The Caucasian., 1913-08-03
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CHARTER |'.
of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic
Church of Caddo Parish.

day OF July III the year Oh our Loi u
one thousand nine hundred anu
thirteen, before me, Edward Bar
nett, a notary public in and for the
Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualltled,
and in The presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared Right
Rcv, Cornelius Van de Ven, Bishop
of the Roman Catholic Church Tor
the diocese Of Alexandria, La, a
resident of the Parish Of Rapldcs,
State of Louisiana, Very Rev. "A.
picgav. vicar general Of the Roman
Catholic Church for the said Do
ccsc of Alexandria, La. 4 resident
of the Parish of Natchitoches, State
Of Louisiana, Rev. +. Bertels, pastor
of The congregation of Holy Trinity
Roman Catholic Church Of the Par
sh Of Caddo, La, and James Fur
long and Denis Ricou, members OF
said congregation, and A. f. Ma
loney and Charles l.. Horne, sad
fourcpersons last named being resi-
dents of the Parish OF Caddo, State
of Louisiana who severally declared
that availng themselves of the pro-
visions of the laws of the State OF
Louisiana relative to the organlza-
ton of corporations for literary,
scientific, religious, charitable and
other purposes, they have cove
nantcd and agreed, and do by these
presents covenant and agree and
bind themselves, as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, Or sue
ceeu them to form and constitute a
corporation and body polite in law,
for the objects and purposes set
forth in the following articles,
which they do hereby adopt as their
charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
This corporation shall be known,
designated and styled "The Congrc-
cation Of Holy Trinity Roman Cath
olic Church of the Parish Of Caddo,
Louisiana" and its domicile is here
by fixed at Shreveport, Caddo Par
ish, La, and said corporation shall
have power and authority in it's said
corporate name to contract, sue and
be sued; to have and use a cOrpOr-
ate seal and the same to break or
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive,
acquire, purchase and convey, as
well as mortgage, hypothecate,
4 lease, rent and pledge property,
real, personal or mixed; to receive
, by donation or bequest or otherwise
:. money and property of all kinds, as
provided by law, and generally to
i1fenjoy all the privileges granted by
1.-THE laws Of Louisiana to corpora
). ,tions of this nature.
., 4 ARTICLE II. = v
- The objects and purposes fot
which this corporation is formed
are hereby declared to be: To pur-
chase, receive, acquire, own, hold
, and administer property, whether
real, personal or mixed, for reli-
gious purposes, as we'll as such
, other property as may be necessary
, for, or incidental to, said purposes;
, to purchase, acquire, own, receive
5 hold and administer all manner OF
lands, tenements, and any and all
5 property in keeping with religious
purposes, and the same to manage
} administer, employ, mortgage, hy-
| pothecate, ALLEVIATE, Or lease, accord
| ing to the objects, articles and con-
T di,ions of this charter; to receive by
S donations inter vivos or mortls
causa, property Of all Kinds, Wheth-
er real, personal or mixed, to be de-
, voted to or employed for religious
purposes; and, generally, to own
; control, manage, administer and ex-
, ercise all the rights Of ownership iI
i and to the property now or 'hereaf-
+ ter owned by this corporation, fo1
IPilSlolS pllpUoCS, anu W GllJpy o'
. the rights and privileges accorded
/ by law to corporations Of this ma.
, ture; provided, that nothing herein
. contained shall be construed as all.
thorizing this corporation to holt
: properly exceeding three hundred
: thousand dollars in value, or to ac-
n cept any bequests made in articul6
+ mortis.
f ARTICLE III.
:, Said corporation shall be man
J. aged, administered and controlled
} by board Of five directors, which
j. said first board is hereby declared
J, to be composed Of the Right Rev
Cornelius Van de Ven, bishop a
aforesaid Of the Very Rev. A. Pie.
!. gay, vicar general as aforesaid, o
the Rev. +. Bertels, pastor Of sait
!, tcOnprega, ion aforesaid and Denis