St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-06-17
CHARTER OF THE
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF MASCOTS.
state OF Louisiana

BE IL known, tnat on this sixth day of
June, a. d., 1911, before me, Geo. T. Ed.
wards, q Notary Public duly Commissioned
and qualfned in n for the Parish of st.
Landry, state OF Louisiana, aforesaid, and
In n presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named n undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, all resi-
dents OF the state OF louisiana and citizens
OF the United States, and seyerally declared
that awaiting themselves OF the general
laws OF the state OF Louisiana in such cases
mace provided, they have formed and
themselves and such others as may here.
after become associated with them into
ana constitute q corporation and body poll
hereinafter set forth and EXPRESSED Which
they adopt as their charter.
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this CORPORATION
n De international Society Of MascOts''
ana II snail exist and enjoy succession by
nine years from the date hereof; and 1t
d have power in It's corporate name to
sue and De sued; to make and use a cor
porate seal and the same. to break or alter
ar pleasure; to purchase, own, hold, lease,
accept by donation, or acquire in any other
manner authorized by law. real. personal,
chiSes; to borrow and loan money, to give
and generally to do and perform allthlngs
necessary or incident to h proper conduct
which may not be specifically enumerated
in this charter.
ARTICLE 2.
The domfcile of this corporation shall be
In theC City of Opelousas La. and all citations
or other legal process be served upon the
PRESIDENT and 10 his absence or inability to
act, upon the Vice President or Secretary
Treasurer In the order named.
ARTICLE 8.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized are declared 10 be:
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Tor mutual benefit and the promotion of the
welfare of those whose interests and aYoca-
lion or employment Is or has been ident1-
ned with railroad companies or who are or
have been engaged In occupations incl
dental to or closely allied with railroad en-
Payment; to extend by all prope methods,
poration or their families; to carry on an
organization solely for the mutual benefit
OF It's members n not for profit, in the
state OF Louisiana and other states and
eign countries, as Its Board of Directors
may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE 4.
The corporate powers of this corporation
shall be vested in and exercised by a board
or six directors elected from among the
members of this corporation, and a major.
ity of said board shall constitute a quorum
Tor the transaction of business.
Tne BOARD OF directors shall nave power
to make, amend and abrogate all bylaws,
rules regulations for the Management
OF the affairs of the corporation to appoint,
employ and discharge all o%f1cers, agents
and employees. and generally to do and
perform all things necessary for the trans
action of the business and affairs of the
Company; provided that they may delegate
TO the PRESIDENT or other persons selected
by them. or to any executive, finance or
committee as they may require from
time to lime to create and appoint from
their own number, such authority as thay
may from time to time deem proper and to
establish, organize and maintain a branch
az sucn place whether within Or without
the State as the said board of directors or
any committee thereof or the President of
corporation may determine
The officers of the Company shall be a
PRESIDENT, Fice-President and a Secretary
who snail be elected by the
board of directors.
The first board of directors IA be: j. W. |
Jordan, D.. @. Leach, r. NJ. Scott, II. Elan
ders, w. K. Wtmberly, L. E. Wager, who |
shall hold office until the first Wednesday
July, 1921, or until their successors have |
been duly elected and qualified; and the
dent; D. @. Leach. Vice-President; r. NJ.
Scott, Secretary Int Treasurer, n they
shall continue in Office until the first We'd
sors shall have been duly elected and quail
fed.
On the first Wednesday of July, 1921, and
annually thereafter, or as soon after said
date as possible, at a meeting of the mem
bers OF this Corporation called for tina
purpose, an election for directors shall be
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days written notice, mailed to each MEM
iicafton for not Iass thar tan, daus ~ W. u ~
said meeting in a newsnap er nuhI1tsghed in
civ az One1ofIsas AZ ala aiactton
miember snail he anfttaed ~ cast
aither in person or nv duIv anthortysd mt,
ten. proxy. one vote and a ma1orttv If
votes nresent or ,enresanfad sban ne s -
acipnt ia elect Vacancies in the hoo ri If
directors shall he filIed nv n FOR fba n,aU.
nired term from mon The rnen,bars ~ H.
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