St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
SATURDAY. APRIL 1000

J the question of the issuance of sal
t bonds carried, and legally adopted.
L. L. MORGAN.
w. E. BLOSSMAN.
Supervisors of Election,
st. Tammany Parish.
Charter
Third District Missionary Baptiste AS
sociation of Louisiana.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Tammany.
/ Be it known, That on the ninth da,
of the month of January, in the veal
of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and nine, before me, Fred j. Heintz
Jr., notary 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 a 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 H.
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. Tammany Parish.
State of Louisiana, the officers of this
corporation shall be apresident, vice
president, a recording secretary,
corresponding secretary, 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 |
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
1ual meeting.
Article III.
There shall be general meeting of
his corporation held commencing on
Monday before the fourth Sunday in
October of each year commencing in
-909 at such place in the district as
nay be determined.
Article ".
Any orthodox missionary Baptist
,hurch can join this Corporation by
paying the sum of money provided for
n the by-lawssof this corporation an
lually, provided said sum of money be
lot less than two dollars. There shall
,e Sunday school and a woman S
home mission department, auxiliary to
his corporation and subject to its rules.
Article v.
Each church Of this corporation
hall be entitled to representation in
is regular annual or other session by
is pastor and two male delegates.
Zach Sunday sche 81 shall be entitled to /
representation by its superintendent
md one delegate, either male or fe-
male. Each Woman's home mission
ociety shall be represented by its
resident and one female delegate.
The pastor, by virtue Of his office is
i bone fide representative of either de-
,artment of this corporation. Fifteen
male delegates and representatives
rom churches shall constitute quo
um for the transaction of business
md eight members of the Sunday
school or Woman's Home Mission
shall constitute quo
um of business. Five Members of the
Executive Board shall constitute a
Quorum for business. No female shall
'e legible to act as a delegate or repre-
entative to this Corporation except
he Sunday School or Woman's Home
1ission Department.
Article 6.
Any church can be dropped from
his Corporation for violating its arti-
les of faith and doctrines, or for
or failing to pay its annual
,ro rata as provided in the bylaws of
his Corporation. Any officer or mem
Ter of the Executive Board can be
expelled or removed for
ncompetency, neglect of official duty,
or missapropriation of
is fund or unsound in its doctrine and
aith. The Executive Board shall hold
meetings on Saturday be-
ore the second Sunday in January,
April, July and October, or as much
tftener as may be necessary for the
uccess of its business. The President
hall have power to call an extra
Meeting of this Corporation or Execu-
i've Board at any time his Judgement
nay deem it necessary for the Corpor-
alton S interest. This corporation
hall own and operate and conduct a
ehool in the town of Madisonville, st.
'ammany Parish State of Louisiana,
or the religious, moral, interlectual
nd industrial training of negroes, both
male and female, for preparing men
or the work of the Gospel Ministry.
t shall help feeble and needy churches
nd Sunday Schools of the Missionary
Baptist Faith, and maintain a home
or old ministers and old feeble males
nd females and orphans of the Mis-
ionary Baptist Faith. This corpora
ion shall have thp right of ayistino