The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-27

be called BY the president or acting pres
ident at any time he may deem neces-
sary, or on the written request OF hi
teen members These meetings shall
take place after notice of the date and
purpose of such meeting shall have
been conspicuously posted in the club
room thirty days previous to the SAID
meeting and published once during such
time in any daily paper At all meet
ings each member shall have one vote;
no proxies shall be permitted. Seven
members shall constitute a quorum at
any and all meetings, except for the
purpose of adjournment, and a decision
of majority present shall be valid as
a corporate act>except as herein stated.
ARTICLE VI.
No debt shall be created i'll any one
wear to exceed the annual revenues OF
said club, unless by consent of major
ity of members present and voting at an
annual meeting, or general meeting
called for such purpose. No member
shall be held liable or responsible for
the contracts or faults of this club in
any greater sum than the unpaid balance
due the club: nor shall any informally
in organization have the effect of an
nulling this charter or creating greater
personal responsibility.
/ ARTICLE VII.
All acts and obligations of this cor
poration shall be authenticated by the
signatures of the president and treas
urer.
ARTICLE VIII.
All games in this club shall be regu-
lated and controlled by the board of
governors.
ARTICLE TX.
The officers of this Glib shall be a
president, a vice president, secretary
treasurer, elected by a majority vote
at the annual meeting. All voting shall
be by closed ballot. The secretary and
treasurer shall give bond in such sum as
the board of governors may determine,
and shalp act i'll their proper capacity
whenever required by the board at its
meetings. The following shall be the
first officers of this club, and shall serve
until the second Tuesday in January
IoiI, or until their successors shall be
elected and qualified: President, J. H.
Anderson; vice president, c, Boetz;
secretary and treasurer, c. L. Avery.
There shalt be a membership committee
of three members (none of which shall
be members of the board) who shall be
elected at annual meetings. All other
committees shall be named by the pres
ident.
ARTICLE X
This act of incorporation may be
amended, modified or altered except for
purposes of dissolution by vote at an
nual meeting or meetings called for
such purpose. This corporation may be
dissolved by vote of two-thirds of the
elltlIt ileInBeIsulp DIT lSSuldi dllliudl
meeting or a special meeting called for
such purpose after notice has been
given by publication for ten consecutive
days in a daily newspaper in the City of
Shreveport in which notice the object
and purpose of the meeting shall be
clearly stataed. Whenever this corpor.
alton is dissolved its affairs shall be
| liquidated or settltd by five commission
ers designated by a majority of the
members present at annual meeting or
meeting called for such purpose. In
case of death or disability to act of any
commissioner or commissioners, a sur-
viving commissioner shall act as presi-
dent of the club, convene a meeting tc
! fill the vacancy.
This done and passed at Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, this the 18th
day of March 1870 in the presence of
c. P. Ellis and N. A. Blanchard COM
petent witnesses, residing in this city,
who have signed their names with in
corporators and with me, notary, after
reading of the whole
J. H. ANDERSON
and ~ others.
Attest
c. P. ELLIS.