St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-02-26
CHARTER OF
THE INSEPARABLE FRIENDS BENEVO-
Lent ASSOCIATION 0F WYRLE,S BRIDGE.
state of Louisiana,

1dIISA III - AS&aB .
Be it known, That on this sixteenth
day of the month of February, in the
wear of our Lord, One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Ten, before me, John III.
Harmanson. 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 ana under
signed, personally came and appeared:
Paul Pallet, Laurent Meuillon, Adj
rien Fuselier, FL. %, Fuselier, Joseph
E.Aubespin, Benoit Fourier, Sebastian
Lemon, Joseph Auzenne, Felix Four
nier, Frank Bernabe, Henry Fusilier,
Charles Lemon, Francis Auzenne, JOS
eph Fuselier, Joseph r.. Auzenne, John
Carriere and Theophile Alsindore, all
residents of the aforesaid Parish and
State, who declared unto me, N~otary,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 a body
corporate and polite in law, they do
hereby form themselves into such 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 Inseparable
Friends Benevolent Association, of
WybIe's Bridge"
ARTICLE IL.
The objects and purposes Of this as
ISOLATION or society shall be: To give
all possible moral and material aid in
it's power to members of this associa-
ton or 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
lectual standing of each member and
for all purposes of beneyolence and
charity.
ARTICLE III.
Under the above entitled name and
for the 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 needfnl
for its good government and support
and shall be and is hereby empowered
to buy, have and hold all mt OF
lands, tenements, rents n heredita-
ments, and any sum of money, and any
portion of goods and chattels given unto
it, or acquired by it in any ann
whatsoever.
The domieile of this association or
society shall be, and is hereby fixed at
the City of Opelousas, st. Landry par
ish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE N.
The officers Of this association or
society shall be q 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 ave other mems
bers, to he elected at the same time,
shall constitute the Board of Directors
of this association or society, seven of
whom shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. The said Of
ficers shall have the power and author
ity which usually belongs to their re-
spectiye 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 Menilion shall be Viee-Presi-
dent. H.. d. Fuselier shall be Recording
Secretary, Joseph Aubespin shall be
Corresponding Secretary, and Adrien
Fuselier shall be Treasurer, and, Benoit
Fournier, Sebastian Lemon, Joseph
Auzenne, Felix Fourier, 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.V 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 a meet
ing specially called for that
after thirty days public notice in the
official journal of the parish, in case of
such q vote d~issoIVing this association
or society, the said meeting shall, at the
same time that such q vote NAV be
taken, elect three liquldators to Settle
and wind up it'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,