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

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Charter
Third District Missionary Baptiste As
sociation of Louisiana.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Tammany.j
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 ]. Heintz,
Jr., anotary 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-
cIared 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
1o,1- fon, 4Lo ChS oVoI oTH
under the agreements and stipulations
following, to-wit:
Article /.
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, 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 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 ".
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 a Sunday school and woman's
home mission department, auxiliary to
this corporation and subject to it's rules.
Article V.
Each church of this corporation
shall be entitled to representation in
it's regular annual OF ether session by
its pastor and two male delegates.
Each Sunday school nall be entitled to
representation by its superintendent
and one delegate, either male or fe-
male. Each woman's home mission
society shall be represented by its
president and one female delegate.
The pastor, by virtue of his office lis
bone fide representative of either de-
partment of this corporation. Fifteen
male delegates and representatives
from churches shall constitute quo
rum for the transaction of business
and eight members of the Sunday
School or Woman's Home Mission
Department shall constitute quo
rum of business. Five Members of the
Executive Board shall constitute
quorum for business. No female shall
be legible to act as delegate or repre-
sentative to this Corporation except
the Sunday School or Woman's Home
Mission Department.
Article 6.
Any church can be dropped from
this Corporation for violating it's arti-
cles of faith and doctrines, or for
violating or failing to pay its annual
pro rata as provided in the bylaws of
this Corporation. Any officer or mem
Der of the Executive Board can be
impeached, expelled or removed for
incompetency, neglect of official duty,
embezzelment or missapropriation of
it's fund or unsound in its doctrine and
faith. The Executive Board shall hold
quarterly meetings on Saturday be-
fore the second Sunday in January,
April, July and October, or as much
oftener as may be necessary for the
success of it's business. The President
shall have power to call an extra
meeting of this Corporation or Execu-
tive Board at any time his Judgement
may deem it necessary for the Corpor-
ration's interest. This corporation
shall own and operate and conduct a
school in the town of Madisonville, st.
| Tammany Parish, State of Louisiana,
for the religious, moral, interlectual
and industrial training Of negroes, both
male and female, for preparing men
for the work Of the Gospel Ministry.
| 1t shall help feeble and needy churches
and Sunday Schools of the Missionary
Baptist Faith, and maintain a home
for old ministers and old feeble males
and females and orphans of the Mis-
sionary Baptist Faith. This corpora
ton shall have the right of existing
under this Charter for a peroid of
/ Ninty-nine years from the date hereof,
with the right to use a corporate seal to
break or alter at will, to sue and be
sued in its corporate name, to con-
tract, to have, to hold and purchase,
convey, mortgage, hypotheeate, lease,
receive, or pledge property, both real
and personal, to lend money on mort
gage or otherwise, to have and en-
ploy such managers, trustees, officers,
agents and employees as the interest