St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-05-24
CHARTER
of the
KEYS CHARITABLE r RENEVO,
LENT SOCIETY
CHARTER
United States of America State of
Louisiana. Parish Of St.
Tammany


Tammany.
Be 1t known that on this 1Ot,
day Of the month of May. 1918. he
fore me, Thos. M. Burns, a Notar
Public in and for the parish Of 81
Tammany, State of Louisiana Der
sonally came and appeared Octay
Batist. Ezekial Palmer, Bernar,
Pierre. Jules Piery, Evariste Cues
mon. Clement Pierre, Harry Prime,
ana oscar Ducre. all residents of tn
parish OF st. Tammany, State of Lou
isiana, who severally declared tina
they. their associates and successors
40 hereby form and organize them
selves into corporation for tern
OF ninety-nine (99) years from thi.
date under the name Of the
Keys Charitable & Benevolent
Society
the domicile whereof is fixed at La
combe, Parish of st. Tammany. Lou.
isiana its objects and purposes being
to preserve life and property, or for
any religious, scientific, literary, be-
nevolent or charitable purposes, and
generally to do an perform any and
every act and thing pertaining to the
purposes above enumerated, connect
ed Herewith or arising therefrom in
this State and elsewhere.
Citation shall be served on the
president, or in his absence on either
Of the vice presidents. or in the alb
sence of all, on the secretary or treas
urer.
The affairs shall be managed by
Board Of directors, composed of six
(6) members, TO be elected ny the
members annually, by ballot, on the
fourth Monday of August, or any
subsequent date fixed by the Board
in case Of no election taking place or
said day. Each member shall be en-
titled to one (1) vote.
Said board shall have the right to
make all bylaws and change and
alter same ut pleasure. The Society
shall begin BUSH" ss as soon as this
charter is signed by not less than
six TO members, approved by the
District Attorney and recorded and
published, according to law.
The first Board Of Directors shall
be composed Of Octave Batist, Eek
lei Palmer, Bernard Pierre, Jules
Pierry. Evariste Ponsman and Glen
emit Pierre, of whom Octave Batist
shall be president, Andrew Ducote
first vice president, Eli Caller third
vice president, Jennie Lagarde secre
tary, and Felix Ardone treasurer,
and shall hold their offices until 4tf
Monday in August, 1913, or until
their successors are elected and take
their place.
At the termination of this charter
or dissolution of the corporation, the
affairs shall be liquidated by the
members of the Board of Directors
as liquidating commissioners.
Thus done and passed before me.
the undersigned Notary Public, on
the day, month and year first here
inabove written, in the presence OF
w. A Martin and James Jolly, com
petent witnesses, who have signed
these presents, together with the ap
bearers and me, Notary, after due
reading of the whole.
Signed,
Octave Batist. Ezekiel Palmer,
Bernard Pierre. tx his mark): Jules
PERRY. Evariste Gonsman, Clement
Pierre i"' his mark); Harry Prince,
Oscar Ducre. al.
THOS. M. BURNS.
Notary Public.
Witnesses:
w. A. Martin,
James jolly
A true copy.
THOS. NJ. BURNS,
Notary Public.
/. ]. Vol Brock, District Attorney
for the 26th Judicial District Court
do hereby certify that | have ex-
amined the foregoing charter, which
has been handed me for examination
a to its legality, and that | am OF
the opinion that the objects and
purposes of said corporation as speci-
fled in said act are legal, and that
none of the provisions therein con-
tanned therein contrary to law.
Parish Of Washington. this 18TH
day Of May. 1913.
]. VOL BROCK.
District Attorney.
Recorded in Charter Book NO. J
Folio 1. etc, of the records OF st
Tammany parish. La.
w. e. BLOsSMAN,
Dy. Clerk and Recorder.
CHARTER