The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-09-24
CHARTER OF
1.-THE West End Social and Literary
Club Of franklin, Louisiana"
United States of America,
state of Louisiana,
Parish OF st. Mary.


Before me, Henry Mayer, Notary Pub.
lic duly commissioned and qualitie d
within and for the Parish of st. Mary
State Of Louisiana, IN presence of the wit
nessss hereinafter Ma ned and under
signed:
Personally appeared the parties whose
names are hereunto subscribed, all resi-
dent. of the Parish. of st. Mary, State of
Louisiana, who declared that they have
ana DO hereby organize themselves, and
all the parties and persons VINO 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 the laws
Of this State affecting such corporations,
have adopted and 40 hereby adopt th e
following Charter. to-Wlt:
ARTICLE
The name of this corporation shall be
THE WEST END SOCIAL AND LITERARY
CLUB OF FRANKLIN, LOUISIANA" and its
domicile shall DE at Franklin, Parish of
st. Mary, State of LOulslan /, any ali legal
process shall be served on the President
and his absence on tue Vice President.
ARTICLE Ii.
The objects and purposes Of thl, COR
pOratlOn are the cultivation and promo>
ton of literature and Sc ence, and The
encouragement of closer and social rela-
tons and intercourse among It's memb srs.
And to effect these objects AMI purposes,
the said corporation snail AVE, possess.
enjoy and exercise all the rights, powers
and privileges of corporate body for the
term and period OF ninety mine years from
the date OF TIL, act.
ARTICLE Ill.
The business OF this corporation shall be
conducted aud governed by Board Of
Directors to De composed of the President,
Vice President, Secretary treasurer and
four members OF the corporation at u reg
ular meeting, and all legal process shall
be served upon the President, and hi, az
sence on the Vice President, a, Aforesaid
The officers and directors OF this cor.
pOratlOn shall DE elected ANNUALLY at a
meeting held Tor That purpose on the first
Sunday III september OF each year, notice
Of which meeting to be given by written
or printed notices mailed to each member
of the corporation ten days prior thereto,
by the Secretary treasurer or other officer
OF the corporation.
The first Board Of Directors snail con-
sist of Cleveland Roy ster, Jerry Foster,
Jr., Henry Han aud William I,icker,
Isaac Heury suaii be President, IlaLAew
Fortson shall be Vice President, and
Chester tioyster Secretary Treasurer. All
of the above named Directors, President,
Vice>President, Secretary Ire asurer sna II
serve as Board OF Directors aau also in
their pre>cited capacities from this date
and until their SUCCESSORS shall have been
elected ON ne Hrsu sunday III Tue month
of september, 1911.
ARTICLE Nv.
This corporation Is authorized to lease,
purchase, convey, hold and mortgage such
real estau. and PROPERTY IN the Parish OF
ST. Mary as IL may deem necessary for the
objects and purposes OF this Corporation.
1t may adopt bylaws, rules and regu-
latIons anu alter, amend or abrogate the
same at pleasure, except as nel eInafter
provided. and generally possess such pow
ers as are incident TO u corporation, and
necessary to carry out the purposes Tor
which 1t Is organized.
ARTICLE ".
The Board OF Directors shall have the
power 10 regulate the manner OF assess
ing and collecting such inlation fees. dues
and fines is 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 Responsible 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.