The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
CHARTER
White Elephant Athletic Club.

United States of America-State of Louisiana
Parish of Ascension
DE IT REMEMBERED, That on this, the
/ I'D sixth day of the month of September, in the
year nineteen hundred and ten, before me
| Richard McCultoh, notary pubic, duly com
| missioned sworn and qualified in and for the
parish of Ascension and state of Louisiana. and
/ in presence of the undersigned competent wit.
nesses. personally came and appeared the per.
/ sons whose signatures are attached hereto. all oil
| whom are of age and residents OF said parish and
| state who declared that, availing themselves OF
| the general laws of the state OF Louisiana, and
of the provisions of Act No. 112 of the legislature
| of said state of 1889. they have formed and do
! hereby form themselves and their associates al
| present and in future. into body polite and
corporate under the following articles, to-wlt;
ARTICLE /.
The name. style and title Of this corporation
shall be WHITE ELEPHANT ATHLETIC
ARTICLE II.
The purpose and object thereof shall be the
promotion of athletic matters and social rela-
tons among its members or under its supervision
''.-S- :. ARTICLE III.
All of its business and other matters shall be
under the supervision and control of a aboard OF
directorsto be elected annually on the lst day OF
September of each and every year and shall con-
sist of ten members. The members of the board
of directors shall 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 first of September
1911 ]. Edward Duffel. August Gomez, George
THOMPSON, Pierre Is andTy, William E. Sui
livan Victor Arthur. A. $. W alter, Divide S. Fer
nandez, laiborne Williams and jules Williams
shall constitute the board of directors J. Edward
Duffei shall be president; Auguste Gomez, treas
urer; William T.. Sullivan secretary, and George
Thompson, manager,
ARTICLE ~.
The town of Donaldsonyille Ia che parish of
Ascension. is the place hereby chosen for its
domicile and citation may be served on the
president and in his absence On the manager
ARTICLE v.
1t shall have succession for and during twenty
FIVE years from the first of September, 1910.
ARTICLE VI.
Under the name and style herein set forth,
it shall have power to sue and be sued, to pur-
chase, convey and mortgage and rent real and
personal property for the purpose and objects of
the corporation. and generally as a corporation
to do and perform any and all things necessary
and convenient for its purposes and objects,
which like corporations are in the habit of doing
and performing and which are in no wise con-
trary to the laws Of the United States or of the
state Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE VII.
Amendments to this act of incorporation may
be made in the same method as pursued herein
for the formation of this corporation.
Thus done and passed at the parish of Ascen-
sion, on the day and date herelnabove written.
IN the presence Oh d. D. ' tS@ anu =. ~ ouEso
lawful and competent witnesses, who, together
with the parties aid me. notary, have hereunto
affixed our signatures after reading the whole.
Original signed: j. Ed. Duffel, VIM. 3. Sullivan.
P L. Landry. A. S. Walker, Charlis Quezaire,
Oliver G.. Fernandez, Octave Jones, John Blouln,
victorian Arthur, Charley Turner, l.. L. Rock,
JOS Walker, Jos. Collins, A. Schonberg, John F.
Matthews, George Thompson, Thad. Williams,
Clement Guedry Johney Valley. Joseph Que
zeruue Jules Williams. c.. Williams. G. j. |
Bush, Joseph Schonberg, Israel Holmes.
G.. A. OURso,
1llfoh B. j. VEGA.
[sEALl R. McCULLOF.
Notary Pull lie,
state of Louisiana Parish of Ascension-I |
have carefully examined the foregoing act of in
corporation and find nothing therein contained |
contrary to the constitution and laws of the
state of Louisiana OF those of the United States !
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