St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-03-12
CHARTER OF
TIE INSEPARABLE FRIENDS BENEVO.
LENT ASSOCIATION OF EYBLE'S BRIDGE.
a of Lonisiana,
Parish If 81 Ter

LENE ASSO6lATI0k 0F HIBEE'S BRIDGE.
State of Louisiana,
Parish Of st. Landry.
Be Ii known, That on this sixteenth
day of the month of February. in tht
year of our Lord, One Thousand MIN
Hundred and Ten, before me, John Ell
H~armanson, a Notary Public. in and for
the Parish of ST. Landry, State of Louis.
lana, duly commissioned, qualified and
sworn, and in the presence of the wit.
nesses hereinafter named and under.
signed, personally came and appeared
Paul Pallet, Laurent MeuilI0n. Al.
rien Fuselier, H. ID. Fnselier, Joseph
Aubespin, Benoit Fourier, Sebastian
Lemon, Joseph Auzenne, Felix Four.
nier, Frank Bernabe, Henry Fusilier
Charles Lemon, Francis Auzenne. Jos.
eph FuseIier, Joseph r. Auzenne. John
Carriere and Theophile Alsindore, all
residents of the aforesaid Parish and
| State, who declared unto me, Notary. in
the presence of the undersigned com
petent witnesses, that, desiring to avail
themselves of the provisions OF the law
of this State, relative to the formation
of associations or societies organized
for charitable and benevolent pur-
poses, and to acquire and enjoy, the
rights, privileges and powers Of q BODY
corporate and polite in law, thew do
I u6ESpY 1OEII= t16ElS61YR rs lAtO eSuphE An
association or society and body polite
under the name and style, and for the
purposes hereinafter set forth, viz:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style Of this Associa-
ton or society shall be aThe I~nseparable
Friends Benevolent Association, Of
Wyble's Bridge"
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this as
ISOLATION or society shall be: To give
it's power to members of this associa-
ton II society, the promotion of social
relations between the members, TO care
for members in case of sickness and of
death, to elevate the moral and intel
leetual standing Of each member anu
fell fstas==Peeses ef heefa4ee S7rSel iee44i1E5- Iii
charity.
ARTICLE III.
Under the above entitled name and
for the purposes above expressed, the
said association or society shall have
the power and authority to make. have
and use a common seal, with such de-
vice and inscription as they shall deem
proper, and by the name, style and title
provided and declared aforesaid, shall
be capable in law to sue and be sued,
implead and be implicated, and shall be
empowered to make rules, bylaws and
ordinances and do everything needful
for Its good government and support,
and shall be and Is hereby empowered
to buy, have and hold all manner Of
lands, tenements, rents and heredita-
ments, and any sum of money, and any
portion of goods and chatteIs given unto
II, or acquired by it in any manner
whatsoever
ARTICLE ".
The domicile of this association or
society shall be, and is hereby fixed at
the City Of Opelousas, st. Landry par
ish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE v,
The officers of this association or
society shall be a President, Vice-Presi-
dent, Recording Secretary, Correspond
ing Secretary and Treasurer, who shall
be elected annually on the First sun
day in January, of each year, and who
shall serve until their successors are
elected and qualified, and the said OF.
ficers, together with seven other mem.
bers, to be elected at the same time,
shall constitute the Board of Directors
of this association or society, seven of
whom shall constitute q quorum for the
transaction of business. The said Of
ficers shall have the power and author
ity which usually belongs to their re-
speetive positions.
Until the election above provided for,
which shall be on the First Sunday in
January 1911, Paul Pallet, shall be
President of this association or society,
Laurent Meuilion shall be Vice+Presi-
dent, II. ID. Fuselier shall be Recording
Secretary, Joseph Anbespin shall be
Corresponding Secretary, and Adrien
Fuselier shall be Treasurer, and, Benoit
Fourier, Sebastian Lemon, Joseph
AuZenne, Felix Fournier, Frank Ber-
nabe, Henry Fuselier and Charles Lem
on, shall with the said officers, consti-
tute the first Board of Directors of this
association or society, as above pro-
vided.
ARTICLE VI.
The President of this association or
society, and in his absence the Vice
President, is hereby designated as the
officer upon whom citation may be
served.
ARTICLE VII.
This association or society shall exist
and continue for a period of n~inety-nine
years, unless sooner dissolved by a vote
of two-thirds of the members at meet
ing specially called for that purpose,
after thirty days public notice in the
official journal of the parish, in case of
such a vote dissolving this association
or society, the said meeting shall, at the
same time that such q vote may be
taken, elect three liquIdators to settle
and wind up is's affairs.
In testimony whereof, The said par
ties have hereto affixed their signatures,
together with me, Notary, and subscrib-
ing competent witnesses, on the day
and date first above written, and after
reading of the whole.
Signed Paul Pallet,
his