The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-08-14

become associated with them, do here
by form themselves into a corpora
ton, under the name and for the pur-
poses, hereinafter set forth, viz:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall
be the First Baptist Church of Lafay-
cite, Louisiana: and its dOmicile
shall be at the town of Lafayette,
Louisiana.
ARTICLE IL.
The and objects of the
corporation are to buy and own land
upon which to erect a church building
in which to worship God according to
the Baptist faith, and also upon
which to erect such other buildings
and Improvements as may be useful
! for the convenience of said church.
ARTICLE III.
Under the above name the corpora
ton shall have power to make con-
tracts, to sue and be sued. to lease or
purchase and hold property for the
purpose of the association as above
set forth and to mortgage the same
for such purposes. and to receive
gifts and requests of property, both
-Cdl anu pei oHd dilt W hohN iuiSS
and bylaws and to do everything
needful for its good government and
support.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this AS
sOciation shall be vested in a Board
of Trustees. composed of five persons.
members of the Church. who shall be
elected annually by the Church on the
t,,t C,ala, ~ Inlr IF aa.h raan anl
who shall serve until their successors
are elected. and who shall meet within
two weeks after their election and
elect from their number a President,
Vice-President, whose powers and
duties shall be those usually apper-
tanning to their respective offices, and
who shall remain in Office until their
successors have beer elected, and
shall meet at such times thereafter as
they may decide on. and "a majority
of the members of said Board shall
constitute a quorum for the ranSac-
ton of business. The Clerk of the
Church shall be ex-OfficiO Secretary &
Treasurer of the Board of Trustees
whether he Is a member of said Board
or nOt.
ARTICLE V.
Until the election above provided
for, which shall be on first Sunday of
July, 1908. the first Board of Trus-
tees shall be composed of Orren b.
Hopkins, Robert GoOde, James |.
Kendrick, G.. H. Price and j. G.
Reeves, with Orren B.. Hopkins as
President, Robert GoOde as Vice
Secretary-Trea surer.
ARTICLE VI.
The Board of Trustees may adopt
such bylaws, rules and regulations
for their own guidance as they see fit.
ARTICLE VII.
The President of the Board OF
Trustees or in his absence the Vice
President is hereby designated as the
officer upon whom citation may be
, served.
ARTICLE VIII.
This corporation shall exist for the
period of n%inety-nine years unless
sooner dissolved by a vote of three
fourths of the members borne upon
. the roll of the Church register, at a
meeting specially called tor that pur-
pose after thirty days public notice in
a newspaper published at the domicile
of the corporations: and in case of a
vote dissOlving the corporation the
said meeting shall at the same time
elect three liquidators to wind up its
affairs.
Thus done and passed at the Parish
} of Lafayette, Louisiana. on the day
and date first above written, in the
presence of F. H. Thompson and A. j.
Leblanc, competent witness, who have
signed with the parties and me, officer,
after due reading of the whole.
"Original Signed"
JAS. I. KENDRICK.
o. B. HOPKINS,
C.. H. PRICE,
;, F. K. HOPKINS,
ROBERT GOODE,
per F. K. HOPKINS:
j. G. REEVES,
per JAS. |. KENDRICK.
Witnesses:
. A. J. LEBLANC.
F. H. THOMPSON.
(Signed)
j. GILBERT ST. JULIEN.
by. Clerk of Court and Ex-Ofhcio
Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Lafayette, !
The foregoing act of incorporation
having been handed to me for exami-
nation as t o its legality, and having