St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-03-06
Charter
of the
Third District Missionary Baptiste AS
sociation of Louisiana.
State of Louisiana,

utAu DASLEICI MlSSlOuaFy DdptISCe AS
sociation of Louisiana.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Tammany.
Be it known, That on the ninth day
OF the month of January, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and nine, before me, Fred J. Heintz,
Jr., anotary q public, duly commissioned
and sworn and qualified, in and for the
Parish of St. Tammany, State of
Louisiana, therein residing, and in the
presence of the undersigned witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the
undersigned persons, all of legal age
and residents of Louisiana, who de-
clared that for availing themselves Of
the privilege of the provisions of the
statutes of this State, relative to the
organizing Of corporations for religi-
Gus, scientific, literary or charitable
purposes, with view of continuing
the existance and futhering the use
fulness of the christian religion ac-
cording to the faith and doctrine of
the Missionary Baptiste Denomination;
they do by these presents organize and
form themselves, with such persons as
are now, or may hereafter join them,
into corporation and body polite in
law, for the objects and purposes and
under the agreements and stipulations
following, to-Wit:
Article l.
The name and title of this corpora
tion shall be The Third District Mis-
sionary Baptiste Association of Louisi-
ana, composed Of the parishes of st.
Helena, Livingston, Tangipahoa,
Washington and st. Tammany.
Article II. =
The dcmicile of this corporation shall
be Madisonville, st. Tamrnany Parish.
State of Louisiana, the officers of this
corporation shall be president, vice
president, a recording secretary, a
corresponding secretary, a treasurer,
a district missionary and an educa-
tional missionary and eight male mem
bers to be known as the executive
board, and members thereof, The
officers and executive board of this
corporation shall be elected annually.
on Thursday before the fourth Sunday
in October of each year, commencing
in 1909, by majority of the delegates
and pastors representing missionary
Baptist churches present at said an
nual meeting.
Article III.
There shall be a general meeting of
this corporation held commencing on
Monday before the fourth Sunday in
October of each year commencing in
1909 at such place in the district as
may be determined.
Article w.
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 woman s
home mission department, auxiliary tc
this corporation and subject to it's rules.
Article V.
Each church of this corporation
shall be entitled to representation ir
its regular annual or other session By
it's pastor and two male delegates
Each Sunday school shall be entitled t.
representation by its superintendent
and one delegate, either male or fe
male. Each woman's home mission
society shall be represented by it!
president and one female delegate
The pastor, by virtue of his Office il
bone fide representative of either de
partment of this corporation. Fifteel
male delegates and representative
from churches shall constitute a quo
rum for the transaction of bushes;
and eight members of the Sunda,
School or Woman's Home Mission
Department shall constitute a quo
rum Of business. Five Members of tn
Executive Board shall constitute
quorum for business. No female shal
be legible to act as delegate or repre-
sentative to this Corporation excep
the Sunday School or Woman's Hom
Mission Department.
Article s.
ANY church can be dropped iron
this Corporation for violating its arti
cles of faith and doctrines, or fo
violating or failing to pay its annua
pro rata as provided in the bylaws 3
this Corporation. ANY officer or mem
Der Of the Executive Board can b
impeached, expelled or removed 70
incompetency, neglect of official duty
embezzelment or missapropriation Q
its fund or unsound in its doctrine an
faith. The Executive Board shall hol
quarterly meetings on Saturday be
fore the second Sunday in January
April, July and October, or as muc