The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-09-03
CHARTER OF
1.-The West End Social and LITERARY
Club Of Franklin, Louisiana
United States of America
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of st. MARY.

United States of America.
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of st. MARY.
Before me, Henry Mayer, Notary Pub.
lie, duly commissioned and oIaliSad
within and for the Parish of st. Marv
State OF Louisiana, ia presence OF the viii
nessss hereinafter named and under.
| signed:
Personally appeared the parties WHOSE
names are hereunto subscribed, ali resi-
dents OF the Parish OF st. Mary, state NJ
Louisiana, who declared that they. have
| and DO hereby organize themselves. and
all the parties and persons who may here.
after become associated with them, into
a corporation and body polite in law.
for social and literary purposes, and in
| accordance with the provisions of .he laws
OF this State affecting such corporations.
have adopted and do hereby adopt the
following Charter, to.wit:
| ARTICLE
| The name of this corporation shall be
THE WEST END SOCIAL AND LITERARY
| CLUB OF FRANKLIN, LOUISIANA" aud its
domicile shall be at Franklin, Parish OF
| st. Mary, State OF Louisiana, any ali legal
process shall be served on the President
and his absence Oh the Vice President.
ARTICLE II.
| The objects and purposes of this cor.
l
| ton of literature and science, and the
encouragement of closer and social rela.
| tons 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 corporate body for the
term and period Of ninety -nlne 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
four members of the corporation at a reg
ular meeting, and all legal process shall
he served upon the President, and his at.
sence on the Vice.Presldent, as aforesaid.
The officers and directors of this cor.
poration shall be elected annually at a
meeting held for That purpose on the first
Sunday in September OF each year, notice
of which meeting to be given by written
of the corporation ten days prior thereto.
by the Secretary Treasurer or other officer
of the corporation.
The first Board OF Directors shall con.
sist Of Cleveland Koyster, Jerry Foster.
Jr., Henry Hail and William Tucker
Isaac Heury shall be President, Mathew
Fortson shall be Vice-President, and
Chester Register Secretary Treasurer. All
of the above named Directors, President.
Vice>President, Secretary Treasurer shall
serve as 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, 1911.
ARTICLE Nv.
This corporation is authorized to lease,
purchase, convey, hold and mortgage such
real estate and property in the Parish of
st. Mary rs it may deem necessary for the
objects and purposes of this corporation.
1t may adopt bylaws, rules and regu-
Iations and alter, amend or abrOgate The
same ut pleasure, except rs hereinafter
provided. and generally possess such pow
ers as are incident to q corporation, and
necessary to carry out the purposes for
which it Is organized.
ARTICLEV.
The Board Of Directors shall have the
power to regulate the manner of assess.
ing and collecting such inlation 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 be held liable or resp0naible 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 anv
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 the 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 in person or by written
proxy.
ARTICLE VIII.
In the event Of the dissolution of this
corporation. by limitation or other wise.
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
the month of August, 1910, In presence Of
kernlon V. Pickett and Clinton Benoit,
two competent witnesses who sign these
presents with said incorporates aud me.
said Notary. after due readiug.
Originally Signed:)
ISAAC HENRY,
MATTHEW FORTsON,
c. A. KOYsTER,
JERRY FOSTER, il.
WILLIE TUCKER,
HENRY Fl. HALL.
Witnesses:
K. V. PICKETT,
e. BENOIr.
HENRY MAYER, Notary Public.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.
Having examined the foregoing Charter
OF Ihe West End Social and Literary
Club OF Franklin, Louisiana" and finding
nothing therein contained to be CONTRARY