The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-29
Act Of Incorporation Of 1.-THE Irish
Bend Independent Association. y
State OF Louisiana,

the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and Undersigned, personally came
and appeared, the persons whose names
are subscribed hereto, VINO declored that
awaiting themselves OF the laws Of the
State Of Louisiana, governing the organ
ization Of corporations and societies for
the furths.an ce of of literary, religious,
scieuuic and charitable purposes, the
said subscribers. to obtain the privileges
and powers granted by the State OF Louis :
lana TO corporate ms Of tnts character. ~
gether with the members composing the
same. have agreed TO do 10y these pres
SCENTS. covenant and agree and bind them
selves, as well As all other persons VINO
may heaeafter become associated with
them to form body IN law, for the OBJ
jects and purposes herein set forth, and
under the Articles and stipulation herein
following to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be The IRISH BEND INDEPENDENT
ASSOCIATION" and under its corporate
name it shall have and enjoy a corporate
existence and succession for the tern and
period oi nlneiy years from the date
date of this act.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile Of this Association shall be
at Irish Bend Parish OF st. Mary, Louis.
lana, but the limits within which its mem.
beers shall reside, to render them legible
to membership or affecting their rights to
the benefits Of the Society, shall be estab-
lished by the by laws.
All applicants for admission to member
ship in the Association shall be elected,
ana the bylaws shall provide the rules
and methods therefor.
This Association snail not be dissolved
as long as ten members in good standing
vote to continue the same; dut if there b.
less than ten present out OF membership
exceeding ten, then O1e-third present
dissenting shall prevent the dissolution.
Its dissolution can only be be effected at q
alter fifteen days nutice has been given to
each member, through mail or otherwise,
and in the event the motion to dissolve be
carried, its aft airs shall BIZ liQuidated by
the Board Of trustees OF the Society.
ARTICLE Ill.
The Society shall have the authority to
sue aud be sued, and to adopt corporate
seal of sucn device AS they shall select,
and to alter, break and amend or discOn.
time the same at pleasure, to have and
to hold such property, real personal and
mixed as may he necessary to its purpose,
and the same to improve, ALLEVIATE, / ell,
lease. pledge, mortgage, hypOtnecate and
dispose OF al It's pleasure; anu to make such
for the proper management vi Its affairs
and Of the conduct and dicipiine OF its
members.
ARTICLE Nv.
The objects anu Purposes of this cor
pOration Shall be u give aid and assistance
to its members when SICK Or disabled, and
to bury or constitute toward, the burial
OF its deceased members, and To assist
their widows and orphans.
ARTICLE V.
The Association shall nave the power to
levy a monthly assessment upon each
member, an initiation fee upon new niem-
berg, and If desired Or deemed necessary,
An extra assessment upon che death Of q
member, and sucn other further assess.
ments a. the by laws may stlpuia.c; AMI
TO create out or sucn MONIES d Iuuu Iur the
1ischarge Ut It's obligations, u IL, members
Il their families.
Its savings may be Invested IN sucn Sc
!urities. stocks and D,L1s, ur such real
estate rs the ASSOCIATE may need Tor the
conduct o. its buslEess; ADD such secu-
rites and real estate. 80 purchased, may
be pledged Ur SOld 70 secure .ue paymen.
of It's obligations.
ARTICLE vi.
The officers of this society shall oe a
President, u Vlce-fresiuent, Financial
Secretary, Treasurer, Recording oecre-
tary, Grand Marshall aud 4 ssistant Mar.
shall, all ot whom SD III be elected semi. |
annually. at the drst meeting in January
aud July OF snch year, aud until sucn
election, the folio wing members shall hold |
the offices aforesaid: Frank alexander |
shall be President; Willie Wilson snail Dc |
Vice. President; Nathan Robinson, shall |
be Financial Secretary, Tony Matthew's |
shall be Treasurer; and JOhn T.. Garner
shall be Recording Secretary: Tucker Nc:
Donald shall be Grand Marshall; and
Willie kyles snail be Assistant Marshall;
Tucker Mcdonald, George HOLDEN, Ben
Philips, Dock JOnnsan anu Harrison Fines
snail constitute tn board of lrustees; ali
which officers snail dIscharg their duties
an stipulated IN the Dy.laws. All other
officers am coln,nItteeS shall be cousti:
tuted by the bylaws and their election
or appolntin lit provided for III erein.
All officers shall be elected separately
by ballot. Who'd more tnan one Candidate |
is nominated for the same Office, tile woes
shall be counted by L~u .noinpers appoint.
ed by the president, aud the candidate re.
ceiylng toe largest numuer OF votes shall
be declared elected X failure to elect Of
flccrs at the regular semi -aunvai meeting
helu / ~ sucn purpose, snail not vacaIe
lne uliiccr,; but sn that event, the Old Of
hcers snah Ioiu over until their success
sur. have Decn elected and installed.
Ia the event vi SUIT, all legal proce SIS
shE Ell be Sc. we'd upon the President, ana
Ia his absencc upon the Vice Fresldsni,
and in the apsehcc vi bvtn PresIdeut and
Vice. President upon Tie according Sec
retary.
Tins done and passed at Franklin, Par
ish of ST. Mary. Louisiana, this End day
Df august, a. ~. IsiU, In the presence Of
". 5. Ustheimer ana Jos. J. schwartz,
Lwu competent witnesses, who have signed
these presents win said appearers and
me said Notary, after due reading OF the
whole. Nelson Johns n, Ben Philips,
Dock johnson, Reuben Clark, Wins
smith, " lille Wilson, toward allen, liar.
.ison Fines, Henry Green aud Willis
fyies, not kaowing how To write make
heir ordinary mai hereto.
(oigned;)
Frank Alexander Cornelius Babb IL