The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-05-02
CHARTER Of
Pecan Camp NJ. Al, Woodmen Of the
World, (hcorporated.)
State of. Louisiana,
Parish Of st. Mary.


ritnesses hereinafter named and under. |
igued, personally came and appeared
Albert w. Etienne, Gustave Vitter. Frank |
4. Hebert, Charles r. Packard. William
" ei9manu, Louis J. Dugas, W.. }. Young
inwrence 8. Alleman, who declare and
unto me, Notary, that avail
ng themselves of the provisions o. the
laws Of this State relative to the &ormatlon
Of corporations for religious, s9e6nslnc,
literary or charitable purposes, and for
the purpose of acquiring and enjoying the
rights, privileges and powers OLA body
polite in law, they have, and do BY these
presents for themselves and such as may
hereafter become associated with them,
form and constitute themselves a body
corporate and polite in law under the
name and style and for the purposes here
matter set forth, viz:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation and az.
ISOLATION shall be Pecan Camp No. 4!
Woodmen of the Void (lncorporated,) and
its domicile Is hereby fixed at Centrevilie,
Louisiana.
The object and purposes OF this Assocla,
ton shall be: To purchase and own lan0
with buildings snd other Improvements
thereon where the members of this AssOcia-
ton can hold regular meetings, and to rent
the same to other persons or associations;
10 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 ana
authority to make and use common scar
and to change or alter the same at pleasure;
and 1t shall be capable IN law OF suelng ana
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 ana
appoint its officers as its interests may re.
0mire: and to make such regulations for
the managing of its affairs us may be need
ful, and the same to change and after a.
pleasure; and to do all such further things
as 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 W0odmen
of the World, located at Centreville. La,
or such other Woodmen of the World from
other camps that become regularly affiliat.
ed with said local camp, and the fact OF
such election and initiation or animation
shall of itself without any further process
make and entitle such person to be MEM
Der Of this association.
ARTICLE Nv.
The business and affairs Of this assOcia-
ton shall be governed by Board OF
Managers, five 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 a..
sociation to elect the said managers shall
mot operate 10 cause the dissolution OF thi.
The present Board of Managers, William
j. Young, Oscar Roudreaux, Lawrence >
AlIeman, Henry p. Robichaux and Isaac
s. Wooster are hereby constituted tht
wear zoos or until their successors have
been elected and have qualified.
Each Board of Managers shall at Onct
: organize by the election of chairman
ma ali citations or suits shall be served
upon him. and all such actions shall by hin
be taken as are incumbent upon the presi
dent Of corporations under the laws of THU
state. In his absence any one q the re-
maintng managers can act for the purpose
Of serving citations upon the Association
Vacancies occurring on the Board o
Managers shall be filed by the remaining
Uembers.
ARTICLE
The Board Of Managers shall have tn
power and it shall be their duty to drol
from the rolls Of the membership OF thl
Association any and all members. at tn
the local camp OF the WO0dmen Of tn,
world, located at Ceutreville. La: and sucl
action shall be equivalent to expulsion, ant
shall cause forfeiture of all rights OF mem
bership in and to the Association and it
rights, privileges and property.
ARTICLE vi.
This Association shall exist from tn
si9ning Of the % presents and shall continue
for . period Of ninety mine (99) years from
this date unless sooner dissolved.
The Board of Managers shall from tim
TO time adopt such rules and regulation
for the management of.its affairs and prop
erty q may become necessary.
The members Of this association can b,
4 tn o.thirds vote alter, amend and chang
the provisions Of this charter subject to tn
approval Of the local camp ut regula
meeting, and by the same vote and approve
this association can be dissolved:
fi0n. the Board Of Managers shall act a.
ii0uidators and wind up the affairs and an,
anrpIus remaining after all its debts hav'
heen paid, shall be turned over to the sait
local camp of the WOOdmen Of the WOrl(
for its use and benefit and without cost t
the same.
Thus done and passed at Centreville
La, this 10th day OF March, In the presence
Of Walter e. Seuette and Narcisse Alleman
fw0 compotent witnesses who sign thest
uresents with the said appearers and me
Notary, after due reading Of the whole.
Signed:
VIM. Weigmann w. Etienne
Louis J. Dugas Gus. Vitter
a.. !. Young F. Z. Hebert
LIS. Allemsn C. E. Packard
Witnesses:
w. E. Senette,
NJ. Alleman.
ISAAC s. WOOSTER,
NnAo~v 7. Al