The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-14

antoQ ana aST6cu, duu "! 'HN
ents do covenant and agree and Dmu
themselves, as we'll as such other per
sons as may hereafter become aSSoci'
ated with them, or succeed them, TO
form and constitute body polite III
law the purposes and stipulatlonS SGI
forth in the following aruculeS' "fllc''
they do hereby adopt as their chaTIe'
tOwit:
Article One.
This corporation shall be known.
designated and styled THE CONGRE
IGATION OF OUR LADY or IHf
SEVEN DOLORS ROMAN CATHOLiC
CHURCH,, and its domicile is here
bv fixed in said Parish Of Jefferson
Davis. State of Louisiana, ana Salo
corporation shall have power ana au
thoritv. in it's corporate name, to con
tract. sue and be sued, hold, receive.
purchase and convey as well as mort
gage and hypotheCate, lease ana
pledge, property, both real and per
sonal, and shall also have power IC
receive by donation and beQueSt.
money and property of all kinds, as
provided for by law, and generally &c
enjoy all the privileges granted by the
laws of this state to corporations O
this nature.
Article Two
The objects and purposes for Whlcl
this corporation is formed are hereby
declared to be: The holding and ad
ministering of property, real persona
and mixed, for religious purposes, sc
that the same may be devoted to re
ligious services for the benefit Of those
who attend the Romcn Catholic churcI
belonging to this corporation
Article Three.
Said corporation shall be managed
administered and controlled by
Board of Five Directors, which sale
first board is hereby declared to be
composed OF the Right Reverand Jules
B. Jeanmard, Bishop as aforesaid, Of
the Very Reverand J. NJ LanglOis, Vi.
car General as aforesaid; of the ReVer
and j. P Ferret, Pastor, as aforesaid,
and R. R. ArceneauX and Alcide He.
bert, ST., members Of said c0ngrega
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 the
bylaws of this corporation.
The Right Reverand Jules Jeanmard
Bishop as aforesaid, his successor. or
the diocesan administrator. or such
other person as may be appointed ac-
C0rding to the rules of the Roman
Catholic Church, administrator of the
diocese, for the time being, shall be
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 Vicar
General Of the diocese, for the time
being, shall be Vice President; and
the said Reverand ]. P. Ferret, or his
lawful successor, as long as he shall
be recognized as pastor as aforesaid
by the Bishop, or diocesan administra-
tor, shall be Secretary and Treasurer;
the said r. R. Arceneaux and Alcide
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 and
after the first Monday in July, 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 in July biennially there.
after, or whenever a vacancy shall
exist in the office held by the two
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. as
aforesaid, shall be filled by the Bishop
or administrator of the diocese afore.
said.
The other three members of said
Board, to-wit: The Right Reverand
Bishop, the Vicar General and the
Pastor of said congregation, shall be |
and remain members of this corpora.