The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-28
CHATTER
OF THE HEARTS EASE BENEVO-
LENT INDUSTRIAL TRAIN
ING SCHOOL AND
ORPHANAGE.


for the said parish and State duly com
missioned and qualified, personally came
and appeared the undersigned persons
who, in the presence of the attesting
witnesses, declared that, availing them
selves of the provisions of Act No. st
of the Legislature of this State, ap-
proved June 70, 1888, and of those of
the general laws of this State relative
to the organization of corporations,
they have formed and organized them
selves into a corporation for the objects
and purposes set forth in the following
act of incorporation, which they accept
as their charter.
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be HEARTS EASE BEN
EVOLENT INDUSTRIAL TRAIN
ING SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE,
and by, that name it shall have power
and authority to exist, enjoy succession
for a period of ninety-nine (9o) years,
and under its corporate name the said
corporation shall have the power to con-
tract, to sue, and to be sued.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be in the City of Shreveport, Parish of
Caddo, and State of Louisiana, where
all legal process shall be served upon
the president, or in case of her absence
upon the second vice president, in case
of her absence upon the third vice pres
ident, and in the absence of the above
named officers upon the secretary or
treasurer of the said corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed, and the bus
mess to be carried on by it is hereby
declared to be: For the industrial and
educational advancement Of the colored
race; for the care, both morally and
of orphan children, and gen
orally to conduct an orphanage and
school for colored children.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall have power
and privilege as follows: It shall be
capable in law to purchase and to re-
ceive, hold and enjoy lands, houses, ETC.,
it shall have the right to sell the said
property, to contract and to be con-
tracted with, to borrow money, and for
that purpose to mortgage and hypothe-
cate real estate 1t shall have the power
20 build and own school houses and to
conduct schools therein; to own and
build homes for orphan children, and to
direct same, and do all things pertaining
TO the management of schools, both
training and industrial, for minor chill
dren It shall have power to establish
and amend or repeal all bylaws, rules
and regulations necessary for the gov
eminent of the corporation and the
management of the business affairs.
ARTICLE V.
Ali corporate powers of this corpor-
alton shall be vested in and exercised
by trustee board, consisting of fifteen
members of the said corporation, nine
of whom shall constitute a quorum. and
shall have president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer, all to be elected
by the members of the corporation in
person or by proxy. The following
shall constitute the first board of trus-
tees: A. V. Williams, president; Will
lis A Stewart, vice president; E. Nor
rington, secretary and the following
trustees: Lille D. Davis, Joseph Roy,
John A. Chavis, T P White, S. M.
Jones, B. La Gals, c. S. Cook, l..
Brown, R. H. Smith, A G. Miller,
and the said officers and board of trus-
tees shall hold office for the period of
one (I) year from date, and until their
successors are elected. Should any va
cancy occur in the board of trustees it
shall be filled by the remaining trustees.
The trustees shall have the power to
make their own bylaws not contrary to
the laws of this Charter.
ARTICLE VI.
The officers of this corporation shall
be as follows: E. J. Chavis, president
E. Norrington, first vice president
Betty La Calls, second vice president
Mary J. Harrison, third vice president
Little Davis, treasurer; Bertha c. Muir.
ray, secretary. The treasurer shall be
The custodian of all moneys of this cor
poration, and shall pay out the same
only on the presentment of warrants tc
him regularly drawn and signed by the
president and the secretary by author.
ity of the board of trustees only. HI
shall give bond in the sum Of Ave huR.
dren dollars with hood and solvent Sc
curay for the faithful performance o.
his duties
ARTICLE VII.
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