The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-30
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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 powe
and authority to exist, enjoy succession
for period Of ninety-r1ine (oo) years
and under its corporate name the sale
corporation shall have the power to con
tract, to sue, and to be sued.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be i'll 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
physically, 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: 1t 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. It shall have the power
to 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. 1t shall have power to establish
and amend or repeal all bylaws, rules
and regulations necessary for the gov
ernment of the corporation and the
management of the business affairs.
ARTICLE V.
All 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
rlngton, 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 CD 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
tie 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 ]. 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 to
him regularly drawn and signed by the
president and the secretary by author
ity of the board of trustees only. He
shall give bond in the sum of five hun
dren dollars with hood and solvent Sc
curity for the faithful performance OF
his duties.
ARTICLE VII.
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