St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-02
Charter
Of the
CONVICTION ATHLETIC CLUB.
United States Of America, 4
State of Louisiana,

/ United States of America, I
State of louisiana
Parish of St. Tammany
| Be it Known, That on this twenty-seventh
day of March, nineteen hundred and eight,
! before me, Edward H. Richard, notary public
| duly commissioned and qualified in and for
the Parish of st. Tammany. State of Louisiana
| aforesaid, and residing therein, and in the
| presence Of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned.
Personally came and appeared the several
| persons whose names are hcreunto subscribed,
all of the full age of majority, and residents of
the Parish OF St. Tammany, who declared that
awaiting themselves of the provisions Of the
! general laws of this State relative to the
organization OF corporations for literary, scien-
| tiffic, social and other purposes, they do by
| these presents mutually agree and bind them
selves, their associates and successors, to form
| and constitute corporation for the objects
| and purposes and under the conditions and
stipuations as follows, to-wit;
ARTICLE |.
| The name and title of this CORPORATION shall
be CONVICTION ATHLETIC CLUB and its domi-
Gle shall be in st. Tammany Parish, this State.
ARTICLE IL.
1t shall have the power to sue and be sued:
| to elect, name and appoint such officers, dir
rectorS and committees, and to make such by
laws and regulations as they may deem neces-
| sary, and they shall have the right and power
TO buy, sell, convey, hypothecate, receive, do
nate and dispose of all kinds of property, both
real and personal, and further enjoy all of the
| privileges and power granted by law to such
corporations and to do everything needful for
It's good government and support not incon-
slstent with the laws OF this State.
ARTICLE ILL.,
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized are declared to be for
the purpose of encouraging physical culture
and. development of athletic exercises, such as
boxing, running, wrestling, fencing, and ex-
hibitiOn Of athletic sports. 'and such other fea-
lures as.mayNbe found necessary to fulfill the
purposes for which this corporation is formed.
ARTICLE ".
The officers Of this corporation shall be a
president, wee PRESIDENT manager, secretary
and treasurer. The president, or in his alb
sence, the vice. president or in his absence,
the manager, shall be the person upon whom
citation shall be served.
For the purpose Reorganization and TO serve
until the next election of officers, the follow
ing arc hereby declared to be the officers of
this corporation;
]. v. ROBINSON, President,
7. P. D0TY, Vice President
Z. B. STERN, Manager
0. J, RICHARD, Secretary.
R. /. AUBERT, Treasurer.
ARTICLE V.
No member shall be held liable. or RESPONSE
bic for the debts or obligations Of this corpo-
ration in any further sum than the unpaid bal
ance due on his monthly dues to the club, nor
of this corporation have the effect of render
ing this charter null and void, or of exposing
any member of this club TO any liability
ARTICLE vi.
Upon the dissolution of this corporation by
the expiration of this charter, which is for
period of twenty-five years, beginning from
the date hereof, or otherwise, its affairs shall
be liquidated by three commissioners to be
elected by the members of the corporation at
meeting specially called for that purpose, and
said commissioners shall proceed imnediatel
to terminate its affairs, and after the payment
of its debts and liabilities shall distribute the
remaining funds to its members in equal
amounts. All notices for the meetings shall be
in writing addressed to the members and
mailed to their residences.
Thus done and passed at my office, in Gov
ington, ST. TammanY Parish, on the day and
month and year above written in the presence
of Jos. M. Reling and Mike Kennedy, both of
this parish, competent witnesses, who have
hereunto signed their names with said appear
ers and me, notary, after due reading of the
whole. (Signed1
J. Y. Robinson Lewis L. Morgan
II, P. Doty H. H. Sudduth
Edmund B. Stern c. F. Hardie
Oliver J. Richard, Jr Harvey E. Ellis
Robert l.. ALBERT Nicholas H FitzSimons
N. Fontaine Fred J. Heintz, Jr.
W. H. KentzeI Jno. w. Cundall
W. H. Lafayette Paul j. Lacrox
Julian Lafaye Chas. K. Trouilly
Godfrey l. Champagne l. A. Champagne
Jno. F. Diendorf Jos. Delery
w. c. Meek, Jr. Robert H. Dutsch
Julian H. Smith,
| hereby certify the above and foregoing to
be true and correct copy of the original act
passed before me on the first above mentioned
date. EDW. H. RICHARD,
Notary Public