St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-09-24
CHARTER OF THE
OPELOUSAS LODGE NO. lO46 Of The
BENEVOLENT md PROTECTIVE ORDER
OF ELKS.
State Of Louisiana


state Of Louisiana,
Parish of ST. Landry.
Be it known, That on this ThIrteenth
day Of the month of june in the year
of our Lord, One Thousand Nine hu4-
dred and Ten. before me, Augustus II.
Garland. q Notary Public, duly COM
missioned. qualified and sworn IN 2
for the Parish and State nrsB heEelns
above written, and in the presence q
the undersigned and subscribing VIZ
nesses, personally am and appeared
the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declared ghaG,
awaiting themselves of the laws or the
State OF Louisiana relative tothe foFIna-
ton of CORPORATIONS for scientific liter
ary. charitable, athletic and social puf-
poses, they do hereby organize bheM-
selves into and create such q corpora
ton, and adopt the following articles
as the charter thereof.
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be the 0pelousas Lodge NO.
l048 Of the Benevolent and FfoteetlVe
Order OF Elks.
ARTICLE Q.
The duration os this corporation shall
be for the period of ninety-n1ne years
from the date hereof.
ARTICLE 8.
Its domicile shall be in the City of
0pelousas, Parish of and State afore-
said.
ARTICLE 4.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is established are hereby declared
to be: to promote scientific, literary,
charitable, athletic and social pursuits,
~endeaVors and works; and TO DO ali
things Incident or appertaining thereto.
ARTICLE 5.
The powers of this corporation are
To contract, sue and be sued, TO hold,
receive, lease, purchase and convey IS
we'll as to mortgage and hypothecate
property, real, personal and mixed ! TO
issue such notes, bonds or other evil
dence of Indebtedness IS its interests
may require; and to make and establish
all necessary bylaws and resolutions
not in conflict with the constitution.
laws and regulations and customs of
the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks of the United States of America.
ARTICLE 6.
Sec l. AL those now borne upon the
roll of membership in the present Opel
Lodge No 1048, Benevolent and
Protective Order of Etks Of the United
States of America, shall be eligible to
membership and become members OF
gI1A GoEPuEhGIOM upon btEu1nE bHA5
charter. or authorizing their signatures
to be affixed thereto.
Sec 2. Ali persons who may here
after become members of said Lodge
are to become IPso FAgTo entitled to
membership, and shall become mem
bers without other formality then the
signing of this charter either in person
or by written proxy.
ARTICLE z.
Ist. The corporate powers of this
corporation shall be vested In a Board
Of Directors to be composed of not less
than nine stockholders to be elected by
the members Of this corporation on the
first Tuesday of March OF each and
every year, commencing with the year
1911.
I'd. The Board of Directors shall have
power to make ali bylaws, rules and
regulations for the conduct of the af-
fairs of this corporation; they shall
choose from their own membership a
President, a Yice-President. Secretary,
and q Treasurer; provided, however,
that the Exalted Ruler of the aforesaid
lodge shall be President; the Leading
knight, Vice-President; the Secretary
of said lodge TO be Secretary of this
corporation and the Treasurer of the
lodge to be Treasurer of this corpora
ton.
3D., Until the election to be held SIS
~1eTeiaabove provided for, Robert NJ.
LItten shall be President; Charles Ven
tire, Vice-President; Lorenzo H. Morn
hInveg, Secretary and Lawrence Lar
cade, Treasurer; who together with T..
Fonfenob, Joseph j. Naf, M.
Winsberg, NJ. Vilaseca and Al. s.. il
shall compose the first Board
Of Directors.
ARTICLE s..
No member of this corporation shall /
be held liable or responsible for i
the contracts or faults of this corpora
ton IN any further sum than the un-
paid balance of his semi-anlual dues. |
shall any mere informality in or
ganizatfon have the effect Of rendering /
charter null. nor expose any MEM 4
Der TO any liability Beyond the amount
his unpaid dues,
ARTICLE 81.
This corporation may be dissolved by
8 { of three-fourths of the members /
present at a meeting called fOrthat mr.
pose, Of which thirty DAYS, notice must /
be given to every member by mail TO /
his last known address. Whenever this /
corporation is dissolved its affairs shall 4
be Iiquidated by three commissioners
at said meeting according to- in.
structIons to be given at said meeting.
Thu done and passed at my office. ia /
the City of Op%elousas, La, on the aay.
and year first herefnabove
written, IN the presence Of William Joel
and .. q. Swords competent.
subscribing witnesses, who have signed
with the appearers and me. Notary.
reading of the whole.
NJ. Iitfell Chas. Vantre
q H.Mornhinveg, L.Austin F~ontenot.
NJ. Vilaseca, J.J. Nan.
NJ. Winsberg. l.. +. Iareada
&. S. ] Campbell, Frank Dimmick,
nar# r. MI Titan 4