Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-02-11
Act of Incorporation of the
"'HOME MISSION SOCIETY,""
State Of Louisiana
Parish of "enSaS

Be it known, that on this the 1st
lay of February, 1921, before me,
A. B. Ratcliff, Notary Public in
md for said Parish Of Tensas, State
If Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified in accordance with the law.
and in the presence Of the witnesses
hereafter named and subscribed, per-
;onally came and appeared the par
lies whose names are hereto sub
-cribed, all residents CT this Parish
aid State, who declared to me, No
airy, that availing themselves of the
avs OF Louisiana relative to the or
ganization of corporations for be-
.ievoieat and charitable purposes,
iney hereby covenant and agree to
I'm themselves and such persons as
.a2y De now, OF hereafter become
---'- Oc-aced with them, into a corpor-
..cn ami bo4y polite il law, 10. III.
@cposes and objects and under the
1cna-tions stipulated in the following
.r.icles, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this CORPORATION shall
{ the "HOME MISSION SOCIETY
nd its domicile shall be on the One
ii. Plantation, Locust Ridge Pos
'ffice, Tensas Parish, Louisiana, anc
" its said name it shall continue t.
exist for the period of Ninety Min.
59) years unless sooner dissolved
and by said name may contract, su.
nd be sued.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes TO
'nich this corporation is organized
sc declared to be purely charitabl
'.rposes, such as, the care of tn
sick, burial of the dead, and generall
. do and perform all such acts O
,e.'evolence and charity as will con
.ibute to and promote the geners
welfare of the members of this as
location.
ARTICLE III.
This association shall have tn
over to grant charters to subord
ate societies and tc pass all rules an
'Hsuiations necessary for the govern
ent of this society and such subol
.inate societies as may be associate
with it.
ARTICLE Nv.
This corporation shall have Il
ever to sue and be sued, to hol
auire, and own property real, pc
o.ial, and mixed, to acquire Il
ame by purchase, donation, or othe
wise, to contract for the constructic
nd repair of buildings, to sell ,
ace the same, and generally to Z
I'd perform all other such acts
lay be permissible under tie Law
{ this State and in conformity Wi
is act Of incorporation.
ARTICLE v.
This charter may be changed, mo
led, or amended or this corporate
-.ssnluad- In n txa-ahis<ls. uota n. n
'embers present at a general NEE
..g of the members of the associ
On held for this purpose after n
'ce given, either by publication twi
: a newspaper published in the Pa
h of Tensas, or by written mott
each of the members of this a
citation, mailed at least ten da
-ior to the date of such meeting.
ARTICLE vi.
The corporate power of this ass
,iation shall consist of a Presider
Iice-President, and Secretary-Tr
,rer. The first two named office
hall be ex-Officio members of &
}oard of Directors WHICH Board sh,
consist Of five members, and the fiji
3oard of Directors shall be compos
Of the following parties, tow
:. H. Mullins as President; Andre
Cage as Vice-President, and j
White as Secretary, and Lee CIR
Treasurer and Noah Atkins, the pc.
office Of all Of whom is Locu
Ridge, Louisiana. The officers al
directors herein named shall no
office from the date of the passa
of this act until the first Monday
January, 1921, or until their succe.
RS shall have been qualified, and q
'ually thereafter on the LIST Mond
in January there shall be held
meeting of this association at viii
meeting a new Board of Directc
hall be elected and installed, viii
aid new Board of Directors sh
at once elect officers Of this ass
citation to serve for the ensuing We,
| The election Of the Board of
rectors herein provided for, shall
by vote Of majority Of the mecab<
of this association present and volt
at a general meeting Of the membt
Of this association held for this pl