The Caucasian., 1909-01-31
CHARTER
OF THE PLANTERS CLUB g

Before me. Frank A. Blanchard a no
tary public in and for Caddo Parish
state Of Louisiana, duly commits ssioucd
and sworn. on this the 2nd day Of Ian
farv, 1900. personally came and ap
oeared the persons whose names arc
hereinafter signed al residents oi
Caddo Parish. State Of Louisiana, who
declared that availing themselves Of the
laws Of the State of Louisiana relative
to the organizing Of corporations for so
cial and literary purposes, they hereby
form and constitute themselves. Their
associates and successors. into q cor
poraton and body polite for the objec'
and nrrn0se hereinafter stated, and ul-
der the following articles Of Incorpora
ton
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be
THE PLANTERS CLUE and doml
,led as declared hereby to he and to re
main III the city of Shreveport, La.
ARTICLE H.
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 i'll
vited guests. and to encourage literary
taste bv the establishing and 1naIntcn
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 Ill
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 a corporate seal
and to change same at pleasure: to con-
tract, to sue and to be sued; to pur-
chase, hold, hypothecate, lease, alenate
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 ".
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
fee occurring during the term shall b
filled by the board. All citations OF
other legal process shall be served OF
the president, or in his absence on thu
vice president, or in the absence of both
on any member of the board acting a:
president pro TEN by designation o1
prpesident Or vice president
ARTICLE V.
A general meeting of the members O.
this corporation shall take place on th'
second Tuesday of January of each yeal
| for the election of officers and for thu
transaction of all requisite business
Said meetings may be continued by ad
journment should same be deemed
necessary by ma jority present A gen
eral meeting of this corporpation shal
be called by the president or actins
president at any time he may deem
necessary, or on the written request 0
fifteen members. These meetings shal
take place after notice of the date ant
purpose of sucl, meeting shall have bee,
conspicuously posted in the club room
thirty days previous to the said meetin.
and published cne during such time il
any daily paper.
! At all meetings each member shall
| nave one vote, no proxies snail De per
mitted. Seven members shall constitute
quorum at any and all meetings, ex
cept for purpose of adjournment, ant
a decision of majority present shall
be valid as corporate act except a
herein stated.
ARTICLE VI.
| No debt shall be created in any on
year to exceed the annual revenues o
said club, unless by consent Of ma
jority of members present and voting a
an annual meeting, or general meeting
called for such purpose.
No member shall be held liable o
responsible for the contracts or fault
of this club in any greater sum than tn
unpaid balance due the club: nor shal
any informally in organization have tn
effect of annulling this charter or ere
ating greater personal responsibility
ARTICLE VII.
All acts and obligations of this cor
poration shall be authenticated by tn
| signatures of the president and treas