St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-07
CHARTERS
OF THE
Society Of the Sisters of
St. Benedict.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

State OF Louisiana, Parish of st. Tammany. (
Be it known. That this tenth day of the month
OF August, In the year of our Lord, one thou
sand; nine hundred and seven, aud of the indie
pendence of the United States of America the
one hundred and thirty-second.
Before me, Lewis L. Morgan, a notary public
duly commissioned qualified and sworn, in
and for the parish of st. Tammany, State of
LolSiana, therein residing, and IN the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
aIppearea tne several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who severally declared
that aValling themselves of the laws of the
State OF Louisiana in such cases made and pro-
Vlued' they have covenanted and agreed, and do
Dy these presents covenant and agree and bind
themselves, as well as all such persons as may
hereafter become associated with them, to
form corporation, for the objects and pur-
poses and under the articles and s. pulations
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation and association
shall be the SOCIETY OF THE SISTERS OF ST.
BENEDICT"
.... ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this corporation
and association are to promote the Catholic re-
llgon, carry on classical institution or insti-
| buttons, and confer degrees and diplomas upon
| the graduates from said institution or institu-
| tions under the control and according to
| the usages and practices of the Roman
Catholic Church; to receive, lease, purchase,
convey sell, mortgage, affect and hypothecate
property, both real and personal, and to ac-
cept donations.
ARTICLE iii.
Under the above entitled name, and for the
purpose above expressed, the said corporation
Shall have the power and authority to make,
| have and use common seal, with such device
| and description as they shall deem proper, and
| the same to break, alter and amend at their
pleasure, and by the name, style and title pro-
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| law to sue and be sued, and shall be empowered
| to make rules, bylaws and ordinances and do
| everything needfuI for their government and
support, and shall be and is empowered to
| take have and hold all manner of lands, tene-
| ments, rents and Entertainments, and any sum
| OF money and any manner and portion of
goods and chattelS given unto it or acquired by
| it In any manner.
ARTICLE ~.
The domicile of this corporation and associ-
alton shall be and is hereby fixed at Covington,
Parish OF st. Tammany, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE v.
The officers of this corporation and associa-
| ton shall be President or SuperioresS, Vice
President or Under-SuperioreSS. Secretary, a
Treasurer and three 49, Councillors, who shall
| the first Sunday of August, and who shall serve
until their successors are elected and qualified,
and the said officers, together with four "A }
Councillors, to be elected at the same time,
corporation and association, ma jority of
whom shall constitute quorum for the trans
action of business. The said officers shall have
| the power and authority which usually belong
| to their respective positions.
Until the election above provided for, which
Shall be held on or before the first Sunday of
August 1912, Mother Justina Berg shall be the
President or Superioress of this corporation
and association; Sister M. schoIastica Hoeveller
Shall be the Vice President or Under-SuperiOr-
ess; Sister NJ. Mechtide O'Donahue shall be
| the Secretary, and Sister NJ. Lazarena Upsing
shall be the Treasurer, and Sister Carolina
| Lechner Sister Boniface O'Donahue, Sister Ce-
celia Sauerwald and sister Florentina Yokum
shall be the four Al Councillors, and with the
said officers shall constitute the Board of Di-
rectors of this corporation and association, as
above provided.
ARTICLE VI
The President or Superioress of this corpora
ton and association, and in her absence the
Vice President or Under-Superioress, is hereby
designated as the officer upon whom citation
may be served.
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation and association shall exist
and continue for the period of ninety-nine
(q9l years, unless sooner dissolved by vote of
two-thirdS of its members, at meeting Spe-
cialy called for that purpose, aftea ten (lO
days notice; In case of such vote dissolving
this corporation, the said meeting shall, at the
same time that such vote might be taken, elect
three 81 liquidatorS to settle and wind up its
affairs.
ARTICLE VIII.
The Board of Directors may adopt such by
laws, rules and regulations for the government
of this corporation and association as they may
deem proper, subject to the approval of its
members.
Thus done and passed, at my office in the
town of Covington, st. Tammany Parish, Lou
isiana, in the presence of j. Posey Ventriss and
]. M. Claverie, Jr., competent witnesses, resd-
ing in this parish and State, who have hereunto
cir nod ft1atY fhar
erS and me, said notary, on the day and date
first above mentioned, after due reading of the
whole.
MOTHER JUSTlNA BERG.
SR. SCHOLASTICA HOELVELER.
SISTER MECHTiLD.
SR. LAZERiNA UPSING.
SR. CAROLINE LECHKER.
SR. BONfFACE.
SR. CECILIA SAUERWALD.
SR. FLORENTINE YOKUM.
LEWIS L. MORGAN, Notary Public.
Witnesses:
]. Posey yentriss.
J. NJ. Ciaverie.