The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-05
CHARTER
or the Merchants and Mechanics
Library.

do: On the goth day of November
1914. come and appeared before me,
Frank A. Blanchard, notary in and
for Caddo Parish, Louisiana, the
following: G. f. Frazier, S. K. Argyle,
II. G.. Bartup, G. W. Martin, Z. ).
Campbell, Sid Groner, M. Glassman,
81. benjamin., J. NJ. Bawnes, J. M.
Davis, ]. Benjamin, J. H. Anderson, |
H. o. Cloud lsadore Holland, IL.
Hawkins, J. A. Written, w. b. But
Ter, G.. s. Cobb, J. Nash, Chas. Ehr-
hardt. w. A. Currie, j. M. Blackman,
G. A. Wise Jr., J. S. POLICEMAN and j.
+. Dwyer, who declared that avail
ing themselves of the law of Louis
lana relative to the organization OF
corporations for social and literary
purposes, they hereby form and
constitute themselves, their associ-
ates and successors into a corpora
ton and body polite for the object
and purpose hereinafter stated and
| dnder the following articles Of in
corporation:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation
shall be Merchants and Mechanics
Library" and its domicile is hereby
declared to be and remain the city
of Shreveport, Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purpose Of this
corporation shall be: To establish
and maintain q library with reading
rooms properly supplied with good
standard books, periodicals, maya
Zines and newspapers, to encourage
social and literary taste among its
members: to provide for the recrea-
ltion, amusement and entertainment
of the members and invited guests,
and to fully carry out the above OBJ
Ijects this corporation shall have and
Iexercise all the rights, privileges
land powers authorized by the law
10 O body corporate.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall continue
for term of fifty years from the
date hereof and shall have power
to make and use q corporate seal
and the same to change at pleas
ure: to contract, to sue and be sued
to purchase, hold, hypothecate and
convey personal, real and mixed
property; to name and appoint all
Io1lcers and agents that the interests
of the corporation may require; to
make and establish all necessary
' bylaws and rules, and alter anC
change same at pleasure.
ARTICLE ~.
The corporate power of this or
: ganization shall be vested in ant
: exercised by board of governors
|. to consist of the president, vice
president and three members, max
s ing total of five, to be elected an
e Inually; they shall hold office for one
t year. or Until their successors shall
e lbe elected and qualified. They shal
!, lbe elected on the last Tuesday in No.
e vember of each year The bust.
: ness of this corporation shall b.
j managed by the president by ant
+ with the advice of the board of gov.
i errors. All citations or legal process
shall be served on the president o.
lin his absence as provided by law
: ARTICLE v.
t, A general meeting of the mem
: bers of this corporation shall b.
c lcalled once year for the election
n of officers and transaction of othe
: business: said meeting shall be o.
r the last Tuesday in November o
: leach year. A general meeting of thi
il Organization may be called at an
n time by the president at any tim
Il he may deem necessary or on tn
IS written request Of ten members
id Due notice shall be given by notice
+ posted in the library rooms an
4, thirty days notice published in tn
|: daily paper. At all meetings eac
10 member shall be entitled to on
If vote; no proxy shall be permitted
Seven members shall constitute
n. quorum at any and all meetings ex
cept for purpose of adjournmen
and then q majority present sha
be valid, except as hereinafte
s. stated.
h.: ARTICLE vi.
r. No member shall be held liabl
ii for the contracts o. faults of tn
lie corporation in any greater SUI
J. than the unpaid balance due sal
Dr. Organization as dues, nor shall an
Id informally in organization ha>
al the effect of annulling this charte
of or creating any greater personal II
ne Isponsibility.
ARTICLE VII.
All games in this organizatio
E. shall be regulated by the board {
TX control or governors.
of ARTICLE VIII.