The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-11-27
CHARTER
AttakapaS Social Club Of the Parish
Of st. Mary.
State of Louisiana,
D-;-L oRCk Hfor

| State of Louisiana,
| Parish of st. Mary.
Before me, Henry Mayer, Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified
within and for the Parish of st. Mary
State of Louisiana. in the presence of th'
| witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared tn
parties whose names are hereto subscrib
ed, who declared unto me, Notary. tina
they have and do hereby organize them
| selves, and all the parties and persons who
may hereafter become associated will
them, into corporation and body polite
| in law, for social and literary purposes
| and in accordance with the provisions OF
| the laws Of this state affecting such corpo.
rations, have adopted and-do hereby adopt
the following charter tO-wit:
| ARTICLE L.
The name of this corporation shall be
"Attakapas Social Club of the Parish of ST
| Mary" and it's domicile shall be at st
| 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 cOrpo-
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, che 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 mine years from the date of this act.
ARTICLE Ill.
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 corpora
lar nd oil 1v,rn
cess shall be served upon the President,
and in his absence on the Vice. President,
as aforesaid.
The officers and Directors Of this corpo-
ration shall be elected annually at a meet
ing held tor that purpose on the first Sun
day in November Of leach year, notice of
which meeting to be given by written or
tie 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
ARTICLE
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 bylaws. rules and regula-
lions, and alter. amend or abrogate the
III ffnr
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, dues
laws, or authorized by this corporation.
ARTICLE vi.
No member Of this corporation shall
ever to held liable or responsible for the
debts, contracts or obligations or faults of
this corporation beyond the amount of
any dues or assessments which he may
owe 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
of ali the members present at such meet
ing: and this corporation may be dissolved
at a special meeting held for that purpose
after thirty days notice mailed to each
member, BY an officer of this corporation
to be cast either in person or by written
proxy.
ARTICLE VIII.
In the event of the dissolution of this
corporation, by limitation or otherwiae,
a. ,Ro;rs shall ha Inundated nv three
commissioners to be appointed by the
Board of Directors for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my Office in the
Parish of st. Mary, on the 22nd day of the
month of October. 1909, in presence of the
two subscribing witnesses who sign these
presents with said incorporators and me,
(Originally signed)
BEN x LEE
mark
BA1sLE BowLEs,
his
RODGERS X WARpENs.
mark
his
WALTER x HARRIS,
JOHN K K MATHEWS.
Witnesses:
Jos. GENDUsA,
". j. OsTHEIMER.
HENRY MAYER, Notary Public.
State of Louisiana.
Parish Of st. Mary.
Having examined the foregoing charter
of ''The Attakapas Social Club OF the
Parish of St. Mary" and finding nothing