The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-05-02
CHARTER Of
NE Commercial Club Of Franklin, La.
State of Louisiana,
Parrish NJ ST Mary.

State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.
Before me, Henry Mayer, Notary Public,
duly commissioned and qualified WITHIN |
and for the Parish of st. Mary, State OF
Louisiana, in presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per-
sonally appeared the parties whose names
are hereto subscribed, who declared uh.o
me Notary, that they have and 90 nereps
organize themselves and all persons VIZ
may hereafter become associated VIII
them. into / corporation and BODY pontic
in law, for social and literary purposes: ana
in accordance with the provisions OF the
laws of this State affecting such corpora
lions, have adopted, and do hereby ADOPT
the following Charter, tO-wlt:
ARTICLE |.
The name AMI title of this corporation
shall Re sThe Commercial Club of Frank
lin. la" and its dOmicile shall be at
Franklin, Louisiana. and all legal process
shalI be served on the President, and IN
his absence on the vice-president.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes Of this corpora.
ton are the cultivation and promotion OF
literature and science and the encourage
ment of closer social relations and inter-
course among its members.
And to effect these objects and purposes,
the said corporation shall have, possess,
enioy and exercise all the rights, powers
ana privileges of a corporate body for the
term and period Of Ninety nine years from
the date of this act.
The business affairs Of this corporation
shall be conducted and governed by a
Board of Directors to be composed OF the
President, Vice-President, Secretary
Treasurer, and two other members OF the
corporation to be elected by the members
of the corporation at regular meeting,
and all legal process shall be served on the
President and in his absence on the Vice.
President
The officers and directors of this Corpora
ton shall be elected annually at meeting
regularly held for that purpose on the First
Sunday in March of each year, notice OF
which meeting to be given by printed or
written notices mailed to each member OF
the corporation ten days prior thereto, by
the Secretary Treasurer, or other officer OF
the corporation.
| The first Board OF Directors shall consist
of W. g. Davis, President; K. v. Pickett.
Vice. President; e. w. FrOsch. Secretary
and Treasurer; E. V. LOustalOt, and w Il.
Johnston for Directors, all of whom have
been chosen to serve during the time and
until their successors have heen elected on
the first Sunday in March 6 ~ 1893.
This corporation is authorized and EN-.
powered to lease, purchase, convey. hold
and mortgage such real estate and other
property in the Parish of St. Mary as may
be deemed necessary for the object aud
purposes of this corporation.
It may adopt bylaws, rules and regula-
tons, and alter. amend or abrogate tne
same at pleasure, except as hereinafter
privided, and generally possess such
powers as are incident to a corporation
and necessary to carry out the purposes
for which it is organized.
ARTICLE v.
The Board of Directors shall have power
to regulate the manner of assessing and
fines as may be prescribed by the bylaws
or authorized by this corporation.
i ARTICLE vi.
i No member of this Corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
debts, contracts or obligations or faults Of
this corporation beyond the amount of any
dues or assessments which he may owe fol
@''' ARTICLE VII
1 This Charter may be amended at any re-
gular or special meeting called for thai
purpose after fifteen days notice by mai
to each member, by a vote Of twO-thirds Of
all the members present at such meeting
and this Corporation may be dissolved al
special meeting held for that purpose
| 8lVCE tulIIy u0y0 uVtANO AuouOA W OoNA
member, by an officer of the corporation
by q wO-thirds vote Of all members of thil
corporation to be cast either in person Of
ARTICLE VIII.
!: In the event of the dissolution Of thi.
corporate by limitation or otherwise
its affairs shall be liquidated by three com
missi0ners to be appointed by the Board Of
Directors for that purpose.
uhua done and DaSSed at nv office. in thu
Parish of st. Mary. on this 18th day o.
March, 1908, in presence Of the two sub
scribing witnesses who sign these presents
with said incOrp0rators and me, sale
Notary, after due reading.
Originally Signed.
w. G. Davis H. W. Weber
X. v. Pickett Henry NJ. Biglel
c. W. FrOsch Lee LeNormand
E. v. Loustalot v. j. Ostheimer
W. r. Johnston Robert Loustalo
Louis Ehrhardt C. j. Migeot
Eug. O'Connor, Jr. E. E. Zebal
NJ. w. Deckelman Robert Dantin
Wilson McKerall, Jr.
Witnesses:
Geo. L. Ferret,
A. Thiel.
HENRY MAYER,
| Notary Public
State of Louisiana,