The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-18
CHARTER
OF THE HEARTS EASE BRNEVO
LENT INDUSTRIAL TRAIN
ING SCHOOL AND
ORPHANAGE.

Dc IL known, that on this the 18th day
OF September, 1909, before me, Frank
A. Blanchard, notary public in and
for the said parish and State, duly COM
riissioned and qualified, pefsonally came
and appeared the undersigned persons,
who. IN the presence of The atsesting
witnesses, declared that, avxiling them.
selves Of the provisions Of Act No. 36
of the Legislature Of THE State, sp-
proved June 9o, 1893, and OF those of
the general laws of tkis State relative
to the organization of corporations,
they have formed and organized them
selves into corporation for the obi
and purposes Get forth m the following
act Of incorporation, which tsey accept
as their charter.
ARTICLE
The name and style eli si1is corpora
ton shall be HEARTS EASE BEN
EVoLENT INDUSTRIAL TRAIN
ING SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE,
and by that name il shall have power
and authority to exist, enjoy succession
for period Of ninety-nine (oo) years,
and under its corporate name the said
corporation shall have the power 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 il 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 gen.
orally to conduct an orphanage and
school for eolored children.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall have power
and privilege as follows: It 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. It 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 Il shall have power TO establish
and amend or repeal all bylaws, rules
and regulations necessary for the gov
eminent Of the corporation and the
management of the business affairs.
ARTICLE v.
All cooperate powers Of this corpor-
alton shall be vested in and exercised
by a trustee board, consisting of fifteen
members of the said corporation, nine
of whom shall constitute o quorum. and
shall have president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer. all to be elected
by the members Of the corporation in
person or by proxy. The following
shall constitute the 6rst board of trus-
tees: A. v. Williams, president; Viii
lis A. Stewart, vice president; E. Nor
rington, secretary; and the following
trustees: Lille D. Davis, Joseph Roy,
John Al. Chavis, T. P. White, S. M
Jones, B. La Gals, c. S. Cook, L.
Brown, R. H. Smith, A. G. Miller,
and the said officers and board of trus-
tees shall hold Office for the period of
one ID year from date, and until their
successors are elected. Should any va
cancy occur in the board Of trustees it
shall be filled by the remaining trustees.
The trustees shall have the power to
make their own bylaws not contrary to
the laws of this Charter.
ARTICLE VI.
The officers of this corporation shall
be as follows: z. j. Chavis, president;
E. Norrington, first vice president;
Betty La Calls, second vice president;
Mary j. Harrison, third vice president;
Little Davis, treasurer; Bertha c. Muir
ray, secretary. The treasurer shall be
the custodian Of all moneys of this cor
poration, and shall pap out the same
only on the presentnent OF warrants to
him regularly drawn and signed by the
president and the secretary by author
ity of the board Of tESstees only. He
shall give bond in the cum of Ave hun-
dren dollars with hood and solvent Sc
curity for the faithful performance of