The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-29
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.
lie, duly commissioned and qualifie d
within aud 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 hereun.o subscribed, all resi-
dents OF the Parish of St. Mary, State of
Louisiana, who declared that they. have
and DO hereby organize themselves, and
all the parties and persons who may here
after become associated with them, into
corporation and body polite in law.
for social and literary purposes, and in
accordance with thu provisions Of the laws
OF this STATE affecting such corporations.
have adopted and 40 hereby adopt the
following Charter. to-wit:
AKrICLEI.
The name Of this corporation shall be
The v EST END SOCIAL AND LITERARY
CLUB OF franklin, LOUISIANA" and it's
domiciie shall De at Franklin, Parish Of
st. Mary, State of LOUISIANA, any all legal
process shall be served on the President
and his absence on the Vice President.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this cor.
p0rat1On are tbs cultivation and promo
ton Of literature aud science, and the
encouragement Of closer anI social rela.
tons and intercourse among its memDsr,.
And to effect these objects aaI purposes,
the said corporation snail u We, possess,
emf ~ and exercise all the rights, powers
AMI privileges Of a corporate body for the
term and period Of ninety mine years from
the date of this act.
ARTICLE LII.
The business Of this corp JratiOn shall be
conducted and governed by Board of
Directors to be composed of the President.
Vice. President, secretary Treasurer and
four members OF the corporation ut reg
ular meeting, and all legal process shall
be served upon the President, anu MS au-
sence on the Vice President, a, aforesaid.
The officers AMI directors of this cor.
poratIon shall De elected annually at a
meeting held for tnat purpose on the first
sunday in september of each year, notice
OF which meeting to be given by written
or printed noLIces 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 shall con.
sist of Cleveland KOyster, jerry Foster.
Jr., Henry Han and William Tucker
Isaac heury snail be Presidenu, Mathew
ForIson snail DC Vice. President, and
Chester Royseer Secretary. Treasurer. All
of the above named Directors, President.
Vice prasident, secretary. Treasurer snail
serve as q Board OF Directors aud also in
their pre>cited capacities from this date
and Until their Successors shall have been
elected va The firsG sunday in the month
Of september, 1911.
ARTICLE Nv.
This corporation is authorized to lease.
purchase, convey, hold and mortgage sucn
real estate and property in the Parish OF
ST. Mary rs IL may deem necessary for the
objects and purposes vi this corporation.
1t may adopt bylaws, rules and regu-
atiOns and alter, amend or abrogate the
lame ut pleasure, except as hereinafter
provided. and generally possess such pow
RS as are incident to u corporation, and
to carry out the purposes tor
which 1t Is organized.
ARTICLE v.
The Board Of Directors shall have the
)Ower to regulate the manner of assess |
ny and collecting such inlatton fees, dues
md tines as may be prescribed by the by. |
Avs Or authorized by this corporation.
ARTICLE vi.
No member Of this corporation shall
yer be Leld Liable Or responsible for the
ebts, contracts Or obligations Or faults of
bis CORPORATION, beyond the amount of
ny dues or assessments which he NAV
We for the current year.