The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24
CHARTER
White Elephant Athletic club.

United States of America-State of Louisiana
Parish of Ascension.
AlE IT RENEM INBRED, That on this, the
19 sixth day of the month of september in the
year nineteen hundred and ten, before me,
richard a1evulIoh, a notary public, duly com
missioned, sworn and qualified in and for the
parish of . scension and state of Louisiana, anG
in presence of The undersigned competent wit
nesses, personally came and appeared the per
sons " hose signatures are attached hereto. all of
whom are of age and residents OF said parish and
state who declared that, awaiting themselves OF
the general law of the state OF Louisiana, and
OF the provisions OF Act N3.'1t2 OF the leg tuTe
nj said state OF 1882 thdy nave formed aud do
hereby form thenseiVes and their associates at
present AMI in future, into a body poitic and
corporate under the foiloaing articles. toll;
ARTICLE l.
The name, style and title of this corporation
shall. be W HIfk hLAPaAhE 4aTI44IflLt
CLUB
ARTICLE II.
The purpose and object thereof shall be the
promotion of athletic matters and social rela-
lions 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
directorssto be elected annually on the LIST day of
september OF eaen and every yestr and shall CON
slst OF ten members. The members of the board
Of directors snail Immediately after being elected
by the members OF this corporation meet and or
ganIze by the election from their own number of
a president, secretary, treasurer and manager.
Until the first election on the flrst of September
l9i1 j. Edward Duffel. August Gomez, George
Thompson, Pierre E. Landry, William f. sal.
livan, Victor Arthur. 4. S. Walter. Divide S. Fer
nandez, Claiborne Williams aud Jules Nj lIiams
shall consulate the board of directors l. RCwapd
Duttel shall be nresIdeati Augdste Gomez, treas.
ufer; William h. sullivan, secretary and George
EhaGRson, manager,
ARTICLE ".
The town Of Donaldsonvilln in the parish Of
Ascension, is the place ,.ele5y chosen for its
domteile and citatie- NAV he saread on the
president ana IN MS absence on the manager,
ARTICLE v.
It shall have succession for and during twenty
Eve years from tho first Of se3tember, 1910
ARTICLE VI.
OnabF las name and style herein set forth,
IT Shalt have power to sue aud be sued, to par
chase convey and mortgage and rent real ana
Ecrsonal property Tor the purpose and objects of
The corporation, and generally as a corporation
To dc and perform any and all things necessary
and convenient for its purposes aud objeeIs.
which like corporations are in the habit of i3Affg
and performing and which are in no "a ssss con-
Iary to the laws OF the United STATES or of the
ARTICLE Vft,
Amendments to this set af incorporation may
be made n tao same method as pursued herein
for tbs rsfnation of this corporation.
Thus dane and passed at the parish of A seem
sion. on the day and date hereinabove written.
IN the presence OF b. j. Vega and 6. A. Curse.
IaRIul ana eahafletent witnesses, Who together
with t he parties ahd me, notary, have hereunto
affixed our signatures after reading the whole,
Original signed: j. Ed. Duffei, Nm. b. SuliigAA,
z. h. Landry, A. S. Walker, GharliS 0pe4estFe,
Oliver G. Fernandez. Octave Jones, ,Ieat Blouin,
Victorian Arthur, Charley Turner, j.. l.. koek,
JOS. Walker. Jos. Collins. A. s8honbeTg. John L.
Matthews, Georgia Thompson, Thad. Williams.
Clement GueiFS, lehney valley .Eoseph Que
zerque, 3isIsS Williams G. Williams, @. j,
Bash, Joseph sehonberg. Israel Holmes.
s.arzer &c. A, OuRso,
b, j. VRsA.
fsEALl R. McCULI0H.
Notary Public,
state of louisiana Parish Of Ascension I
have carefully examined the foregoing act of in.
corporation and find nothing therein ooatatsed
contrary TO the constitution and laws af the
state of Louisiana or those Of thv Uaifed States.
t0riginai signed:1 PHU4Ea II. GILBERT.
Dist. Atty, 81 b Itld, Dist. OF Louisiana.
DonaldsogYilte, La. Sept s. 1910.
a true CARY Of the original on file in my Office.
j. FU. FERNANDEZ.
Deputy Clerk and Ex-officio Recorder.