The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-14
CHARTER
OF THE CORNER CLUB"

came and appeared before me, J. A
Thigpcn, notary public in and for Cad
do Parish, Louisiana, the following: c
A. Worsham, E. E. Maloney. l. Hol
land, A. G. Hodge, L. L. Campbell
Sgd. A. Bodenheimer, H. S. Hart, A.
Goetschel, John A. Keel, T. E. Bird
J. J. Buckley, Eli Blum, B. Sokoloski
B. A. Phelps, Simon Bahr, w. r.
Hirsch, NJ. Bluestein, L. Benjamin
Alex Marks, I. c. BMestein, A. E
Asher, J. H. S. Eteen, L. Hirsch, E.
P. Allen, ]. Kronenberg, who declared
that availing themselves of the laws Of
Louisiana relative to the organization Of
corporations for social and literary pur.
poses, they hereby form and constitute
themselves, their associates and succes.
sors into corporation and body polite
for the objects and purposes hereinafter
stated and under the following article.
of incorporation.
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corpora alton shall be
1.-THE CORNER CLUB" and its dom
icile is hereby declared to be and re-
main in the City Of Shreveport, Louis
lana.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this
corporation shall be: To foster social
intercourse, to provide for the recrea-
ton, amusement and entertainment of
the members of this organization and
invited guests, and to encourage literary
tastes by the establishment and main
tenance of a reading room, properly
supplied with periodicals, magazines and
newspapers, and to accomplish these
purposes this corporation shall have
and exercise all the rights, privileges
and powers authorized by law to body
corporate.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shalt continue for
the term 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 contract, to
sue and be sued; to purchase, hold, n.y.
pothecate, lease, ALLEVIATE and convey
real, personal and mixed property; to
name and appoint all officers and agents
that the interests of the corporation
may require; to make AMI establish all
necessary bylaws, rules and regulations
and to alter and change same at pleas
ure.
ARTICLE w.
The corporate powers of this club
shall be vested in and exercised by 4
board of governors to consist of tho
vice president and FIVE other
members to be elected annually; they
shall hold Office for one year, or until
their successors shall elected md quail
fled. They shall be elected on the first
Tuesday in December of each year.
The business of the club shall be man.
aged by this board. All vacancies in Of
fee occurring during the term for which
elected shall be filled by the board. All
citations or other legal process shall be
served on the president. or in his ab-
sence- on the vice president, or in the
absence of both, on any member of the
board acting a. president pro TEN by
designation of president or vice presi-
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 the election Of officers and for the
Of all requisite business.
Said meetings may be continued BY i'd
journment should same be deemed
BY = majority present. A
general 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 meeting shall
take place after notice Of the date ard
Of such meeting shall have
been conspicuously posted in the club
room thirty days previous to said meet
ing and published once during such
lime in any daily paper.
At all meetings each member shsll
have one vote; no proxies shalt be per-
mitted. Seven members shall constitute
/ quorum At any and oil sneet'nss, cx-
cept for purpose Of adjournment, and
! decision Of 4 majority present shall
be valid a. ! corporate act except Is
herein stated.
ART1CLE-VI.
No debt shall Be created in any one
year to exceed the annual revenues of
said club unless By consent Of major
ity Of members present and voting 1t IN
annual meeting. Of general nseet'ng
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