St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-30
CHARTER
OF the
VAUDEVILLE FIRE COMPANY
NO. 1.
CHARTER
United States OF America, STATE of
Louisiana, Parish OF st.
Tammany.


Tammany.
Before me, the Undersigned Notary
Public in and for the parish of St
'iammany, State of Louisiana. and in
the presence of the WITNESSES herein
after named and undersigned, le,
sonally came and appeared the per-
sons whose names are hereun.o s..b-
scrlbed who declared that aya: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 fo~ a period
OF nlnety-nlne 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 a Fire Association, to own, oper-
ate and maintain one or more fire
engines, and all necessary equipment
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-
lions 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
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 at
a 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-
rectors shall have the power to make
all bylaws. rules and regulations for
the proper management of the al
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.
Ahl1CLE Nv.
The first Board of Directors of this
corporation shall be: President, w.
r. Newman; Vice President, Geo. F.
Bierhorst; Second Vice President,
Fred. ]. Heintz; Secretary, Felix A.
Jones, ST.; Treasurer, F. Edw. Vix;
Chief Engineer, Harry T. Carroll;
First Assistant Engineer, B. E. Diet
rich; Second Assistant Engineer, 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
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 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 vote of three-fOurths OF the
members at a general meeting called
for that purpose, after fifteen days
notice to be published in newspap-
er published 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 affairs shall be liquidated by
three liquidating commissioners to
be elected at such meeting and in
case of death or inability to act OF
any of the said commissioners the
surviving commissioners shall ap-
point a successor and together they
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 the
same manner as provided for in ar
t:cle five for the liquidation of said
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.