The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-24
ert. ST.. members Of said congrega.

bert. Sr.. members OF SAID COnSIeSd-
ton.
The officers of said corporation shall
be a President. Vice President. Score
tary and Treasurer, whose duties shall
be such as their respective offices I'M
ply. and as may be prescribed in tn
bylaws of this corporation.
The Right Reverand Jules JeanmaTd
Bishop as aforesaid. his successor or
the diocesan administrator. or SUtE
other person as may be appointed 2@-
cOrding to the rules of the Roma
Catholic Church, administrator OF th'
diocese, for the time being, sAah %
eX-officio President; the said very
Reverand Vicar Gneral as aforesaid
his successor. or such other person
as may be appointed according TO the
rules of the Roman Catholic Church.
to perform the duties Of the Nlcal
General of the diocese, for the time
being, shall be Vice President; anG
the said Reverand j. P. Ferret, or his
lawful successor, as long as he Shail
be recognized as pastor as aforesaid
by the Bishop. or diocesan admlnsJra'
tor. shall be Secretary and Treasurer
the said R. R. ArCeneauX and AIcidG
Hebert, Sr., the two laymen, members
of said Board, shall be and remain IN
office as such directors as aforesaid
for the term Of two years from an'
after the first Monday in July. l92O
and until their successors are chosen
and at the expiration Of the term O.
office OF said two laymen, and on III
first Monday in July bieunially there
after. or whenever a vacancy shat
exist in the office held by the twt
laymen. as directors, or either Of them
whether caused by expiration OF the
term Of office, death. migration, dis
ability. or in any manner whatsoever
the office or Offices of Directors, q
aforesaid. shall be filled by the Bishop
or administrator of the diocese afOTe
said
The other three members OF sai6
Board, to-wit: The Right Reveran(
Bishop, the Vicar General and the
Pastor of said congregation, shall be
md remain members Of this COrpOre
ton, and members Of the Board o
Directors thereof as long as they shall
respectively remain Bishop and VtCa'
General of said Diocese and the Pastor
of said Congregation aforesaid, anf
whenever either or all Of them shall
cease to be Bishop Vicar General o,
Pastor as aforesaid. then in the cas-
their respective successors. as saiG
Bishop. Vicar General and Pastor
shall be and become their respectivn
successors as members Of this CorpO
ration and as members of the BoarC
Of Directors thereof. and have respec
lively said Offices of President, Vice
President, and Secretary and Treasur
er, and in like manner, they shall have
uninterrupted succession.
The said Board of Directors alone
as aforesaid. and their respective sue
cessors in Office, shall have power &c
transact all business of this corpora
ton OF whatver nature, but no debt
exceeding Two Hundred ($20000) Dol
lars, shall be contracted by this cor
poratiOn without the consent of the
Bishop or Diocesan Administrator, and
no real estate belonging to it shall be
sold, mOrtgaged or disposed of in any
manner. without the vote and consen.
of all the five Directors.
The Board of Directors shall have
the power to make and pass such by
laws for the regulation of the affairs
of this corporation as they may deem
fit, not inconsistent with the cOnst;
tuition and laws of this State or Of the
United States, or the discipline and
authority of the Roman Catholic
Church, and to alter repeal and amend
same in whole or in part, at pleasure
Article Four.
This corporation is formed withou,
capital stock, and is to exist and con
tinue for Five Hundred Years.
All citations and other legal process
shall be served upon the Secretary
Of this corporation, and shall in the
event of his absence or inability to act,
from any cause whatever, then upon
the President thereof.
Thus done and passed in my Office