The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-10-14
CHARTER
-OF THE
BROWN CLUB.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.

Before me, James r. Parkerson, No~
tary Public, duly commissioned and quail
flied within and for the Parish OF st.
the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigned:
Personally came and appeared the
parties whose names are hereunto sub
scribed. all residents Of the Parish of St.
Mary, State of Louisiana, who declared
that they 'have and do hereby organize
themselves and all parties and persons
WHO may hereafter become associated with
them into 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
and do hereby adopt the following charter,
tO>wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name of this corporation shall be
the "B ROY N CT u b" and its
domcile shall be at Baldwin, in the
Parish OF st. Mary. State OF Louisiana,
and all legal process shall be served on
the President. and in his absence upon
the Vice.Presldent.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes Of this cor.
pOratiOn are the cultivation and promo
ton of literary and science and the en-
and intercourse among its members. And
to effect these object, and purposes, the
said corporation shall have, possess and
enjoy and exercise all the rights, powers
and privileges of a corporate body for the
term and period o:ninety- nine years
from the date Of this act.
ARTICLE ILL.
The business of this corporation shall be
conducted and governed by Board OF
Directors composed of the President, Vice
President, Secretary Treasurer, and five
members ofthe corporation, and all legal
process shall BE served upon the presi-
dent. and in his absence on the Vice
President as aforesaid,
AKTICLEIV.
The officers and directors of this corpora
ton shall be elected annually at a meet.
ing held for that purpose on the first sun
day In October of each year, notice OF which
meeting to be given or printed notice
mailed to each member OF the corporation
ten days prior thereto by the Secretary
Treasurer or other officer of the corpora
ton.
The first Board of Directors shall con.
sist OF Joe Brown, Jr., Simon Bowser,
Louis Allen, Senett Berry and sam Green
Bowser as Vice President, and Louis l.
len as Secretary Treasurer, with Joe
Brown, Jr, as General Manager.
ARTICLE V.
This corporation is authorized to lease,
purchase, convey, hold and mortgage such
real estate and property in the Parish OF
st. Mary, as 1t may deem necessary for
the objects and purposes of this corpor-
alton.
1t may adopt bylaws. rules and regu-
lations, and alter, amend or abrogate the
same at pleasure, except as hereinafter
provided, and generally to possess such
powers as are accident to corporation,
and necessary to carry out the purposes
for which it was organized.
ARTICLE VI.
The Board of Directors shall have the
power to regulate the manner of assessing
and collecting such initiation fees, dues
and fines as may be prescribed by the by
laws or authorized by this corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may De amended at any
regular or special meeting called for
that purpose, after fifteen days notice
by mail to each member, by a vote of
twO-thlrds of all members present at
such meeting, and Incorporation NAV
be dissolved at spec al meeting he'd for
that purpose after thirty days notice mail =
ed to each member by an officer of this cor.
poratiOn, to be cast either in person or by
written proxy.
ARTICLE VIII.
No member of this corporation shall ever
De held liable or responsible for the de BITS,
contracts, obligations or faults Of TIL, cor
pOratiOn, beyond the amount of any dues
or assessments which he may owe for the
current year.
ARTICiElX
In the event of the dissolution of this
corporation by limitation or other
wise, its affairs shall be liquidated by three
commissioners to be appointed by the
Board of Directors for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my office in
tho Parish and state aforesaid on this End
day of October, 1911, in the presence of <.
O'COnpor, DR., and Chas. Kramer, Jr.,
two competent witnesses, who have
s. N these presents with said appeareIs
and me, after due reading.
(Signed)
Joe Brown Waller Whittier
Simon Bowser Scott Beers
Wesly Crit Sam Green
Louis Allen Mabester w ashington
Jessie johnson Flank Denton
Willie johnson Gest William
Sam Allen Wilson Martin
Witnesses:
f. O'CONNOR, JR,
CHAS, KRAMER, JR.
JAS. Il. PARKINSON, Notary Public.