St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-06-17
CHARTER DE THE
MAUD AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
a OF Louisiana,
Parish OF st. Landry. !

State of louisiana
Parish OF St. Landry.3
Be 1t known. that on this 9Th day of June
AID. 1911, before me, William j. SandoZ, 6
Notary Public, daily commissioned and
qualified la and for the above Parish and
witnesses, personally came n appeared
the persons whose signatures ale hereto
subscribed, who for themselves and sucf
other persons whe may hereafter join tie
Association, declared that, aVailingN them
selves OF the provisions of the laws and
Constitution of the State of Louisiana rela'
they do by these presents form and con
situate themselves and their associates
a cody corporate in lay. for the objects
and purposes and under the agreement
stipulated as tolloWS, tOSWit:
Article l, The name, style and title "a
aid corporation Ia be the MauaA gTicRa
huPal Association of the State of louisiana
Its domictle shall be Ia city OF ~9pelousas
State of Louisiana. ht hall have power
and authority to eXistsand enjoy succession
under its'corpOrate Hamef for the full term
n period of So years, and frOEn and after
this dase, to make and use a corporate seal
n the same tosbrsak, alter q change al
pleasure Ito hold, receive, lease, purchase
sell and convey at will, or mortgage and
ihypothecate under its name,
~tbofhaeal and personal property; to make
and establish such bylaws, rules regu'
latssns for the proper and
kSacy and proper, sand the same to change
altsr and amend at pleasure; and generally
FSaad corporation shall possess. exercise and
enjoy all rigtats and privileges granted by
law to corporations; to sue and be sued Ia
iBtscorporabe Hame, and all citations Shall
be served upon the President, and in his
Eaabsence or Inability to act, upon the Vice
H5~Frestdent acting in his sbsad
4 Article 2. Wae objects and puapOse T8a
(which this corporation 6s established are
FeducationaHand moral advancement of tBFe
fcolored people of the State of L~oaisianasato
teach agriculture, domestic science. Gca-
demic stuAfes and the industries generally
I to receive donations ct properly for 9Au-
cational purposes and flor the 'welfere OF
society, snd not for p~ecuniary gain.
ArtIcleB. The affairs tof this Association
shall AenOHaucted By "a Board OF twelve
Trustees, composed 81 MemBers OF this
Association, who are thereby empowered
and directed to elect SEOm their nuEUE0er a
~Treasu@rgtand these officers shall o0nst1-
tute h executive colm m TIT e e.
This SsnHmlttee shall Oeir Sc all
powers o Incorporation, and shall pssss on
mean ber8hip, look alter its finance and
| app GHftfteAcherS-
The Board of Trustees shall be elected
annually on the first hondaysof september
and tine aafrst Board, shall be composed
as sotNl VS. and sha41 ho&d onlce
until the 1aarSt MoRdsg of September, 1872
Flanagan Hams, EAiilman p. jackson
N Rhone, Henry G. hoss, z; Al. Nel-
son, MD, William. j.. DalpEtE1, Id, Sam
uel l.. Hams Mrs. n. Solete .Rev-EmeFson
Hutchinson, Rev. Peter w. Clark, 0aphas j.
B0sHtslIand William w. SoEete. THaetBoard
SHALL meet within be0tdays after itsaelectiOC
and refecL the on1Cers above nanasGs and all
trustees and officers shall hold their re-
SpacBsTe positions until at8eir Successors
Q nave been duly taualfEed and elected.
TIE TrRstees shall mxIthe compensation Of
Ehe Soneels, If any, and shall ;hLxtRy it's by
laws the dues and assessments fouta1e beRe-
MT CT the ASSOciatkom.
The Board of TraStees~shaI not have
D0SHer -toencumber by mortgage o. otltsE-!
wise tnepvahole or any part OF t~hSEprQpeEB7,
OF the Association, NOR use the principal
OF any eendowment funds, flor cuTrent'eE-
p~eTSeF0fftS work 4
Article 4. An Advisory Board shall he
appointed by the Board Of Trustees ,witf1fn.
ten days after their aseti0R whose duty ttks
to edWtsevRith n dassist said BoaEt ofTras-
tees dn all matters o~0nOeuDtng general
Affairs egft tiae Assoekation;dhe first -AdVisogy
Board shall consist of the following, who
shall E0ldt 0f1ce until their SUCCESSORS :aze'
chosen, viz Rev. Milton Nail. MeSsEs!C.4
Thompson d l.. W sB-EFescoit
raymond tBPeaux. j A. Haas, :@ey. l. NJ.
Reaaaes, Mason McBEide, :ChaS. e. lBoagnd,
IL D., and,G.lH. Cretin.
Article s. MEMBER of h Association.
shall be elected by the Beard 0f WFustee6I
after favorable Recommendation BY the
Executive committee: they SHAH be al
good moral Character and standing In the
cO1nn1kznftyS mo mem Der OF II Association
sha eFerihe held Liable or responsible for:
the contracts or. fault of said Incorporation Ia
any further Aum than the M9Apaid balance
due ttae corporation for dues and assess
ments ~teviatt; members may resign,
giving thirty days notice OF HAeir
of so doing, and upon paynae2f on AL cues
and assessments levied for the Garment
year.
Articles. This act of incorpOca4ionaEay be
changed Gno Gtfi6d or altered or 82idcoTpara
ton be dissolved, by a voteof tago-thtF&s, OF
the nlembeTSp present at a meeting Tor me
purpose after thtkay days public n0tioe and
special notice to all members OF said cofpo-
ration.