha
ltuf
served upon the president or IN MS apSe"'e "i''"
the SECRETARY ,r,crp THREE
M this corporation Is declared 10
y" lprraniye the colored farmers OF Grant far-
~ Tor their mutual benefit ana protection w 'T
growing Of farm pron"e;i IN pnlinra harvesting
and marketing methods. and to work IN harnoms
with the White Farmers Unions wnere 'ne '""''
ear he dome to mutual advantaSe.
ARTICLE FOUR -,
,r,. officers Of Incorporation shall be pres
dent aud secretary treasurer; anu .n; =; santem
s,csed every year the first Monday IN septen zen,
~ Until the next election G. IL rhohhas Snr ~
y. ths ur,sident. and Butler Mckinney sna, ~ "
~ sss-retyry and Nep Smith treasurer anu cue.
tne m hod their Offices until their SUCCESSORS ar
els.ted and qualified. -,
~. ,,rcers shall exercise such powers. AZ
,,s and control as the Board o! Contro
st,nr under this charter, shall confer upon y, .ns
and more The B3a . % sbsI1 he elected by
VI ~ al inserting Of the members OF the assQciauo
The nrst Monday in september OF each anu ~
ar each member having one vote the presi s,2
ssa u, 20 ax ftcio chairman of the Board OF GO
tr", hut shall not have a vote. II snan oe Z Z
duty TO call meeting OF the boaru ~ nv =,
ssn.naver requested to do so I'D Writue ny q,
WV wne ,s,,ers Of the association or any three nei
mrs ~ the Board of Control. Inc boaro-o' y }.
troll until the election Q. sne'r sI,'S 1905 snail
,,,,,,,s.d of the following named seven meh'pe
,o'wit: peter watkins. Hinton MILL.
u.nter Got smith,. Cot Aimhie, sherman
nt"nev and Jonas Harris
MUMMY ARTICLE SIX.
The dues Of the ASSASSINATION sha,, pr -. suat M.
- ,,r annum and shall be- due and payapie
a.b membpr not later than the iath day Oh
zenith Of August of each and every year.
M ,a,,uay 40 collected shall be used only ior
.ns ,.',s,s az buyinp literature and printedmat
along the lines for which this asSocis ~, ,s
gapized for paying ieeturers wnoiti ,ns s: asso'
t, ..,sx invite To come before u TO denyer
, ,s ,,,,on farming topics, and Tor other
Noses rnnsistent with the purposes OF th's
gau'zauon. ARTICLE SEVEN.
rh,s corporation shah become NV ~. ~ =
a. efteep members have signed tnis -, hai',r,
member o. tnae , axsr and above his am
' ,s -, this company, which when pald
discharge MI his obgatohs, am ~ 80 ,n ,nds
,,rwa nina ton shall have the erect Oh fphue
~, r. ,,,.r null or exposing any member 70
uahlity beyond the amount oil ms annual uu
Thus done and passed at my oiee d IN 5ss
Of coiax: tran, "a sen,ember. A. d. 1897, IL
.~.s of the undersigned witnesses VINO 81
with said appearers ana me- sa'u 'o'"'''
due reading. xrp SMITH
ALiIN JOHNS
PLEASANT JoHNSt
G. II. TOMAS
cor KIMBLE
HINTON WHITE
BUTLER McKINNE
NELSON DEAN
DAN ELSIE
LEE HUNTER
WILLIAM JOHNsO
COT SMITH
SHERMAN McklNs
JONAS HARRIS
PETER WATKINS
Z. e. HADNoT
c. H. MCCAIN -, ,..,or, me tn
NTH dag g sepsV J. A. WILLIAMS
Notary Public Of Grant fas'S"'
sx. sor r.eesa sspsss,ess5J q a. Mortgages 1871 ~
septeslne{ g l y !. y p ,,.'3i
En-; ssxordsPs TRAM c. D. LACx0tx
peputy Clerk and rsco