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


Before me, Isaac S. Wooster, a Notar.
Public, duly commissioned and qualified
within and for the Parish of St. Mary, Stat
of Louisiana, and in the presence Of tn
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
Albert " Etienne, Gustave Vitter, Franz
Z. Hebert, Charles E. Packard. William
Weigmann, Louis J. Dugas, W. J. Youn!
Lawrence s. Alleman, who declare ant
acknowledge unto me, Notary, that avail
ing themselves of the provisions of thu
laws of this State relative to the formation
of corporations for religious, scientific
literary or charitable purposes, and fol
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 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 uncorporated,) and
its dOmicle is hereby fixed at Centreville,
Louisiana.
ARTICLE IL.
The object and purposes of this Associa-
ton shall be: To purchase and own land
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;
to hold, receive and dispose of the same at
its pleasure; to its best adv antage. 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 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
appoint It's officers as its interests may re-
auire; and to make such regulations for
the managing of its affairs as may be need
ful, 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
ARTICLE III.
Membership in this association shall be
open only to duly elected and initiated
of Pecan Camp No. Al Woodmen
If the World, located at Centreville. La,
" such other WOodmen of the World from
,ther camps that become regularly affiliat-
ID with said local GIMP, and the fact of
uch election and initiation or utilization
hall of itself without any further process
make and entitle such person to be a MEM
yer of this association.
ARTICLE Nv.
The business and affairs of this associa-
ion shall be governed by a Board of
Managers, five in number. who shall be
lected by the members of the association
nnualiy on the third Tuesday in March of
ach year, and who shall hold Office until
heir successors have been elected and
ave qualified; and the failure of the as
ociatiOn to elect the SAID managers shall
lot operate TO cause the dissolution of this |
The present Board of Managers, William |
!. Young, Oscar BOudreauX, Lawrence S. |
llleman, Henry p. Kobichaux and Isaac |
/. Wooster are hereby constituted the |
of the Association for the current
ear 1908 or until their successors have |
cen elected and have qualified.
Each Board of Managers shall at once
rganize by the election of a chairman.
nd all citations or suits shall be served
pom him, and all such actions shall by him
e taken as are incumbent upon the presi-
ent of corporations under the laws of this
tate. In his absence any one of the re-
raining managers can act for the purpose
serving citations upon the Association.
Vacancies occurring ON the Board of
hangers shall be filed by the remaining
lembers.
AhtlCkE v.
The Board of Managers shall have the
ON the rolls of the membership of this
ssociation any and all members at the
oment that they cease to be members of
lie local camp of the WOodmen ef the
'orld. located at Centrevi]le, La, aud such
;tion shall be equivalent to expulsion, and
TALL cause forfeiture of allrights of mem
srship in and to the Association and its
ehts, privileges and property.
ARTICLE vi.
This Association shall exist from the II
gning of thu Sc presents and shall continue
r period of ninety mine (99) years from
is date unless sooner dissolved. -,
The Board Of Managers shall from tinaeJ
time adopt such rules and regulations
r the management of its affairs and prom. (
ty as may become necessary. Ii
The members of this association can bv Ia
w o-thirds vote alter, amend and change
9 provisions of this charter subject to the
prOval OF the local camp at a regular
Getting, and by the same vote and approval
is association can be dissolved. S
In event of the dissolution, this Associa. '
n, the Board of Managers shall act as \
uidators and wind up the affairs and any
rplus remaining after all its debts have ,
EN- paid. shall be turned over to the said
al camp Of the Woodmen of the World +
its use and benefit and without cost to I
same.
thus done and passed at Centreyille.
;, this 10th day Of March, in the presence T
Walter E. Senette and Narcisse Alleman. Z
D competent witnesses who sign these =
,sents with the said appearers and me,
tary, att r due reading of the whole.
Signed:
m. Weigmann w. Etienne
uis J. Dugas Gus. Vitter
J. Young F. q. Hebert
S. Alleman c.. E. Packard
Illnesses:
w. E. Senette,
N. Alleman.
ISAAC S. WOOSTER.