The Caucasian., 1913-08-24
CHARTER
OF Holy Trinity Roman Catholic
Church OF Caddo Parish.

daNJ 0Is.4r1lA III Tile \"df HE our l-pfd
one 1housahd Hllle- ltolidEed ana
thirteen. Dffol'" me. EuWaftI bdf-
nett, a notary Hu9ilc HI ana TOT the
Parish OF caddo- state Oh Louisiana"
duly commissioned and qualified,
and III the pfe>eilce OF The witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally calne and appeared EG-hi
Rev. Cornelius van d@ N"n, BlShnp
Of the Roman Catholic Church lor
the diocese ol Alexandra, -5t., i
resident Of ttt PARISH uL RapI1t~
State Of LOUISIANA, Very H"N. =.
piegay. vicar general ui thu Roman
Catholic Church for the SAID DO
cese Of Alexandria, IA, ! resident
Of the Parish of NatciHtoches, state
Of Louisiana, Rev. L. Bertels. pastor
Of the congregation Of Holy Trinity
Roman Catholic Church III the Par
ish Of CaddO, La, and James Fur
long and Denis RicOu, members of
said congregation, and - Z. Ma
loney and Charles 4. Horne, said
four persons last named being resi-
dents Of the Parish Of Caddo, State
of Louisiana, who severa1ly declared
that availing themselves Of the pro-
visions Of the laws Of the State OF
Louisiana relative to the organlza-
tion of corporations for literary,
scientific. religious, charitable and
other purposes, they have cove
nanted and agreed, and do by these
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
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-Vlt:
ARllcLE /:
This corporation siia1I De hlio"H'
designated and styled "Ihe tongfe-
cation OF Holy TRINITY Ronah e;',i'-
Ollc Church OF the Parish oi taouo'
louisiana and Its donlclle is mere
by liked at shreveport ud.luo rol
ish, La, and SAID corporation silali
have power and authority II lts sa1u
corporate name 70 contract sue anu
be sued; to have ana Use q coFpoI-
ate seal ana the same W bleah -
alter at pleasure; 70 lloiu, receive
acquire, purchase ana convey g
we'll as mortgage, h4polheea1e'
lease, rent anu plfust proper
aa-personal Or mixed; 70 fece1N.
by donation or bequest o. osllti"i m
money and properly ui az klll'ls, s.
PROVIDED by law, ahd selsefdl1s -
enjoy ~ sklA41~ffle privileges 5fallteu ~
the laws Ct Ioulslanacto corpora
tions OF TINS nature.
ARTICLE IT,
The objects and purposes 1of
which this corporation is formed
are hereby declared to be: 10 puf-
chase, receive, acquire, own, hold
and administer property, whether
real, personal or mixed, for rell-
gious 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 relislouo
purposes, and the same to manage,
employ, mortgage, ny
pothecate, ailenate, or lease' aeooi u
ing to the objects, af1leles ailu eo,p
dlt1ons OF TINS cnaftef, 10 receive py
donations inter v1Vos or liioi,ls %
property OF all kinus' "iie.i-
er real, personal or Mixed 70 pe oe-
voted to or empioyeo lof ieiisloo'
ana, gentfalls' 70 oNn'
control, manage, ADMINISTER anu ca