The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-18
-CHARTER Of
Pecan Camp No. Al, Woodmen Of the
World, (Intorporated.)
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St. Mary. J

Before me, Isaac .. WOostei; @I:SaS
Public, duly commissioner "a ann M. rS STATE
of Louisiana, and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and under,
signed. personally came ann appeared
A1hert W. Etienne, Gustave Vitter. FRANK
y. Hebert. Charles r. Packard, william
Weigmann, Louis j. Dugas: W.. >; Young
Lawrence s. Alleman, who declare ana
acknowledge unto me, Notary, dnas q aVa the
laws of this State relative to the formation
of corporations for religious, scientific,
literary or charitable purposes, and Tor
the purpose Of acquiring and enjoying the
rights, privileges and powers OF 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 as
ISOLATION shall be Pecan Camp NO. Al
Woodmen of the Void (lncorporated,) and
its d0micile is hereby fixed at Centreviile,
Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes of this Ass0cla.
ton shall be: To purchase and own land
with buildings and other improvements
thereon where the members OF this Ass0cla.
ton can hold regular meetings, and to rent
the same to other persons or associations;
to hold, receive and dispose OF the same at
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 q common seal
Sl1fto change or alter the same at pleasure:
a6d 1t shall be capable IN law OF sueing and
49, sued; TO hold, receive, lease, pur-
11fase and pledge under the said name.
property both real and personal and 70
accept donations of the same; to name and
appoiuf In o0cers as its interests may re-
quire; and u. make such regulations tor
the managing Of its affairs as may be need
full. and the same to change and alter at
pleasure; and to do all such further things
. may be needful to carry out the purposes
Of this association.
ss ARTICLE Ill.
{ Membership In this association shall be
ep1n only to duly elected and initiated
menbere of Pecan Camp No Al WoOdmen
Of The World, located at Centreyille: La,
or eoe1 other WOodmen Of the World from
other 11mps that become regularly af1iliat-
cd with said local camp, and the fact of
euch election and initiation or utilization
shall Of itself without any further process
make and entitle such person to be mem.
kber 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
annualiy on the third Tuesday In March Of
10eh year, and who shall hold Office until
their successors have been elected ana
have qualified; and the failure Of the a..
Isolation to elect the said managers shall
not operate 10 cause the dissolution OF this
Association.
The present Board of Managers, William
j. Young, Oscar B0udreaux, Lawrence 5.
Alleman, Henry p. RobichauK and Isaac
s. Wooster are hereby constituted the
s 0nnagers Of the Association for the current
1bar 1908 or until their successors have
*been elected and have qualified.
Each Board Of Managers shall at once
organise by the election Of q chairman,
and all citations or suits shall be served
upon him, and all such actions shall by him
be taken ~ are incumbent upon the presia
dent of corporations under the laws OF this
state. In his absence any one OF the res
naming managers can act for the purpose
Of serving citations upon the Association;
Vacancies occurring on the Board OF
Managers shall be filled by the remaining
members.
ARTICLE v.
The Board Of Managers shall have the
power and It shall be their duty to drop
from the rolls Of the membership Of this
Association any and all members at the
moment that they cease to be members Of
the local camp Of the Woodmen Of the
World, located at Centrevijle, La, and such
action shall be equivalent to expulsion, and
shall cause forfeiture Of ali rights OF MEM
bership in and to the Association and its
rights, privileges and property.
This Association shall exist from the
signing ofthfse presents and shall continue
for . period Of ninety mine COY years from
The Board Of Managers shall from time
70 time adopt such rules and regulations
for the management fits affairs and prop.
erty - may become necessary.
The members Of this association can by
atwo.thirds vote alter, amend and change
the provisions Of this charter subject to the
approval Of the local camp At . regular
this association can be dissolved.
In event Of the dissolution, this Associa-
tn, The Board Of Managers shall act Is
nquidators and wind up the affairs and any
surplus remaining after all its debts have
been paid, shall be turned over TO the said
local camp Of the Woodmen Of the World
for IT. use and benefit and without cost to
the sans.
Thus done and passed ct. Centreville.
La, this 9oth day Of March, In the presence
Of Walter z. Senette and Naroisse Alleman,
two competent witnesses who sign these
presents with the said appOarers and me,
Notary, after due reading Of the whole.
! Signed:
VIM. Weigmann w. Etienne
Louis ]. Dugas Gus. Vitter
w. J. Young #. Y. Hebert
I. 8. Allemsn C. E. Packard
Witnesses:
w. e. Senette,
n. Allemsn.
ISAAC 8. WOOSTER,
Notary Public.
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