St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-26
CHARTER OF
st. Peter Lodge, Knights of Ply
thias, No. Isl. Of Opelousas,

erica, Europe, Asia, Africa
and Australia.
State Of Louisiana, Parish of St. Landr,
BE IT KNOWN, That on this SECOND
day of the month of September, in the
Year of Our Lord, One Thousand, Nine
Hundred and Fourteen, before me
John H. Harmanson, 4 Notary Public,
duly commissioned, qualified and
sworn, in and for the parish and state
above written, and in presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and un.
dersigned, personally came and ap.
peared DR.. Il. E. Donate, Benz. +.
Ware, Frank Johnson, Felix M. Mack,
Jr., L. d. Sanders, Willie Neraud, Jules
Neraud, Frank Hampton and Garfield
S. Aaron, all residents of Opelousas
%postoffice, st. Landry parish, La, who
declared unto me, notary, in the pres,
ence Of the undersigned competent
witnesses, that, desiring to avail them
selves of the provisions of the laws of
this state, relative to the formation of
corporations, associations or societies
organized for Charitable and Benevo-
lent purposes, and to acquire, and en-
Joy, the rights, privileges and powers
of a body corporate and polite in law,
they do hereby form themselves into
such a society or lodge, and body poll
tic under the name and style, and for
the purposes hereinafter specially set
forth, viz:
Article |
The name and style of this society or
lodge shall be: St. Peter Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, No. 161, of Opelou-
sas, La, under the jurisdiction of the
Grand Lodge of the knights of Pythias
of the State Of Louisiana, Knights OF
Pythias of North America, South Anne
RIGA, Europe, Asia, Africa and Austria
liza, and under this corporate name it
shall have the authority and power to
contract, sue and be sued, to make and
use a corporate seal, and the same to
break OF alter at pleasure; to accept,
receive, purchase and hold, to lease,
sell, transfer and convey, to give,
pledge, mortgage or hy%potheeate, both
real and personal and mixed property,
necessary for its objects and purposes,
and to make and adopt a constitution
and such rules and regulations, laws
and bylaws, as may be necessary Dr.
required for its maintenance, good
government and the proper administra-
ton Of its affairs.
And this corporation shall continue
in existence during the period of nine
ty-nine years from the date hereof.
Article II
The domicile of this corporation is
hereby fixed and established in the
city of Opelousas, State Of Louisiana.
Article Ill
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed are to give
aid and assistance to its members in
case of sickness and to provide for
their burial in case of death, also to
provide for the widows, and orphans,
or other relatives, or those dependent
upon its deceased members, in accord
ance with the discipline and usage of
the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Ply
thias OF the State OF Louisiana.
Article "
The officers of this corporation, who
shall exercise all its powers under its
laws and regulations, and who shall be
the custodians of all its property, shall
be;
A Chancellor Commander, a Vice
Chancellor, a Prelate, a Master of Ex-
chequer, a Keeper of Records and Seal,
a Master of Finance, a Master at Arms,
Inner Guard, and Outer Guard, and a
Past Chancellor. Seven Knights
shall constitute a quorum.
The said officers shall be elected
semi-annually, at the last stated meet
in June and December Of each
year, or on the third Monday of June
and December of each year, by the
members by ballot, a majority electing.
They shall serve until their successors
are elected and installed.
To purchase, sell, mortgage or hypo-
real property, it shall require a
majority vote of all members in good
standing, after a ten days written no.
ice by the Keeper OF Records mailed
o each member in good standing
the object of the meeting, fixing
he place, date and hour on which the
meeting is to be held.
Article V
All citation Or other legal process
hall be served on the Chancellor Com
nander, or in his absence or default on
he Vice Chancellor, and on default of
10Th OF the Keeper of Records.
Article VI
Until the election to be held on the
bird Monday OF December, 1914, the
'fficers of said corporation shall be-:
)r. R. E. Donate, Chancellor Com
.ander; BENZ. R. Ware, Vice Chancel- /,
or; Frank Johnson, Prelate; Felix M.
lack, Jr., Master of Exchequer; L. D.. +,
sanders, Master of Finance; Willie Ne
aud, Keeper of Records and Seal: jules i
Master at Arms; Frank Hamp-
on, Inner Guard and Garfield S. Aa-
on, Outer Guard; E. A. Lamonthe,
Past Chancellor. 6
In testimony whereof, the said par
les have hereunto affixed their sigma
ures, together with me, notary, and in |
he presence of Arthur A. Leieune and
William Halsey, competent subscribing ]
illnesses, on the day and date first
bove written and after reading Of the
Signed R. E. Donate, M. D., Ben. I
!. Ware, Frank Johnson per r. E. Do Z
alto, NJ. D., Felix McKlus Mack, Jr.,
D. Sanders, Willie Neraud per r.
Donate, NJ. D., Jules Neraud, Frank
his X mark Hampton, Garfield S.
,arons, E. A. Lamonthe per R. E. Do /
alto, M. D. {
Witnesses: Arthur A, Leieune, :
William Halsey.
JOHN H. HARMANsON,
Notary Public.
tate of Louisiana, q
arish OF St. Landry, l
|, r. Lee Garland, District Attorney 1
or the Sixteenth Judicial District of !
ouisiana, do hereby certify that Ihave
.amined the foregoing Act of Incor- /,
and the objects and n1r0oSas |