The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-09-05

manency of our free Institutions and to en-
courage the spread Of universal liberty.
equal rights and Justice to all men.
ARTICLE III.
Under the above name and for the pur-
poses above expressed the said corporation
shall have the power and authority to make,
have and use common seal with such de-
! vice and description as they shall deem
| proper and the same to break, alter and
amend at their pleasure, and by the name,
| style and title provided and declared afore
said, shall be capable in law TO sue and be
sued, and shall be empowered to make rules,
bylaws and ordinances, and do everything
needful for their good government and sup
port, and shall be and is empowered to take,
have and hold, all manner of lands, tene-
meutS, rents, dues, Establishments, requests,
portion of goods and chattels given unto 1t
or acquired by 1t in any manner, to hold,
receive purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE. convey,
sell, borrow, pledge, mortage and hypothe,
within the limit fixed by law.
| ARTICLE ".
| BY authority granted by the Council OF
Administration of the Department of Louis
lana and Mississippi, Grand Army of the
| Republic voluntary association, adopted
February 3, 1912, at its headquarters in
New Orleans, the following named comrades
shall be the incorporatorS and the officers
of this corporation and association until
| their successors are elected and qualified.
| Edward X. Russ, Department Commander;
| n. j. Barrett, senior OOu-
mander; Alfred Walker, Junior Vice-De-
partment Commander; Louis J. SOuer, As
sistant Adjutant General and Assistant
| Quartermaster General; Henry Kenner, De
Nor, Department Chaplain; Ernest LOngpre,
! Judge Advocate; +. c. Antoine, Depart
ment Inspector General: Seymour Acorn,
Chief MASTERING Officer; William J. Rudolph.
I Department Patriotic Instructor and III. n.
Singleton, Dennis Washington, Paul Bruce,
James Lewis and w. b. Barrett, Members
of the Council Of Administration.
| These shall constitute the Board OF Di-
| rectOrs of this corporation and association,
| the majority of whom shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of business. The
| said officers shall have the power and au-
thOrlty which usually belongs TO their res
! pective positions.
The management and disposition OF the
property of this corporation and associa-
| ton shall be wholly vested in the foregoing
named officers to be known as the Board of
Trustees, and in their successors. An an
nual election shall be held in accordance
with the rules and regulations now provided
by the national association known as the
| Grand Army Of the Republic, and the present
above named officials for the Department of
Louisiana and Mississippi shall constitute
| the officers of this corporation and its
Board of Trustees, until the next election
| provided for by the rules of said Grand
Army of the Republic
| Vacancies in said Board OF Trustees shall
be filled in the manner provided by the rules
and regulations of the Grand Army Of the
Republic aforesaid. which said rules and
regulations are made part Of the rules and
regulations OF this corporation and associa-
ton.
Except 10 defray current and necessary
expenses of this corporation and for salaries.
the appropriation OF the funds of this cor
pOration and association by said Board of
Trustees shall be only by the consent Of a
majority Of the members of this corporation,
who shall be called for that purpose by writ
ten notice after ten DAYS notice or at a
meeting OF the Department Encampment.
ARTICLE V.
The Department Commander of this De-
partment and in his absence or default, the
Senior Vice-Commander, is hereby designat-
ed as the officer upon whom citation may be
served.
ARTICLE VI.
| This charter may be modified altered or
amended or dissolved by a vote of three
fourths of its legal members at any De-
partment Encampment, or meeting regulari-
ly called for that purpose after written ten
finally dissolved after its liabilities are sat
isfed, the remainder Of the property, of any
nature, shall be delivered to the Trustees
of the Permanent Fund of the National En-
campment Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public.
Whenever this corporation shall be dis
solved, either by limitation or otherwise, Its
affairs shall be liquidated by three members
of the Council of Administration, that is
Board Of Trustees, elected by the members
of this corporation at meeting voting its
dissolution.
They shall have six months in which TO
wind up its affairs and may fill vacancies
among themselves by selection from men,
bers of the Board of Trustees.
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation and association shall
exist and continue for the period of twenty
five years unless sooner dissolved and no
dissolution thereof shall ensue while there
are fifty or more members of this corpora
ton In good standing, residing within the
limits of louisiana and Mississippi who de-
sire to continue the same, II its continuance
is otherwise financially practicable.
| ARTICLE VIII.
The-Council of Administration may adopt
such bylaws, rules and regulations for the
government OF this corporation and associa-
ton as they may deem proper, subject to the
approval of the corporation and not con-
trary to this act of Incorporation, TO the
laws of the State or of the United States
In testimony whereof, the said parties
have hereunto affixed their signatures, to-
gether with me, notary, and subscribing
competent witnesses on the day and date
first above Written after due reading
Original signed-E. X. Russ, A. J. Bar
rett, James Lewis W. B. Barrett, Franklin
Taylor, Louis ]. Souer, Seymour Alcorn,
Paul Bruce, w. J. Rodolph, II. N. Singleton.
Henry Kenner, F. c. Antoine.
Witnesses join hos Pierce atp Henry Rivers.
Notary Public.
the foregoing act of Incorporation of the
Department of Louisiana and Mississippi
Grand Army of the Republic, and am of
opinion that the objects and purposes OF
said corporation, as therein set out, are
legal and that none of its provisions are
lcontrary to law.
(Original signed)
ST. CLAIR ADAMS.
District Attorney Orleans Parish. La.
New Orleans, April 23rd, 1912.
l, the undersigned, Recorder Of Mortgages
In and for the Parish of Orleans, State OF
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act OF Incorporation of the
Department Of Louisiana and Mississippi
Grand Army OF the Republic, was this day
duly recorded In my office, In Book 1885,
Folio 100.
(Original signed)
EMILE LEONARD, d. r.
/ hereby certify that foregoing is a true
copy of the original, on file and of record
In my office.
New Orleans, June %. 1912.
| JOSIAH GROSS,
Notary Public.