East Carroll-West Carroll County Louisiana Archives History - Schools .....Act Of  Incorporation November 5, 1869
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Act of incorporation for Board of Trustee of the Floyd Public School & Church
Filed November 5, 1869, A.G. Belden, Deputy Recorder.
Recorded in Notorial Book N Pages 267-268 
   United States of America, State of Louisiana, Parish of Carroll
Be it known this day before me, A.G. Belden,Deputy Recorder duly appointed and 
sworn personally came and appeared, Creed T. Motley, Walter T.C. Anderson, 
George Washinton, Jefferson Taylor, Levi Johnson, Monroe Holcombe, all 
residents of the Parish of Carroll and state of Louisiana, that they do hereby 
form themselves into a corporation to acquire and enjoy the rights, privilege 
and powers of a body of corporation, under the provision of an act of the 
Legislative of Louisiana approved March 14, 1855 entitled as a act for the 
corporation of societies for Litertary, Scientific and Religious purposes.
   Act I
The title of this corporation shall be a Board of Trustries for holding 
property for school and religious purposes in the town of Floyd, Louisiana.
   Act II
The objects of this corporation, to hold acquired lands, houses, or other 
property for the use and enjoyment of all residents of this Parish, without 
distinction of race, color or previous conditions, for the purpose of a school 
and public worship. So being especially intented to secure a house to be used 
as a school house and a place of divine worship, free to all persons without 
distinction of race, color or previous condition.
   Act III
The Domicle of this corportation shall be at Floyd, Carroll Parish, La.
   Act IV
The members shall constituent a aquorum, shall be a Board of Trusteee and they 
shall elect from their own members at their first meeting, a president, 
secretary who shall also act as a treasury and shall hold their offices for 
one year until their successors are chosen.  The board of Trustees shall have 
power to remore said officers at any time, by 2/3 majority vote.  The property 
shall be held and the suits brought and defended in the name of the President 
and  Trustees of the aforesaid Corp-Citations shall be served on the President 
at his usual resident.
   This corporation shall continue for ninety -nine years.

Witness, who hereto sign their names, with  me the Deputy Recorder of said 
parties on this 5th day of November 1869. 

Attest
H. J. Cheatmen 
H. Faith 
Creed T. Motley 
Geo. Washing
Jeff Taylor
Levi Johnson  

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