The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-11-06
CHARTER
Social Club Of the Parish
Of 1t. Mary.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st, Mary.

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 the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
| signed, personally came and appeared tae
parties whose names are hereto Subscrib
| ed, who declared unto me, Notary. that
| they have and do hereby organize them
selves, and all the parties and persons who
| may hereafter become associated with
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 he
"Attakapas Social Club of the Parish of st.
Mary" and its domicle shall be at st.
Joseph, Parish of st. Nary, Louisiana. ana
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, the said corporation
shall have, possess, enjoy and exercise all
the rights, powers and privileges of cor-
porate body for the term and period Of
ninety nine 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
tion at regular meeting. and all legal pro.
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 or that purpose on the first Sun
day in November Of leach year, notice Of
which meeting to be given by written or
printed notices mailed to each member Of
the 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 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
November 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 this corpora.
ton.
1t may adopt claws. rules and, regula-
lions. and alter. amend or abrogate the
same at pleasure, except as hereinafter
provided. and generally possess such
and necessary to carry out the purposes
for which lit 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
this corporation beyond the amount of
anv 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
to each member. by vote of two-thirds
of all the members present at such meet
ing; and this corporation may be dissolved
at special meeting held for that purpose
after thirty days notice mailed to each
member, by an officer of this corporation
to be cast either iI person or by written
proxy.
In the event of the dissolution of this
corporation, by limitation or Otherwiae,
It's affairs shall be liquidated by three
70 hn
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.
said Notary, after due reading.
(Urlginally Slgned)
BEN X LEE
mark
BAIsLE BOwLEs,
his
RODGERS X WARDENs.
mark
his
WALTER X HARRIS,
mark
JOHN X MATTHEWS.
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Witnesses:
Jos. GENDUSA,
V. j. DSTHEIMER.
HENRY MAYER, Notary Public.
State of Louisiana.
Parish Of st. Mary.
Having examined the foregoing charter
of 1.-The Attakapas Social Club of the
Parish of st. Mary" and finding nothing
contained therein to be contrary to law,
and its objects and purposes legal, I here
by approve the same this 2Sth day OF
October, 1909.
+. N. MILLING,
District Attorney, 23rd Judicial District.