St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12
Grand Lodge of the knights

Pythias of North America, South
RIGA, Europe, Asia, Africa and Aus.
liza, and under this corporate lame
shall have the authority and power to
contract, sue and be sued, to make and
use a corporate seal, and the same To
break or alter at pleasure; to accept,
receive, purchase and hold, to lease,
sell, transfer and convey, to give,
pledge, mortgage or hypothecate, 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 D.
required for its maintenance, good
government and the propera dministra-
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 0pelousas, State of Louisiana.
Article III
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 tn
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 Py-
thias Of the State of Louisiana.
Article ~
The officers of this corporation, who
shall exercise all its powers underits
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 Seai,
a Master OF Finance, a Master at Arms,
Inner Guard, and Outer Guard, and &
Sitting Past Chancellor. Seven knights
shall constitute d quorum.
The said officers shall be elected
semi-annually, at the last stated meet
ings 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 ar hypo-
thecate real property, it shall require a
majority vote OF all members in good
standing, after a ten DAYS written no
tice by the Keeper Of Records mailed
to each member in good standing
the object of the meeting, fixing
the place, date and hour on which the
Meeting is to be held.
Article Y
All citation or other legal process
hall be served on the Chancellor Conn
handler, or in his absence or default on
he Vice Chancellor. and on default of
10Th on the Keeper OF Records.
Article VI
Until the election to be held on the
bird Monday of December, 1914, the
,ffficers of said corporation shall be.
Or. r. E. Donate, Chancellor Com
handler; BENZ. r. Ware, Vice Cllaneei-
or; Frank Johnson, Prelate; Felix M.
lack, Jr., Master of Exeheqaer; l.. D.
ianders, Master of Finance; Willie Ne.
aud, Keeper of Records and Seal; Jules
Master at Arms; Frank Hamp-
on, Inner Guard and Garfield S. Aa-
on, Outer Guard; e. A. L.amonthe,
Past Chancellor.
In testimony whereof, the said par
les have hereunto affixed their sigma
lres, together with me, notary, and In
he presence Of Arthur A. Lejenne and
William Halsey, competent subscribing
illnesses, Oh the day M date first
bove written and after reading OF the
(Signed) R. E. Donate, nj. D., Ben.
!. Ware, Frank Johnson per r. E. Do
alto, M. D., Felix Mcklus Mack, DR..
oyd D. Sanders, Willie Neraud per r.
Donate, M. D., Jules Eefaud, Frank
his K mark Hampton. Garfield S.
.arons, E. A. Lamonthe per r. E. Do
alto, NJ. D.
Witnesses: Arthur A. Leieune,
William Halsey.
JOHN II. HARMANSON,
Notary Public.
tate OF Louisiana,
arish of st. Landry,
/, r. Lee Garland, District Attorney
1r the Sixteenth Judicial District of
.amined the foregoing Act OF incor-
Grafton, and the objects and purposes
( said Society or Lodge, as specified
/ said Act are legal, and that none of
he provisions therein contained are
ontrary to law or good morals.
I'm Witness Whereof. [ have h~ereunt0
ct my hand at Opeleusas, La, this
bird day of September, a. ID. 1914.
II. LEE GARLAND,
District Attorney.
tate of Louisiana,
'arish of st. Landry.
[ hereby certify that the above and
oregoing is a true and correct copy oil
he Original Act OF Incorporation, being
Act No. on file and OF re-
ord in Charter Book No. |, at page
t the Record of the Parish of ST.
andry, Louisiana.
Given under my hand and seal of my
ffice, at 0pelousas, La, this third day
{ September. A.. d. 1914.
A. J. T. IITTELL,
ap5-6t Deputy Clerk.