The St. Mary banner., 1910-09-10
CHARTER OF
1.-The West End Social and Literary
Club Of Franklin, Louisiana
United States of America, ,
state Of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Marv

! Before me, Henry Mayer, Notary Pub
! lie, duly commissioned and qualifi ed
within and for the Parish of st. Mary.
| State OF Louisiana, IN presence of the viii .
nessss hereinafter named and under.
signed:
Personally appeared the parties whose
| names are hereuntO 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 NAV here
after become associated with them, into
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 L.
Ihe 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 Louisiana, any all legal
process shall be served on the President
and his absence Oh the Vice PRESIDENT.
ARTICLE IL.
The objects and purposes of this cor.
pOratlOn are the cultivation and promo>
ton OF literature aud science, and the
encouragement of closer aud social rela.
SiOuo aAA luIOICOu 80 0uOuS llS memlHTS.
AND to effect these objects and purposes.
the said corporation snail h4ve, possess.
enjoy and exercise all the rights, powers
and privileges Of Corporate body for the
term and period Of nlnety-nlne years from
the date Of this act.
ARTICLE LII.
The business of this corporation shall he
conducted aud governed by Board of
Directors to be composed Of the President,
Vice. President, Secretary Treasurer and
four members OF the corporation at reg
be served upon the President, aud MS az.
sence on the Vlce-Presldent, a, Aforesaid,
The officers and directors of this cor,
pOratlon shall be elected annually at =
meeting held for tnat purpose on the first
SUNDAY In september OF each year, notice
OF which meeting to be given by a 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 shall con.
sist of Cleveland koyster, Jerry Foster.
Jr., Henry Han and William Tucker.
FortsOn shall be Vice. President. and
Chester koyster Secretary Treasurer. All
Of the above named Directors, President.
Secretary Treasurer snail
serve as q Board of Directors and also in
their pre>cited capacities from this date
and until their successors snail have been
elected ON Tie hrsS sunday in the month
VI september, 1911.
ARTICLE Nv.
This corporation Is authorized to lease.
puIchase, convey, hold and mortgage sucn
'eAl estate and property in the Tsrisn Of
j.. Mary IS IL may deem necessary for III.
objects and purposes vi this corporation.
1t may adopt bylaws, rules and reen.
ati0ns ami alter, amend or abrOgate Tho
ame At pleasure, except as herelnaft.r
and generally possess such pow.
rs IS are incident to corporation. and |
to carry out the purposes for
which it Is organized.
ARTICLE V.
The Board Of Directors shall have tho
ower to regulate the manner of assess.
NJ and collecting such iniation fees. dues
n nnes ~ may De prescribed BY the by.
Avs Or authorized by this corporation.
AKrICLE vi.
NO member Of this corporation shall
yer De held liable Or resp0naible for the
eDts, contracts or obligations or faults Of
lis corporation, beyond the amount of
~ oues or assessments which he NAV
Ne tor the current year.