The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-09-11
CHARTER OF The HOME BENEFIT So
ClEIY OF GLEN MARY NO. l.
United States of America, State CT
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 o.
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 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 ard
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 sand for the
purposes and objects hereinafter set
forth as follows, to-wit:
| ARTICLE
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 and 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-
itament5 or any sums of money or
other sums of money or other property
bequeathed to or acquired by it; to have
and employ such officers, trustees, d.
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 the affairs Of said
Corporation as may redeemed necessary.
ARTICLE II
The objects and purposes of this
CORPORATE IN are hereby declared to be
10 promote the worship Of Almighty
God; to nurse the sick; to bury the dead:
to give succor, cid, 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 IS 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
tporation respect and love for Law and
order
| .- [ ARTICLE III
| The domicile of this Corporation is
hereby fixed at Ashley in the Parish of
! Madison, State of Louisiana.
! ARTICLE "
I The affairs OF this Corporation shall
Ebe administered by Board on Trustees,
to be composed Cf seven members; al
of whom must be members of good
standing OF this Corporation AID whJ
shall be elected on the third Sunday in
December 1910, and each succeeding
year thereafter by majority vote Ct
the members OF this Corporation present
and voting at suclimeeting.
ARTICLE V
! The Board OF Trustees shall elect by
a majority vote from among its OSE
qualified members, President, Secret
airy, and Treasurer, except for the first
year, fer which said officers are herein
named and they shall perform all duties
faithfully and any other duties assigned
them lii the management OF the affairs
of this Cooperation, by majority vote
of the Board of Trustees.
| ARTICLE VI
The President shall have power end
authority with the approval Of a majority
vote of the Board OF Trustees, to negO.
tiate and contract for all loans to &c
made to said Corporations, for aid in
its name, to execute, sign ard 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.
AlTICLE VII
This Corporation shall have the right
by its Board of Trustees to make al
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 Constitution of the United State.
or the Constitution and Laws of the
State of Louisiana or which doth con.
fiict with this Charter.
d ARTlCLEVIII
The President of the Board of Trustees
, or in his absence the Secretary, is de
clared to be the proper officer of thi;
|, Corporation upon whom citation anC
service shall be made.
/. ARTICLE TX
The original subscribers 10 this Act Of
incorporation shall consist OF:
1 Gabrl 7. Summers whose Post Office
, address is Ashley, La.
J Pollard Jones whose Post Office ad
dress is Duchbo bort, La.
!, Sam Johnson whose Post Office ad
dress is Ashley. La.
Andrew Ford whose Post Office adj
dress is Ashley, La
Sarah E. Summers whose Post Office
address is Ashley, L..
Clara Thompson whose Post Office &C
dress is Duckport, La.
) Victory January whose Post Office ad
dress is Ashley, La.
ARTICLE X