The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-02
CHARTER
or The
Golden League Club
United States of America ,
State of louisiana
IS O. Nl~~-


Parish of st. Mary.
Before me, James r. Patterson, No
tary Public. duly commissioned and quail
flied, within and for the Parish of St.
Mary, State of Louisiana, before the wit
nesses hereinafter named and under
signed.
Personally came and appeared the par
ties whose names are hereunto subscrib-
ed, all residents Of the Parish Of st. Mary,
State of Louisiana, who declared that
thew have and do by these presents here
by organize themselves, and all parties
and persons who may hereafter become
associ ated with them into body polite
in law, for social and literary purposes,
and in accordance with the provisions
and laws of this State, affecting such corr
porations, have and do hereby adopt the
following charter, to.wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be
the GOLDEN LEAGUE CLUB" and It's
domicile shall be at Verdunvile, in the
Parish of St. Mary, State OF Louisiana.
and all legal process shall be served upon
the President, and in his absence upon the
Vice,President.
The objects and purposes OF this cor
poratiOn are the cultivation and promo
ton of literary sand science and the en-.
couragement of closer social relations and
intercourse among its members. And to
effect these objects and purposes, the
said corporation shall have, possess and
enjoy aud exercise all rights, powers and
privileges of corporate body for the term
| and period of 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
| two other members OF the corporation,
and all legal process shall be served upon
| the President and in his absence upon the
| Vice President as aforesaid.
ARTICLE V.
The officers and directors OF this cor.
poratlon shall be elected annually at a
meeting held for that purpose on the
| first Sunday of september of each year,
notice of which meeting to be given
| or printed notice mailed TO each memDel
| of this corporation ten days prior thereto
| by the Secretary Treasurer or other OH :
Ger of the corporation.
The first Board of Directors shall con-
sist of Charley Monroe, Wesley Chambers,
Joseph Henry, Horace McColly and FREQ
| Gallery. with Charley Monroe as Presl'
| dent, Wesley Chambers as Nlce-Presiden
| and John Henry as secretary Treasurer
All of the abovesnamed directors and otti
GERS shall serve in their precited capaci-
ties from this date until their successors
shall have been elected on the first Sun
day In september, 1912.
ARTICLE v.
| This corporation is authorized to lease
purchase, convey, hold and mortgage sucf
real estate and property in the Parish O.
st. Mary as it may deem necessary for tn
objects and purposes of this corporation
! 1t may adopt bylaws. rules and regu'
| Jo< alt ahPnUafQ
same at pleasure, except as hereinafter
provided, and generally to possess such
powers as are incident to a corporation
| and necessary to carry out the purpose:
for which it was organized.
| ARTICLE vi.
The Board Of Directors shall have thu
power to regulate the manner Of as
sessing and collecting such Initiation fees
dues and fines as may be prescribed by thu
bylaws or authorized by this corpora
ARTICLE VII.
| This charter may be amended at an,
regular or special meeting called for tina
purpose, after fifteen days notice by mai
to each member, by a vote of two-third
of all the members present at such meet
| ing, and the corporation may be dis
solved at special meeting held for tina
purpose after thirty days notice mailed t
each member by an officer OF this corpor
alton, to be cast either in person or b!
written proxy.
ARTICLE VIII.
| No member OF this corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for tn,
debts, contracts, obligations or faults o
this corporation, beyond the amount O
any dues or assessments, which he ma,
| owe for the current year.
ARTICLE TX.
| In the event of the dissolution Of fhi,
corporation, by limitation or other viii
| its affairs shall be lIquidated by three
commissioners to be appointed by thu
Board of Directors for That purpose.
Thus done and passed at my Office il
| the Parish Of st. Mary, State of Louisiana
on this Goth day Of August, A. D., 1911, In
| the presence of G. J. Boatner and w
signed these presents with the said incOr.
porators and me, said Notary, after due
reading.
(Signed)
Charley X Monroe Horace \ McColly
mark mark
Joseph Henry Thomas Smith
his Arthur Jackson
Wesley X Chambers Edward Fleurot
mark Aaron Clark
his Henry Carter
Fred \ Caffery kinnie A. Mitchell il
mark John Adams
Fred Foster
Witnesses:
CD. Boatner.
w. Mayer
JAS. r. PARKERsoN,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.
This is to certify that have examined