The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-25
CHARTER OF
The Commercial Club Of Franklin, La

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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 unto
me Notary, that they have and do hereby
organize themselves and all persons VINO
may hereafter become associated with
them, into corporation and body polite
in law, for social and literary purposes. and
ia accordance with the provisions OF the
laws of this State affecting such corpora
tions, have adopted, and do hereby adopt
the following Charter, to.wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name an title of this corporation
shall be 1.-THE Commercial Club of Frank
lin, La" and its dOmicile shall be at
Franklin, Louisiana. and all legal process
shall 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-
COuISC dltVD6 I've ACAu0O1Ss
And to effect these objects and purposes,
the said corporation shall have, possess,
enjoy and exercise all the rights, powers
and privileges of corporate body for the
term and period of Ninety mine years from
the date of this act.
ARTICLE III.
The business affairs of this corporation
shall be conducted and governed by a
Board of Directors to be composed of the
President, e-President, Secretary
Treasurer, and two other members Of the
corporation to be elected by the members
of the corporation at a 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 a meeting
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. q. Davis, President; X. v. Pickett.
and Treasurer; <. 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, 1903.
ARTICLE Nv.
This corporation is authorized and EN-.
powered to lease, purchase, convey, hold
property in the Parish Of st. Mary as may
be deemed necessary for the object add
purposes of this corporation.
1t may adopt bylaws, rules and regul4-
lions, and alter. auiend or abr0gate the
same at pleasure, except as hereinaftfr
privided, and generally possess subj
powers as are incident to corporation,
and necessary to carry out the purposes
for which it Is organised.
ARTICLE V
The Board of Directors shall have power
to regulate the manner OF assessing and
collecting such initiation fees, dues, adj
| fines as may be prescribed by the by-laws
or authorized by this corporation.
ARTICLE vi.
No member Of this Corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for thu
debts, contracts or obligations or faults d
this corporation beyond the amount Of AMI
dues.or assessments which he may owe fot
the current year:
This Charter may be amended at any rel
gular or special meeting called for thai
purpose after fifteen days notice by mai
| to each member, by vote OF two. thirds 81
all the members present at such meetingi
and this Corporation may be dissolved at
q special meeting held for that purpos}
after thirty days notice mailed to eac
member, by an officer Of the corporation
by two-thirds vote Of all members Of thi1
corporation to be cast either in person Of
y "'''''n pl HRficLE VIII.
! In the event OF the dissolution of thid
corporate by limitation or otherwise
ito affairs shall be liquidated by three COM
Pensioners to be appointed by the Board OF
Directors for that purpose.
thus done and passed ut my Office, in thd
Parish OF st. Mary. on this 18th day Of
March, 1905, in presence of the two SUBJ
scribing witnesses who sign these PRESENT.
with said incOrpOratOrs and me, said
Notary, after due reading.
Originally Signed.
w. G. Davis Fl. W. Weber
K. v. Pickett Henry NJ. Bigle}
~. W. Frosch Lee LeNormand ]
E. v. Loustalot vi. Ostheimer
w. r. Johnston Robert Loustalot
Louis Ehrhardt G. ]. MigeOt
Eug. O'Connor, Jr. E. e Zebal
M. w. Deckelman Robert Dantin
Wilson McKerall, Jr.
Witnesses:
Geo. L. Perret,
A. Thiel.
HENRY MAYER,
Notary Public.
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