The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-19


! The business of the club shall be man
aged BY this board All vacancies in of
| fec occurring during the term shall be
filled by the board All citations or
| other legal process shall be served on
the president or in his absence on the
vice president. or in the absence Of both,
on any member of the board acting as
president pro TEN by designation of
prpcsident or vice president.
ARTICLE V,
A general meeting of the members of
this corporation shall take place on the
second Tuesday Of January of each year
| for the election of officers and for the
transaction of all requisite business.
Said meetings may be continued by ad-
ournh1ent should same be deemed
necessary by majority present A gen
eral meeting Of this corporation shall
be called by the president or acting
president at any time he may deem
necessary, or on the written request OF
fifteen members These meetings shall
take place after notice of the date and
purpose of such meeting shall have been
conspicuously posted in the club room
thirty days previous to the said meeting
and published Que during such time in
any daily paper.
At all meetings each member shall
have one vote: no proxies shall be per
mtted Seven members shall constitute
quorum at any and all meetings. G.
cept for purpose of adjournment. and
a decision of Il majority present shay
be valid as a corporate act except as
herein stated
ARTICLE vi.
No debt shall Be created in any ore
year to exceed Che annual revenues ~
said club. unless by consent of ma
jority of members present end voting at
an annual meeting, or ger,srsl Msct'ng
called tor such purpose.
No o,ember SHALL be held liable or
responsible for Che contracts ~ faults
oe CHS club in any greater sum shon Che
unpaid balance due The club: nor shs1l
any informally in organization hove the
effect e annulling this chatter or Gre
ating greater personal responsibility
Article VII.
All acts and obligations of this cor
poraiion shall be authenticated by size
signatures of the president and treas
urer.
ARTICLE VII.
AN games in this club shall be rees-
sated and controlled by the boasj o3
governofs.
ARTICLE Il.
The otxcers Il ehis club shall Re 4
president, vice lsesi,le,,a, Q sec5csasy,
a treasurer, elected by majesty vote
at annual meeting All voting shall tA
by closed ballot The secretary and
treasurer shall give bond in such sum
as the board ~ governors may detee-
mine, and shall act IN aheir proper ca
pacisy Whenever sequired by Che board
40 As greetings
Tie following shall be Che FIRST Of
6ccss 81 this club, and shall serve until
the second Tuesday in January 1910, or
until their successors shall be elected
and qualified: President. C. r. Smith
vice president. Murray Quiglcs; secse
tary and Treasures, + r. Roberts. There
shall be membership Committee of
three members (none II which shall 1e
members e the board) who shall be
elected az annual meetings. All other
committees shall be named ny the ptcs-
deut.
ARTICLE x
This act of Incorporation may ae
amended, modified or altered excctA for
purposes o3 dissolution by vote 81 4
majority of Che N,embess present az an
nual meeting or meeting called Cor sucf,
purpose. This corpor alton n,ay Be dis
solved by vote "a two thirds IS the e4,-
tire membership at Q regula, annual
meeting or special meeting called Tor
such purpose after notice has been given
by publication for Cen consecutive days |
in daily newspaper Il, Che city of
Shreveport in which notice Che object
and purpose al Che meeting shall be
clearly stated. Whenevcr Obi. corpor-
alton is dissolved is affairs shall be
liquidated or settled by Eve commits
sioners designated by majority ~ Che
members present a annual meeting %
meeting called for such purpose. I'm case
of death or inability % act of any COM
missionee - commissioners a surviving
commissioner shall! act as acting presi-
dent ok the club convene Z meeting B.
fill che vacancy
This done and passed al Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana. this the and
day Of January 1909. in the presence Of
{. w. Cory and w. A. Adams, good
and competent witnesses, residing in
this city. who have signed their names