The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-10-30
CHARTER
SofiaI Club Of the Parish
Of 1t. Mary.
state Of Louisiana.
Parish Of st. Mary

Before me, Henry Mayer, a Not.-r
Public, duly commissioned and oualifad
within and for the Parish Of st. Mar
state OF Louisiana. in the presence OF ~
witnesses hereinafter named and under.
signed, personally came and appeared tho
parties whose names are hereto subscrib.
ed, who declared unto ME, Notary tb.t
they have and do hereby organize thsm'
selves, and all the parties and person, who
may hereafter become associated with
them, INTO a corporation and body polite
in law, for social and literary purposes
and in accordance with the provisions NJ
the laws of this state affecting such c0rno.
rations, have adopted and do hereby adont
the following charter to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name Of this corporation shall he
"Attakapas Social Club of the Parish of n.
Mary" and its domicile shall be at ~
Joseph, Parish of st. Mary, Louisiana. and
all legal process shall be served on the
President, and in his absence on the Vice.
President.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this como.
ration are the cultivation and promotion Of
literature and science, and the encourage.
ment of closer relations and intercourse
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 corr
pOrate body for the term and period Of
ninety nine years from the date of this act.
ARTICLE Ill.
The business 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 corpora.
ton at a regular meeting, and all legalp pro.
cess shall be served upon the President,
and in his absence on the Vice. President,
as aforesaid.
ration shall be elected annually at meet.
ing held .or that purpose on the first sun.
day in November of leach year, notice Of
which meeting to be given by written or
printed 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 Rodgers Wardens and Walter Harris,
John Matthews shall be President, Ben Lee
shall be Vice. president, and Basile Bowles
shall be Secretary Treasurer. All the
above named Directors, President
Vice President, Secretary Treasurer, shall
serve as Board of Directors, and also in
their cited capacities from this date
| and until their successors shall have been
elected on the first Sunday in the month Of
November 1910.
ARTICLE w.
This corporation is authorized to lease,
purchase, convey, hold and mortgage such
real estate and property in the Parish OF
| st. Mary as may be deemed necessary for
the objects and purposes of this corpora
ton.
1t may adopt by laws. rules and regula.
tons, and alter, amend or abrogate the
same at pleasure, except as hereinafter
provided. and generally possess such
powers as are incident to corporation,
and necessary to carry out the purposes
for which it is organized.
| ARTICLE V.
| The Board Of Directors shall have the
| power to regulate the manner OF assessing
and collecting such initiation fees, cues
and fines as may be prescribed by the oy'
laws, or authorized by this corporation
| ARTICLE vi.
| No member of this corporation snail
ever to held liable or responsible for tho
debts, contracts or obligations or faults 0!
this corporation beyond the amount OF
anv dues or assessments which ne may
owe for the current year.
| ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be amended at any
regular or special meeting called ior .nii
purpose after fifteen days notice BY mail
To each member. by q vote OF two.tniroS
of ali the members present at such meet,
ing; and this corporation may be dissolved oro.a
at a special meeting held for that purpose
after thirty days notice mailed to escn
member, BY an officer of this corporetlon
to he cast either in person or by wrltten
proxy. .,n1c, VIII
Tn the event of the dissolution OF tnls
cornoration, by limitation or otherwlae,
its affairs shall be liquidated by three
commissioners to be appointed oy 'n'
BOARD of Directors for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my once n mo mo
Parish of st. Mary, on the 22nd day o. tns
month of october, 1909, in presence OF tns
two subscribing witnesses who sign tnese
presents with said incorporators ana me-
said Notary, after due reading:
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BEN K LEE
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