The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-03-11
CHARTER
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN I

STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN
Know ye that Oh the 18th day Of jan
uary A. ID. 1911, before the undersigned
Notary Public and witnesses, personally
appeared the persons whose names are
IereuutO subscribed. who declared that
for themselves and their future assn
ciates they do new organize themselves
into corporation under Act 81 of 1855
aud other laws Oh the same subject mat
ter and adopt as their charter The fol
lowing, .tO-wrt:
ARTICLE l.:
The object of this corporation Is the
purchase y. IA town lot III st. Martin
vile. Louisiana and The malnlaluance
thereof as d home for tile use and bene-
ut Of the knights of Columbus III good
standing Ut Council NJ. 1916 vi 81.
MartluyIlle, Louisiana. aud ID general
meeting place for sVclaules among the
members vi the order.
ARTICLE Ii:
That the title vi this col pol alton shall
Ue the st. Martlnyllle knights Of Co
iumbus Home Association Limited
with dUmiclie al ST. Marllnyllle, Lou
IsIaIIa, with "a capital stock vi $oUUU,UU
Five Thousand Dollars, The Cdpltai
stock Uf this cOrpUi alton Is 10 be divided
III (5OOJ Five Hundred Shares Uf 5000
Zen Dollars each, payable as follows
tifly per cent. payable cash audthv
balance III 80 days. 1t shall not COM
mence business until One thousand
Dollars shall have been subscribed, 1t
shalt exist for twenty-five years unless
sooner dissolved as hereinafter provided
for, it shall be sued through It's Presi
dent, it shall have the right to buy pro-
perty, to borrow money. and mortgage
the same for the purpose Of buying ii
home, improving ii or any other pur
pose relating to the welfare of this cor
pOratiOn. Its affairs shall be managed
by a Board Of Eleven Directors, all OF
whom must be Knights of Columbus in
good standing and shall hold office for
II term of one year. The first board shall
be composed Of Rouert Martin, President.
j. S. GOnsOulin. Vice President. j. II.
Duchamp. Treasurer. l.. l.. Jarreau. Sc
cretary, James Simon, Z. j. Fleming. C..
J. VOORHEES, and j. X. Frrran who shall
meet and organize As early as practica-
BILE. Five members shall constitute a
quorum. Tie power to purchase pro-
perry, t. 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 tn
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-
ty with the regulations of the National
Council of the knights of Columbus.
ARTICLE Ill:
This charter may be amended or dis
solved by twOthirds vote of the stock
holders who shall have paid in full the
shares subscribed for by them, voting
therefor. at regular meeting upon
thirty days previous written notice aud
by registered mail to each Of said share
holders. the liability of each sharehold-
er under 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 ips0 facto
fOrfeits the amount paid on said stock
ARTICLE w:
As this is purely Knights Of 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 and those who will hereafter
Subscribe to said stock that they shall
n, Par III 70.