The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-09-03

ma ne it shall have and enjoy corporate
existence and succession for the term and
period of ninety>nine years from the date
date of this act.
ARTICLE ii.
The domicile of this Association shall be
at Irish Bend Parish of st. Mary, Louis
lana, but the limits within which its MEM
bers shall reside, to render them legble
to membership or affecting their rights to
the benefits of the Society, shall be estab :
lished by the by laws.
All applicants for admission to member
ship in the Association shall be elected
and the bylaws shall provide the rules
and methods therefor.
This Association shall not be dissolved
as long as ten members in good standing
vote to continue the same; uut ii there BE-
less than ten present out Of a membership
exceeding ten, then one third present
dissenting shall prevent the dissolution.
Its dissolution can only be be effected at a
special meeting, called for that purpose.
after fifteen days nutice has been given to
each member, through mail or otherwise
and in the event the motion to dissolve be
carried, its affairs shall be liquidated by
the Board OF Trustees of the Society.
ARTICLE Ill.
The Society shall have the authority to
sue and be sued, and to adopta corporate
seal of such device as they shall select,
and to alter, break and amend or discon-
tinue the same at pleasure, to have and
to hold such property, real personal and
mixed as may be necessary to its purpose,
and the same to improve, ALLEVIATE, cell,
lease. pledge, mortgage, hypothecate and
dispose OF at its pleasure; and to make such
rules, by laws and regulations necessary
for the proper management OF its affairs
and Of the conduct and dicipline of its
members.
ARTICLE ".
The objects and purposes of this cor
poration shall be to give aid and assistance
to its members when sick or disabled, and
to bury or constitute towards the burial
Of its deceased members, and to assist
their widows and orphans.
ARTICLE V.
The Association shall have the power to
levy monthly assessment upon ca ch
member, an initiation fee upon new mem.
berg, and if desired or deemed necessary,
an extra assessment upon the death of
member, and such other further assess.
ments as the bylaws may stipulatu; and
to create out OF such MONIES fund for the
discharge of its obligations to its me mbers
and their families.
Its savings may be invested in such se-
curities. stocks and bonds, or such real
estate as the Association may need for the
conduct OF its business; and such secu-
rites and real estate. so purchased, may
be pledged or sold to secure the payment
of its obligations.
ARTICLE vi.
The officers of this Society shall be a
President, a Vice-Presdent, Financial
Secretary, Treasurer, Recording Score
tary, Grand Marshall and ssistant Mar.
shall, all Of whom shall be elected semi.
annually. at the first meeting in January
and July of snch year, and until such
election, the following members shall hold
the offices aforesaid: Frank Alexander
shall be President: Willie Wilson shall be
Vice. President; Nathan Robinson, shall
be Financial Secretary, Tony Matthews
shall be Treasurer; and John c. Garner
shall be Recording secretary: Tucker Nc:
Donald shall be Grand Marshall; and
Willie Ryles shall be Assistant Marshall:
Tucker Mcdonald, George Holden, Ben
Philips, Dock JOhnsan and Harrison Fines
shall constitute the Board of Trustees; all
which officers shall discharge their duties
as stipulated IN the bylaws. All other
officers and committees shall be copsti:
tuted by the bylaws and their election
or appointment provided for therein.
All officers shall be elected separately
by ballot. Whed more than one candidate
is nominated for the same office, the votes
shall be counted by two members appoints
ed by the President, and the candidate re-
ceivlng the largest number of votes shall
be declared elected. A failure to elect Of
ficers at the regular semi annval meeting,
held for such purpose, shall not vacate
the officers; but sn that event, the old Of
hcers shall qold over until their success.
sors have been elected and installed.
In the event of suit, all legal process
shall be served upon the President, and
in his absence upon the Vice.President,
and in the absence of both President and
Vice-Presldent upon the Recording Sec
rotary.
Tins done and passed at Franklin, Par.
ish OF st. Mary, Louisiana, this 22nd day
OF August, A. D., 1910, in the presence of
W. 5. Ostheimer and Jos. j. Schwartz,
two competent witnesses, who have signed
these presents with said appearers and
me sid Notary, after due reading of the
whole. Nelson johnson, Ben Philips,
Dock johnson, Reuben Clark, Willis
Smith, Willie Wilson, Howard Allen, Har-
rlson Fines, Henry Green and Willis
Ryles, not knowing how to write make
their ordinary mark hereto,
(Signed0
Frank Alexander Cornelius Babb
hls his
nelson \ Johnson Willie X Wilson
VIM. Thompson Jno. G. Garner
Ben Philips his
tucker McDonald Howard Y Allen
MS mark
Dock X johnson his
marx Harrison X Fines
Reuben Y Clark his
mark Henry X Green
MS mark
Willis y Smith his
mark Willis Y Rv1os
G. HOLINESS marx
N. A. Robinson
Witnesses:
w. S. OsTHEIMER. 81
Jos. J. SCHWARTZ.
WILBUR H. KRAMER,
Clerk ex>Otficio Notary Public.