St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
CHARTER.

CHARTER.
United States of America, !
State of Louisiana.
Parish of st. Tammany.
BE 1T KNOWN, That on this fifth
day OF May, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand nine hundred and two,
before NE, II. Il. Warren, Clerk of the
District Court aud ex .otticiO notary pub.
Tic, duly commissioned and sworn, in
and for the Parish of St. Tammany,
Louisiana, and in the presence of the
undersigned witnesses, personally came
and appeared the parties whose names
are hereunto subscribed, all of full age
OF majority, who declared tina. availing
themselves of the provisions of the laws
OF Louisiana, relative to corporations,
they hereby covenant, agree and bind
themselves, as we'll as such other per-
sons as may hereafter become associated
with them, to form and constitute u
corporation and body polite in law, fol-
the purposes anu objects, and under the
conditions stipulated in the following
articles, to-wit:
Article I.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be BOGUE FALIA CLUB, and its
domicile is hereby fixed in the town of
COvington, st. Tammany Parish, La.
Article IL.
The purposes and objects of this cor
poratiOn are to establish u social club
for the encouragement and regulation of
social intercourse and amusement
among Its members; and to effect these
objects and purposes, said corporation
shall have, possess, enjoy and exercise
all the rights, powers and privileges Of
body corporate and polite in law.
Article III.
This corporation shall continue for the
term of ninety-nine (99) years from this
day.
Article ~.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be fifteen hundred dollars, ($l5OO)
divided into and represented by thirty
(3O) shares of fifty COY dollars each,
which stock shall be paid for in full in
cash or in installments of not less than
twenty-five (25) per cent at intervals of
not more than thirty days, as the Board
OF Directors may determine. Such stock
shall be transferable only on the books
Of this corporation, upon surrender of
the certificates therefor.
The stock OF this corporation shall be
held and owned bv the stock holders,
subject to the following conditions and
agreements which are made part of the
contract of subscription to such stock
and which are declared to be binding
on the original subscriber to such stock,
and upon all persons who may become
possessed of such stock either by gift,
devise, Inheritance, purchase, Or in any
other manner, to-wit:
l. The possession or ownership of q
share of stock does not entitle the pos
SCISSOR or owner to- the privileges of the
club house, unless he has been elected \
member. (2) No individual shall own
more than one share of stock. 90 In
case any stock holder shall die, resign,
be expelled from the corporate IN as pro.
vided in the bylaws or rules, or be
absent from the Parish of st. Tam
many for a period of more than one
year, without notifying in writing the
Board of Directors, Of such absence and
having such absence approved by such
Board in writing, or shall pledge, sell
or dispose OF his stock: the Board OF
Directors shall have the right, within
three months after it shall be Informed
of such death, resignation, expulsion or
absence, or Of such sale, pledge, ordis.
posal of such stock, to purchase such
stock for the corporation, in whom.
Sewers hands the same may be, at par,
for cash; and upon the purchase Ut such
share of stock, the certificate represent.
ing the same shall be cancelled on the
books of the corporation, and such
share of stock may again be sold and
issued to any person who may be elected
u member of the corporation III the
manner provided by its rules and
bylaws.
Article "
The business and affairs of the club
shall be directed aud managed by
President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer aud Board of Directors con-
sisting of eleven stock holders, four of
whom shall be the President, Vice
President. Secretary and Treasurer and
of which Board the President shall be
cx-otficio chairman, all of whom, except
the Secretary and Treasurer, shall hold
their Office for one year or until their
successors shall be elected. and they
shall exercise all the rights and powers
of the corporation, except insofar as
restricted by the charter and by laws
of the corporation. Citation shall be
served on the President, and, in his alb
seDcc, on the Vice President, and in
absence of both, ON the Secretary. The
Secretary and Treasurer shall be- elect
ed by the Board of Directors, and shall
be removable at their will. NJ person
who is not stock holder Of this corpo.
ration shall be eligible as q Director.
The officers and first Board of Direc-
tors shall consist Of:
Harvey Il. Ellis-President.
Il. NJ. Miller-Vice President.
4. j. Domergue, Jr.-Treasurer.
Jos. Secretary.
Directors-E. A. Leonval, Fred lily,
J. NJ. Thompson, N. &. Pearsall, C. Z.
williams, Louis Medal and T. Z.
Brewster. And all of said officers shall
hold thier offices until the annual meet
ing on the third Monday Of May 1903.
Article Nj
The general meeting of the members
of this corporation shall tax. place on
the Third Monday Of May III each year,
for the nomination and election of can
didates for office; as provided foi uuder
Article V. and for the transaction of
such ether business Is may be neces
sary. The President, or acting Presi-
dent may at any time Call a special
meeting whenever, IN his opinion, 1t is
deemed advisable in the interest ofthe
CORPORATION. and i: shall also be his
duty so to do when requested in writ
ing by five stockholders. Such meet
ing shall take place after notice of the
day and purpose thereof shall have been
posted conspicuously in the club room