St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-09
CHARTER
of the
VAUDEVILLE FIRE COMPANY
NO. 1.
United States of America, Sta!e 1T
Louisiana, Parish OF st.
Tammany.

sons whose names are hercuuto ID.
scribed who declared that ava:line
themselves of the benefits of the pro.
Louisiana. they and each of them
do hereby associate themselves as
q body corporate in law fo- a period
of ninety-nine years, under the fol-
lowing articles of interpretations:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall
be the Vaudeville Fire Company No.
One.
ARTICLE IL.
The objects and purposes for which
this association Is formed are here
by declared to be: The formation
of Fire Association, to own, oper-
ate and maintain one or more fire
engines, and all necessary equipment
and housing for same, to extingu!sh
fires in the town of Vaudeville. and
near vicinity; to develop the spirit
Aof fraternity and friendship among
its members and to provide doctors
and medical assistance and sick bcne-
fits to such members; to own or lease
property necessary for the purpose
of its organization, and to buy, sell,
lease, mortgage, pledge or hypothe-
cate the same at will for the uses
and purposes of this Association and
to make necessary rules and regula-
tons as it may see fit.
ARTICLE III.
The powers of this corporation
shall he vested In Board of Direct
ors, who shall be the various officers
of this corporation. to-wit: Presi-
dent, Vice President, Second Vice
President, Secretary, Treasurer,
Chief Engineer, First Assistant En-
Z gineer, Second Assistant Engineer,
Fire Chief on Ground, First Assist
and Chief, Second Assistant Chief,
Third Assistant Chief, Fourth As
sistant Chief, and Fire Marshall.
The said Board of Directors shall be
elected from and by the members of
this organization at the annual
meeting to be held on the second
Monday in February, and on said
!. day annually thereafter. The of
Nfcers shall hold their several posi-
wrions for twelve months from the
date of election or until their sue
cessors shall have been elected. Any
vacancies occurring in said Board of
Directors for the unexpired term at
meeting called for that purpose
after ten days notice in writing sent
by mail to said directors at their
last known addresses. A majority
Of said Board of Directors shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction
Of busintss. The said Board Of Di-
r4ctors shall have the power to make
all bylaws, rules and regulations for
s'the proper management of the af-
fairs of this corporation, and to
change, alter, amend. or abolish the
same at their pleasure. The domi-
cile of this corporation shall be the
town of Vaudeville, Louisiana, and
( the president is the legally constitut-
ed authority to receive all legal pro-
cess, and in his absence the Vice
President. =: Il
ARTICLE Nv.
The first Board of Directors Of tbs
corporation shall be: President, w.
T. Newman; Vice President, Geo. F.
Bierhorst; Second Vice President,
Fred. J. Heintz; Secretary, Felix A.
Jones, ST.; Treasurer, F. Edw. Vtx;
Chief Engineer, Harry T. Carroll;
First Assistant Engineer, B. E. Diet
rich; Second Assistant Eng ineer, Har-
~ Bourgeois, Fire Chief on Ground,
A. Hartman; First Assistant Chief,
E. H. Baudot; Second Assistant
Chief. Wade Peters; Third Assistant
Chief, George Smith. Jr.; Fourth As
s.stant Chief, Murphy Smith.
It shall be the duty OF the PreSi-
dent of this corporation to give no
tice Of its general meeting and to
call special meetings of the Board of
Directors on the written request of
One-third of the members of said
corporation.
ARTICLE V.
This corporation may be dissolved
by a vote of three-fourths of the
members at general meeting called
for that purpose, after fifteen days
notice to be published in q newspap-
er publ shed in the parish OF st.
Tammany, Immediately preceding
said meeting and written notice Of
the objects Of said meeting sent to
each member by the secretary.
Whenever this corporation IS dissolv-
ed, whether by liquidation or other
wise, its affa rs shall be liQuidated by
three liqu:dating commissioners to
be elected at such meeting and in
case of death or inability to act of
+ any of the said commissioners the
surviv ng commissioners shall ap-
20 mt successor and together they
shall continue such liquidation.
ARTICLE vi.
This charter may be changed. al
tered or amended at a general meet
ng called for that purpose n the
came manner as provided for in ar
Gle five for the liquidation of sad
ch,r er before limitation.
Thus done and gned at Mande-
VILE, st. Tammany par sh, Louisiana.
on this second day of February, 1914,
~ the presence of the undersigned
witnesses. who. with said appearers.
ana me. Notary, sign these presents,
& AFTER full reading of the whole.
Witnesses:
Adrien D. Schwartz.
l.. A. Beugnot
FRED. !. HEINTZ. JR,,