St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-17

NCfIH America, u Am
erica, Europe, Asia, Africa
and Australia.
State of Louisiana, Parish of st. Landry
BE 1T KNOWN, That on this second
day OF the month OF September, in the
Year Of Our Lord, One Thousand, Nine
Hundred and Fourteen, before me,
John H. Harnanson, q Notary Public,
duly commissioned, qualified and
sworn, III and for the parish and state
above written, and. lin presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and TN
derslgned, personally came and APP
peared DIR. R. E. Donate, Benz. r.
Ware, Frank johnson, Felix M. Mack,
Jr., L. D. Sanders, Willie Neraud, jules
Neraud, Frank Hampton and Garfield
S. Aaron, all residents of Opelousas
| postoffice, st. Landry parish, La, who
declared unto me, notary, in the pres
ence of the undersigned competent
witnesses, that, desiring to avail them
selves of the provisions of the laws OF
this state, relative to the formation of
corporations, associations or societies
organized for Charitable and Benevo-
lent purposes, and to acquire, and en-
Joy, the rights, privileges and powers
Of a body corporate and polite in law,
they do hereby form themselves into
such a society or lodge, and body poll
tic under the name and style, and for
the purposes hereinafter specially set
forth, viz:
Article |
The am and style of this society or
lodge shall be: St. Peter Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, No. ISL, of Opelou-
sas, La, under the jurisdiction of the
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
of the State of Louisiana, Knights of
Pythias of North America, South Anne
RIGA, Europe, Asia, Africa and Austria
liza, and under this corporate nam it
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 or
required for its maintenance, good
government and the proper administra-
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 Opelousas, 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 to
provide for the widows, and orphans,
or other relatives, or those dependent
upon its deceased members, in accord
anee 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 under its
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-
ehequer, a Keeper of Records and Seal,
a Master of Finance, a Master at Arms,
Inner Guard, and Outer Guard, and a
Past Chancellor. Seven Knights
shall constitute a 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 or 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 V
All citation or other legal process
shall be served on the Chancellor Com
mander, or in his absence or default on
the Vice Chancellor, and on default OF
both on the Keeper OF Records.
Article vi
Until the election to be held on the
third Monday Of December, 1914, the
officers Of said corporation shall be-:
Dr.. r. E. Donate, Chancellor Com
mander; Benz. R. Ware, Vice Chancei-
Tor; Frank Johnson, Preiate; Felix M.
Mack, Jr., Master of E~xchequer; L. D.
Sanders, Master of Finance; Willie Ne
raud, Keeper of Records and Seal; Jules
Neraud, Master at Arms; Frank Hamp-I
ton, Inner Guard and Garfield S. Aa-
ron, Outer Guard; E. A. Lamonthe,
Past Chancellor.
In testimony whereof, the said par
ties have heTeunto affixed their sigma
lures, together with me, notary, and in
the presence Of Arthur A. Lejeune and
William Halsey, competent subscribing
on the day and date first
above written and after reading of the
tSignedl R. E. Donate, NJ. D., Ben.
R. Ware, Frank Johnson per r. E. Do
nato, NJ. D., Felix MeKlus Mack, Jr.,
Lloyd q. Sanders, Willie Neraud per R.
E. Donate, NJ. D., Jules Neraud, Frank
this x mark Hampton, Garfield S.
Aarons, E. A. Lamonthe per R. E. Do
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