The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-09
CHARTER
or THE
Verdunville Club.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST MARY

| PARISH OF ST. MARY.
Before me, James r. Parkerson, No>
tary Public, duly commissioned and quail
| lied within and for the Parish of St.
Mary, State of Louisiana. in presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
| dersigned
Personally came and appeared the
Scribed, all residents of the Parish Of st.
Mary, State of Louisiana, who declared
that they have and do hereby organize
| themselves and "ii parties and persons
| who may hereafter become associated with
them into body polite in law, for social
and literary purposes, and in accordance
with the provisions of the laws of this
State, affecting such corporations, have
and do hereby adopt the following charter,
! to>wit:
| ARTICLEI.
The name of this corporation shall. be
| the "VERDUNVILLE CLUB" and ITS
| domicile shall be at Verdunyille, in the
Parish of St. Mary. State of Louisiana,
and all legal process shall be served on
| the President. and in his absence upon
the VicesPresldent.
ARTICLE IL.
The objects and purposes of this cor.
poration are the cultivation and promo
| ton of literary and science and the en-
and intercourse among its members. And
| to effect these objects and purposes, the
said corporation shall have, possess and
enjoy and exercise all the rights, powers
and privileges Of corporate body for the
term and period o:ntnety.nine years
from the date of this act.
ARTICLE III.
The business of this corporation shall be
conducted and governed by Board of
Directors composed of the President, Vice
President, Secretary>Treasurer, and five
| members Of the corporation, and all legal
process shall be served upon the Presi-
dent. and in his absence on the Vice.
President as aforesaid,
ARTICLE
The officers and directors of this corpora-
ton shall be elected annually at meet
ing held for that purpose on the first sum
day in August OF each year, notice of which
| meeting to be given or printed notice
mailed to each member OF the corpora ton
ten days prior thereto by the Secretlry-
Treasurer or other officer Of the corpora
ton.
The first Board OF Directors shall con.
sist of Albert Mayer, Ii. Man iceberg,
Philip Hill, Thomas Pratt and John Her
nandeZ Alberl Mayer shall be President,
Philip Hill, Vice President, and n. Man
derberg, Secretary Treasurer. All of .the
above named directors, Vice President,
President, Secretary Treasurer snail
serve as Board of Directors, and also in
their precited capacities from this date
until their successors shall have been
elected on the First sunday in The month
of August, 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 1t may deem necessary for
the objects and purposes of this corpor-
alton.
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 assessing
and collecting such initiation fees, dues
and zines as may be prescribed by the by.
laws or authorized by this corporation
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 members present at
such meeting, and Incorporation may
be dissolved at special meeting he'd for
that purpose after thirty days notice mail
ed to each member by an officer of this cor.
poration. 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 cor.
pOratiOn, beyond the amount of any dues
or assessments which he may owe for the
current year.
ARTICLE IN.
In the event of the dissolution of this
corporation by Limitation or other
wise. its affairs shall be liquidated bv three
commissioners to be appointed by The
Board OF Directors for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at nv Office in
thu Parish Of st. Mary, State of Louisiana.
on this 9th day Of July, A. D., 1911 in the
presence of II. q. Allen and D. w. VIII
llams, two competent witnesses who
sign these presents with said incorporators
and me Notary, after due reading.
n Mandeberg Albert Tebaux
THOMAS Pratt Murphy Walker !
Lemuel Buckbanard Royal Randolph
Bess Walker John Chambers
Joe Mandeberg Philip Hill
Joseph George John Henry
Charles Ballansaw viii Cook
Dewitte Gilmore Jonn Hernandez
Witnesses:
H. &. ALLEN,
ID. w. WILLIAMS.
JAS. Il. PARKEKsoN, Notary Public.