The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-21
CHARTER
The Swampers and Workingmens
Club Of Garden CITY.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of 81 Mary.

State of Louisiana,
Parish Of st Mary
Before me, Henry Mayer, Notary Pubs
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
such corporations, have ad ,pted and do
hereby adopt the following charter, to-
wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name Of this corporation shall be
1.-THE SwAMPERs AND WORKINGMENs
CLUB OF GARDEN CITY" and its dOmicile
shall be at Garden City. Parish Of St.
Mary, Louisiana, and all legal process
shall be served on the President and in
his absence on the Vice President.
ARTICLE IL.
The objects and purposes of this cor
poratiOn are the cultivation and promo
ton 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 q 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 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 corpOr-
alton at 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 directors of this cor
poratiOn shall be elected annually at
meeting held for that purpose on che
first Sunday in September of each year,
notice of which meeting to be given by
written OF 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 COM
sst of Henry Thomas and William Tay-
lor, Ed Simon shall be President, Sam
Bicks shall be Vice President and Dave
above named Directors, President, Vice
President. Secretary 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 September, 1910.
ARTICLE Nv.
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 |
alton.
It may adopt bylaws, rules and regu-
latiOns, and alter, amend or abrogate the
same at pleasure, except as hereinafter
provided, and generally possess such
powers as are incident to corporation,
and necessary to carry out the purposes
for which it 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 Nv.
No member of this corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
debts, contracts or obligations or faults of
this corporation beyond the amount of
any 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
Of all the members present at such meet
Ing; and this corporation may be dis
solved at a special meeting held for that
purpose after thirty days notice mailed to
each member, by an officer Of this colpor-
alton to be cast either in person or by
written proxy. I
ARTICLE VIII.
In the event of the dissolution, O. this
by limitation or otherwise,
Is affairs shall be liquidated by three '
to be appointed by the
Thus done and passed at my Office in
he Parish OF st. Mary, on the 26th day of
he month Of July. 1909, in presence Of the
wO subscribing witnesses who sign these
PRESENTS with said incOrporators and me,
aid Notary, after due reading.
Originally signed)
ED. SIMON, for himself
and for
DAVE HOWARD, i
SAM HICKS, 1
JOHN TAYLOR, I
VIM. TAYLOR, Il
ED Nicely, I.
ED NORRIS, /!
Tom Rocks, IN
HY. THOMAS, IN
HY. WITTUCK, 1,
Tom Hook, /.
ISAAC MILLER. d
illnesses: 81
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