The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
CHARTER
White Elephant Athletic Club.
United States of America-state of Louisiana
Parish of Ascension.

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| United States of America State of Louisiana
Parish of Ascension.
| DE IT REMEMBERED, That on this, tn,
| ID sixth day of the month of September, in thu
| year nineteen hundred and ten, before me
I Richard McCulToh. notary public, duly com
missioned sworn and qualified in and for thu
parish of Ascension and state of Louisiana, anC
in presence of the undersigned competent wit
| nesses, personally came and appeared the per
sons whose signatures are attached hereto, all o.
whom are of age and residents of said parish and
state, who declared that, availing themselves OIL
the general laws of the state of Louisiana aud
of the provisions of Act No 112 of the legislature
of said state of 1882, they have formed and dc
hereby form themselves and their associates at
present and in future, into body polite and
corporate under the following articles, to-wit;
ARTICLE l.
The name style and title of this corporation
shall be WHITE ELEPHANT ATHLETIC
CLUB
ARTICLE II.
The purpose and object thereof shall be the
promotion of athletic matters and social rela-
tions among its members or under its supervision
and direction.
ARTICLE III.
i All of its business and other matters shall be
under the supervision and control of a aboard of
directorsato be elected annually on the 1st day OF
September of each and every year and shall con-
sist of ten members. The members of the board
of directors shall Immediately after being elected
by the members OF this corporation meet and Or
ganize by the election from their own number OF
a president. secretary, treasurer and manager.
Until the first election the first of September.
1911 J. Edward Duffel. August Gomez, George
Thompson, Pierre L. Landry. William &. Sui
livan Victor Arthur. a. S. " alter, Divide S. Fer
nandez Claiborne Williams and Jules Williams
shall constitute the board OF directors j. Edward
Duffel shall be presidents #Auguste Gomez. treas
urer; William i. Sullivan, secretary, and George
Thompson, manager
ARTICLE W,
The town of DonaldsonviIle. in the parish Of
Ascension, is the place hereby chosen for its
domicile and citation may be served on the
president and in his absence on the manager.
ARTICLE V.
It shall have succession for and during twenty
five years from the first of September, 1910
ARTICLE VI.
Under the name and style herein set FORTH
it shall have power to sue and be sued. to pur-
chase convey and mortgage and rent real and
personal property for the purpose and objects of
the corporation, and generally as corporation
to do and perform any and all things necessary
and convenient for its purposes and objects,
which like corporations are in the habit of doing
trary to the laws of the United States or of the
state of Louisiana.
ARTICLE VII.
Amendments to this act of incorporation mag
be made IN the same method as pursued herein
for the formation of this corporation.
sion. on the day AMI date hereinaboye written.
in the presence of B. j. Vega and G. A. Curse,
lawful and competent witnesses. who, together
with the parties aid me. notary. have herennto
affixed our signatures after reading the whole.
Original signed: ]. Ed Duffel, VIM f. Sullivan,
P. l.. Landry A. S. Walker, ChaTlis Quezare,
Oliver G. Fernandez. Octave Jones. John Bloain,
victorian Arthur. Charley Turner l.. L. Rock,
JOS. Walker, Jos. Collins, A. Schonbergy John F.
Matthews, George Thompson, Thad. Williams,
Clement Guedry, Johney Valley. Joseph One
zerque Jules Williams, C. Williams, G. j.
Bush, Joseph Schonberg, Israel Holmes.
. G. A. GURso,
ATTEST B. j. VEGA.
[sEAL1 r. MeCrLLOH,
Notary Public.
state of Louisiana of Ascension
have carefully examined the foregoing act of in
corporation and find nothing therein contained
contrary to the constitution and laws of the
state of Louisiana or those of the United States.
tOrigina1 signed:f PHILIP II. GILBERT.
Dist. Atty. 9TH judi Dist of Louisiana.
A true copy of the original file in my Office.
j. Ed. FERNANDEZ,
Deputy Clerk and Ex-ofieio Recorder.
DonaIdsonyille, La, Sept. 8, 1910.