New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1917-03-10
ACT OF Incorporation
OF THE
PlotestdntC yAssociation
Of New Iberia.
United States of America, Parish Of Ibe
ria, City of New Iberia, La.

vi NCu IUGllQ,
ria, City of New Iberia, La.
Be It Known, that before, me, the un-
appeared Mary Louise Pomeroy, Mrs
Emily L. Grant, H. N. Brown, Eliza
beth de Valcourt, Nina de Y. Barnard,
Mrs. J. C. M. Robertson, Mrs. r. N. Y.
| Smith, Miss Helen Robertson, R. D.
Southwell, E. S. Fulton, Aurora Lodge
1913, Henry A. King, Mrs. S. L. Fitz-
hugh, Mrs. J. P. Russell, A. B. Murray,
Emmie A. Daniel, Mrs. Geo. Robertson,
K. de V. Craig, Iheda F. Murray, F. Hen
derson, L. Henderson, Jno. R. Taylor,
John M. Weeks, Edward T. Weeks, VIM.
Bauman, w. G. Weeks, D. A. Long, =.
E. Smedes, Mary c. Smedes, H. F. Bell,
M. A. Bell, all of the Parish of Iberia
State of Louisiana, to me well known,
who declared and said that they are
desirous of organizing themselves into a
corporation, and to acquire the pTivi-
leges and amenities of corporations un-
der the laws of this State, and that avail
ing themselves of Act 254 of the General
Assembly of this State for 1914, and
other laws, relating to the organization
of non trading corporations for literary
scientific, religious and charitable pur-
poses, and appreciating that corporations
for the purpose of establishing, owning
and maintaining cemeteries are recog-
nized as charitable corporations under
the laws Of this State, and especially un
der Section 1856 of the Revised Statutes
of Louisiana, they hereby agree, consent
to and adopt the following articles Of
| incorporation, for themselves, and for
| those who may hereafter be associated
with them; all for the objects and pur-
poses and under the stipulations follow
| ing to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The corporation shall be known and
styled as the Protestant Cemetery Asso-
,iation of New Iberia, and its domiciIe
is hereby fixed and established as the
City of New iberia, Parish of Iberia,
Louisiana. 1t shall exist and continue
for a term of ninety years from the date
of its incorporation.
ARTICLE II.
| The objects and purposes of said cor
poration are hereby declared to be the
owning, establishing and maintaining a
| cemetery in or near the corporate limits
of the City of New Iberia, Parish OF
Iberia, Louisiana, for burial Of persons
of the Caucasian race, and for this pur-
pose to acquire, hold and use any lands
or other property of any kind that may
be necessary, useful or proper thereto
as we'll as to take over and acquire any
cemetery now existing in said locality.
ARTICLE III.
Under its corporate name it shall
have power to contract, sue and be sued
make and use a corporate SEAL and tc
break and alter same at pleasure; to
hold, receive and own property, real OF
personal, either by purchase, donation OF
otherwise, and to sell and convey same
providedly that this power to sell and
convey snrestra niedly is as to lands not
dedicated to cemetery purposes, which
may not be conveyed except for use as
such; to fix the monthly dues to be paid
by its active and by its associate mem
bers, and payments for life member
| ship; to provide for the collection of all
fees and amounts due to it, and to drop
members from the roll for failure to pay
or for other serious delinquencies; tc
name and appoint such officers, directors
committees and agents as may be here
after named, or as convenience may re
ouire; to prescribe all reasonable rules
= L. fo-
the acquisition, and for the upkeep Ct
IS and graves in said cemetery. and fo'
he use, care and Management of lots and
graves therein; but there shall be nc
discrimination as to the right of burial
y anv cemetery maintained by this cor
poration. or as to the other riohts IN the
corporation, as against anv white person
of one of the protAs ant faiths as IN
favor of persons of another; but this
hall not be understood as excluding
from burial in such cemetery of persons
Of other beliefs whatever; to employ
-extons and other labor. and assistants
to make and establish bylaws, rules
and regulations not inconsistent with
his Charter, and to alter and change
ame at pleasure, and general'v to NO
'Ie for the management of the affairs
of said CORPORATION as NAV be necessarv
and proper to earry out the objects and
purposes of said corporation.
ARTICLE "
The officers of the corporation shall be
elected from among the active members,
ond shall consist of a President V'ce-
President, Secretary, Financial Secre-
-o-v. three Trustees and Board Of
Directors.
! ARTICLE V.
The said officers and members of the
Board of Directors of this CORPORATION
| shall be elected by ballot annually, at d
meeting of the members of said associa-
ton. to be held on the Second Monday
r May of each year, after ten days pub
1ication in one of the local newspapers
Each active member being entitled 70
one vote and maioritv of those voting
being necessary to elect. All officers
shall hold office until their successors are
elected and installed. At said annual
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