The Colfax chronicle., 1917-02-24
CHARTER
OF
The Grant Parish Fair Association,
Incorporated.
STATE OF LOUISIANA !
Parish Of Grant !


State of Louisiana, personally came
and appeared the following residents
and citizens of the said parish and
State: j. NJ. Lang, Mrs. Zelma Bum
gardner. M. E. Teddlie, d. n. Wallace,
G. C. Wilson, Mrs. d. H. Wallace, u.
d. Smith. j. A. Patton, VIM. Bowen,
]. E. Wallace, Leon Lang, II. l.. Brian,
/. McMills. and the others whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who declared
that availing themselves of the const-
tuition and laws of the State OF Loulsi-
ana. especially by Act 254 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of LOUISIANA
for the year 1914, relative to the Tor
nation of non-trading corporations,
they have organized themselves into and
do hereby organize and create a corpo-
ration and body polite in law under
the following agreements and stipula-
tions, to-wit:
ARTICLE ONE.
The name of this non-trading corpo- |
ration shall be THE GRANT PARISH
FAIR ASSOCIATION, Incorporated,
and its domicle is hereby fixed at Verda,
Grant parish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE TWO.
The purpose which this corporation
| is organized and for which it is created
and will be carried on are hereby de-
clared to be: To run, manage and con-
troll a parish fair for the parish OF
Grant, where exhibits OF all farm and
agricultural products may be SHOWN
each year, to educate the members ana
attendants in better methods OF farm
ing and agriculture, and to bring about
co-operation among the members IN all
matters relating to their welfare, and TO
disseminate among the members lnfor-
nation along agricultural INES, coop
erative marketing and such lie.
ARTICLE THREE.
i The following incorporators snail pc
the officers OF this company until the
December meeting of the members IN
1917: J. M. Lang. President; John r.
Fletcher. vice-presideht; Mark Wom-
ack. secretary; d. H. Wallace, treas
nrer. and the said officers and the fol-
lowing incorporators: Mrs. Zelma Bum
, gardner. C. c. Wilson, Mrs. d. ID.
Wallace. Mrs. G. d. Smith, Miss Lille
McMills. Miss H. Stoessel, M. +. Ted
die. ]. A. Swor, B. d. Fletcher and
2IJ. w. Bryant shall compose the hrs'
s Roard of Directors TO serve until the
8 Decemper meeting in 1917, with Mrs
Bumgardner, aforesaid, as assistant
/, secretary.
3 ARTICLE FOUR.
The corporate powers of this corpo
5 ration shall be vested In and exercised
nv the said Board of Directors VIII
snail have full authority in the prem
K ises. and who shall make all rules an.
< regulations by which its corporate al
= fairs shall be conducted and manages
W and shall fix the duties and the salarle
of each officer of the company as tnei
20 Judgment directs.
y The members of the corporation sha
% meet in the Verda high school buiidin
az Verda, Grant parish, LOUISIANA, Q
at such other place as the Board
IL directors may designate on the hr'
81 Saturday of December of each year an
DC elect a Board of Directors for the el
suinp wear, which board, when SO s.
80 lected. shall Immediately choose the
o. officers from among the members
10 the corporation, and it shall not !
81 necessary to choose all officers from u
directors. and the officials so cnos'
Ok shall enter upon the discharge OF the
10 duties. rIx,r
70 There shall be no certificates OF sto
in this corporation, and in lieu OF sto
6S each member shall pay tie sum OF U
90 dollars and a half per annum as mel
10 hership fee, collectible by the treasure
which membership fee may be decreas
IL after the wear 1917, if the directors
80 At TO do SO. No incorporation, nor
az nerson hereafter becoming memt
of this association, shall ever be ~
liable for any sum in excess of his me
~ bership dues. The wife of any me
"a her in good standing shall become
81 member without payment OF Dues
"A ARTICLE SIX.
M: u, No entrance fee to see the exhib
of the association at lts ahhuai
shall ever be charged.
'" ARTICLE SEVEN.
55 The BOARD of Directors shall n
= 40 monthly meetings, on the nrst oa. -
Is days of each month at tne terua ~
school building at Veroa, Loulslaha'
-, at such other place as the boaru VI
" rectors may Designate, at an noul
he named by the president Oh Ihs a.
|. Grafton, which hour SO named snan :
tinue the same for all supsequen. III.
ings unless changed by written no
to each director, and any nVe y.
BOARD of Directors shall consti.u.' y
II quorum for the transaction OF all U
in ness of the association.
,er- Thus done and passed at my once
81 Verda. Grant parish, Louisiana on
" the 10th day of January, 1871 IN
1t presence of the undersigned compe'
om- witnesses. u ~, r.
be- ]. M. Lang, W. M. Bowen, y;
Wilson, G. D. Smith. }: z; waiI'
me M. E. Teddlie, d. n. Wallace, 1
ines Lang, l. McMills, Zelma Bpmgara
ave Mrs. d. H. Wallace. J. A. Patton
R. II. Benton, Jr., Miss Lila Col,
n. M Dunn, j. w. Bumgardner' y
Hulda Stoessell, Florence Swor, q, q
Fletcher, Mrs. Ella Brian, Marx "
y ack. Miss Lille McMills, j; M otr'
" han. Mrs. w. H. Jones, MRS. ).
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