The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-04
-CHARTER OF
The Commercial Club Of Franklin |,
Stat State of Louisiana
Parish of st. MARI

State of Louisiana
, Parish of st. Mary'
Before me, Henry Mayer, Notary p,,,,,.
duly commissioned and qualified w;tt.'
ana lor the Parish OF st. Mary, State ~
Louisiana, in presence of the w,tno. VI
nereinalter named and undersigned. ner'
sonally appeared the parties whose per
are hereto subscribed, who decIarad "a nne
me Notary, that they have and do hou uI'o
organize themselves and all persons WY
may hereafter become associafad " ".V
them, into corporation and BODY no M,;u
in law, for social and literary pnrnoso po...lS
in accordance with the provisions e %; anu .sa
laws of this State affecting such corno. sue
tions, have adopted, and DO hereby adont
the following Charter, to- wit: "u0p'
ARTICLE |.
ne name AMI title Of this corporat;o,
shall be ''The Commercial Club NJ Er.n In
lin, La.," and it's dOmicile shall he \.
Franklin, Louisiana. and all legal nroo. AZ
shall be served on the President. and 10
his absence on the vice-president' ~
| ARTICLE II.
| The object and purposes of This corno,.
ton are the cultivation and promot;an =,
literature and science and the enconrsoo q.
ment OF closer social relations and intsr.
| course among its members.
And to effect these objects and PURPOSES
eAo '"i" CoiPoA atiou sHall nave, pOSSeSs
enjoy and exercise all the rights. noua~s
anu privileges of corporate BODY for ths
term and period OF Ninety-nin years from
ARTICLE III.
The business affairs of this cnrnoro.;o,
shall be conducted and governed hv :
Board of Directors to be Composed Of tho
PRESIDENT, Vice President, Secretary
Treasurer, and two other members of the
corporation to be elected by the memhers
OF the corporation at regular meeting.
and all legal process shall be served on tie
President and in his absence on the Vica.
President.
The officers and directors of this 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
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; X. v. Pickett.
Vice President; e. w. Frosch, Secretary
and Treasurer; E. V. Loustalot, aud W &.
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, 1909.
ARTICLE w.
This corporation is authorized and EN-.
powered to lease, purchase, convey, hold
and mortgage such real estate and other
be deemed necessary for the object aad
purposes of this corporation.
1t may adopt bylaws, rules and regula.
lions, and alter. amend or abrogate the
same at pleasure, except as hereinafter
prlvlded, and generally possess such
powers as arc incident to 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.
ARTICLE vi.
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 for
HE current year.
ARTICLE VII.
This Charter may be amended at any re.
sulaf or special meeting called for that
10 each member, by a vote of tw0.thirdsof
all the members present at such meeting;
and this Corporation may be dissolved ct
l special meeting held for that purpose
after thirty days notice mailed to each
by an officer of the corporation,
~ two-thirds vote of all members Of this
corporation to be cast either in person or
~ written proxy.
ARTICLE VIII.
In the event of the dissolution OF this
'orp0ratitn by limitation or otherwise.
ts affairs shall be liquidatcdby three com.
nissioners to be appointed by the Board OF
directors for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my Office. To the
'arish of st. Mary, on this 18th day OF
darch, 1908, in presence of the two sub
cribing witnesses who sign these presents
With said incOrpOratOrs and me, said
'otary, after due reading.
Originally Signed.
v. G.. Davis, Fl. W. Weber
(. V. Pickett Henry M. Bigler
). w. Frosch Lee LeNormsnd
!. V. Loustalot V. J. Ostheimer
V. r. Johnston Robert Loustal0t
,ouis Ehrhardt C. J. Migeot
Jug. O'Connor, Jr. f. E. Zebal
|. w. Deckelman Robert Dantln
Wilson McKerall, Jr.
Witnesses:
Geo. L. Ferret,
A. Thiel.
HENRY MAYER,
Notary Public.