The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-02
CHARTER
OF THE CORNER SOCIAL CLUB.

Before me, John d. Wilkinson, nc
1 tary publie, duly commissioned an
d sworn, for and within the Parish an
State aforesaid, personally came an,
} appeared the persons whose names ar
: hereunto subscribed residents of san
Parish and State, who stated and de.
: ciared to me, notary, that availing them
: selves of the laws and CONSTITUTIONS Of
said State, they have formed and cen
st1tuted themselves, as we'll as all Others
who may hereafter become associated
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 and title of this corporatiou
shall be the CORNER SOCIAL CLUB.
and Under said name it shall have and
ENJOY succession for period of twenty
hive years, unless sooner dissolved a,
hereinafter provided. All legal process
shall be served on the president, or in
his absehce on the vice president at The
Office of the company It's domici1 shan
be Shreveport, Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this corpesa-
ton IS formed and its purposes are
hereby declared to be to furnish arp,,es-
ments, and to provide place for the
and recreation of its nwm-
3ors, and to that end to rent, ADMIRE
Ind hold club hall for the purpos. of
the meetings of its members. and to
provide such forms of social amt,ae-
nents for them as to its board may
eem best, and to sell and dispense such
etreshments and other needed articles
IS may be permitted by the laws of said
state.
ARTICLE III.
The affairs of this corporation shall
e controlled and managed by board
I control, consisting of three MEM
ers, who shall hold their Offices for
ne year or until their successors are
lected. Until the first election in De-
ember 1910, the following shall coua-
ose said board of control: E. w. Bar
1ur, who shall be president: M. C.
lawn, who shall be vice president; and
'hn Haynes, who shall be secretary.
nd board shall have power and All
ority to fill any vacancy that may oc-
Ir in it by the election of another
efnber OF the club for the unexpireS
rn. Said board shall have power and
thor1ty to make and establish such
les and regulations and bylaws and
same to change at pleasure as 10
EN- may seem best for the conduct of
: club.
ARTICLE ".
All member of this club shall be en-
led to one vote at any and all eles-
ms that may be held hereunder. and
cept the general elections to be held
1ually for the election of board of
itrol, shall have at least ten DAYS
'ted notice of such meeting, such no.
to be posted in conspicuous place
the office of the club. and this char
may be amended or this charter
'hshed at general meeting called
that purpose in accordance with the
IS of the State, at a vote of three
lrths of the members thereof All
any member may be expelled by
board of control for non-payment
dues or other Indebtedness to the
under such rules as said board NAV
pit, and when expelled shall have no
1t to membership therein until voted
and received by said board of con-
; and the payment of such adrnis-
fee as they may establish.
testimony whereof said parties
hereunto affixed their names in
ence OF me notary and the attestinE
lesses on this the 1st day of De-
Der 1909.
E. w. BARBOUR,
Attest: and "a others.
Fl. VANHOOK.
LBERT L. ALEXANDER
JOHN D. WILKINSON
Notary Public.
aVIng examined the above and FIRE
9 charter, and finding nothing
IN contrary to law, | hereby an
the same. Done and signed Of
~ this grid day of December Iooo
J. M. FOSTER, District Attornev
dorsed: Filed and recorded De-
er 8, 1909. W. M. LEVY,
ty Clerk and ex-Oficio Denntv p.-
corder.
tie OF Louisiana, Parish of Caddo.
eby certify that the above and FORE
is true and correct copy of n.
lai act, as the same now anne,rs
and of record in my Office Given
my hand and seal Of Office hi.
ay OF December 1909.