The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-14

second Tuesday in January of each
wear. The business of the club shall be
managed by this board. All vacancies
in office occurring during the term shall
be filled by the board. All citations or
other legal process shall be served on
the president, or in his absence on the
vice president, or in the absence of both
on any member of the board acting as
president pro TEN by designation of the
president or vice president.
ARTICLE V.
A general meeting of the members of
this corporation shall take place on the
second Tuesday of January of each year
| for the election of officers and for the
transaction of all requisite business.
Said meetings may be continued by ad-
iournment should same be deemed
necessary by>a majority present. A gen
eral meeting of this corporation shall
be called by the president or acting pres
ident at any time he may deem neces-
sary, or on the written request of ft-
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 quorum at
any and all meetings, except for the
purpose of adjournment, and decision
of a majority present shall be valid as
corporate act except as herein stated
ARTICLE VI.
No debt shall be created in any one
year 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.
Ali games in this club shall be regu-
lated and controlled by the board OF
ARTICLE TX.
The officers of this club shall be a
/ president, vice president, secretary
a treasurer, elected by 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 shall act in 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 bt
elected and qualified: President, ]. H
| Anderson; vice president, c. Boetz
secretary and treasurer, c. L. Avery
Il There shall be a membership committee
: of three members (none of which shall
| be members of the board) who shall b.
i elected at annual meetings. All othel
, committees shall be named by the pres
+ ident.
!, ARTICLE X.
t This act of incorporation may b.
& amended, modified or altered except TO
: purposes of dissolution by a vote at an
L nual gneeting or meetings called TO
/ such purpose This corporation may b
; dissolved by vote two-thirds OF tn
II entire membership at regular annua
; meeting Or a special meeting called TO
E such purpose after notice has bee
given by publication for ten CONSECUTIVE
days in a daily newspaper in the City o
: Shreveport in which notice the obJee
and purpose of the meeting shall b
: clearly stataed. Whenever this corpor
alton is dissolved its affairs shall b
liduidated or settltd by FIVE commission
ers designated by majority OF tn
members present at annual meeting c
meeting called for such purpose. |
case of death or disability to act OF an
: commissioner or commissioners, stu
: viving commissioner shall act as pres
dent of the club, convene meeting
fill the vacancy.
This done and passed at Shreveport
: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, this the III
: day Of March 1910, in the presence
C. P. Ellis and N A. Blanchard. con
e petent witnesses, residing in this cit
: who have signed their names with Il
corporators and with me, notary, aft