The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-02-11
CHARTER
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN

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
hereuntO subscribed. who declared that
for themselves and their future assO-
ciates they do new organize themselves
into corporation under Act 81 Of 1883
aud other laws Oh. the same subject mat
ter and adopt as their charter the fol-
lowing, tO-wit:
ARTICLE
The object of this corporation il the
purchase vi a town lot in st. Martin
vile, Louisiana and the maintainance
thereof as home for the use and bene-
dit Of the Knights of Columbus in good
standing of Council No. 1876 Of ST..
Martinville, Louisiana, aud general
meeting place for sOciables among the
members of the order.
ARTICLE III:
That the title of this corporation shall
be the st. Martinvills Knights Of Co
lumbus Home Association Limited"
with dOmicile at st. Martinville, Lou
isiana. with a capital stock IT 100000
Five Thousand Dollars, The Capital
stock Of this corporation is to be divided
in (5OO) Five Hundred Shares of 5000
Ten Dollars each. payable as follows
fifty per cent. payable cash andthe
balance in 80 days. 1t shall not COM
mence business until One Thousand
Dollars shall have been subscribed, it
shall exist for twenty-five years unless
sooner dissolved as hereinafter provided
for, it shall be sued through its Presi-
dent, it shall have the right to buy pro-
perty, to borrow money. and mortgage
the same for the purpose 1T buying a
home. improving it 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
a term OF one year. The first board shall
be composed of Robert Martin, President.
j. S. GOnsoulin. Vice President. j. H.
Duchamp. Treasurer. X. p. Halphen, Sc
cretary, James Simon, P. j. Fleming, C.
NJ. Olivier. j. b. Levert, j. A. Guerin. NJ.
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-
perty. to borrow money, and to lease or
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 i'm
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 twO-thrds vote of the stock
holders who shall have paid in full the
shares subscribed for by them, voting
at a regular meeting upon
thirty days previous written notice and
~ registered mail to each Of said share
FOLDERS. the liability Of each slarphold-
n under this charter is limited to the |
lnpaid balance Of his stock. Any stock
holder failing to pay at maturity any
balance due on his stock ipsO -factO |
orfeits the amount paid on said stock.
ARTICLE ":
Az this is purely Knights of Column
Ms undertaking. religious in character
zone but members in good standing of !
he Knight of Columbus shall ever be-
ermitted to subscribe and own said