St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-15
CHARTER
OF THE
Abita Fire Company No. z.
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St Tarnnanu


of April, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand, nine hundred and nine, be-
fore me, Edward H: Richard, a notary
public, duly commissioned and quail
fed in and for the parish and State
above named, personally came and
appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, all of
the age of majority, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, who declared
that availing themselves of the pro-
visions of the laws of this State
relative to the. organization of cor
porations, they have formed and con-
stituted themselves into corporation
or organization for the objects and
purposes, and under the stipulations
and agreements, hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be the ABITA FIRE COM
PANY NO. 2, and by this name it
shall enjoy succession for a term of
ninety-nine years from the date hereof,
unless sooner dissolved, as hereinafter
set forth.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized is hereby
declared to be: to form themselves
into social, benevolent and protec-
tivetproperty and life-fire company or
association for the purpose of fighting
fire, to protect property and life. 1t
shall have the power to buy, sell, ex-
change or hypothecate real or per-
sonal property for the uses and pur-
poses of the corporation alone; it shall
have the power to borrow money and
execute in the name Of its proper Off
GERS such instruments as are neces-
sarY. It shall have power to organize
within its own ranks sick benefit
association, such association to be
governed by such rules, regulations
and bylaws as may be adopted.
ARTICLE III.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be carried on by a Board of Directors
composed of five members in good
standing, and from the Board of Di-
rectors shall be appointed president,
vice president and secretary-treas-
urer.
ARTICLE v.
The first election of Board of Direc-
tors shall be held on the first Monday
in December, 1909, and each election
of said Board of Directors shall be
held yearly thereafter on the same
date.
From among the Board of Directors
shall be appointed, by popular vote of
the members of said corporation, a
president, vice president and secre-
tary-treasurer.
No member shall be liable for the
contracts, faults or failures of this
corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
This corporation shall be dissolved
at any time by popular vote of the
members thereof, a two-thirds major
ity controlling, but in the event of
such dissolution, the members thereof
| shall appoint two members in good
standing to liquidate the affairs of
said corporation, said commissioners
to remain in full charge of the affairs
Eof this corporation until finally wound
up.
It is understood that a failure to
elect a Board of Directors on that dav
and date named herein will not oper-
ate as dissolution of this CORPORA
ton, but the old Board of Directors
and officers shall retain their Offices
until the following year or until such
time as the members thereof shall de-
eide to call an election, and all of their
acts during such period of time shall
be granted full authority and credence.
Thus done and passed in nv Office
in the town of CoVington, on the day,
month and year first above written.
IN the presence of E. V. Richard
and Chas. L. Rauschkolb, witnesses Of
lawful age residing in this parish. who
have hereunto signed their names
with said appearers and me, notary,
after reading of the whole.
(SigneO A. O. Pons, President: G
y. Mlllar, Vice President; Robert
Mendow, Treasurer; Richard Hall.
Secretary; Leon Souchon, Chas. Bio,
gio, Jos. Lamousin, P. L. Clairain.
Witnesses:
E. V. Richard,
Chas. L. Rauschkolb.
EdW. H. Richard, Notary Public
|, L. L. Morgan, District ATTORNEY
do hereby certify that have careful,
! " examined the charter of the Abita
Fire Company No. 2, which charter
was passed before Edw. H. Richard
Notary Public in and for the parish of
st. Tammany, State of Louisiana. on
the 18th day of April, 1909, and find
that said charter contains no proVi-
slons contrary to the laws of the
United States of America or Of the
State of Louisiana.
Given under my hand and seal this
Both day of April, 1909.
L. L. Morgan, District Attorney.
State of Louisiana,
Parish Of ST. Tammany}
|, w. E, Blossman, DEPUTY Clerk
and Recorder, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing charter of
the Abita Fire Company No. 2 has
been duly recorded in the Mortgage
Records of this parish and State in
book f, = folio.
Covihgton, La, this 9TH day Of
May, 1909. w. E. BLOSSMAN.
Deputy Clerk and Recorer Of Mort
cages