The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09
CHARTER
OF THE HEARTS EASE BENEVO-
LENT INDUSTRIAL TRAIN
ING SCHOOL ND
ORPHANAGE.


missioned and qualified, personally came
and appeared the undersigned persons.
who, in the presence of the attestlng
witnesses, declared that, availing them
selves of the provisions of Act No. go
of the Legislature of this State, APP
proved June 40, 1888, and OF those OF
the general laws of this State relative
to the organization of corporations,
they have formed and organized them
selves into corporation for the objects
and purposes set forth in the following
act of incorporation, which they accept
as their charter.
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be HEARTS EASE BEN
EVOLENT INDUSTRIAL TRAIN
ING SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE,
and by that name it shall have power
and authority to exist, enjoy succession
for a period of ninety-nine too years,
and under its corporate name the said
corporation shall have the powe= to con-
tract, to sue, and to be sued.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be in the City of Shreveport, Parish of
Caddo, and State of Louisiana, where
all legal process shall be served upon
the president, or in case of her absence
upon the second vice president, in case
of her absence upon the third vice pres
ident, and in the absence of the above
named officers upon the secretary or
treasurer of the said corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed, and the bus
mess to be carried on by it is hereby
declared to be. For the industrial and
educational advancement of the colored
race: for the care, both morally and
physically, of orphan children, and gem
orally to conduct an orphanage and
school for colored children.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall have power
and privilege as follows; 1t shall be
capable in law to purchase and to re-
ceive, hold and enjoy lands, houses, etc,
it shall have the right to sell the said
property, to contract and to be CON
tracted with, to borrow money, and for
that purpose to mortgage and hypothe-
cate real estate. 1t shall have the power
to build and own school houses and to
conduct schools therein; to own and
build homes for orphan children, and to
direct same, and do all things pertaining
to the management of schools, both
training and industrial, for minor chill
dren. It shalt have power to establish
and amend or repeal all bylaws, rules
and regulations necessary for the gov
er1ment of the corporation and the
management OF the business affairs.
ARTICLE v.
All corporate powers of this oorpor-
alton shall be vested IN ana exercised
oy trustee board, consisting q hlleen
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