The Caucasian., 1909-01-19
CHARTER
OF THE CORNER CkUB. y

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Thigpen, notary public in and 4or 9a(
do Parish. Louisiana, the following: {
A. WorshAln, E. E. Maloney, I. Hol
land, A. G. Hodge, L. 2. Campbell
Sgd A. Bodenheimer, H. S. Hart, =
Goetschel, John A. Keel, T. Z. Birl
u. J. Buckley, Eli Blum, B. Sokoloskl
B. A. phelps, Simon Bahr, y. R
Hirsch, NJ Bluestein, L. Benjamin
Alex Marks, l. C. Bluestein, A. E
Asher, J. H. S. Eteen, L. Hirsch, E
P. Allen, J. Kronenberg, who declared
that availing thrleselves of the laws O.
| Louisiana relative to She organization O.
corporations for social and literary PIC
poses, they hereby form and constitute
themselves, their associates and success
sors into corporation and body polite
for the objects and purposes hereinafter
stated and under the 3pllowiro o,Gcle,
of incorporation.
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corpUation shall u
THE CORNER CLUB" and its dom
|Scile is hereby declared to be and g.
ma,n n the City of Shreveport, Lo4-
lana.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes OF this
corporation shall be: To foster Social
intercourse, to provide for the recrea-
ton, amusement aid entertainment of
the members of Il is organization and
invited guests, and to encourage literary
tastes by the establishment and main
tenance of reading room, properly
supplied with periodicals, magazines and
newspapers, and to accomplish thesg
purposes this corporation shall have
and exercise all the sights, privileges
and powers authorized by law TO & body
corporate.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall continue for
the tenn Of fifty years from the date of
this charter, and shall have power to
make and use corporate seal and to
change same at pleasure; to contracts to
sue and be sued; to purchase, hold, hy-
pothecate, lease, ALLEVIATE ana convey
real, personal and mixed property; %
name and appoint all officers and agents
that the interests Of the corporation
may require; 70 make AMI establish all
necessary bylaws, rules and regulations
and 70 alter and change same at pleas
uSe.
ARTICLE w.
Tie cooperate powers Of this club
shan be vested in and exercised BY 4
board Of governors TO consist oi the
president, vice president and ave other
members to be elected annually; they
shall hold Office for one year, q until
theis successors shall elected IND quail
i6ed. They shall be elected a che first
Tuesday in Deceubes of each year.
The business oe Che club shall b o1an-
aged BY ehis board Ali vacancies in Of
hce occurring during che term for which
elected shall be 6lled by che board All
citations os oehes legal process shall! be
served on che PRESIDENT % y, Mis- alb
senee on Che sice president, or in the
absence Of both. on any member of the
board acting as president pro tem by
designation Of president or vice pred
dent.
ARTICLE v.
A general meeting Of the members of
this corporation shall take place on the
first Tuesday in December of each year
for she election Of officers ane for the
transaction N all requisite business.
Said meetings may be continued by ad-
journment should same be deemed
necessary by a A1ajorits present. 4
general meeting of this corporation shall
be called by the president or acting
presidents at any time ho may Deem
necessary, or on the written request of
fifteen membess These meeting shall
take place after notice of the daD ard
purpose OF such meeting shall have
been conspicuously posted in the club
room thirty days previous 20 said meet
ing and published once duriR guch
time in any daily paper.
AZ all meetings each memheE shall
have one vote mo proxies shall be per
mitted. Seven members shall constitute
a quorum at any and all meet ngs, cx-
cept for purpose of adjournment, and
decision of a majority present shall
be valid as corporate act cxc& as
herein stated.
ARTICLE W.
No debt shall be created in any one
year to exceed the annual r.. enucs of
said club, unless by consent o. major
ity of members present and voting at an
annual meeting, or general meeting
called for such purpose.
No member shall be held liable o.
responsible for the contracts OF f<,l!.s
Of this club in any greater sum than the
unpaid balance due the club; nor shall
anv informalifv in nrcanizat hav. the