The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-08-31
CHARTER
Of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic
Church OF Caddo Parish.

do: Be Il known that Oh This 23rj
day Of july II t!te year VI our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and
thirlee1h before ne, Edward Bar
ncf, a notary public il and tor the
Parish Of Cadd0. State 81 Louisiana.
duly commissioned and qualified.
and in tFp presence Of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned
personally came ana appeared Rl9hg
Rev. Cornelius Van az Ven, Bishop
Of the Roman Catholic Church Tor
the diocese CT Alexandria. La. a
resident OF the Parish Of Ranti"~,
state Of Louisiana, VERY Rev h,
Etegay, vicar general w He Ronat,
Catholic Church for the SAID DO
cese Of Alexandria, Ia, residrnt
Of The Parish Of Natcnitoches. state
OF Louisiana, Rev f. H-rEelS. pastor
Of the congregation Of Holy Trinity
Roman Catholic Church Of The Par
ish Of Caddo, La, and James Fur
long and Denis Rlcou. members OF
said congregation, and \. E. Ma
loney and Charles /. Horne. said
four persons last named being resi-
dents of the Parish Of Caddo, State
of Louisiana, who seNerailv declared
that availlng themselves Of the pro-
visions Of the laws Of the State OF
Louisiana relative to the oEganiza
ton Of corporations for literary
scientific, religious, charitable ana
other purposes, they haze cpNe-
nanted and agreed and DO i1y these
presents covenant and agree ana
bind themselves, a. we'll as such
other persons ~ may hereafter be
come associated with thrn, " site
coed them. 70 form and constitute Y
corporation and body polite Il law
for the objects and purposes SEX
forth in the following articles.
which they do hereby adopt as their
charter, tO-Wit:
ARTICLE /.
This corporation snail 1e known.
designated and styled The long:e-
cation of Holy Trinity Roman Cath
Ollie Church of the Parish Of Caddo.
louisiana" and its domicile is here
by fixed at Shreveport, CaddO Par
ish, La. and said corporation shalt
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
after 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
Inoney and property Of all kinds, as
provided by law, and generally to
enjoy all the privileges granted ~
the lalWs of Louisiana to corpora
tons q this nature.
~ ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes foi
which this corporation is formed
are. hereby declared to be: 70 pur-
chase, receive, acquire, own, hold
and administer property, whether
real. personal or mixed, for rell-
gious purposes, as we'll as such
other property as may be necessary
for, OrSincidental 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, ny
pothecate, ALLEVIATE, or lease. accord
ing to the objects. articles and con-
ditions of this charter; TO receive by
donations inter vivOs or mortls
causa, property Of all kinds, Whetl1-
zer. 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 III
and to the property now Or herea1-
ter owned by this~eorporaIon, TOR
religious purposes, and to ENJOY AZ
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 hold
property exceeding three hundred
thousand dollars in value, or to ac-
cent any requests made III aftlcu1o
morris.
ARTICLE III.
Said corporation shall be man
aged, administered and controlled
by a board Of five directors. which
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
gay, vicar general as aforesaid, OF
the Rev. F. Bertels. pastor OF sad