New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-24


the extension, improvement, betterment
and upkeep of any cemetery owned by
this Corporation, but for no other pur-
pose; except that if there be any Of such
revenues Of preceding years not so used,
the same may be Incorporated in said
principal endowment funds. Provided
further that any donor of property,
credits, funds, moneyelsr other things, to
the Association as part Of this endow-
ment may prescribe that as much as fifty
per cent Of the annual revenues from his
donation shall be used for the improve
ment, repair and upkeep Of any pa.ticu-
lar lot or grave therein, which said donor
shall designate and that not less than
twenty per cent of the said annual
revenues shall be used for the general
improvement and upkeep Of the particu-
lar cemetery in which said lot or grave
is located. Should the said Trustees OK
Directors or any of them use, consent TO
or permit the use Of investment Of any
of the said principal endowment fund,
save as authorized in the articles Of this
Charter, the same shall constitute miscon-
duct in office, shall be misuse of said
funds and wrongful diversion of same.
for which they shall be liable, either to
said corporation, or to any party in in
terest in said cemetery. Such Trustees
shall elect chairman, Secretary and
Treasurer, and two of such offices may be
held by the same Trustee.
They shall adopt such bylaws, rules
and regulations for their proceedings
and for the safe-g guarding and investment
of the funds committed to their charge,
as they may deem proper, and may re-
peal and alter same at pleasure.
ARTICLE XIV.
That said annual revenues from the
endowment fund, or so much thereof as
may be required to supplement the ordi-
nary revenues of this Association, in the
extension, improvement and upkeep of
said cemetery, and of any particular space
therein as provided special donations,
shall be turned over by said Trustees to
the said Board of Directors upon their
request to be expended by them for
said purposes; provided that in so doing
they shall, to the proportion thereof,
stated in Article No. XIV hereof, conform
to the wishes and conditions expressed
~ the donation as we'll as to any other
terms consented to by this Association in
accepting the gift or legacy. And the
said Board of Directors, through its
Treasurer, shall annually render to the
said Trustees "a copy of same to be read
to the said Association at its annual
meeting) full and detailed account of
the receipts and expenditures of said
Association, and particularly of any rev.
enues of said endowment fund and Of
donations therein for particular lots of
spaces in said cemetery and whenever
said trustees ascertain that any part of
said revenues of said endowment fund
have been expended for purposes other
than those to which they were dedi-
Gated, they shall decline to deliver to said
Board of Directors any further revenues,
until said amounts are replaced, and are
expended in accordance with their dedi-
cation and if this be not done within
| three months after demand on said Trus-
tees, they may themselves expend for
said purpose the revenues of the partic-
ular donations, and shall add the other
revenues of that year to said endowment
| And the said Trustees shall render to
said Association at its regular meeting
| in May of each year, full statement o.
| said endowment, the method of its in
vestment, its receipts and revenues, and
| of what was done with the same.
Thus done and passed at my office in
| the City of New Iberia, Parish of iberia.
State of Louisiana, on the day of October
A. D. 1914, in the presence of w. L.
Grant and ]. G. Leblanc, good and
| competent witnesses residing in this Par
| ish, who have signed these presents with
the parties and me, Notary, after due
reading of the whole.
Witnesses:
w. L. Grant
J. G. Leblanc.
MARY LOUISE POMEROY,
MRS. EMILY L. GRANT,
H N. BROWN,
ELIZABETH DE VALCOURT,
NINA DE v. BARNARD,
i, MRS. J. c. ROBERTSON, :.
MRS. R N. SMITH,
Per Mrs. j. c. M. K.
MRS. HELEN ROBERTSON,
Per Mrs. J. C. NJ r.
r. D. SOUTHWELL, - = =
E. S. FULTON,
HENRY A. KING, - /
MRS. S. L. FITZHUGH,
MRS. J. P. RUSSELL,
D. A. LONG, .-t-,--"
C. E. SMEDES,
MARY C. SMEDES,
II. F. BELL,
M. A. BELL,
A. B. MURRAY,
EMMIE A. DANIEL,
MRS. GEO. M. ROBERTSON,
X. de v. CRAIG,
THEDA F. MURRAY,
F. HENDERSON,,
L HENDERSON