The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-09-04
CHARTER
The Swampers and Workingmens
Club'of Garden City.
State of Louisiana,
Parish OF st. Mary.

State Of Louisiana,
Parish OF st. Mary.
Before me, Henry Mayer, Notary Pubs
lie, duly commissioned and quallhed,
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 a 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 anecting
such corporations, have adopteu anu ~
hereby adopt the following charter TO-
wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name OF this corporation shall be
"THE SwAMPERs AND WORKINGMENs
cInn or GARDEN CITY" and its domicile
shall he at Garden City, Parish OF st.
Mary. Louisiana, and all legal process
shalt he served on the President and In
his absence on the Vice President.
ARTICLE ii.
The objects and purposes of this cor
,,oration are the cultivation and promo
lion of literature and science and the en-.
courapement of closer social relations and
Intercourse among its members. And to
effect these objects and purposes, the sald
corporation shall have, possess, ENJOY ana
exercise all the rights, powers ana priv
ileoes of a corporate body for the term
and period Of ninety nine years from the
date of this act.
ARTICLE III.
The business Of this corporation shall
no conducted and governed by Board OF
n;ractors to be composed Of the President,
ce.President, Secretary Treasurer ana
two other members of the corporation TO
he elected by the members OF the corpor,
alton at regular meeting. anu al
legal process shall be served upon the
President. and in his absence on the vice
President, as aforesaid.
The officers and directors OF TINS cor
noration shall be elected annually at a
meeting held for that purpose on tne
frsf SUNDAY in September Of each year,
notice Of which meeting to be given Dy
written OF printed notices mailed 10 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 cons
sist of Henry Thomas and William lay,
Ior. Ed Simon shall be President, sam
Hicks shall be Vice President and Dave
Howard Secretary Treasurer. All OF tne
above named Directors, President, wee
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 ".
This corporation is authorized to lease,
purchase, convey, hold and mortgage sucn
real estate and property in the Parish OF
81. Mary as may be deemed necessary 1or
the objects and purposes OF TINS corpor-
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 sucn
bowers 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
mower 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 CT obligations or faults OF
this corporation beyond the amount OF
anv dues or assessments Whlch ne 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 birds
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 coipor-
alton to be cast either in person or by
written proxy.
ARTICLE VIII.
In the event of the dissolution. o. this
corporation, by limitation or otherwise,
its affairs shall be liquidated~ by three
commissioners to be appointed by the
Board of Directors for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my office in
the Parish of ST. Mary, on the 18th day OF
the month of July. 1909, in presence OF the
two subscribing witnesses who sign these
presents with said incorporatOrs and me,
said Notary, after due reading.
Originally signed)
Ed SIMON. for himself
and for
DAVE HOWARD,
SAM HICKS,