The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-18
CHARTER
OF THE IMPERIAL CLUB.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Before me, F. A. Blanchard, a notary
public, duly commissioned and sworn,
for and within the Parish and State
aforesaid, personally came and ap-
peared the persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, residents of the
said Parish and State, who stated and
declared to me, notary, that aVaillng
themselves of the laws and Constitution
of the said State, they have formed and
constituted themselves, as we'll as all
others who may hereafter become asso-
ciated with them, into corporation and
body corporate, and have adopted as
their charter and act of incorporation
the following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of the corporation and the
title of the corporation shall be the
'IMPERIAL CLUB" and under said
name it shall have and enjoy succession
for period of twenty-five years, unless
sooner dissolved as hereinafter provid-
ed. All legal process shall be served on
the president, or in his absence on the
vice president at the office of the COM
pany. Its domicile shall be Shreveport,
Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
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 club hall for the purpose of
tht meetings of its members, and to
provide such forms of social amuse-
ment for them as to its board of con-
troll may seem best, and to sell and dis
pense such refreshments and other
needed articles as may be permitted by
the laws of the said State.
ARTICLE LII.
The affairs of this corporation shalt
be controlled and managed by a board
of control, consisting of three members,
who shall hold their offices for one year
or until their successors are elected.
Until the first election in January I,
1911, the following shalt compose said
board of control: R. w. Mound, who
John Ward, who shall be secretary and
treasurer. Said board of control shall
have power and authority to fill any
vacancy that may occtk in it by the cleo
ton of another member of the club for
the unexpired term. Said board of
control shall have the power and att
thority 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 w.
All members of this club shall be en-
titled to one vote at any and all klec
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 conspicuous place
in the Office of the club, and this charter
may be amended or this charter may be
abolished at general meeting called
for that purpose in accordance with the
laws of this State, at vote of three
fourths of the members thereof. An
members and any members may be ex-
PEELED 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 in and received by
said board of control, IN dthe payment
of such admission fee as they may es-
tablish.
In testimony whereof the said parties
have hereunto affixed their names in the
presence of me notary and the attesting
witnesses, on this the 18TH day of jan
uary in the year 1910.
R. w. MOUND,
and 80 others.
Attest:
D. c. SCARBOROUGH, Jr.
S. A. GUY.