The St. Mary banner., 1911-09-30
CHARTER
on THE
Verdunville Club.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. MARY.

| Before me, James X. Parkerson, No
tary Public, duly commissioned and quail
itied within and for the Parish of st
Mary, State of Louisiana, in presence o.
The witnesses hereinafter named and un
dersigned
Personally came and appeared the
parties whose names are hereunto sub.
Scrlbed, 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
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>Presldent.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes Of this cor.
pOration are the cultivation and promo.
tiOn of literary and science and the en-.
couragement of closer and social relations
and intercourse among its members. And
to eject these objects and purposes, the
said corporation shall have, possess and
enjoy and exercise all the rights, powers
and privileges OF a corporate body for the
term and period o:ninety-nine years
from the date of this act.
ARTICLE III.
The business of this corporation shall be
conducted and governed by a Board of
Directors composed. of the President, Vice
President, Secretary>Treasurer, and five
members ofthe 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>
tion shall be elected annually at 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 officer of the CORPORA.
tion.
The first Board of Directors shall con.
sist of Albert Mayer, IL. Mandebere.
Philip Hill, Thomas Pratt and John Her, !
nandez. Albert Mayer shall be President.
Philip Hill, Vice President, and n, Man
lerberg, Secretary Treasurer. All ofsthe
.bove named directors, Vice President,
President, Secretary Treasurer shall
erve as a Board of Directors, and also in
heir precited capacities from this date
Until their successors shall have been !
elected ou the First Sunday in ihe month |
II August, 1912. |
ARTICLE V.
This corporation is authorized to lease, |
purchase, convey, hold and mortgage such |
cal estate and property in the Parish of |
u. Mary, as 1t may deem necessary for |
he objects and purposes of this corpor-
tion.
1t may adopt bylaws. rules and regu.
atoms, and alter, amend or abrogate the
anne at pleasure, except as hereinafter
and generally to possess such
overs as are incident to a corporation.
nd necessary to carry out the purposes
Dr. which it was organized.
ARTICLE vi.
The Board of Directors shall have the
over 10 regulate the manner Of assessing
nd collecting such Initiation fees, dues
nd fines as may be prescribed bv the by-
Iws or authorized by this corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be amended at any
sgular or special meeting called for
lat purpose, after fifteen days notice
mail to each member, by vote of
vo>thlrds of all members present at
lch meeting, and Incorporation NAV
dissolved at special meeting held for
lat purpose after thirty days notice mail
to each member by an officer of this cor.
oratlon, to be cast either in person or by
ARTICLE VIII.
NO member of this corporation shall ever
held liable or responsible for the debts.
ntracts, obligations or faults Of this cor.
'rdtlon, beyond the amount Of any dues
assessments which he may owe for the |
trent year.
ARTICLE Elk.
In the event of the dissolution of this
rporatlon by limitation or othar.
Sc, its affairs shall be liquidated by three
mmlssloners to be appointed bv the !
'ard OF Directors for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at nv office in I
Parish OF st. Mary, State of Louisiana.
this 9th day of July, A. D., 1911 in the '
essence OF Il. 6. Allen and d. W. VIII
ms, Two competent witnesses who
n these presents with said incorporators y
me Notary, after due reading.
Mandeberg Albert Tebaux n
omas tratt Murphy Walker
muel Buckhanard Royal KandOInh .
IS Walker John Chambers 4
, Mandeberg Philip Hill p
'eph George John Henry
aries Balansaw Will Cook ~
Wltte Gilmore JOnn Hernandez
tnesses: -
II. q. ALLEN,
ID. w. WILLIAMS