The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-12-08
Articles Of Association Of Rose Hill
Cemetery Association Of Tarpon
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Cemetery Association of Tarpon
Springs, Florida.
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION en-
terd into this the 22nd day of Novam-
Der, A. D. 1916, by and between Flor
enca White, Mahala B. Jones, Susie
Holman, Matilda D. Castro, Mahala B.
Perry and their associates who here
by associate themselves together as
body polite, under the laws of the
State of Florida in such cases made
and provided, and do adopt the follow
ing as their proposed charter, to-wit:
Article |. The name of the Corpora
ton shall be the ROSE HILL GENIE
Terry ASSOCIATION, to be located
in the city of Tarpon Springs, Florida.
Article II. The general nature of
the object of the said corporation shall
be to take by gift or otherwise and
to buy, own, hold, sell and otherwise
dispose of real and personal property,
and to operate, conduct, manage and
otherwise handle real and personal
property as a cemetery and for the
burial of colored persons: to sue and
be sued in its corporate name.
Article III. Any person is qualified
to become member of said corpora
ton, or association, and shall be adj
mltted upon ballot and subscribing to
the constitution and bylaws thereof.
Article ". The said corporation
shall exist for the period of ninety
nine years.
Article V. The names and resi-
dences of the subscribers are as fol-
lows: all of whom reside in the city of
Tarpon Springs, Florida. Florence
White, Mahala B. Jones, Susie Hol-
man, Matilda D. Castro and Mahala
B. Perry.
Article vi. The affairs of this cor
poration shall be handled or managed
by the following officers, to-wit:
President, two Vice Presidents, a Sec
rotary, a Treasurer, an Auditor and
Standing Committee of three mem
bers, all of whom shall be elected by
ballot at the annual meeting on the
first Thursday in January of each
year.
Article VII. The names of the Off
GERS to manage the affairs of said cor
poration until the first election shall
be as follows: President, Florence
White; list Vice President, Mahala B.
Jones; 2nd Vice President, Susie Hol-
man; Secretary, Mahala B. Perry;
Treasurer, Matilda D. Castro.
Article VIII. The Bylaws of the
said corporation are to be made, al
tered or rescinded by majority vote
of the members present at any regu-
lar meeting, who are entitled to vote,
provided notices of such proposed
amendment has been given at the last
regular meeting preceding.
Article TX. The highest amount of
Indebtedness or liability to which the
corporation may subject itself shall be
the amount of Five Hundred Dollars.
Article X. The amount in value of
the real estate which the corporation
may hold shall be the sum of Five
Thousand Dollars, subject to the APP
proval of the Circuit Judge.
NJ. B. Perry.
M. B. Jones.
Florence White.
Matilda D. Castro.
s. H. Holman.
State of Florida,
/ County of Pinellas. SIS.
Personally appeared before me this
22nd day of November. A. D. 1916,
Florence White, Mahala B. Jones,
Susie Holman, Mahala B. Perry and
Matilda D. Castro, who being first
duly sworn and to me well known,
sevrally acknowledged that they exc
cuted the foregoing instrument as
their act and deed for the uses and
purposes therein expressed.
In Witness Whereof l have hereun-
to set my hand and affixed my official
seal on this the day and year above
written.
(Seal) JAS. F. SKIES,
Notary Public in and for the State at
large. My commission expires July
18th, 1920.
State of Florida,
County of Pinellas. SIS.
Personally appeared before me this
22nd day of November, A. D. 1916,
Mahala B. Jones, who being duly
sworn, deposes and says: that it is
INTENDED in good faith to carry out the
purposes and objects set forth in the
foregoing articles of association.
M. B. JONES.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this the date aforesaid.
(Seal.) JAS. F. SKIES,
Notary Public State of Florida at
Large. Ny commission expires the
18th day of July, A. D. 1920.
Dec. 1882.
John F. Greene and James F. Sykes,