The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
CHARTER
White Elephant Athletic Club.


United States of America-State of Louisiana
Parish of Ascension.
EeE IT REMEMBERED, That on this. the
IL sixth day of the month of September in the
year nineteen hundred and ten, before me,
Richard McCulIoh notary public. duly COM
miSsioned. sworn and qualified in and for the
parish of Ascension and state of Louisiana. and
in presence of undersigned competent wit
nesses, personally came and appeared the per-
sons whose signatures are attached hereto. all of
whom are of age and residents of said parish and
state. who declared that, ayailing themselves OF
of the provisions of Act No. 112 of the legislature
of said state of 1882, they have formed and do
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.
All of its business and other matters shall be
under the supervision and control of a aboard of
directors be elected annually on the list 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 o. II1IS corporation meet anu
ganize by the election from their own number of
a president, secretary. treasurer and manager.
Until the first election on the first of September,
1911, J. Edward DuffeI. August Gomez, George
irhompson, Pierre i. Landry, William q. Sui
Ivan, Victor Arthur. A. S. Walter. Gvide S. Fer
nandez, Claiborne Williams and Jules Williams
shall constitute the board of directors j. Edward
Duffel shall be president; Auguste Gomez, treas.
urer; William i. Sullivan, secretary. and George
Thompson, manager.
ARTICLE ".
The town of Donaldsonville, 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 a 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
and performing and which are in NC wise con-
trary to the laws of the United States or of the
state of Louisiana.
ARTICLE VII.
Amendments to this act of incorporation may
be made in the same method as pursued herein
for the formation of this corporation.
Thus done and passed at the parish of Assem-
sion. on the day aud date hcreinabove written.
in the presence of B. j. Vega and C. A. Curse.
lawful and competent witnesses who, together
with the parties ahd me. notary. have hereunto
affixed our signatures after reading the whole.
Original signed J. I'D. Duffel, Vim. E. Sullivan.
P. l.. Landry, A. s. Walker, Charlis Qnezaire,
Oliver G. Fernandez, Octave Jones, John Bloun,
victorian arthur. Charley Turner. L. l.. Rock
JOS Walker. Jos. Collins, A. Schonberg, John f.
Matthews, George Thompson, Thad Williams
Clement Guedry, Johney Valley, Joseph Que
TI3oc
Bush, Joseph Schonberg, Israel Holmes.
..uu-,a., C. A. OURso.
ATTEST B. j. VEGA.
[sEALl R. McCULLOH,
Notary Public.
state of Louisiana-Parish of Ascension-I
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
(Original signed:1 PHILIP H. GILBERT,
Dist Atty. 9th Jud. Dist. of Louisiana.
a true copy OF the original on file in my office
J. Ed. FERNANDEZ,
Deputy Clerk and Ex-officio Recorder.
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