St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-27

this corporation Fe11 commencing on
Monday before the urth Sunday in
October of each year commencing in
! 1909 at such plac6 n the district as
may be determined
Article Nv.
Any orthodox missionary Baptist
church can join this Corporation by
paying the sum of money provided for
in the bylaws of this corporation an
nually, provided said sum of money be
not less than two dollars. There shall
be Sunday school and a woman s
home mission department, auxiliary to
this corporation and subject to it's rules.
Article V.
Each church of this corporation
shall be entitled to representation in
its regular annual or other session by
its pastor and two male delegates.
Each Sunday school shall be entitled to
representation by it's superintendent
and one delegate, either male or fe-
male. Each woman's home mission
society shall be represented by its
president and one female delegate
The pastor, by virtue of his Office lis
a bone fide representative of either de-
partment of this corporation. Fifteen
male delegates and representatives
from churches shall constitute quo
rum for the transaction of business
and eight members of the Sunday
| School or Woman's Home Mission
Department shall constitute quo
rum of business. Five Members of the
Executive Board shall constitute a
| quorum for business. No female shall
| be legible to act as delegate or repre-
sentative to this Corporation except
the Sunday School or Woman's Home
Mission Department.
Article g.
Any church can be dropped from
this Corporation for violating it's arti-
cles of faith and doctrines, or for
violating or failing to pay it's annual
pro rata as provided in the bylaws of
this Corporation. Any officer or mem
Der of the Executive Board can lbe
impeached, expelled or removed for
incompetency, neglect of official duty.
embezzelment or missapropriation of
its fund or unsound in its doctrine and
faith. The Executive Board shall hold
quarterly meetings on Saturday be-
fore the second Sunday in January,
April, July and October, or as much |
oftener as may be necessary for the |
success of its business. The President |
shall have power to call an extra |
meeting of this Corporation or Execu- |
tive Board at any time his Judgement
may deem it necessary for the Corpor-
ration's interest. This corporation |
shall own and operate and conduct a |
school in the town of jacksonville, st.
Tammany Parish, State of Louisiana,
for the religious, moral, intellectual |
and industrial training of negroes, both |
male and female, for preparing men
for the work of the Gospel Ministry. |
1t shall help feeble and needy churches
and Sunday Schools of the Missionary
Baptist Faith, and maintain a home
for old ministers and old feeble males
and females and orphans of the Mis-
sionary Baptist Faith This corpora
ton shall have the right of existing
under this Charter for a period of
Ninty-nine years from the date hereof,
with the right to use a corporate seal to
break or alter at will, to sue and be
sued IN its corporate name, to con-
tract, to have, to hold and purchase,
convey, mortgage, hypothecate, lease,
receive, or pledge property, both real
and personal, to lend money on mort
gage or otherwise, to have and en-
ploy such managers, trustees, officers,
agents and employees as the interest
OF such cooperation may require, to
make and establish bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper manage
ment and control of the affairs of said
corporation, not contrary to or incon-
sistent with the constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana.
Article z.
The President shall have power to
appoint or remove all employees or
agents of this corporation, provided |
such appointment or removal are
made in the interest of the CORPORA
ton. The Executive Board shall have
power to create Committees or do
anything necessary to promote the
interest of this corporation. The bust
ness and financial affairs of this cor
poration shall be controlled and trans
acted by the Executive Board. This
corporation accepts Edward C. Hiscox
Baptist Church Directory as it's guide
IN all matters of faith and parliament
airy rules and usages. The President
shall preside at all meetings of this
corporation or the Executive Board, |
sign or reject all order Bills, con-
tracts, agreements or vouchers on the
Treasurer, none of which shall be
valid without his signature, appoint
all employees or agents and any or
all things necessarily incumbent up
on his office. In case of death, re-
moval, expulsion, incompetentcv or
resignation of the President, the Vice
president shall act in his stead.
The recording secretary shall keep
a correct record or all transactions of
business and of all receipts and dis
bursements, of all the employees and
agents, and issue all orders or vouch-
ers for the disbursement of money,
The corresponding secretary shall
do all the corresponding, keep a roll |
OF all church hes and ordained ministers
of the district.
The treasurer shall hold all money
valuables of the Corporation, excerpts,
receipts and valuables Of the school,
and give school bond of One Thou
sand Dollars or more as the Executive
Board may determine for the faithful
discharge of his duty.
The Dristrict Missionary shall visit
all churches of the District, assist
all Pastors in revivals, organize
churches or Sunday Schools in needy |
places, collect assessments from delin- |
quent churches, get the statistics of
the churches, assist the pastorIess |
churches in getting good pastor and
make reports to each meeting of Exc
cutlVe Board, and to the annual meet
ing.
The Educational Missionary shall
travel over the District and elsewhere
IN the interest of the Educational !
work, and make both quarterly and
annually reports. The two secretaries
and treasurers shall make both quart
erly and annual reports. The Presi-
dent shall hold the corporate seal I'M
TIL their successors shall have been