The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-04-03
CHARTER
OF THE
,,cpFcATION OF ST. BRIDG.
CONss1,rls1ac ROMAN CATHOLIC
CHURCH
sr.TE OF LOUISIANA,
SD Parish of St. Landry,
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stale parish of St. Landry,
CITY of Opelousas.
pe Il known, That on tins twenty
o. 5av of the month of February,
firs,t u .-.ar of our Lord Nineteen Hun
n tle "a Twenty, and of the indie
drea &c If the United States of
pehue;n the One Hundred and For
Anl ss,.S+b before me, William j. San
ty-lOa- Notary Public, duly commits
doz, { aod sworn, in and for the par
slohe1 s+ate above-written, therein
siding - and in the presence OF the
Is :s,esses hereinafter named ana I'M
wsls.ni;sGned. personally came and APP
deLslsd His Lordship, Bishop Jules B.
peALS.,aard Bishop of the Roman Cath
J Jea1 Church for the Diocese of La
ene t+a State Of louisiana; Very
I na.y,,a,snd ]. M. Langlois, Vicar Gen
nj - the Roman Catholic Church
era &c said Diocese; Reverend P. M.
1 eo ~ Pastor of the Congregation of
saint Bridget's Catholic Church Of
Sc Parish of st. Landry, State OF
Ts,,;siana. and Messrs. +. u. Cortez,
su17'G osselin and c. N. Bertrand,
os.a,,bers of said Congregation, and
Als :5aTts of the above parish and
800 Who severally declared, that,
ELMO themselves of the provisions
4sa - laws of the State of Louisiana
salaFive to the organization OF cor
.o-a+ious for literary, scientific, re-
ens charitable and other purposes,
+Eev have covenanted and agreed,
nd M. do by these presents covenant
ar5 agree and bind themselves, as
.rsII as such persons as may here
as5ar become associated with them,
49, sncceed them, to form and consti-
Ia J. corporation and body polite
= law for the purposes and stipula-
+;ons set forth in the following arti-
eIes. which they do hereby adopt as
their Charter; to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
This corporation shall be known,
dosionated and styled IT ii E
cI0iiNERFGATION OF SAINT
GPTIDCFT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC
cTIJRCH'' of the Parish of st. Lam
.Srv State of Louisiana, and its DOM
;ciIe Is hereby fixed in the Parish of
81. Landry, State of Louisiana, and
"a corporation shall have power
ana authority, in its corporate name,
"a contract. sue and be sued, hold,
receive, purchase and convey, as
well as mortgage and hypothecate,
lease. and pledge, property, both real
md personal, and shall also have pow
q TO receive by donation and by be-
1uest. money and property of all
kinds, as provided for by law, and
generally to enjoy all the privileges
Granted by the laws of this state to
Corporations of this nature.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed are
hereby declared to be: The holding
and administering Of property, real,
personal and mixed, for religious pur-
hoses, SO that the same may be devot-
~ to religious services for the BEN
Aft Of those who attend the Roman
Catholic Church, belonging to this
corporation.
ARTICLE III.
Said corporation shall be managed,
administered and controlled by a
Board Of five Directors, which said
first Board is hereby declared to be
composed of His Lordship Jules BEN
ianlin Jeanmard, Bishop of the Do
cese Of Lafayette, Louisiana; of the
Very Reverend j. NJ Langlois, Vicar
General of said Diocese; of the Rev