The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-25
-CHARTER Of
Pecan Camp No. Al, Weedmen Of the
World, (hesrporated.)
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st Mary.

State of Louisiana,
Parish of st Mary.
Before me, Isaac 8. Wooster; NGaass
Public. dulv commissioned and qualihed
within and for the Parish of 81. Mary. State
Of Louisiana, and in the presence OF tne
witnesses hereinafter named ana unoel a
sigued. personally came ann apPearcu
AIbert W. Etienne, Gustave Vitter; frank
q. Hebert, Charles Il. Packard, william
Weigmann. Louis j. Dugas; w. =; aounS
Lawrence 8. Alleman,. who declare anu
M fhemselves of the provisions OF the
laws Of this State relative to the formation
OF corporations for religious, sclenslnc,
literary or charitable purposes, ana lor
the purpose of acquiring and enjoying the
rights, privileges and powers OF q body
polite In law, they have, and do by these
presents for themselves and such as may
form and constitute themselves body
corporate and polite In law under the
nanae and style and for the purposes here
matter set forth, viz:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation and as
ISOLATION shall be Pecan Camp No a
Woodmen Of the Void Unexpectedly and
ARTICLE IL
The object and purposes Of this Assocla,
ton shall be: To purchage and own lana
with buildings and other improvements
thereon where the members of this Ass0cia-
ton can hold regular meetings, and TO rent
the same to other persons or associations;
70 hold, receive and dispose OF the same Al
Its pleasure; to its best advantage. Under
the above name and for the purposes stated
the association shall have the power and
authority to make and use common seal
and to change or alter the same at pleasure:
and 1t shall be capable IN law Of sueing and
being sued; to hold, receive, lease, pur-
chase and pledge under the said name,
property both real and personal and to
accept donations of the same; to name and
quire; and to make such regulations for
the managing Of its affairs rs may be need
full, and the same to change and alter at
pleasure; and to do all such further things
q may be needful to carry out the purposes
Of this association.
Membership In this association shall be
open only to duly elected and initiated
members of Pecan Camp No Al Woodmen
Of the World, located 1T Centreville. La,
or such other Woodmen of the World from
other camps that become regularly af6liat-
cd with said local camp, and the fact Of
such election and initiation or affiliation
shall Of itself without any further process
make and entitle such person to be a MEM
Der Of this association.
AETICLE Nv.
The business and affairs of this associa-
ton shall be governed by q Board OF
Managers, i've In number. who shall be
elected by the members of the association
annually on the third Tuesday In March Of
each year, and who shall hold Office until
their successors have been elected and
have qualified; and the failure of the as
sociatf0n to elect the said managers shall
nOt operate 10 cause the dissolution Of this
The present Board Of Managers, William
JeYouug, Oscar Boudreaux, Lawrence =.
A1Iema1, Henry r. RQbtchaux and Isaac
3. Wooster are hereby constituted the
managerp Of the Association for the current
Xeas ieoe er unin their successors have
\ Each Beard Of Managers shall ut once
organize by the election Of . chairman.
ana I'll citations or suits shall. be served
upSA him, and all such actions shall by him
be f6ken 90 are incumbent upon the presi.
dr. Of corporations under the laws Of this
yg&te. In his absence any one Of the re-
naming managers can act for the purpose
Of serving citations upon the Association.
Vacancies occurring on the Board Of
Managers shall be filed by the remaining
ARTICLE v.
The Board Of Managers shall have the
power and It shall be their duty to drop
HON the rolls Of the membership Of this
Association any and all members at the
moment That they cease TO be members Of
thc local camp Of the Woodmen Of the
World, located at CcntreviJle, L., and such
aesion shall be equivalent e expulsion, and
snal cause . Iof1e't3re OF aurlgns O mem.
psssn!p ! in ano 20 me , Assocassapn ana itS
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~ s period 81 nInctv .nine f00l years from
this date unless sooner dissolved.
The Board Of Managers shall from time
g une saopt socn r1.ss ana reguiatlons