The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-10-07
CHARTER
-OF THE
Golden League Club
United States of America,
State of louisiana 8
Parrish NJ ST MQrv

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 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, 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-wt:
ARTICLE l.
The name Of this corporation shall be
the "nOLDEN LEAGUE CLUB" and 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
enioy 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
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 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.
sist of Charley Monroe, Wesley Chambers;
Joseph Henry, Horace McCOily and Fred
Catfery. with Charley Monroe as Presi.
dent, Wesley Chambers as ice,Presidept
and John Henry as Secretary Treasurer.
All of the aboveinamed directors and 9TH
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 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
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.
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
lebts, contracts, obligations or faults Of
his corporation, beyond the amount of
my dues or assessments, which he may
I'VE for the current year.
ARTICLE IX.
In the event of the dissolution Of this
- NV AT nj hpr loo |
Is affairs shall be llquidated by three
TO be appointed by the
Board of Directors for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my Office in
he Parish Of st. Mary, state OF Louisiana,
n this 10Th day OF August, A. d., 1911, in
he presence Of G. J. Boatner and W.
iayer, two competent witnesses who have (
orators and me, said Notary, after due
eadlng. I,
(Signed)
harley X Monroe Horace X McColly
mark mark
oseph Henry Thomas Smith y
his Arthur Jackson
Wesley Y Chambers Edward Fleurot
mark Aaron Clark
his Henry Carter
red Y Caffery kinnie A. Mitchell Jr
mark John Adams )
Fred Foster d
illnesses:
G. j. Boatner. 1
w. Mayer
JAS. K. PARKERsON,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.
This is to certify that have examined
e charter of the WG0lden Leapna (Iuh y |