The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-23
CHARTER
-OF THE
Golden League Club
United States Of America 4,
State Of louisiana .
Parish of st, Mary.

PARISH OF 81. Mary.
Before me, James Il. ParkersOn, 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 subscribe
ed, all residents of the Parish OF ST. Mary,
State of Louisiana, who declared that
they have and do by these presents here
by organize themselves, and all parties
and persons who may hereafter become
assocl ated with them into body polite
in law. .or 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-wt:
ARTICLE l.
The name of thl, corporation shall be
the golden LEAGUE CLUB" aud It's
domicile shall be at Verdunville, 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.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this cor
poration are the cultivation and promo
ton of literary land 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 and exercise all rights, powers and
privileges of corporate body for the term
and period OF ninety>nine years from the
date O. this act.
ARTICLE Ill.
The business of this corporation shall
be conducted and governed by Board of
Directors, composed of the President,
ce-President, Treasurer, and
two other members o. the corporation,
and all legal process shall be served upon
the President and in his absence upon the
Vice President as Aforesaid.
ARTICLE
The officers and directors of this cor
porat ion 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 member
Of this corporation ten days prior thereto
by the Secretary Treasurer or other OIL
Ger of the corporation.
The first Board of Directors shall con-
sst of Charley Monroe, Wesley Chambers,
Joseph Henry, Horace McCoily and Fred
Gallery. with Charley Monroe as Presi-
dent, Wesley Chambers as Vice-President
and John Henry as secretary Treasurer.
All of the above:named directors and Off
GERS shall serve in their precited capacl-
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 such
real estate and property in the Parish Of
st. Mary as it may deem necessary for the
objects and purposes OF this corporation.
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 incident 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 as
sessing and collecting such initiation fees,
dues and fines as may be prescribed by the
by-laws or authorized by this corpora
ton.
,p"'Cnu~vIr.
This ~.a. Ter nfv be amended at any
regular or special meeting called for that
purpose, after fifteen days notice by mail
to each Il embe-, by a vote of two-thirds
Of all TIE members present at such meet
ing, and the corporation may be dis
solved at a special meeting held for that
pLrpose after thirty days notice mailed to
each men Der by officer of this corpor-
alton, to be cast either in person or by
written proxy.
ARTICLE VIII.
No me nber of this corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
debts, contracts, obligations or faults of
this corporation, beyond the amount of
any dues or assessments, which he NAV
owe for the current year.
ARTICLE TX.
In the event Of the dissolution of this |
by limitation or otherwise, |
- I.,n h,, t.I u.
to be appointed by the |
Board Of ID ;rectors for That purpose.
Thus done and passed at my office in |
the Parish of st. Mary, State OF Louisiana,
on this 18th day of August, A. d., 1911, in
the presence of g. J. Boatner and w. |
Mayer, two competent witnesses who have |
signed t. prese It's with the said incor-
porators ard me, said Notary, after cue
reading.
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his his
Charley Y Monroe Horace Y McColly
mark mark
Joseph Henry Thomas Smith
his Arthur Jackson
Wesley X Chambers Edward Fleurot
mark Aaron Clark
his Henry Carter
Fred \ Gallery kinnie A. Mitchell Jr
mark job Adams
Fred Foster
Witnesses:
G. j. Boatner,
w. Mayer
JAS. K. PARKERsoN,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana,
Parish o. st. Mary.
This is to certify that have examined
he charter of the ''Go1den League Club -
nd finding same drawn in accordance +
Ii h the llrauiSinnS of lu..- i L