The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-09-18
CHARTER OF The HOME BENEFIT so.
Getty of GLEN MARY NO. l.
United States of America, state of
Louisiana, Parish of Madison.

OtdltS VI f1UlcIiCd, CldlC VI
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
Elk -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 State
of LOUISIANA relative to the formation
and organization of corporations and
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
q
Corporation and Body Polite in Law;
with all the rights, powers, and priv.
leges according to law and for the
purposes and objects hereinafter set
forth as follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE -. e.
The name and style of this Corpora
ton shall be 1.-The Home Benefit So
ciety of Glen Mary No. l" and under
that name ard title it shall enjoy all
rights. privileges and advantages grant
ed by law to corporations; it shall exist
for q 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, bypothecate
and pledge property, both real, personal
or mixed, to issue notss and make OBJ
legations, to receive any rents or hered-
itaments or any sums of money or
other sums OF money or other property
bequcathed to or acquired by 1t; 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, we'll being
and management of the affairs of said
Corporation as may redeemed necessary.
ARTICLE II
The objects and purposes of this
CORPORATE IN are hereby declared to be
70 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
| contributions and donations, to practice
as well as dispense charity; to provide
for suitable places of meeting in this
State and to maintain sam, and to es-
tablish such other meeting places in
other parts of the State as they may
desire; to encourage Brotherly love
among mankind generally; to aid and
assist the poor and needy and to incul-
cate among the members of this Cor
poration a respect and love for Law and
order.
ARTICLE III
The Gomicile of this Corporation is
hereby fixed at Ashley in the Parish of
Madison. State of Louisiana.
-. ARTICLE Nv
The Affairs. of this Corporation shall
be administered BIZ Board Of Trustees.
to be composed dfseven. members; ali
of whom must. be- members Of good
standing of this. Corporation and who
shall be elected on the third Sunday in
December 1916, and each succeeding
year thereafter by majority vote of
the members of this Corporation present
and voting at such meeting.
ARTICLE V
The Board of Trustees shall elect by
majority vote from among its own
qualified members, q President, Secret
airy, and Treasurer, except for the first
year, for which said officers are herein
named and they shall perform ell duties
faithfully and any other duties assigned
them in tho management of the affairs
of this Corporation, by a majority vote
of the Board of Trustees.
ARTICLE VI
The President shall have power and
authority with the approval of a majority
vote of the Board of Trustees, to nego-
tate and contract for all loans to be
made to said Corporations, for and in
its name, to execute, sign and deliver
all necessary warrants, checks, notes,
mortgages and other writing; to evidence
any indebtedness of the said Corpora
ton and to secure the payments of same.
Ai.TICLE VII
This Corporation shall have the right
by its Board of Trustees to make all
needed rules regulations bylaws and
etc, to do and perform anything need
full for the support and government of
this Corporation, which is not contrary
to the Cous titution of the United States
or the Constitution and Laws of the
State Of Louisiana or which doth con-
flict with this Charter.
~, ARTlCLEVIII
The President of the Board of Trustees
or in his absence the Secretary, is de-
clared to be the proper officer of this
Corporation upon whom citation and
service shall be made.
ARTICLE TX
The original subscribers to this Act of
Incorporation shall consist Of:
Gabril T. Summers whose Post Office
address is Ashley, La.
Pollard Jones whose Post Office ad.
dress is Duckport, La.
Sam johnson whose Post Office adj
dress is Ashley, La.
Andrew Ford whose Post Office adj
dress is Ashley, La.
Sarah E, Summers whose Post Office
address is Ashley, La,
Clara Thompson whose Post Office sd-
dress is Duckport, La.
Victory January whose Post Office ad.
dress is Ashley, La.
ARTICLE X