The Caucasian., 1913-08-10

C'H|:||A.RI'ER
Of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic
Church OF Caddo Parish.

w. DC " hlloNll t1ldt on TINS 23rI
day OF July in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and
thirteen, before me, Edward Bar
netaa notary public il and for tia
Parish Of Caddo, State Of Louisiana.
duly commissioned and qualified.
and III the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned
personally came and appeared Right
Rev. Cornelius Van de Ven, Bishop
OF the Roman Catholic Church for
the diocese Of Alexandria, La, a
resident Of the Parish OF Rapides.
State Of Louisiana, Very Rev. A.
Plegay, vicar general Of the Roman
Catholic Church for the said Dio-
cese of Alexandria, La, resident
OF the Parish of Natchitoches, State
OF Louisiana, Rev. +. Bertels, pastor
Of the congregation of Holy Trinity
Roman Catholic Church Of the Par
lsh Of Caddo, La, and James Fur
long and DsRis Ricou, members Of
said congregation, and A. E. 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 availing themselves of the pro-
visions Of the laws Of the State Of
Louisiana relative to the organiza-
i tion 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 il 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 "Thc Conyre-
cation OF Holy Trinity Roman Cath
Ole Church Of the Parish of Caddo,
Louisiana and it's domicile is here
by fixed at Shreveport, Caddo Par
ish, La, and said corporation shall
have power and authority in its said
corporate name to contract, sue and
be sued; to have and use a corpor-
4 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
provided by law, and generally to
enjoy all the privileges granted by
the laws Of Louisiana to corpora
tions 1hf5 this nature.
ARTICLE II.
The 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 rell-
gious purposes, as well as such
ether property as may be necessary
4 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, by
pothecate, ALLEVIATE, Or lease, accord
4 ing 10 the objects, articles and con
ditions Of this charter; to receive by
donations inter vivos or mortls
causa, property of all kinds, Wheth-
er 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 II
and To the property now Or hefeaf-
ter owned by this corporation, Tor
religious purposes, and to enjoy all
the rights and privileges accorded
by law to corporations Of this na-
ture; provided, that nothing herein
contained shall be construed as al
thorizing this corporation TO hold
property exceeding three hundred
! thousand dollars in value, or to ac-
cept any bequests made in artlculo
morris.
ARTICLE III.
Said corporation shall be mani
aged, administered and controlled
by d 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. 8. Pie
gay. vicar general as aforesaid, OF