The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-28
CHARTER OF THE HOME BENEFIT sc.
CIETYCF GLEN MARY NO. |.

cIETYCF GLEN MARY No. |.
United States, of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Madison.
Be it known and remembered that on
this the 9th day of August A. D., 1915,
before me. John E. Yerger, Clerk OF
the 9th District Court of Louisiana and
Ex-Officio Notary Public in and for the
parish of Madison and said State, duly
commissioned and qualified and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and Undersigned, personally
came and appeared the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who
declared that, availing themselves of
the provisions of the laws of the Sta e
of Louisiana relative to the formati n
and organization of corporations anu
particularly of act number 254 of the
General Assembly of this State of the
session of 1914, relative to the forma-
ton OF corporations for religious and
charitable purposes; they have coven-
anted and agreed and do, by these
presents. covenant and agree and bind,
form and constitute themselves together
with those who may hereafter join and
be associated with them or their sue
cessors and they do hereby voluntarily
organize themselves into and form a
Corporation and Body Polite in Law:
with all the rights. powers, and privi-
leges according to law and for the
purposes and objects hereinafter set
forth as follows, tO-wit:
ARTICLE
: The name and style of this CORPORA
ton shall be THE. Home Benefit So
ciety of Glen Mary No /" and under
that name ard title it shall enjoy all
rights, privileges and advantages grant
ed by law to corporations; it shall exist
for period of fifty years from date
hereof and it shall have power and au-
thority to contract, to sue and be sued
IN its corporate name, to make and use
a Corporate Seal and the same to break
or alter at will, to hold, receive, pur-
chase, convey, mortgage, hypothecate
and pledge property, both real, personal
or mixed, to issue notss and make OBJ
legations, to receive any rents or hered-
ltaments or any sums of money or
other sums of money or other property
to or acquired by it; to have
and employ such officers, trustees, di-
rectOrS, or agents as the interest of
said Corporation may require; to make
and establish such by-lnWs, rules and
regulations for the control, well being
and management of tie affairs of said
as may redeemed necessary.
ARTICLE III ~.
The objects and purposes of this
CORPORATE IN are hereby declared to he
to promote the worship OF Almighty
God; to nurse the sick; to bury the dead;
to give succor, aid, and comfort to those
who are in need OF same, to receive
and donations, to practice
As well as dispense charity; to provide
Tor suitable places of meeting in this
State and to maintain sam, and to es-
.ablish such other meeting places in
IT Ter parts Of the STATE as they may
lie ire; to encourage Brotherly love
IN ong mankind generally; to aid and
Is: st the poor and needy and to incul- !
ate among the members of this Cor
'ol alton respect and love for Law and
ri er.
ARTICLE III
he domicile of this Corporation is
le -eby fixed at Ashley in the Parish of |
4 alison, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE "
he affairs of this Corporation shall |
re administered by Board Of Trustees, |
o De composed OF seven members; ali !
L Nnom must be 1nembers of good |
"a ding of this Corporation aud who |
Ia be elected. on the third Sunday in |
Zee 1lber 1916, and each. succeeding
eai thereafter by majority vote Ct |
her !mbers of this Corporation present
nd v, ting at such nee ting.
ARTICLE Y
The Board Of Trustees shall elect by
inaJo 1ty vote from among its own
uailflei member, a President, Secret
ry, and Treasure, except for the first
ear, To- which said officers are herein
AIMED and they shall perform all duties
and any osher duties assigned
ZEN III the mana cement of the affairs
THIS Corparatio :, by a majority vote
t the Board Of TT lstees.
ART Gle vi
The President shall have power a, d
lthority with the approval of maio-i.y
ote of the Board Of Trustees, to nego-
ate and contra, ; for all loans to Re
ade to said Co. 'orations, for and in
5 name, to exec tie, sign and deliver
i necessary war ants, checks, notes,
ortgages and 9th rwriting; TO evidence
ny Indebtedness of the said Corpora
on and to secure { re payments of same.
Al;TE;EE VII
This Corporation shall have the right
Y Its Board of. rustees to make all
eeded rules regt iations bylaws and
C., to do and pc. form anything need
u for the support and government of
us Corporation, hich is not contrary
the Constitution If the United States
the Constitution and Laws OF TIE
tate of Louisiana or which doth con-
CT with this Char ar.
ARTJC EVIL
The President OF lie Board of Trustees
IN his absence the Secretary, is de-
AIRED to be the Proper officer of this
orporation upon whom. citation and
rvice shall be mac e.
ARTICLE TX
The original subsc ,ibers to this Act of
shall consist of:
Gaorll L. Summers whose Post Office .
idress is Ashley, La. .....-
Pollard Jones whose Post Office adj
ess is Duckport, La. -
Sam johnson whose Post Office adj
ess is Ashley, La.
Andrew Ford whose Post Office aG
ess is Ashley, Ioa.ri ,..t.
Sarah E. Sumnaers whose Post Office ,
dress is Ashley7La. !
Clara Thompson whose Post Office ad- !;
ess is Duckport, La.
Victory January whose Post Office ad :