The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-13

erend P. NJ. Cruel, Pastor as afore-
said; and +. ID. CorteZ and S. j.. Cos
selin, members of said Congregation.
The officers of said corporation
shall be President, 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 J. III. 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. Nj. 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 in March,
biennially thereafter, or whenever a
vacancy shall exist in the office held
by said two laymen as directors, or
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 and
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, then
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
beers of the Board of Directors there
of, and have respectively said offices
of President, Vice-President and Sec
rotary and Treasurer, and in like man.
ner, they shall have uninterrupted
succession.
The said Board of Directors, as
aforesaid, and their respective sue
cessors in office, shall have power to
transact all business of this corpora
ton of whatsoever nature, but no
debt, exceeding Two Hundred Dollars
! (S200.00) shall be contracted by this
corporation, without the consent OF
the Bishop or Diocesan Administra-
| tor, and no real estate beloning to it
shall be sold, mortgaged or disposed
of in any way, without the vote and
consent of all five Directors.
The Board of Directors shall have
power to make and pass such bylaws
| for the regulation of the affairs of
this corporation, as they may deem
4 fit, not inconsistent with the consti-
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, al
pleasure.