The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-06-11
CHARTER or THE
JUPITER BENEVOLENT ASSN
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF IBERIA.

W. taHN11'l. y Notary th1llt NlllN
commissioned and qualified in and
for the parish OF iberia. state nf
Louisiana, and in tho presence OF
the undersigned competent Wit
| ncsscs PERSON ALLY APPEARED.
Samuel Carrier. Carrie Landry. pr
!. T. Garrett. Arthur andrN. Oar
phino Minor, Ro2elia Handy.
Lizzie Iustcr. Amelia Landry and
aforesaid pariy, ahd safe Who do
clarcd unto fine, Notary in the
preseuce of fsaid witnesses. that
desTing to/avail vcmqelvcs Of the
sisionyFof the Jaws Of tbs state
rclatins1o the Frmation IL cor
porations for Fligeoua, qckntilie,
literary or chFitahle purposes and
to acquire All enjoy th rights
rriy'legcsSd poVos o. ~ apiv
CORPORATE aud i,~Itic /, las. thcy
do 1crc.W form tr~fgi solvcq into
suchIa corporation an hoiy polite
undet the name and style. and for
the purposes hereinafter specially
set FORTH, to Wit:
ARTICLE !.
association shall hc the JUPITER
BENEVOLENT ASSnClA ALTON.
ARTICLE IT,
The objects and purposes OF this
corporation and association are to
buy and own land upon which to
build a place Of meeting and as
sembliug. and also upon which to
erect such outhuildings. fences cto.
as may serve for the use aud CON
Ncnicncc Of said association: to
assist and give aid to each and all
. OF its members while III or in need,
Of such assistance. 10 the cNtcnV
, and power Of said association 80 sd
aid and relieve every case Of hClp1
lessncss and affliction and to hur il
the deceased members
ARTICLE IT.
! Under the above entitled name
| and for the purposes above cx-
pressed the said corporation shall
have the power aud authoritv to
make. have and use a common seal.
with such device and inscription as
| they shall deem proper. and The
same to break, alter and amend as
they deem proper at their pleasure.
, and Ivy the name, style and title
provided and declared aforesaid
| shall be capable in law to sue and
be sued. and shall he empowered
to make rules. bylaws and Ordi-
nances and do everything needful
for their good government and
! support, and shall he and is en-
powered to take, have and hold
all manner of lands. tcnemcnts
rents and Entertainments and any
sum OF money. and any manner and
portion Of goods and chattcls Civ
en- unto it or acquired by it in any
manner
ARTICLE ".
. The dOmicile of this association
and corporation shall be and is
/ hereby fixed at the City of New
Iberia, Parish of iberia. Louisiana.
ARTICLE V.
, The officers of this association
and corporation shall be a presi-
= dent, vice-president, recording sec
rotary. assistant secretary. trea-
surer, auditor, first commisary, and
second cOmmisary who shall be g
lected annually by the entire con
gregatiOn or attendance of the
: Jupiter Benevolent Association at
their assembly hall in the City of
New iberia, Louisiana on the fourth
. Sunday of December of each year,
and who shall serve until their sue
] cessors are elected aud qualified
? and the said officers shall con
stitute the Board of Directors of
! the corporation and association
the majority of whom shall con
, stitute a quorum for the transac-
ton of business. The said officers
, shall have the power and author
| .n1,
respective positions.
Until the election above prOvid-
ed for, which shall be held i'm De-
cember A. D. 1910, J. F. Garrett
: shall be president, Samuel Carrier
vice president, l.. J. Green shall
be recording secretary, Amelia +.
Landry assistant secretary, Carrie
Landry shall be treasurer, Arthur
Landry first commissary and Wash
ingtOn Harris shall be second com
missary; said officers shall con-
stitute the Board of Directors of
the corporation and association
as above provided.
ARTICLE VI.
The president of this association,
and in his absence the vice presi-
dent, is hereby designated as the
officer upon whom citation may hc
served.
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation and association
shall exist and continue for tn Q
period of ninety nine (9o) years,
unless sooner dissolved by vote
of the two-thirds of the entire
membership borne upon its official
rolls or register in good standing,
at meeting specially called for
that purpose, after sixty (6O) days
public notice; in case Of such a
vote dissolving this corporation,
the said meeting at its assembly
hall shall, at the same time that
such vote may be taken, elect
three liquidators to settle and
wind up its affairs.
ARTICLE VIII.
The board of directors may a
dept such bylaws, rules and re-
gulatiOns for the government OF
this corporation and association as
they may deem proper, subject to
the approval of the membership.
In testimony whereof the said
parties have hereto affixed their
| signatures, together with me, No
tary, and the subscribing compe-
/ l.