The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-18
CHARTER
The SWampers and Workingmens
Club Of Garden City.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st, Mary.

State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.
Before me, Henry Mayer. Notary Pubs
lie, duly commissioned and qualified,
within and for the Parish of St. Mary,
State OF Louisiana. in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under.
signed, personally came and appeared
the parties whose names are hereto SUBJ
scribed, who declared unto me, Notary,
that they have and do hereby organize
themselves, and all the parties and per.
sons who may hereafter become associated
with them, into a corporation and body
polite in law, for social and literary pur.
poses, and in accordance with the pro-
visions Of the laws Of this State affecting
such corporations, have adopted and do
hereby adopt the following charter, to.
wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name Of this corporation shall be
"THE swAMPERs AND WoRKINGMENs
shall be at Garden City, Parish of St.
Mary, Louisiana, and all legal process
shall be served on the President and in
his absence on the Vice President.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this cor.
pOration are the cultivation and promo.
ton of literature and science and the en-
cOuragement Of closer social 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 priv
ileges Of corporate body for the term
and period Of ninety nine years from the
date of this act.
ARTICLE III.
The business of this corporation shall
be conducted and governed BY 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 corpOr-
alton at a regular meeting. and all
legal process shall be served upon the
President. and in his absence on the Vice
President, as Aforesaid.
The officers and directors of this cor.
pOration shall be elected, annually at a
meeting held for that purpose on che
first Sunday in September OF each year,
written OF 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 COM
sist of Henry Thomas and William Tay,
lor, Ed Simon shall be President, Sam
Bicks shall be Vice President and Dave
Howard Secretary Treasurer. All OF the
above named Directors, President, Vice
President. Secretary Treasurer shall
serve as Board of Directors and also In
their pre.cited capacities from this date
and until their successors shall have been
elected on the first Sunday in the month |
of September, 1910.
ARTICLE Nv.
This corporation is authorized to lease, |
hA1h nd ~ 40 croh 1
real estate and property in the Parish of |
St. Mary as may be deemed necessary for
the objects and purposes OF this corpor-
alton.
It may adopt bylaws. rules and regu. |
lations, and alter, amend or abrogate the |
same at pleasure, except as hereinafter |
provided, and generally possess such |
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, dues
and fines as may be prescribed by the by.
laws, or authorized by this corporation.
ARTICLE w.
No member of this corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
debts, contracts or obligations or faults OF
his corporation beyond the amount OF
any dues or assessments which he may
1--WE for the current year.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be amended at any
regular or special meeting called for that
purpose after fifteen days notice by mail
% each member, by q vote of two>thirds
# all the members present at such meet.
ng; and this corporation may be dis.
oIved at . special meeting held for that
purpose after thirty days notice mailed to
ZACH member, by an officer Of this c0lp0r-
tion to be cast either in person or by
written proxy.
ARTICLE VIII.
In the event Of the dissolution, 0: this
by limitation or otherwise
b affairs shall be liquidated by three
to be appointed by the
|oard of Directors for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my Office in
be Parish Of st. Mary, on the 18th day Of
be month Of July, 1909. In presence of the
NO subscribing witnesses who sign these
resents with said inc0rp0ratOrs and me,
lid Notary, after due reading. III
Originally signed)
Ed. SIMON. for himself
and for
DAVE HOWARD,
SAM HICKS,
!, JOHN TAYLOR,
WIN. TAYLOR,
Ed Nicely,
Ed NORRIS,
Tom Rocks,
HY. THOMAS, I
HY. WITTUCK, h