The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-04
CHARTER
OF THE PLANTERS CLUB. ="

CtdtC O1 LOUISIANA, Z 1IISu O1 NduuO .
Before me, Frank A. Blanchard, no.
tary public in and for Caddo Parish,
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and sworn, on this the and day of JAM
uary, 1909, personally came and ap-
peared the persons whose names are
hereinafter signed, all residents Of
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 cor
poration and body polite for the object
and purpose hereinafter stated, and un-
der the following articles of incorpora-
ton.
ARTICLE Z :
The name of this corporation shall be
THE PLANTERS CLUB" and domi-
ciled as declared hereby to be and to re-
main in the city of Shreveport, Il.
ARTICLE II.
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 in
vited guests, and to encourage literary
taste by the establishing and mainten-
ance of reading room, properly sup
piled with magazines, newspapers and
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and privileges and powers allowed BY
law to a 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 corporate seal
and to change same at pleasure; to con-
tract, to sue and to be sued; to pur-
| chase, hold, hypothecate, lease, ALLEVIATE
| 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 ane
change same at pleasure.
ARTICLE w.
The corporate powers of this clul
shall be vested in and exercised by :
board of governors to consist of tn
president, vice prpesident and FIVE othe
members to be elected annually; the.
shall hold Office for one year, or unit
their successors shall be elected an
qualified. They shall be elected on tn
second Tuesday in January of each yea'
The business of the club shall be man
aged by this board. All vacancies in o'
fee occurring during the term shall
filled by the board All citations
other legal process shall be served o
. the president, or in his absence ON tn
vice president, OF in the absence Of bot
on any member of the board acting :
president pro TEN by designation {
prpesident or vice president.
q ARTICLE v.
A general meeting Of the members
this corporation shall take place on Il
n second Tuesday of January Of each ye
for the election of officers and for L
/; transaction of all requisite busines
n Said meetings may be continued by
) ournment should same he deem
J. necessary by majority pre1ent u &c
er eral meeting Of this corporpation sh
be called by the president or aet'
S: president at any time he may DEF
necessary, or on the written request
l fifteen members These meetings sh
take place after notice of the date a
n: purpose of such meeting shall have be
er conspicuously posted in the club rot
thirty days previous to the said meets
tie and published one during such time
any daily paper.
IL At all meetings each member u
Ia have one vote; no proxies shall be
nd mitted. Seven members shall constit
& quorum at any and all meetings,
cept for purpose of adjournment.
el- decision Of a majority present 81
be valid as 4 corporate act except