The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-09-24
let Of Incorporation Of 1.-THE Irish
Bend Independent Association
State Of Louisiana
Pan III II Mary.


the 23rd Judicial District Court Of Louis
lana, and Ex-Oticio h Notary Public.
within and for the Parish OF II. Nary,
duly commissioned and quilia Il. ind III
the presence Of thu witnesses hereinafter
named and unntr-i-Ied. personally came
ana appeared. the persons whose names
are sub cribed hereto. who dectored that
ayailiIg themselves of the laws of the
State OF Louisiana. governing the organ
iZation Of corporations ana societies Tor
the furth3rance of Of literary. Religious.
scientific and charitable purposes. the
said subscribers, 10 obtain the privileges
AMI power, granted by the State OF LOUIS
lana TO CORPORATE rs Of tuts Character To-
gether with the members composing the
same. have agreed 10 do by ths>e pres
SCENTS. covenant and agree aud bind them
selves, as well a ali other persons VINO
NAV heaeafter become associated with
them, to form body III law. Tor the OBJ
iecls and purposes uerc!n SCI forth, and
unier the Articles aud stipulation herein
following to-wlt:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of tn, corporation
shall be .'IHE IRISH BEND INDEPENDENT
ASSOCIATION" ana under It's corporate
name il snail have and enjoy i corporate
existence auI succession for the term and
period oi nin-ty>nine years from tue date
date OF this act.
AK lltLE Ill.
The donlicIle VI this Association shall be
at Irish bend. PARISH ot L. Mary, Louis
lana, bat the ilu4ts Hituln " tIcn Its mtm-
Der, snaii re>ldr, IL render then leGlbie
10 membership Or affecting their hit, To
the benefits oI the society, shall DE e>tab-
ll,ned 10y the by laws.
All applicants Tor admission 20 member
ship In the Association hall be elected,
ana the bylaws shall provide the rules
ant methods therefor.
Tai, Association snail not be dissolved
a. iu,i.s as ten members III good standing
vote to continue th- same; uut il there b.
less than ten pres ut out vi a members III %
exceeding ten, then one-thlrd present
dissenting shall prevent the dissolution.
Its dissolution can only be be effected at a
special meeting, called for that purpose.
alter fifteen days nutlce has been given to
each iuemDer, through mail or otherwise,
and in the event the motion To dissolve be
carried, It's affairs shall be llquidated by
the Board of trustees OF the society.
ARTICLE I'LL.
The Society shall have the authority to
sue aud be sued, and to adopta corporate
seal OF sucn device AS they shall select,
and to alter, break and amend or discon-
tinuc the same al pleasure, to have and
to hold such properly, real personal and
mixed as may DC NECESSARY to its purpose,
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lease, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate and
dispose of AZ It's pleasure; auu to make sucn
rules, by laws and regulations Necessary
TO, the proper management OF It's affair,
and Of the conduct and dlcipnne OF its
members.
ARTICLE w.
The objects and purposes of this cor
pOratiou shall be ~ give aid and assistance
To its members When SICK or disabled, an Il
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of its deceased members, and ~ assist
their widows and orphans.
ARTICLE V.
The Association snail have the power to
levy monthly assessment upon ca ch
member, az imitation Ice upon new mem
bery and Ii ,.eslret. or deemed necessar,
an extra assessmenL upon the death OF d
menDer and sucu oLucr further ASSESS
menls a. the bylaws may olipuidLu. anu
to create out OF sucn MONIES Il fQud for the
discharge of its obligations, u lt. me- IN De l.,
and their families.
It's savings may De invested IN such Sc
curities. stocks and DonI,, or such real
~ state as the Association may need Tor the
Aconduct oil ii, business; aud such secu :
ltles and real estate. 80 purchased, may
be pledged Or ,oii 10 secure Iue payment
q OF its obligations.
ARTICLE VI.
The officers Of this society shall DE a
President, a Vice PRESIDENT, Financial
Secretary, Treasurer. kecoiuing oecre-
tary, Grand Marshall aud = ssislant Mar.
shall, all of whom shIll he elected semi
annually. at the drst meeting III January
anL July of sncn year, aud until sucn
eie:tiou, the folio wing members shall mold
the offices aforesaid: Frank alexander
shall be President: Willie Wilson shall be
Vice President; Nathan Robinson, shall
be Financial Secretary, Tony Matthe " 5
shall be Treasurer; and Johu Z. Garner
shall be Recording secretary: Tucker Me:
Donald shall be Grand Marshall: and
Willie Kyles snail be Assistant Marshall;
Tucker Mcdonald, George Holden, Ben
Philips, Dock Johnsan anu Harrison Fines
shall constitute the Board OF Trustees; all
which officers snail disclarg. their duties
as stipulated IN the bylaws. All other
officers ana comnlttees shall be copsti.
tuted by the bylaws and their election
or appointment provided for therein.
All officers shall be elected separately
by ballot. Whed more than one candidate
il nominated for the same Office, The woes
shall be counted by two ,ueinpers appoint
ed by the President, aud the candidate re-
ceiylng the largest NUMBER OF votes shall
he declared elected. \ failure to elect Of
tcers at the regular semi annval meeting
held Tor such purpose, shall not vacaLe
tna officers; but sn that event, the old of.
tt..r, ,uall gold over until their success
su,, nave been elected and Installed.
III the event VI suit, ali legal process
shall De served upOa the President, and
in MS absencc upon the Nice-PreaIdent,
and in the ause acc Of both President and
Vice President upon the recording Sec
reIary.
Tnns done and passed at Franklin, Par
ish Of st. Mary, LoulSlana, TINS 2Znd day
of August, n. ~, 1910, in the presence OF
~. 5. Usuhelmer and Jos. }. schwartz,
two competent witnesses, who have signed
these presents with said appearers and
me saiu Notary, aiter due reading of the
wnule. Nelson Jonns III, ben Philips,
Dock .oRn,ou, Reuuen Clark, Mllus