The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-09
CHARTER
or THE
Golden League Club
United States of America
State OF louisiana .
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state OF Lou .Siaua,l
Parish of st. Mary.
Before me, James r. Parkerson, :, No
tary Public. duly commissioned and quail
fled, 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 subscrlb-
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
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 l.
The name Of this corporation shall be
the GOLDEN LEAGUE CLUB" and its
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 II.
The objects and purposes of this cor
poratiOn are the cultivation and promo
ton of literary eand science and the en-.
COuTaS6LuGul VI ClOsCl SoCidi lCiatlOuS ahu
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 of this act.
ARTICLE Ill.
The business Of this corporation shall
be conducted and governed by Board of
apmnnsod NJ tho praciAonf
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
poration 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 Off
Ger Of the corporation.
The first Board of Directors shall con-
sist OF Charley Monroe, esley Chambers,
Joseph Henry, Horace McLolly and Fred
Caifery. with Charley Monroe as Presi-
dent, Wesley Chambers as Vice-presiGent
anu John Henry as secretary Treasurer.
GERS shall serve in their preclted capacl-
ties from this date until their successors
shall have been elected on the first sun
day in september, 1872.
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 aud 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 a 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 fnes as may be prescribed by the
bylaws or authorized by this corpora.
ton.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be amended at any
regular or special meeting called for that
purpose, after fifteen days notice by mail
to each member, by vote of two-thirds
OF all the members present at such meet
ing, and the corporation may be dis
solved at special meeting held for that
purpose after thirty days notice mailed to
each member by an officer OF this corpor-
alton, to be cast either in person or by
written proxy.
ARTICLE VIII.
No member 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 be may
owe for the current year.
ARTICLE TX.
In the event of the dissolution of this
by limitation or otherwise,
its affairs shall be liquidated by three
to be appointed by the
Board Of Directors for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my office in
the Parish Of St. Mary, State of Louisiana,
on this Goth day Of August, A. D., 1911, in
Mayer, two competent witnesses who have
signed these presents with the said incor.
porators and me, said Notary, after due
(Signed)
Charley Y Monroe Horace K McColly
mark mark
Joseph Henry Thomas Smith
his Arthur Jackson
Wesley X Chambers Edward Fleurot
mark Aaron Clark
his Henry Carter
fred X Caffery Kinnie A, Mitchell Jr
mark John Adams
Fred Foster
Witnesses:
{. j. BOatner,
w. Mayer
JAS. r. PARKERsoN,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St. Mary.
This is to certify that have examined |
ne charter OF the "Golden League Club -