St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-11-02
GOLDEN RULE BENEVOLENT AS
ISOLATION.

severally declare that availing them
selves of the laws of the State of
Louisiana, in reference to the forma-
ton of corporations for charitable
and benevolent associations, in such
cases made and provided, that they
have covenanted and agreed and by
these presents do covenant and agree.
and bind themselves and such other
persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to form cor
poration and body political in law,
for the objects and purposes, and
of agreement, as follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this said
corporation shall be the ''Golden
Rule Benevolent Association" and
under it's corporate. name shall have
power and authority to have and en-
joy succession for q period and full
term of ninety-nine years from date
hereof, to contract, sue and be sued,
to make and use corporate seal.
the same to break and alter at
pleasure, to hold, receive, lease, pur-
chase and convey, as we'll as to mort
gage and hypothecate property real,
personal and mixed, corporal and
incorporeal, to receive legacies, do
nations, "inter vivos" and by last
will and testament, to pay funeral
expenses and sick benefits to its
members and their families, and to
perform such other acts Of charity
and benevolence to its members and
their families as it is deemed neces-
|sary and expedient, to receive men,
bers into said association by written
application, and to accept or reject
the same, to suspend, fine or expell
members for disorderly or unbe-
coming conduct, to make and estab-
lish such bylaws and regulations
for the affairs of the corporation,
and the conduct of the members
thereof, to provide in said bylaws
the amount of sick relief and funeral
expenses to be paid by the associa-
ton to its members, or their families.
and such other relief the association
may ordain, and to provide also, In
said bylaws, the method Of accepting
members, and the rejection thereof.
the suspending or expelling of men,
bers, the rate or amount of fines to
be imposed on delinquent members.
or for disorderly or unbecoming con-
bylaws and regulations as It is deem
ed necessary and its pleasure, to ap-
point such managers, Offices, direc
tors or agents as the interest and
business of said association may re-
quire.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation or
association shall be in the town of
Madisonville, in the parish of st.
Tammany, State of Louisiana. All
legal citations or other legal pro-
cesses shall be served on the Presi-
dent Of this corporation, in case of
his absence on the Vice President.
and in the absence of both the Presi-
dent and Vice President, then said
processes shall be served upon the
Secretary of this association.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes for which
this corporation is established and
the nature of the business to be car
ried on by It, are hereby declared
to be for the mutual aid and assist
ance Of its members, to pay sick bene-
fits or relief to its members or their
families, and to bury it's dead, and
for that purpose to appropriate, set
aside and donate certain sum or
sums of money, and in general to do
and perform all acts Of q charitable
and benevolent nature, that are per-
mitted to be done by corporations of
this nature under the present laws of
the State of Louisiana, or such laws
as may be hereinafter enacted.
ARTICLE Nv.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed and controlled by five
members who shall be the officers of
said corporation, to-wit: A Presi-
dent, a Vice President, q Secretary.
an Assistant Secretary and a Treas
urer, who shall be elected annually
on the first day of August of each
year. That for the purpose of or
ganization and to carry on the busi-
ness of this corporation until its an
nual election of officers, the follow
ing named members shall fill said
offices and exercise the duties there
OF. to-wit: President, Peter Baham;
Vice President, G. r. Baham; Secre-
tary, Eugene Cooper; Assistant Sec
rotary, Henry Flot;; Treasurer, NJ. A.
who shall hold their said
respective Offices until the iirst day
OF August A. D. 1913, or until their
successors have been duly elected.
Upon which date, annually there