The Caucasian., 1913-08-17
CHARTER
OF Holy Trinity Roman Catholic
Church of Caddo Parish.

do: BE 1t known tldt On tHlS SoIa
day of July in the year Of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and
thirteen. before me, Edward Bar
nett asnptary public in and for the
parish<d Caddo, State Of Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified,
and in the presence Of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared Right
Rey. Cornelius Van de Ven, Bishop
Of the Roman Catholic Church for
The diocese Of Alexandria, La, a
resident OF the Parish of Rapidcs,
State OF Louisiana, Very Rev. A.
piegay. vicar general of the Roman
Catholic Church for the said Dio-
cese Of Alexandria, La, q reslden5
OHthe Parish Of Natchitoches, State
of Louisiana, Rev. L. Bertels, pastor
of the congregation Of Holy Trinity
Roman Catholic Church of the Par
#ish Of Caddo, La, and James Fur
4 long and Denis Ricou, members Of
said congregation, and 4. =. Ma
#loney and Charles L. Horne, SAID
four persons last named being resi-
dents Of the Parish Of Caddo, State
of Louisiana, who severally declared
that ayailing 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
nanted 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
ceed 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 I.
This corporation shall be known,
designated and styled THE Congre-
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
!. isI, La, and said corporation shall
have power and authority in its said
corporate name to contract, sue and
- eY,al .4 y Inx-n apE t1ca o narpnp-
ate seal and the same to break or
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive,
acquire, purchase and convey, as
well as mortgage, hypothecate,
lease, rent and pledge property,
real, personal or mixed; to receive
by donation or bequest or otherwise
money and property of all kinds, as
Iapyided by law, and generally to
enjoy all the privileges granted by
the laws of Louisiana to corpora
tions lof this nature.
ARTICLE II.
Tlls objects and purposes for
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-.
sgious purposes, as well as such
other property as may be necessary
for, or Incidental to, said purposes;
to purchase, acquire, own, receive,
hold and administer all manner OF
lands, tenements, and any and all
property in keeping with religious
purposes, and the same to manage,
administer, employ, mortgage, hy-
pothecate, ALLEVIATE, or lease, ac cord:
ing to the objects, articles and con-
sditions Of this charter; to receive by
donations inter viVos or mortls
seausa, property Of all kinds, Whe eth
u real, personal or mixed, TO be de-
voted to or employed for, religious
purposes; and, generally, to own,
control, manage, administer and ex-
ereiise all the rights of ownership ~
and to the property now or f1efeaf-
owned by this corporation, Tor
religious purposes, and to enjoy all
the rights and privileges accorded aet''' ta'-
zloy law to corpora ations of TINS na-.
provided, that nothing herein u
contained shall be construed as all all
sttllorizing this corporation to l1o1d lti=
property exceeding three hundred
thousand dollars il value, or to ae-. ae
seept any bequests made IN artlculoI
morris.
ARTICLE III.
Said corporation shall be man
aged, administered and controlled
by 3 board Of five directors, when
said first board is hereby declared
to be composed Of the Right Rev.
Cornelius Van de Ven, bishop as
aforesaid, Of the Very Rev. A. Pie
sga vicar general as aforesaid, OF