The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-06-03

ton Of literary and science and the ems
couragement Of closer and social relations
and intercourse among its members,
ARTICLE V.
The business of this corporation shall be
conducted and governed by Board OF
Directors composed Of seven members OF
the corporation, which said Board shall
elect a President, Vice-President, a
Secretary and Treasurer from among their
number, who shall hold office for one year
from the date Of such election or until
their successors are elected and qualified.
The officers and directors of this cOrpora>
ton shall be elected annually at meet.
ing held for that purpose on the First day
of May Of each year, notice Ofwhich meeting
to be given by written or printed notlce
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 E. A. BoudreauX, Paul Mendoza,
G. j. Mequet, Thomas RObichaux, Morris
Lancon, Nick Verret and Ulysse Verret.
with E. A. BoudreauX, as President, Paul
Mendoza as Vice-President and q. j.
Mequet as Secretary Treasurer.
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.
In the event Of suit, all legal process
shall be served upon the President. and
in his absence upon the Vice.Presldent,
or in the absence of both President and
president, upon the Sc retary-
Treasurer.
ARTICLE VII.
No member of this corporation shall ever
be held liable or responsible for the debts,
contracts, obligations or faults of this cor
or assessments which he may owe for the
current year.
ARTICLE VIII.
This charter may he amended at any
regular meeting or special meeting called
for that purpose, after fifteen days notice
is given by mail to each member, by a
vote of two-thirds of all the members
present and voting at such meeting, or
represented by written proxy, and the
corporation may be dissolved at any special
meeting held for that purpose, after thirty
days notice of such meeting is given to
each member through the mail by any Of
1icer of this corporation, by a vote of two
thirds of the members present and voting
at such meeting, OF represented therein by
written proxy.
All officers shall be elected separately by
ballot. When more than one candidate
is nominated for the same office, the votes
shall be counted by two members appoint.
ed by the President, and the candidate
receiving the largest number of votes shall
be declared elected. A failure to elect
officers at a regular meeting held for such
purpose shall not vacate the offices, but in
that event, the old officers shall hold over
until their successors have been elected
and installed.
ARTICLE IN.
In the event of the dissolution of this
corporation either by limitation or other
wise, its affairs shall be liquidatee by three
commissioners to be elected by the stock
holders at meeting held for that pur-
pose.
Thus done and passed at Sorrel, in the
Parish of st. Mary, State of Louisiana, in
the presence of Armand Faivre and Joseph
Daigle, two competent witnesses who have
signed these presents with said appearers
and me Notary, after due reading of the
whole.
(Signed:)
E. A. Boudreaux, Alcee Simoneaux,
Paul Mendoza, Louis d. Verret,
G. J. Mequet, John St. German,
Thomas kOcichaux, Girard st. German,
Morris Lancon, d. Aruchir,
Nick Verret. E. p, Verret
Ulysse Verret, Luke Verret,