The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-18
CHARTER Or
The Commercial Club Of Franklin, La
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary. J

State of Louisiana,
Parish OF st. Mary.
Before me, Henry Mayer, a Notary Pubic,
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
ara hereto subscribed, who declared unto
me Notary, that they have and DO hereDy
organize themselves and all persons VINO
| NAV hereafter become associated with
them. into corporation and body polite
in law, for social and literary purposes. and
in accordance with the provisions OF the
lions. have adopted, and do hereby adopt
the following Charter, to.wit:
| ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this corporation
shall Re ''The Commercial Club of Frank
lin. La" and it's d0micile shall be at
Franklin, Louisiana. and all legal process
shall be served on the President, and In
his absence on the vice-preSident.
ARTICLE IL.
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,
enjoy and exercise all the rights, powers
| and privileges of a corporate body for the
term and period of Ninety mine years from
| the date Of this act.
WV > ARTICLE III.
| 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
/ - kIro at m01tinO.
and all legal process shall be served on the
President and In his absence on the Vice.
President.
The oflcers and directors of thisC Corpora
ton shall be elected annually at a 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
| 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; X. V. Pickett,
Vice. President; e. W. Frosch, Secretary
| and Treasurer; K. V. Loustalot, and w K.
Johnston for Directors, all of whom have
been chosen to serve during the timeand
until their successors have heen elected on
the first Sunday In March, 1909.
ARTICLE ~.
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-
lions, and alter. amend or abr0gate the
same ut 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.
The Board of Directors shall have power
| to regulate the manner of assessing and
i collecting such Initiation fees, dues, and
| fines a. may be prescribed by the bylaws
/ or authorized by this corporation.
il ARTICLE vi.
i No member Of this Corporation shall
i ever be held liable or responsible for the
1 debts, contracts or obligations or faults Of
i this corporation beyond the amount of any
i dues or assessments which he may owe fol
the current year.
Il This Charter may be amended at any re.
Il gular or special meeting called for thai
q purpose after fifteen days notice by mai
i all the members present at such meeting
and this Corporation may be dissolved a,
a special meeting held for, that purpose
after thirty days notice mailed to each
member, by an officer Of the corporation
by a two-thirds vote Of all members Of this
Il corporation to be cast either in person OF
by written proxy.
j ARTICLE VIII.
4 In the event of the dissolution Of this
cOrporatiGn by limitation or otherwise
its affairs shall be liquidated by three com.
missioners to be appointed by the Board Of
Directors for that purpose.
Thus'done and passed at my Office, In the
Parish Of st. Mary, on this 18th day oil
March, 1903, in presence Of the two sub.
scribing witnesses who sign these presents
with said incorporators and me, said
Notary, after due reading.
Originally Signed.
w. G. Davis n. W. Weber
X. v. Pickett Henry NJ. Bigler
&c. w. Frosch Lee LeNormand
e. v. LOustalot v. j. Ostheimer
w. r. Johnston Robert LoustalOt
Louis Ehrhardt c. J. MigeOt
Eug. O'Connor, Jr. E. E. Zebal
M. w. Deckelman Robert Dantin
Wilson McKerall, Jr.
Witnesses:
Geo. L. Ferret,
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