The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19
CHARTER
Farmers Progressive and kdusattoaal NssseIa.
siea Of Grant Parish, oolOrsd.
STATE OF LOUISIANA

- STATE OF LOUISIANA
PAR1sa or GRANT.
commissioned and qualified In and for the Par
ish OF Grant. State of Louisiana, personally
came ana appeared the persons whose names are
hereinafter slened. all being known to me and
rssidents Of the Parish OF Grant Aforesaid, who
IN tne presence OF the undersigned witnesses Of
| lawful age declared that awaiting themselves Of
the laws OF the state of Louisiana relative to the
formation OF corporations for educational pur-
poses and Organization Of same they have con
tracted and agreed and do by these presents
contract. covenant and agree, bind and oblfxatr
themselves well as such other persons Mo
may become associated with them or their sur
cessors to form and constitute themselves into .
objects and purposes and under the agreements
and stipulations following to-wft.
ARTICLE ONE.
Inc name and atle OF this corporation shall be
farmers Progressive and Educational Asspcia
ton of Grant Parish. Louisiana Co)ored !" ana
by that name said corporation shall have ard
enjoy succession for the full term and period Of
ninety nine years from date hereof to contract
sue and be sned. to make and use a corporafe
zeal and the same to break and alter at pleasure
to purchase. receive hold. lease. sell convey and
necessary for the purposes hereof and to name
esect and appoint such Officers mauaeers and
agents a. the interest or convenience Of the ssso-
citation may require. to make such by-lawa ruIss
and regulations for the proper conduct and man
agement OF the AFFAIRS Of the aesocia tiou a. M =
become necessary and to alter these at pleasure
u
The domieile of this corporation shsu n. In
Colfax. Grant Parish, State Of Louisiana. and
all citations and other legal process shsn -
served upon tine president. or in his Absence upon
ARTICLE THREE
The purpose of this corporation IA declared 4,
De to orgauise the colored farmers Of Grant par
ish Tor their mutual benefit and protection in the
growing Of farm products and the sale thereof
and for the improvement In cultural haryentin9
and and msrksting method and to work In harmony
can be done to mutual advantage.
ARTICLE FOUR
The omcerr OF this corporation shall be a presi-
elected every year on the nrst Monday n Se0te1s.
Der. Unttl the next election C. II Thomns sh.i,
Ss the PRESIDENT. and Butler Mckinney sbaIl be
shall hold their otices untf their sucressors a.
elected and qualified
ARTICLE FIVE
s Insse omcers shall exercise such powers. su-
acting under this charter. shall confer upon IN
and no more, The Board OF Control shn consisf
OF seven members and they stall be elscted by .
the hrst Monday In September 81 each and every
year. each member having ore VOTE the pryislenf
shall be ex-oticfo chairman II the Board Of Con |
duty to call meeting Of the Board ~ t,ontrnI
whenever requested tn do "a Ia writing nv 4 nv
ten mebers q the associati0n any thrse mem |
bers Of the Board of Control. The Hoard NJ fson 1
troll until the election Of their sscrresors On fhe
FIRST Monday Ia September A. D. is0s Ahnli ~ |
Of the following named seven members /
Hunter scot smith,. Cot xinbIe. sherman ~
Kinney and Jonas Harris
ARTICLE SIX.
The dues OF the association shall be three dol /
lars per annum, and shall be dine and psyable b.
eaca member not later than the 18th day Of the |
month OF Auguat OF each and every wear and
the money so collected shah be use only for the
along the lines for which this association Is or
xanixed, for. paying lecturers whom the asso~Ia
tion may invite to come before II to deliver ad-
poses consistent with the purposes Of this or
ARTICLE SEVEN.
This corporation shall become eflectfva m AGAR
~ fifteen members have signed this Charter snS
no member Of this association shall ever b. hrlIi L
liable for any sun over and above hfs anuunl /
s q. TO tn,s g. esoIpany which when paid shall
N organization shall have the eject of rpndefinr
this charter null OF exposing any member to anS
liability beyond the amount II hfs annual dues. L
Thss done and Passed ct my once In the town
This the soth day Of september, A. d. 1907. IN IT,
presence Of the undersigned witnesses Who sienes i
Nth said appesrers and me. said Notary. sftsr L
NEP SMITH
ALLIN4 JOHNS
PLEASANT JOHNSON
G. H. TOMAS II
COT KIMBLE II
HINTON WHITE
BUTLER MCKINNEY III
NELSON DEAN III
DAN ELSIE III
LEE HUNTER II
WILLIAM JOHNSON III
COT SMITH II
SHERMAN MCKINNEY III
JONAS HARRIS III
PETER WATKINS H
l.. e. HADNOT II
c. II. MCCAIN II
Signed and acknowledged before me fhis fhe ii
9th day Of September, 1897 III
J.. A. WILLIAMS III
Notary Public u Grant Parish, La II
Filed for record September So 1907. Recorded III
september 20, 1851. In Book OF Mortgages, page H
H. records Of Grant Parrish
G. d LACROIx III