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Be it known on this fourteenth
day of September A.. b. 1912, in the
year of our Lord, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Twelve, and%of
the. Independence of the United
States of America, the One Hun
dred and Thirty-Sixth, before me,
Joseph B. L ancaster, Notary Pub
lie, duly commissioned and sworn
in and for the said parish of St.
Tammany, State of Louisiana, and
in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, who
severally declare that availing them
selves of the laws of the State of
Louisiana, in reference to the forma-
tiOn 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 q body political in law,
for the objects and purposes, and
of agreement, as follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE I. -
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 period and full
term Of ninety-nine years from date
hereof, to contract, sue and be sued,
to make and use a 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, corporeal 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 mem
bers into said association by written
application. and to accept or reject
the same. to suspend, fine or expell
members for disorderly or unDe-
coming conduct, to make and estap-
lish such bylaws and regulations
for the affairs of the corporation.
and the conduct of the nembers
thereof, to provide in said bylaws
the amount of sick relief and funeral
expenses to be paid by the assocla-
tion to it's members, or their families,
and such other relief the association
NAV ordain, and to provide also, in
said bylaws, the method OF accepting
members, and the rejection thereof
the suspending or expelling OF mem
bers. the rate or amount OF fines to
be imposed on delinquent members
or for disorderly or unbecoming con
duct. to change, alter or amend such
bylaws and regulations as it is deem
ed necessary and its pleasure. to ap
point such managers, offices, dlrec.
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 Presl-
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, Vice President, a Secretary
an Assistant .Secretary-and Treas
aftAF, the nnua al election OF officers
shdfl be hid.
AL Objects shall be elected by bal
lot. The Gferson 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 al
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
retary, Henry Flot; Treasurer. NJ. A.
who shall hold their said
offices until the irst day
Of August A. d. 1913, or until their
successors have been duly elected.
Upon which date, annually there
The meeting previous to the meeting
which the annual election of officers