St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16
CHARTER
of the
VAUDEVILLE FIRE COMPANY
NO. 1.
CHARTER
United States of America, stare Of
Louisiana, Parish OF St.
Tammany.

Culted otateS OF America, StaIa Of
... Louisiana, Parish OF St.
Tammany.
Before me. the Undersigned Notary
Public in and for the parish of 81.
Tammany, State of Louisiana, and in
the presence of the witnessts herein
after named and undersigned. Der
Eonally came and appeared the per-
sons whose names are hercun.o $ b.
scribed who declared that ava:libg
themselves of the benefits of the pro-
visions of the laws of the state of
Louisiana, they and each of them
do hereby associate themselves as
body corporate in law TO. 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 II.
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 al; necessary equipment
and housing for same, to extinguisl
fires in the town OF Vaudeville, anu
near vicinity; to develop the spir
OF fraternity and friendship among
its members and to provide doctor
and medical assistance and sick bene
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 an.
to make necessary rules and regula-
tons as it may see fit.
ARTICLE III.
The powers of this corporation
shall be 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-
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
this Organization at the annua.
meeting to be held on the secont
Monday in February, and on saio
day annually thereafter. The Of
ficers shall hold their several pos
tons for twelve months from tn.
date of election or until their sue
cessors shall have been elected. Any
vacancies occurring in said Board OF
Directors for the unexpired term al
a meeting called for that purpose
after ten days notice in writing SEM
by MAR to said directors at then
last known addresses. A majority
of said Board of Directors shall con
stitute a quorum for the transaction
of busintss. The said Board of D.
rectors shall have the power to make
all bylaws, rules and regulations TO,
the proper management Of the al
ia rs 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, an0
the president is the legally constitut-
ed authority to receive all legal pro-
cess, and in his absence the Vice
President.
ARTICLE w.
The first Board of Directors Of tn {
corporation shall be: President, w.
r. Newman; Vice President, Geo. F.
Bierhorst; Second Vice President
Fred. J. Heintz; Secretary, Felix A
Jones, ST.; Treasurer, F. Edw. Vix;
Chief Engineer, Harry T. Carroll.
First Assistant Eng .neer, B. E. Diet
rich; Second Assistant Eng ineer, Har-
ry 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.
1t shall be the duty of the Presi-
dent of this corporation to give no
tice of it's general meeting and tx
call special meetings of the Board o.
Directors on the written request OF
one-third of the members of said
corporation.
ARTICLE v. ii
This corporation MAY be dissolved
by vote of three-fourths of the
members at a general meeting called
for. that purpose, after fifteen days
notice to be published in newspap
err published in the parish of st
Tammany, Immediately preceding
said meeting and written notice o.
the objects of said meeting sent tt
each member by the secretary
Whenever this corporation IS dissoly
ed, whether by liquidation or other
wise. It's affa rs shall be ltGuidated b.
three liquidating commissioners u
be elected at such meeting and II
case of death or inability to act o
any of the said commissioners tn
surviv ng commissioners shall ap
point a successor and together the,
shall continue such liquidation.
ARTICLE vi.
This charter may be changed, al
tered or amended at a general meet
ing called for that purpose in tn
same manner as provided for in al
t;cle five for the liquidation of sal
charter before limitation.
Thus done and signed at Mande
vile. St. Tammany parish, Louisiana
on this second day Of February. 1914
in the presence of the undersigne
witnesses, who. with said appearer: