The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-22
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 qualified
| within and for the Parish of ST. Mary
| State Of Louisiana, in presence Of the wit j.
neSsss hereinafter named and under.
| signed:
Personally appeared the parties whose
! names are hereuneO subscribed, all resi-
dents of the Parish of st. Mary, state of
Louisiana, who declared that they have
and 40 hereby organize themselves, and
| all the parties and persons who 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 the
following Charter to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name Of this corporation shall be
The WEST END SOCIAL AND LITERARY
CLUB OF FRANKLIN, LOUISIANA" and its
domicile shall be at Franklin, Parish Of
st. Mary, State of LOuisian /, any all legal
process shall be served on the President
and his absence Oh the Vice President.
ARTICLE Ii.
The objects and purposes OF this cor.
pOration are the cultivation and prOmo>
ton OF literature and science, and the
encouragement Of closer and social reia-
tons aud intercourse among its members.
And to effect these objects and purposes,
the said corporation snail h I'VE, possess,
eni ~ and exercise all the rights, powers
and privileges of corporate body for the
term and period OF ninety -nlne years from
the date Of this act.
ARTICLE Eli.
The business of this rporation shall be
conducted aud governed by a Board Of
Directors to be composed of the President.
Vice. President, Secretary Treasurer and
four members Of the corporation at a req
uiar meeting, and all legal process shall
he served upon the President, aud his an.
sence on the Vice President, as aforesaid.
The officers and directors of this cor.
pOratiOn snail De elected annually ut 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 print ed 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 shall con.
sist Of Cleveland Koyster, Jerry Foster.
DR., Henry Han and William Tucker
Isaac Heury shall be President, Mathew
Fortson shall be Vice. President, and
Chester koyster Secretary Treasurer, All
of the above named Directors, President.
Secretary Treasurer shall
serve as Board Of Directors and also in
their pre>cited capacities from this date
and until their successors shall have been
elected On The tirst sunday in the month
Of september, 1911.
ARTICLE Nv.
This corporation is authorized to lease.
purchase, convey, hold and mortgage sucn
real estats and property in the Parish OF
81. Mary rs IL may deem necessary for the
objects and purposes Of this corporation.
1t may adopt by laws, rules and regu-
lations and alter, amend or abrOgate the
same ut pleasure, except as hereinafter
provided. and generally possess such pow.
ers as are incident to corporation, and
necessary to carry out the purposes for
which 1t Is organized.
AkTICLEV.
The Board OF Directors shall have the |
power to regulate the manner OF assess |
ng and collecting such inlaton fees, dues |
md fines as may be prescribed by the by. |
Avs Or authorized by this corporation.
ARTICLE vi.
No member of this corporation shall
'ver DO held liable or responsiDle for the
lebts, contracts or obligations or faults Of |
his corporation, beyond the amount Of |
my dues or assessments which he may |
we for the current year.