New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-12-14
ACT OF INCORPORATION,

State of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia.
lie IL known that on this i4th day of Novem
Der, A. u. 1917, before me- Felix VOORHEES, a
duly qualified Notary Public in and for the Par
ish of IBERIA La.
Personally came and appeared Arlstide Boutte,
Octave Boutte, Daniel Boutte julius Boutte
Wa ter Boutte, Mrs. Elodie Shaffer and Jouis
flory all of the Parish of iberia. who severaily
declared and said that they do by these presents
form and organize themselves into corporation
uhdef the laws OF the State of Louisiana for a
term of twenty five years from this day under
the name and style of THE Burial Association of
New IBERIA
Ihe domieile Of the corporation shall be in the
wy OF New 10 ria and the capital stock thereof
shall be one ti'usald dollars divided into one
| hunnred shares of ten dollars each.
ARTICLE g.
Inc OBJECTS and purposes of said corporation
shal be an underraker's and funeral business and
IL VIII to carry out its objects and purposes at.
tend to the purchasing of lots for graves for the
dead atd to furnish the hearse Baskets and IN.
neral robes for funeral purposes and burial ser.
vices.
ARTICLE 4.
ANY one can become member of said Associa.
tion, private persons as well as benevolent asso-
eIstiuns under the rules and conditions TO wat:
anyone Joining said Association AS a BENEFICIARY
member shall have TO pay an initiation fee of one
dollar mud an additional fee of ten cents weekly
as dues. A card will thereupon be delivered to
said member, who becomes entitled as the holder
thereof to funeral of seventy dollars including
the use or the hearse and of two surries besides
ha
lot fof the grave, and the church services, said
servie not to exceed five dollars to be- paid to
the ofheiating priest minister. The member
noIuing sad card may use IT for the funeral of
any member of his family by returning IL to the |
Burial Association, said funeral to be such ms |
above set forth. Aud the member so disposinp |
OF saii cara N order to remain member of the |
Association shall have to pay additional in. |
ltlatlon Zee of one dollar with the weekly dues
when another card shall be issued to him,
any benevolent Association Joining the Burial
Association a % hons io1l 1. n
dent, pay the initiation fee of one dollar and +
shali Xact from each one of its members N weekly
que ot zen cents which Initiation fee aud weekly
dues shall be paid to the Treasurer of the Burial
Association, and card shall issue to said Beney.
olent Association. On the death of any of its
members said Benevolent Association shall be
entitled. for that dead member to q funeral of
seventy dollars on the return of the initiation
,ard as the other members of the said Burial
association as set forth above. new card shall
men issue to the Benevolent Association on nav.
nent of an additional initiation fee of one dollar
ARTICLE 5.
Inc ahalrs OF the corporation shall be managed
y Board Of Ave directors composed of five of 4
he original members and stockholders thereof.
aid board shall be composed as follows to witt
lristide Boutte, Octave Boutte, Walter Boutte,
lenfei Boutte ana Julius Boutte And said
'oard uf Directors shall elect from their nun |
ers a President, Vice President and Treasurer
rho viii be ex-officio the Secretary of the Board
ala corporstl9n snail have the right to sue and
2 made on the President, and in his absence on
he Vice President. said corporation shall have
ne power TO purchase the paraphenaIia and /
1ings necessary to carry its business az we'll /
: any immovable property for Office purpose 1
nd lots in the cemeteries for the burial Of its
cad members.
ARTICLE g.
At the termination Of its charter by Limitation
by dissolution under the laws of the state the
fairs Of the eoIpora ion shall be liauidated by
) Board Of Directors liquidatlng Commits H
ouers, /!
Thus done and passed at New Iberia. La. on III
e day, month and year herein first above III
ritten in the presence OF Jerry Taylor and /
iEpetent witnesses, residing in this Parish, /
no have signed these presents together with l /
the parties to said act, and me- Notary after |
ndng of the whole
The words ION the return of the initiation |
I'd I'd !, interlined aud written before signing
O. Il. REY Nor4Ds
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