St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-03-20

power to create Committees or do
anything necessary to promote the
interest of this corporation. The busi-
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
ary 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, incompetentcy or
resignation of the President, the Vice
president shall act in his stead.
The recording secretary shall keep
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 churches 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 pastorless
churches in getting good pastor and
make reports to each meeting of Exc
cutive 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 Presl-
dent shall hold the corporate seal un-
til their successors shall have been
duly elected and qualified.
Any member of this corporation can
hold any office by election or appoint
ment, provided he has paid his annual
assessment or is pastor of church
connected with this corporation and
resides in the State Of louisiana Any
member of the Missionary Baptist
Church can become member of this
corporation by paying one dollar annu
ally. IN the event this corporation be
sued cn any account or for any cause,
citation shall be served upon the Presi-
dent and in the absence or inability of
the President upon the president,
and in his absehce, the Recording
Secretary.
The following officers and Executive
Board have been elected: Roby
Vernon, president; A. P. Orlage, vice
president; I. H. Perkins, Secretary,
S. j. Jackson, correspondence -secre-
tary; Henry Williams, treasurer; P.
w. BalWin, District Missonery. j. S.
Barrow, Educational Missionary.
The following members Of the Exc
cutive Board: J. w. Daniels, Henry
Tucker, NJ. NJ. Warren, L. Lewis.
James Vernon, K. B. Houston, Ira
Young.
Thus done and recorded in my no
tariaI office in the town of Covington,
St Tammany Parish, State of Lousi-
ana, on this ninth day of January in
the year 1909, in the presence Of Chas.
Galouye and A. Mareau two compe-
tent witnesses, who sign these pres
ents with said contracting parties and
me Nortary after due reading of
same.
Robert Vernon,