St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-12

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ARTICLE II.
The dcmicile of this corporation or
association shall be in the town of
jacksonville, 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 its 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 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, Vice President, a 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 bust
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, C. r. Baham; Secre-
tary, Eugene Cooper; Assistant Sec
rotary, Henry Flot; Treasurer. NJ. A.
Alexius. who. shall hold their said
respective Offices until the first day
of August A. D. 1918, or until their
successors have been duly elected.
Upon which date, annually there
after, the annual election of officers
shall be held.
All officers shall be elected by bal
lot. The person receiving the ma
jority Of votes cast shall be declared
elected to the Offices for which he
offered himself. Should there be
more than two candidates for the
same Office, the two receiving the
highest number of votes cast shall
again be balloted upon, and the one
receiving the highest number of votes
cast, shall be declared elected. Nom
nations for Office shall be made a.
the meeting previous to the meeting
which the annual election of officers
is held, and can be made at tina:
meeting. All officers elected shall
serve only for the unexpired term Of
said office.
ARTICLE v.
Any person to be eligible to mem
bership in this Association must be
q male over the age of fifteen years
and under the age of sixty years.
and must be q person of good char
acter. Admission to membership to
this association must be by written
application, presented to the asso-
citation thirty days previous to a reg
cation shall be endorsed by two mem.
bers in good standing, and accom-
panied by the required, and comply
with such other requirements as fixed
by and in accordance with the by
laws of this association.
ARTICLE Nv.
1t shall be the duty of the Presi.
dent to preside at all meetings of this
association, to preserve order and
insure obedience to the bylaws and
regulations of this association, to
appoint all committees, to see that
all officers and members of commit
tees perform their respective duties
to vote on any question only in the
event OF . tie vote. to renounce the
result OF all ballots, to decide all
points of order, subject to appeal
from his decision, to sign all vouch.
ers, orders and other payments
drawn upon the Treasurer for money
or sums voted, or necessary to pay
benefits, to sign all papers, docu-
ments, ETC., and to do all things
necessary to be done by the pro-
!isions of the bylaws, or that may
e required by this association.
ARTICLE VII.
It shall be the duty the Vice
President to render assistance to the
President, and in his absence or in
ability to act, to perform all the acts
required to be done by the President.
and to do all other acts that may
be required hereafter by the bylaws
or orders Of this association.
In the absence of both, the Presi.
dent and Vice President. the men,
bers present at any regular meeting
or called meeting, shall appoint from
among their number a President
pro tenn" to preside over said meet
ing.
ARTICLE VIII.
1t shall be the duty of the Sec
rotary to be present at all meetings
of this association. to keep a true
and correct record of all meetings
of this association, to attend to all
the correspondence of this associa-
ton, and keep such books, papers
and documents appertaining to his
ofice In his possession, and to keep
the same in good order, to collect all
fees, dues, assessments and fines due
the association, and to issue his r.
ceipt therefor, and to turn over, rs
the same are collected, to the Treas.
urer, and take his receipt therefor
to counter-sign all vouchers, orders
checks, ETC., for the payment of any
monies of this association. and in
general do such other acts, and ter
form such other duties that may be
prescribed by the bylaws of this as
ISOLATION.
The Assistant Secretary shall rem
der such service to the Secretary ae
it may be deemed advisable or nee