The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-11
-CHARTER Of
lstan Camp No. Al, Weodmen Of the
World. (ncerporattd.)
State of Louisiana,
Parish OF st Mary.

of Louisiana. and in the presence Oh the
witnesses hereinafter named ana hhaef
signed, personally came ana appeared
Albert W. Etienne, Gustave Nitter. frank
y. Hebert. Charles T.. Packard, William
Weigmann. Louis j. Dugas, ". >. loun.
Lawrence s. Alleman, who declare ana
acknowledge unto me, Notary, that await
ing themselves Of the provisions OF the
laws of this state relative to the formation
Of corporations for religious, sclenallc,
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 10y these
presents for themselves and such as may
hereafter become associated with them,
form and constitute themselves BODY
corporate and polite in law urder tie
name and style and for the purposes here
matter set forth, viz:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation and as
sociation shall be Pecan Camp No II
WOodmen Of the Void IncOrporated,j and
it's domicile Is hereby fixed at Cen'reville,
Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes of this A>>Ocia-
ton shall be: TO purchase and own land
with buildings and other imp ovements
thereon where the members OF this sssocia-
ton can hold regular meetings, and to rent
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 "A common seal
and to change or alter the same at pleasure:
and it shall be capable IN law Of sueIn2 and
being sued; to hold, receive, lease, pur-
chase and pledge under the sad name,
property both real and personal and to
accept donations of the same: to name and
appoint its officers as its interests may re-
uulre; anu to make such regulations for
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
AS may be needful to carry out the purposes
of this association.
ARTICLE III.
Membership in This association shall. be
open only to duly elected and initiated
members of Pecan Camp No Al Woodmen
OF the World, located at Centreville, La,
or such other WOodmen of the World from
other camps that become regularly atiilat-
ed with SAID local camp, and the fact OF
such election and initiation or utilization
sh(.k0f itself without any further process
Al0kS1nd entitle such person to be Il menu
beeH fthis association.
ARTICLE Nv.
The business and affairs of this a>socia-
ton shall be governed by "A Board Of
Managers, five in numben who shall be
eleeted by the members Of the association
iii. .,a.n -. ~" ,.-ha shaIi VIA ne;aa ,ntil
,ha;r s,,n..as'o," bax.. haon sIanted and
ha,,a .,,ai;fad. a,d IA fai,,,ra ~ ~ ~.
s"c;otfYom " ~ eIsc, the ~" sad aan,oers shsn
MT aner,t - - canse the dissoImtinn ~ M.
Association.
The present Board Of Managers, William
j. Young, Oscar BoudreauX, Lawrence :.
Alleman, Henry p. Robichaux and Isaac
). Wooster are hereby constituted the
managers Of the Association for the current
year 1908 or until their SUCCESSORS have
been elected and have qualified.
Each Board of Managers shall at once
organize by the election of chairman,
and all citations or suits shall be served
upon him, and alAtlch actions shall BY him
be taken as are incumbent upon the presi-
kdent of cOrpora11OnsstEndeh = jan (k Ehis
sstate. In his absence, anYf az the re-
naming managerscan act II ehGrDurpose
of serving citations upon the AsSociatiop.
Vacancies occurring on the Board of
Managers shall befilied by the remaining
members.
ARTICLE ".
power and it shsflsha their duty to drop
from the rolls dr. membership Of this
Association anY all members at the
moment that To kse to be members of
Re local camp OF the Woodmen Of the
World, located at Centreville, La. and such
acti0n snaIi De eIuivalent 70 expulsion and
harsh;,a 4, ard 80 ~ as.na;a,i =, ,ne -.
r;nhts pnrix; I :, and nronertv anu us
ARTICLE III.
rh;. Asso.;.t;on IN x;., f. ..
signing 81 ths So nj a - shall continue
for a period of Ninety Ene {99) years from
this date unless sooner dissolved.
Inc Board Of Managers shall from time
a. . .he IF 10 M Ia ,o.
ny th;rdD vs., y, o IT, " .ona On
/. ~ .,;.;n ~ 80 n,',. 49, ~ ~ nIe