St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16
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ATHLETIC CLUB

CONVICTION ATHLETIC CLUB.
United States of America, I
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Tammany.
Be it Known, That on this twenty-seventf
day of March, nineteen hundred and eight,
before me, Edward H. Richard, a 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 hereunto subscribed,
all OF the full age of majority, and residents of
tne 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-
tittic, social and other purposes, they do by
these presents mutually agree and bind them
selves, their associates and successors, to form
and constitute a corporation for the objects
and purposes and under the conditions and
stpulations as follows, to-wit;
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this CORPORATION shall
be CoVlNGTON ATHLETIC CLUB, and its domi-
cile 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, di-
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 properly, 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
its good government and support not incon-
siStent 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-
hlbltlon OF athletic sports, and such other fea-
lures as may be found necessary to fulfill the
purposes for which this corporationi is formed.
ARTICLE ".
The officers of this corporation shall be a
president, vice president, manager, secretary
and Il easurer. The president, or in his abb
sence, the vice-president, or in his absence,
the manager, shall be the person upon whom
citation shall be served.
For the purpose of organization and to serve
until the next election of officers, the follow
ing are hereby declared to be the officers of
J. v. ROBINSON, President
7. P. DOTY, Yice-PreSident
E. B. STERN, Manager.
o. ], RICHARD, Secretary
r. l.. AUBERT, Treasurer.
ARTlCLE,v.
No member shall be held liable, or responsi-
Bile 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
shall any mere informally in the organization
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 a
period of twenty-five years, beginning from
the date hereof, or otherwise, its affairs shall
be 1iquidated by three commissioners, to be
elected by the members of the CORPORATION at
said commissioners shall proceed immed lately
to terminate its affairs, and after the payment
of its debts and liabilities shall distribute the
remaining funds to its members in equal
in writing addressed to the members and
mailed to their residences.
Thus done and passed at my office, in Cow
ington, ST. Tammany Parish on the day and
month and year above written, in the presence
of Jos. M. Reiling and Mike Kennedy, both of
this parish, competent witnesses, who have
hereunto signed their names with said appear
whole. (Signed)
J. Y. Robinson Lewis L. Morgan
T, P. Doty II. H. Suddutf
Edmund B. Stern c. F.. Hardie
Oliver J. Richard Jr Harvey E. Ellis
Robert L. ALBERT Nicholas H FitzSimons
NJ. Fontaine Fred J. Heintz, Jr.
w. H. KentZel Jno. w. Cundall
w. H. Lafayette Paul j. Lacroix
Julian Lafaye ChaS. R. Trouiliy
GodfreyL. 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.
The foregoing act of incorporation having
been submitted to me for examination as to its
legality, am of the opinion that the purposes
and object of the corporation as herein speci-
fled are legal and that none of its provisions
therein contained are contrary to law.
JOS. B. LANCASTER,
District Attorney for st. Tammany Parish.
|, the undersigned recorder of Mortgages, in
and for the Parish of St. Tammany, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing act of incorporation of the Coving-
ton Athletic Club, and the certificate of the
District Attorney, were this day recorded in
mortgage book 20" folios 219, etc.
W. E. BLOSSMAN,
ap11-6t Recorder of Mortgages.
B. j. Wolf & Sons VS. Thomas & Car
penter-No. $40.