The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-11-05
CHARTER OF
1.-THE West End Social and Literary
Club Of Franklin, Louisiana"
United States of America,
State OF Louisiana,
Parish Of st, Mary.

Parish Of st. Mary.
Before me, Henry Mayer, Notary Pub.
lie, duly commissioned and qualifie
within and for the Parish of st. Mary
State of Louisiana, in presence Of the wit
nessss hereinafter named and under
signed:
Personally appeared the parties whose
names are hereuntO subscribed, all resi-
dents OF the Parish of St. Mary, State OF
Louisiana, who declared that they, have
and 40 hereby organize themselves, and
all the parties and persons who may here
alter become associated with them, into
a corporation and body polite in law,
for social and literary purposes, and in
accordance with the provisions of the laws
Of this State affecting such corporations,
have adopted and 90 hereby adopt the
following Charter. to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be
THE WEST END SOCIAL AND LITERARY
dJmiciie shall be at Franklin, Parish Of
st. Mary, State of Louisiana, any all legal
process snail be served on the President
and his absence GU the Vice President,
ARTICLE ii.
The objects and purposes of this cor.
pOratiOn are the cultivation and prOmo>
ton OF literature and science, and the
encOurae ement OF closer and social rela-
lions AMI Intercourse among its members.
md to effect these objects and purposes,
the said corporation snail b I'VE, possess,
enjoy aud exercise all the rights, powers
and privileges of q corporate body for the
term and period OF ninety mine years from
the date of this act.
ARTICLE Ill.
The business Of this corporation shall be
conducted and governed by a Board Of
Directors to be composed Of the President,
Vice President, Secretary Treasurer and
four me mbers Of the corporation at a reg
ular maatlng, and all legal process shall
De serv cd upon the President, and his ab-
scnce on the Vice.Presldent, as aforesaid.
The officers and directors Of this cor
pOratloi. shall be elected annually at A
meeting held for rnat purpose on the first
sunday III september of each year, notice
Of whicl meeting to be given by a written
or print ID notices mailed to each member
Of tine corporation ten days prior thereto,
by the sscretary- Treasurer or other off Ger
u the corporation.
The list Board Of Directors shall con-
sist OF Cleveland kOyster, Jerry Foster.
Jr., Henry Hail and William Tucker.
Isaac Heury shall be President, Mathew
Eortson shall be Vice-Presiient, and
Chester koyster 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-
lations and alter, amend or abrogate the
same ut pleasure, except as hereinafter
provided, and generally possess such pow
ers as are incident to q corporation, and
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 assess,
ing and collecting such iniation 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
syer be held liable or resp0n.ible for the
lebts, Contracts or obligations or faults of
his c0r2orati0n, beyond the amount of
my dues or assessments which he may
we Tor the current year.