St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-10-01
CHARTER OF THE
OPELOUSAS LODGE NO. 1913 VI HE
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER
OF EEKS.

BENEVOLENT AND PAUAE9AA8b VbN1"
OF ELKS.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.
Re il known, That on this ThIrteenGn
day of the month of Junes IN tne 4eat
of our Lord, One Thousand Nine nu ~
dred and Ten. before me, -.
Garland. a Notary Public, duly com.
missioned. qualified and sworn, n ana
for he Parish and State first hefelne
above written, and in the presence o.
the undersigned and subscribing VII,
| nesses. personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names aLe
hereunto subscribed, who declared s4as
availing themselves of the laws oLSno
State of Louisiana relative to the Koruna
tion of CORPORATIONS for scientIhc, lltef-
ary, charitable, athletic III social put
poses, they do hereby organize LneLa-
selves into and create such a
ton, and adopt the following articles
as the charter thereof.
ARTICLE L.
The name and title Of this corpora
ton shall be the Opelousas Iodge NO.
I048 of the Benevolent and ProgeeelVe
Order of EIks.
ARTICLE 2.
The duration os this corporation shall
be for the period of ninety-nine years
from the date hereof.
ARTICLE 8.
It's domicile shall be in the City l
Opelousas, Parish Of and State a1ofe-
said.
ARTICLE 4.
The 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 all
things incident or apperta1nlng thefeto
ARTICLE 5.
The powers of this corporation are:
To contract, sue and be sued, TO nold,
receive, lease, purchase and convey, as
we'll as to mortgage and hypothecate
property, real, personal and mixed; TO
issue such notes, bonds or other evil
dence of Indebtedness as it's interests
NAV require; and to make n estaDllsh
all necessary bylaws and esolutlons
not in conflict with the constitution
laws and regulations n customs OF
the Benevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks of the United States of America.
ARTICLE 6.
Sec. /. All those now borne upon the
roll of membership in the present Opel
ousas Lodge No. 104S, Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks of the United
States of America, shall be eligible to
membership and become members of
this corporation upon signing this
charter, or authorizing their signatures
to be affixed thereto.
Sec 2. All persons who may here
after become members of said Lodge
are to become IPso FACTO 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.
LIST. The corporate powers of this
1 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 all bylaws, rules and
regulations for the conduct of the at
fairs Of this corporation; they shall
choose from their own membership a
President, a Vice-President, a Secretary,
and a 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
o1SS w wv W a. va ROAS
ton.
3D.. Until the election to be held as
heTeinaboye provided for, Robert Nj.
Littel1 shall be President; Charles Ven
tire, Yice-President; Lorenzo Fl. Morn
hinveg, Secretary and Lawrence Lar
cade, Treasurer; who together with L.
Austin Fontenot, Joseph J.. Naff, M.
Winsberg, M. Vilaseca and A. s. j,
Campbell, shall compose the first Board
| Of Directors,
ARTICLE s.
No member of this corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for
the contracts or faults of this corpora
ton in any further sum than the I'M
paid balance of his semi-annual dues,
nor shall any mere informality in or
g~anizatfon have the effect Of rendering
this charter null, o expose any mem
Der to any liability beyond the amount
of his unpaid dues.
ARTICLE 9.
This corporation may be dissolved by
a vote of three-fourths of the members
present at a meeting called for that pnr.
pose, of which thirty days notice mus
be given to every member by mail to
his last known address. Whenever this
corporation is dissolved its affairs shall
be ~liquidated by three commissioners
elected at said meeting according to in.
structions to be given at said meeting,
mus QOne ana passed at my office. IN
the City of Opelousas, La, on the day,
month and year first hereinaboye
written. in the presence of William Joel
Sandoz and J.. E. Swords competent
subscribing witnesses, who have signed
with the appearers and me, Notary
after reading of the whole.
h. NJ. Iittell Chas. Ventre
Il II. Mornhinveg, L.Austin Fontenot
NJ. Vilaseca, ID. Naf,
NJ. Winsberg, L.. J.. Larcade.
A. s.. j Campbell, Frank Dimmick,
per r. NJ. Littell
NJ. h. Swords, 81. n. Callahan,
James j. Lewis, B. A. McClelland.
Jno: W. Lewis, il. Stage,
B. H. Payy, Ben Riseman.
I'D. Dossmann, Sidney Savoy,
j. A. Shaw, Isador Isaac.
b. +. Splane, L. Bienvenu,
Arthur Veltin, r. ". Miles.
Jesse z. Barnett, E. T. Bereier,
Gilbert u. Dupre, Chas. 1hibodeaux
J.. Leer Lacombe, Fred. II. HolIier.
j. A. Deiean, Dudley 4. GuiIbeat
FL. D. Larcade, Jr,, r. Glenn Lafieur.
Bertrand Barousse, Pierre Gaidry.
r. MornhinYag, r. Lee Garland
Witnesses:
WI. Sandoz,
j. p. Swords.
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