The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-08-19
CHARTER
-OF THE
Verdunville Club.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
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, in presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigned:
Personally came and appeared the
parties whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, all residents of the Parish OF St.
Mary, State of Louisiana, who declared
that they have and do hereby organize
themselves and all 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 Vice>President.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this cor
poration are the cultivation and promo
lion of literary and science and the en-
enlargement of closer and 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 the rights, powers
and privileges Of corporate body for the
term and period otninety.nine years
from the date of this act.
ARTICLE LII.
The business of this corporation shall be
conducted and governed by a Board of
Directors composed of the President, Vice
~
members of the corporation, and all legal
process shall be served upon the Presl-
dent, and in his absence on the Vice
President as aforesaid.
ARTICLEIV.
The officers and directors of this cOrpora>
ton shall be elected annually at a meet
ing held for that purpose on the first sun
day in August of each year, notice of which
meeting to be given or printed notice
mailed to each member OF the corporation
ten DAYS prior thereto by the Secretary
Treasurer or other 0fhcer OF the corpora
ton.
The first Board Of Directors shall con-
sst of Albert Mayer, ii. Mandeberg,
Philip Hill, Thomas Pratt and John Her.
nandez Alberl Mayer shall be President,
Philip Hill, Vice President. and \. Man
derberg, Secretary Treasurer. All Of.the
above named directors, Vice President,
President, secretary Treasurer shall
serve as Board of Directors, and also in
their precited capacities from this date
until their successors shall have been
elected GU 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 it 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 fines 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
be dissolved at a special meeting held 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 TX.
In the event of the dissolution of this
corporation by limitation or other
wise, its affairs shall be liquidated by three
commissioners to be appointed by the
Board of Directors for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my office in
thu Parish Of st. Mary, state of Louisiana,
on this 9th day of July, A. D., 1911 in the
presence of H. &. Allen and D. w. Will
liams, two competent witnesses who
sign these presents with said incorpOrators
and me Notary, after due reading.
Mandeberg Albert Tebaux
Thomas Pratt Murphy Walker
Lemuel Buckhanard Royal Randolph
Bess Walker John Chambers
Joe Mandeberg Philip Hill
Joseph George John Henry
Charles Ballansaw Will Cook
Dewitte Gilmore Jonn Hernandez
Witnesses:
H. &. ALLEN,
ID. w. WILLIAMS.