Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-05-12
CHARTER
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF WASHINGTON
CITY OF BOGALUSA

ltUnited States of America, the One
| Hundred and Forty-sixth, before me,
the undersigned authority, person
ally came and appeared the under
signed, all of the full age of major
| ity and residents of this city and par
ish, who severally declared that,
availing themselves of the provi-
T sions of the various statutes of the
State of Louisiana relative to the or
| ganization of corporations in this
state, they have agreed and bound
themselves, and they do hereby agree
and bind themselves and their sue
cessors, and those wnom they repre-
sent, to form themselves into a cor
pOratiOn for the OBJECTS and under
the stipulations and obligations fol-
! low, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The object of this corporation is
to carry out the teachings of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church as es-
tablished by the Augsburg Confess
sion; its domicile shall be in the City
Of Bogalusa, Parish Of Washington,
State of Louisiana; its name shall be
/ Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Bogalusa and vicinity. 1t shall con-
tinue to exist for a period of SO years
from date hereof; it shall be capable
in law to have, purchase, receive,
take and hold for. themselves and
their successors, land, tenements,
rents, stock, chattels, and effects of
every kind and nature, given and be-
Queathed unto them, or acquired by
them in any manner up to an amount
not exceedin gthe sum of 100000.
; 1t shall have also power to sell, de-
wise, to give and mortgage and prop
erty of the association in accordance
| with such laws as may from time TO
time be adopted. 1t shall have the
right to sue and be sued and to make
and to have corporate seal; citation
or other legal process shall be served
on the President, or in his absence,
the Vice-President, and in his alb
sence, on the Recording Secretary.
ARTICLE II
This corporation shall have the
right to make rules, regulations, by
laws and ordinances, and do every
thing needful for it's government and
support, not inconsistent with laws
of the United States and of this
State, or of this Act of Incorpora-
ton.
ARTICLE III.
The general management of this
corporation shall be confided to a
Board of Elders csnsisting of three
/ (3) who are elected at their regular
! December meetings, or at their ini-
tial meeting Immediately after incor-
poration. The term of office shall
be for three years. The members
present at such meeting, and voting,
shall constitute a quorum, but no
member shall be entitled to vote
unless he performs all the duties in
cumbent on him under this Charter
and its Bylaws. Failure to hold the
general meeting at the appointed
time shall not act IS a forfeiture of
this charter, but the incumbent mem
bers shall continue to hold office I'M
til such time when it is convenient
to call a general meeting, which shall
be as soon as possible. The Board of
! Directors shall have the same office
as those of the Corporation.
ARTICLE w.
In the event of any disagreement
arising as to the teachings of the re-
| ligion of said congregation, or in the
event that from any other cause a
division shall occur among them, all
property belonging to said corpora
ton shall belong to those members, if
| they be but, two, who adhere to the
| Gnaltered Augsburg Confession, with
| Apology of same; the Schmalcald Ar
ticles; DR.. Luther's Small and Large
Catechisms; the Formula of Concord
and Visitation Articles.
ARTICLE V.
This Charter may be modified, al
tered or amended, or this Corpora
ton dissolved with the consent of
two-thirds of the svoting members
present at a general meeting called
for that purpose, after thirty 800
days previous notice, given from the
pulpit or in the daily paper. When
ever this Corporation shall be dis
solved, either by limitation, or in any
manner, its affairs, provided all its
property has not been previously
alienated, shall be liquidated by three
commissioners, to be selected by the |
members from among themselves at |
a meeting convened for that purpose,
after thirty 800 days notice as
above provided, and said commission |
ers shall remain in office until the |
affairs Of this Corporation are law
fully liquidated. In case of any va
cancy among their members, the re-
manning commissioners shall fill the |
vacancy from among the members of /
the Corporation.
Thus done and passed in my nota-
rial office this 9Th day of May, A. D.
1921, in the presence of E. Knight |
and L. Caldwell, two legal witnesses,
who signed with said appearers and
me, said notary, after due reading of |
the whole.
H. ]. MATTSON
R. SCOTT
EMILE YOUNG
GEO. w. BERTONIERE
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