The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-07

second Tuesday in January of eac
year. The business of the club shall b
managed by this board. All vacancie
in office occurring during the term shall
be filled by the board All citations OF
other legal process shall be served or
the president, or in his absence OH The
vice president, or in the absence of boil
on any member of the board acting as
president pro tenn by designation of the
president 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-
journment should same be deemed
necessary by majority present. A gen
eral meeting of this corporation shall
be called by the president or acting pres
ident at any time he may deem neces-
sary or on the written request of ff-
teen 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 once during such
time in any daily paper. At all meet
ings each member shall have one vote
no proxies shall be permitted. Seven
members shall constitute a quorum at
any and all meetings, except for the
purpose of adjournment, and decision
of majority present shall be valid as
a corporate act except as herein stated.
ARTICLE VI.
No debt shall be created in any one
year to exceed the annual revenues of
said club, unless by consent of major
ity of members present and voting at an
annual meeting, or general meeting
called for such purpose. No member
shall be held liable or responsible for
the contracts or faults of this club in
any greater sum than the unpaid balance
due the club; nor shall any informally
in organization have the effect of an
nulling this charter or creating greater
responsibility.
ARTICLE VII.
All acts and obligations of this cor
poration shall be authenticated by the |
signatures of the president and treas
urer.
ARTICLE VIII.
All games in this club shall be regu-
lated and controlled by the board of
ARTICLE TX.
The officers of this club shall be a |
Rvice president, secretary,
a treasurer elected by majority vote |
at the annual meeting. All voting shall
be by closed ballot. The secretary and
treasurer shall give bond in such sum as
the board of governors may determine,
and shall act in their proper capacity |
whenever required by the board at its
The following shall be the
first officers of this club, and shall serve
until the second Tuesday in January
1911, or Until their successors shall be |
elected and qualified; President, ]. H |
Anderson; vice president, c. Boetz |
secretary and treasurer, c. l. Avery |
There shall be membership committee
Of three members (none of which shall
be members of the board) who shall be
elected at annual meetings. All other
committees shall be named by the pres
ident.
ARTICLE x.
This act of incorporation may be |
modified or altered except for
of dissolution by vote at an
nual meeting or meetings called for
such purpose. This corporation may be
by vote of two-thirds of the
entire membership at regular annual
meeting or a special meeting called for
such purpose after notice has been
given by publication for ten consecutive
days in daily newspaper in the City Of
Shreveport in which notice the object
and purpose of the meeting shall be
clearly stataed. Whenever this corpor
alton is dissolved its affairs shall be
liquidated or sett1td by FIVE commission
ers designated by majority of the
members present at annual meeting or
called for such purpose. In
case Of death OF disability to act of any
commissioner or commissioners, sur
yiving commissioner shall act as presi
dent of the club, convene meeting to
fill the vacancy
This done and passed at Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, this the nth
day of March 1910, in the presence Of
G. P. Ellis and N A, Blanchard, COM
petent witnesses, residing in this city,
who have signed their names with in
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