St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-04-25

visions of the laws of the State OF
Louisiana, they and each of them.
do hereby associate themselves az
body corporate in law TO. q period
of ninety-nfne years, under the fol-
lowing articles Of interpretations:
ARTICLE
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 bert
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
of fraternity and friendship among
its members and to provide doctors
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 and
to make necessary rules and regula-
tons as It may see 1T.
ARTICLE III.
The powers Of this corporation
shall be vested in q 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 Az
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
ficers shall hold their several posi-
lions 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 u
q meeting called for that purpose
after ten days notice in writing sent
by mail to said directors ut their
last known addresses. A majority
of said Board of Directors shall con-
stitute q quorum for the transaction
Of busintss. The said Board OF d.
rectors shall have the power to make
all bylaws, rules and regulations fol-
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.
ARTICLE ".
The first Board Of Directors Of tn {
corporation shall be: President. W..
T. Newman; Vice President, Geo. T..
Bierhorst; Second Vice President,
Fred. j. Heintx; Secretary, Felix A..
Jones, ST.; Treasurer. r. Edw. viz;
Chief Engineer, Harry +. Carroll;
First Assistant Engineer, B. E. Diet
rich; Second Assistant Engineer, 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 A.
sistant Chief. Murphy smith.
1t shall be the duty Of the Presi-
dent of this corporation to give NO
tice of its general meeting and t.
call special meetings of the Board o.
Directors on the written request o.
one-third OF the members Of said
corporation.
ARTICLE v.
This corporation may be dissolvet
by q vote OF three-fourths Of the
members at general meeting callet
for tina purpose, after fifteen day
notice to be published in a newspap
or published in the parish fist
Tammany. Immediately proceeding
said meeting and written notice OF
the objects of said meeting sent t.
each member by the secretary
Whenever this corporation 10 dissolv
ed, whether by liquidation or other
wise, its affairs shall be liquidated b.
three liquidating commissioners e
be elected at such meeting and II.
case of death or inability to act Q:
any of the said commissioners the
surviving commissioners shall ap.
point q successor and together the
shall continue such liquidation.
ARTICLE vi.
This charter may be changed, al
tered or amended at . general meet
ing called for that purpose in thu
same manner as provided for In ar.
ticle five for the liquidation Of sale
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 undersigned
witnesses. who. with said appearers
and me, Notary, sign these presents
after full reading of the whole.
Witnesses:
Adrien D. Schwartz.
L. A. Beugnot.
FRED. J. HEINTZ, JR.,
Notary Public.
hereby certify that l have ex
amined the above and foregoing
charter of the Vaudeville Fire Com
pany No. One and find therein moth
ing contrary to the laws Of the STATE
Of Louisiana. I hereby approve thu
said charter.
j. VOL BROCK.
District Attorney.
certify that this instrument wa