The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-10-07
CHARTER
-OF THE
Verdunville Club.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.

Before me, James K. Parkerson, Nos
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 SUBJ
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
to-wit:
ARTICLE L.
The name of this corporation shall be
the "VERDUNVILLE CLUB" and ITS
domicile shall be at Worthwhile, 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 IL.
The objects and purposes of this cor.
pOratiOn are the cultivation and promo
ton of literary and science and the en-.
couragement 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 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 q 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,
ARTICLEIV.
The officers and directors of this corpora>
ton shall be elected annually at a 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 corporation
ten days prior thereto by the Secretary
Treasurer or other officer of the corpora
ton.
The first Board of Directors shall con-
sist of Albert Mayer, II. Mandeberg,
Philip Hill, Thomas Pratt and John Her.
nandez. Albert 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 shall
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.
atlons, 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
Tor which it was organized.
ARTICLE
The Board of Directors shall have the
power to regulate the manner Of assessing
md collecting such initiation fees, dues
md fines as may be prescribed by the by.
avs or authorized by this corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be amended at any |
egular or special meeting called for |
hat purpose, after fifteen days notice |
Of all members present at
UGH meeting, and Incorporation NAV
re dissolved at special meeting he'd for
hat purpose after thirty days notice mail
ID to each member by an officer of this cor.
'oratiOn, to be cast either in person or by
written proxy.
ARTICLEVIII.
No member of this corporation shall ever
70 held liable or responsible for the debts |
ontracts, obligations or faults Of this cor.
oration, beyond the amount of any dues
r assessments which he may owe for the
urrent year.
ARTICLE IN.
In the event of the dissolution of this
orporatiOn by limitation or other.
Use, its affairs shall be liquidated by three
to be appointed by the
'oaro Oh directors for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my office in
10 Parish Of St. Mary, State of Louisiana.
n this 9th day of July, A. D., 1911 in the
resence OF Il. &. Allen and D. w. VIII
ans, two competent witnesses who |
gn these presents with said incorporators
nd me Notary, after due reading.
Mandeberg Albert Tebaux
h0mas Pratt Murphy Walker
emuel Buckhanard Royal Randolph
ess walker John Chambers
De Mandeberg Philip Hill
)seph George John Henry
harles Ballansaw Will Cook ii
eWltte Gilmore JOnn Hernandez
illnesses:
II. q. ALLEN,
ID. W. WILLIAMS.
JAS 4. PAkkERsoN, Notary Public.