The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-08-31

man Catholic Church jurlsdlct!Ne
administrator Of tht diocese Tor the
time being. shall BE- eX-otticlo pres
ident: The said Very Rey. Vicar Gen
trai as aforesaid. his JurlsdlctlNo
successor on such other person aS
may DC appointed according to tie
rules Of the Roman Catholic Church
rs perform the duties Ut vicar gen
eraI If tile diocese. for The time be
ing, shall be the Vice PRESIDENT. and
he said Rev T. BertelS Of his law
fuI successor. as long as lac shall g.
recognized as .jurl~dlctlNt pastor
aforesaid Ivy The bishop. Oh diocesan!
administrators, shall bc secretary
and treasurer. Tie said Denis Rievu
and Charles l.. Horne. ile3tWo lay
men, members oi said board. shall
be- and remain III office as such o.
rtctOrs as aforesaid. for the term OF
two years from and 6aftrr the first
Monday in January. i9l or until
their successors are chosen: and al
the expiration Of Tile term OF office
Of said Two Iaymen. Oh the first
Monday Of January 1918, and ben
nially thereafter, or whenever a Va
cancy shall exist III the office Of SAID
two laymen. OF either 1T them,
whether caused by expiration OF the
term Of Office, death, migration. dis
ability, or Other cause. Tile Office or
offices Of said directors snail Ky
hilvd by The bishop o. at:nlnistrl-
tor Of the diocese aforesaid. Liz
either three members ct said board
i0-Nit: The Right Rev. bls hop. tn"
vicar general and the raStoi. OF salfi
congregation. Shall ~ ANA remain
members w this ca--poratipn ant,
members Of the board of directors
thereof, as long IS They small re-
sperlivelN remain the juriSdtctl>G
bishop and vicar general OF S31.
diocese, and tho iurlsdictiNe pastor
ut said congregation cas- aforesaid,
ana Whenever either or All OF them
Shall cease to Do me iurisuictiVe
bishop, vicar general or pastor a.
aforesaid, then and ii that case
their respective successors. as said
bishop, vicar general and pastor,
shall be and become, ipso facto,
their respective successors as mem
bers Of this corporation. and as
members Of the board Of directors
thereof, and have respectively SAID
offices Of president and vice presl-
dent and secretary and treasurer,
and in like manner they shall have
uninterrupted succession.
ARTICLE IN.
The said board Of directors alone
as aforesaid, and their respective
successors in office. shall have
power to transact all business Ct
this corporation Of whatsoever ma
ture, but no debt exceeding two
hundred (S2OOO0l dollars shall be
contracted by this corporation with
out the consent of the bishop, or
diocesan administrator. and no real
estate belonging to it shall be sold.
mortgaged or disposed Of, in any
way, without the vote and consent
Of all five of the directors. which
|vote and consent shall be evidenced
by resolution Of the board. The
board Of directors shall have tn
power to make and pass such by
laws for the regulation Of the at
fairs Of this corporation as they
MAY deem fit, not inconsistent with
the constitution and laws Of this
State. or of the United States, o.
he discipline and authority Of the
Roman Catholic Church, and to al
ter. repeal and amend same. in
whole or in part, at pleasure. Moth
ing in this charter shall be con
strued as modifying. abrosatlng, OF
in any manner restricting the pow
er, authority and jurisdiction OF the
bishop of the diocese, or his sue
cessOrs. relative to the appointment
ana removal Of pastors, or as to his
authority and control over any anC
all matters Of discipline, whether
ecclesiastical or temporal, tie IN
tent and purpose Of this charter be
| ing merely to vest III said corpora
ton the title, ownership, admins
tration and control Of the property
Of said corporation, and all rights
powers, privileges, and all jurisdl'-
ton now or hereafter vested in the
bishop under canon law, Or under
the discipline and regulations Of the
| Roman Catholic Church, are eX-
pressly retained and reserved by, tbs
bishop and his successors.
| ARTICLE Y.
| This corporation is formed With
but capital stock and is to exist anC
| continue for ninety-nine years. ~
citations and other legal process
shall be served on the secretary ant