The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06

ererd P. NJ. Cruel, Pastor as afore-
said; and f. d. Cortez and S. ]. Cos
selin, members of said Congregation.
The officers of said corporation
shall be President, ice-President,
Secretary and Treasurer, whose du-
ties shall be such as their respective
offices imply, and as may be pre-
scribed in the bylaws of this corpor-
alton His Lordship Jules Benjamin
Jeanmard, Bishop as aforesaid, his
successor or the diocesan administra-
tor, or such other person as may be
appointed according to the rules of
the Roman Catholic Church, admin
istrator of the Diocese, for the time
being, shall be ex-officio President /;
the said Very Reverend ]. NJ. Lang
lois, Vicar General aforesaid, his sue
cessOr, or such other person as may be
appointed according to the rules of
the Roman Catholic Church, to per
form the duties of Vicar General of
the Diocese, for the time being, shall
be Vice-President; and the said Rev.
erend P. M. Cruel, Pastor aforesaid,
or his lawful successor, as long as he
shall be recognized as Pastor as afore-
said by the Bishop, or diocesan admin
istrator, shall be Secretary and
Treasurer the said F. d. Cortez. and
S. j. Gosselin, the two lay-members
of said Board, shall be and remain in
office, as such Directors as aforesaid
for the term of two years from and
after the first Monday in March,
1920, and until their successors are
chosen; and at the expiration of the
| term of office of said two laymen,
and on the first Monday i'm March,
biennially thereafter, or whenever a
vacancy shall exist in the office held
by said two laymen as directors, OF
either Of them, whether caused by ex-
/ piration of the term of office, death
migration, disability, or in any man
ner whatsoever, the office or offices
of Directors as aforesaid, shall be fill
ed by the Bishop or administrator OF
/ the Diocese aforesaid.
The other three members of said
Board, to-wit, His Lordship the Bish.
op, the Vicar General and the Pastor
of said congregation, shall be and re-
main members of this corporation
and members of the Board of Direc.
/ tors thereof, as long as they shall
respectively remain Bishop and Vicar
| General of the Diocese aforesaid anC
/ the Pastor of the congregation afore
said, and whenever either or all OF
them shall cease to be Bishop, Vicar
| General, or Pastor, as aforesaid, theT
and in that case, their respective sue.
cessors, as said Bishop, Vicar Gen
eral and Pastor, shall be and become
their respective successors as mem
bers of this corporation and as mem
bers of the Board of Directors there
j of, and have respectively said office:
of President, Vice-President and Sec
rotary and Treasurer, and in like man
ner, they shall have uninterrupted
succession.
The said Board of Directors, a.
aforesaid, and their respective sue
cessors in office, shall have power tx
transact all business of this corpora
ton of whatsoever nature, but M
debt, exceeding Two Hundred -Dollar
($200.0O) shall be contracted by thii
corporation, without the consent o,
the Bishop or Diocesan Administra
tor, and no real estate beloning to i
shall be sold,, mortgaged or disposed
of in any way, without the vote anC
consent of all five Directors.
The Board of Directors shall hav'
power to make and pass such bylaw
for the regulation of the affairs o.
this corporation, as they may deem
fit, not inconsistent with the consti
tuition and laws of this state or 0,
the United States, or the discipline
and authority of the Roman Catholi
Church, and to alter, repeal ant
amend same in whole or in part, a
pleasure.