The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-25
CHARTER
OF THE CORNER SOCIAL CLUB.

State of Lom Hiana, Parish of Caddo
BEFORE me. TObn D. Wilkinson, a no.
tarv public duly commissioned and
sworn, for and uthin the Parish and
State aforesaid. personally came and
appeared the persons whose names are
bereunto subscribed. residents Of said
Parish and State, who aated and de
clared to me. notary, that availlng them
selves of the laws and Constitution OF
said State, they have formed and con-
stituted themselves, as well as all others
who may hereafter become associated
with them, into a corporation and body
corporate, and have adopted as their
charter and act of incorporation the
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the CORNER SOCIAL CLUB,
and under said name it shall have and
enjoy succession for a period of twenty
FIVE years, unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter provided. All legal process
shall be served on the president, or i'll
his abseace on the vice president at the
office of the company. Its domicil shall
be Shreveport, Louisiana.
ARTICLE H.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is formed and its purposes are
hereby declared to be to furnish amuse-
ments, and to provide a place for the
amusement and recreation Of its mem
bers, and to that end to rent, acquire
and hold a club hall for the purpose of
the meetings of its members, and to
provide such forms of social amuse-
ments for them as to its board may
seem best, and to sell and dispense such |
refreshments and other. needed articles |
as may be permitted by the laws of said |
State.
ARTICLE III.
The affairs of this corporation shall |
be controlled and managed by a board
of control, consisting of three mem
bers, who shall hold their Offices for |
one year or until their successors are
elected. Until the first election in De
cember 1910, the following shall COM
pose said board of control: E. w. Bar
bour, who shall be president; NJ. C.
Glavin, who shall be vice president; and |
John Haynes, wto shall be secretary. |
Said board shall have power and att
thority to fill any vacancy that may oc-
cur in it by the election of another
member of the club for the unexpired |
term. Said board shall have power and |
authority to make and establish such |
rules and regulations and bylaws and |
the same to change at pleasure as to |
them may seem best for the conduct of
the club.
ARTICLE ".
All member of this club shall be en- |
titled to one vote at any and all elee- |
tons that may be held hereunder, and |
except the general elections to be held
ANNUALLY for the election of board Of |
control, shall have at least ten days |
posted notice Of such meeting, such no.
tice to be posted in a conspicuous place
in the office Of the club, and this char
ter may be amended or this charter
abolished at a general meeting called
for that purpose in accordance with the
laws of the State, at a vote of three
fourths of the members thereof AL
and any member may be expelled by
the board of control for non-payment
of dues or other indebtedness to the
club under such rules as said board may
adopt, and when expelled shall have no
right to membership therein until voted
on and received by said board of con-
troll, and the payment of such admis-
sion fee as they may establish.
In testimony whereof said parties
have hereunto affixed their names in
presence of me notary and the attesting
witnesses on this the Ist day of De-
cember 1909.
E. w. BARBOUR,
Attest: and "a others.
A. H. VANHOOK
ALBERT L. ALEXANDER.
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