The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-12
CHARTER
OF THE PLANTERS CLUB.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Before me, Frank A. Blanchard, a nc
tary public in and for Caddo Parish
State of Louisiana, duly commissions
and sworn, on this the end day of Jan
uary, 1909, personally came and ap
peared the persons whose names ar
hereinafter signed, all residents o
Caddo Parish, State of Louisiana, VIII
declared that availing themselves of tn
laws of the State of Louisiana relativ
to the organizing of corporations for so
cial and literary purposes, they hereb,
form and constitute themselves, thei
associates and successors, into a cor
poration and body polite for the objec
and purpose hereinafter stated, and un
der the following articles OF incorpora
ton.
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be
| THE PLANTERS CLUB" and domi-
ciled as declared hereby to be and to re-
main i'll the city of Shreveport, La.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purpose of this cor
poration shall be: To foster social in
tercourse, to provide for the recreation,
amusement and entertainment of the
members of this organization and in
vited guests, and to encourage literary
taste by the establishing and mainten-
ance of reading room, properly sup
piled with magazines, newspapers and
libary, and to accomplish these purposes
this corporation shall have the rights
and privileges and powers allowed by
law to body corporate.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall continue for
the term of twenty-five years from the
date of this charter, and shall have
power to make and use corporate seal
and to change same at pleasure; to con-
tract, to sue and to be sued; to pur-
chase, hold. hypothecate, lease, ALLEVIATE
and convey real, personal and mixed
property; to nome and appoint all Of
ficers and agents that the interests of
the corporation may require; to make
and establish all necessary bylaws,
rules and regulations and to alter and
change same at pleasure.
ARTICLE w.
The corporate powers of this club
shall be vested in and exercised by a
board of governors to consist of the
president, vice prpesident and FIVE other
members to be elected annually: they
shall hold Office for one year, or until
their successors shall be elected and
qualified. They shall be elected on the
second Tuesday in January of each year.
The business of the club shall be man.
aged by this board. All vacancies in Of
flee occurring during the term shall be
filled by the board All citations or
other legal process shall be served on
the president, or in his absence on the
vice president, or in the absence of both,
on any member of the board acting as
president pro tenn by designation of
prpesident or vice president.
ARTICLE v.
A general meeting of the members of
this corporation shall take place on the
second Tuesday of January of each year
for the election of officers and for the
of all requisite business.
Said meetings may be continued by adj
journment should same be deemed
necessary by majority present. A gen.
eral meeting Of this corporation shall
be called by the president or acting
president at any time he may deem
or on the written request of
fifteen members. These meetings shall
take place after notice of the date and
purpose of such meeting shall have been
posted in the club room
thirty days previous to the said meeting
and published one during such time in
any daily paper.
At all meetings each. member shall
have one vote; no proxies shall be per-
mitted. Seven members shall constitute
a quorum at any and all meetings, ex-|
cept for purpose of adjournment, and
a decision Of a majority present shall
be valid as a corporate act except as
herein stated.
ARTICLE vi.
No debt shall be created in any one
year to exceed the annual revenues of
said club, unless by consent of MAJ
jority of members present and voting at
an annual meeting, or general meeting
called for such purpose.
No member shall be held liable or
for the contracts Or faults
of this club in any greater sum than the
unpaid balance due the club; nor shall
any informality in organization have the
effect of annulling this charter or ere
ating greater personal responsibility.