The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-10-23
CHARTER
THE MANHATTAN SOCIAL CLUB
Of st. Joseph.
State of Louisiana
Parish of ST. Mary

Before me, Henry Mayer, a Notary Pub
| 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 sub.
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 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
hereby adopt the following charter, to.
wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be
1.-THE MANHATTAN SOCIAL CLUB" of st.
Joseph, Parish Of st. Mary, Louisiana.
and its domlcile shall be at St. Joseph,
Parish of st. Mary, Louisiana, and all
legal process shall be served on the Presi-
dent and in his absence on the Vice Presi-
dent.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this cor>
poration are the cultivation and promo
tion 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 mine years from the
date of this act.
ARTICLE III.
The business of this corporation shall be
conducted and governed by a Board of
Directors to be composed of the President,
.Tro nd
three 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 dill ectors Of this corpor-
alton shall be elected annually at meeting
held for that purpose on the first Sunday
in October of each year, notice of which
meeting to be given by written or printed
notices mailed to each member of the cor
poratiOn ten days prior thereto by the
Secretary-Treasurer, or other officer OF the
corporation.
The first Board of Directors shall con-
sist of William Bray, John Berry and
William Mitchell, John Boyd shall be
President, Henry Harris, shall be Vice
Secretary and Treasurer All OF the
above named Directors, President, Vice
President, Secretary Treasurer shall
serve as a 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 October, 1910.
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 the corpor>
alton.
1t may adopt bylaws, rules and regula-
tions, and alter, amend or abrogate the
same at pleasure, except as hereinafter
provided, and generally possess such
powers as ale incident to corporation,
and necessary to carry out the purposes
for which IL 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 vi.
No member of this corporation shall
ever to held liable or responsible for the
debts, contracts or obligations or faults OF