The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-04-01
CHARTER
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.


STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH Of 81. MARLIN
Know ye that on the llth day Of JAN
uary A. u. 1911, before The Undersigned
Notary Public and witnesses, personally
appeared the persons whose names are
nercuntU Subscribed, VINO declared that
tUr themselves anu their future assn
cIates they Nv new organize themselves
into a ,UrpUratiOn under Act 81 vi 1855
and other laws o. Tie same subject mat
lei and adopt as their chart lie iol
lowing, 10 vii:
ARTICLE L:
The object vi THIS corporation Ii the
pui CHASE U. d town lot La ST. Martlu-
vale, Louisiana and Tie Maintaluance
Iiiei rVi as d home IUr Tue Use and bene-
III vi The Knlgnts Ut Columbus Ia gOUu
siauuing OI Council NJ. 1876 vi 81.
Maitluviiie, Louisiana, anu u geneIaI
mceling pace IVr sOciaVieS among Tie
memuris vi Tile order.
AkllLLE Ia:
Iha, The Title vi ills COL pOTalion shan
We the ST. MaItlnviIIe AuightS VI CV-
iumLus Home Association Limited
with dVmiciie al 81. MarLlnvliie, Lou
islaua, Win u capital stock Ut SoUUU,UU
Five Thousand DOLLARS, The Capiiai
stock VI lhis COL pui alton Is " DC ulsldeu
IN (oUO) Five Hundred SHARES Ut 5000
len Dollars each, payable as follows
nifty per cent. pay aUie cash andthe
balance la w Gays. Ii shall not COM
mence business until Une thousand
Dollars shall have been subscribed, II
shall exist tor twenty-five years unless
SOONER dissolved as hereinafter provided
Tor, 1t shall be sued through Its Presi-
dent, IL shall have the right ~ buy pro-
perry, ~ borrow money, aud mortgage
tie same for the purpose Of buying d
home, Improving 1t or any other pur-
pose relating to the welfare of this cor
pOIation. LIS affairs shall be managed
10y Board Of Eleven Directors, all Of
whom must be knights Of Columbus iii
good standing and shall hold office for
term of one year. The first bard shall
he composed Of RoOert Martin, President.
j. S. GonsOulin. Vice President. j. H..
Ducilamp. Treasurer. l.. l.. Jarreau, Sc
cTetary, Jahits Simon, z. j. Fleming, g.
NJ Olivier, j. b. Leyert, j. A. Guerin. NJ.
j. VOORHEES, and j. X. Frrran who shall
meet and organize as early as practical
ble. Five members shall constitute a
quorum. Tie power to purchase pro-
perly, to borrow money, and to lease or
mortgage said property above mention
ed is vested in the Board Of Directors,
who shall adopt all necessary bylaws to
carry out the objects and purposes Of
this corporation, all Of which shall be in
conformity and purposes of this cOrpOr-
alton, all Of which shall be in cOnfOrmi
" with the regulations oil the National
Council of the Knights Of Columbus.
ARTICLE LII:
This charter may be amended or dis
solved 10y two thirds vote of the stock
holders VIM shall have paid in full tic
shares sub -cribed for by them, voting
therefor. at ii regular meeting upon
thirty days previous written notice and
! 10y registered mail to each Of said share
holders. the liability Of each sharehold-
er unde; this charter is limited to the
unpaid balance of his stock. Any stock
holder failing to pay at maturity any
balance due on his stock ipsO -facto
forfeits the amount paid on said stock.
ARTICLE w:
Asthis is purely Knights If Column
bus undertaking. religious in character
none but members in good standing Of
the Knight of Columbus shall ever BE-
permitted to subscribe and own said
stock and it is distinctly agreed by the
subscribers aud those who will hereafter
suOscribp IL said stock that thev sha N