The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-27
CHARTER
Cd Che lnaseHa4 Im~,

d.: Oh toe 18Th tay % Suly 1911.
came and Ap~ared bcfVIv ne, D. q
blanchard. nOtsry public in ana fol
Caddo Pasi-h L., IN. following: "
:. Lambert, q. VI. Christian, a.eora-
I. Martin. VI. a. Cloud y. ". Nous
ION, d. &. blackMan, T. Ofe Mol
anal, 4. Sellers, Abe PopeNtlsimsr
4. !. hudson, |. IarAin, ". =. hodge
jaIn.'. MtCaIfen, ]. N. klackH1an
W. 4. Irich.I. l.. 4. Casce, SIDNEY
>ctI.,o!hers, John j. Suuns, ". D
L-hoscN, J. N. Nikoa. 4. Il. Crsssaesi
berg, ". Davis, Herman AbFalDs and
". u. Rushing aud leo. 4. PoleMsn
VII" declared that aSailifg them
selves Of the laws OF Louisiana rel
ati>r :" the ORGANIZATION II eprpoga
tons for ssiat an.t literary pug
s"'S.'>. they hereby fovan aud consta
tute themselves, thelr assAciatt.s and
successors mt" . eNrprTatNa anl
I"dS p'!s" fss th" objects aIM psr-
poses hereinafter stated aad unieI
'he following ARTICLES Of on.uepyra.
Nn.
ARTh.1.E G.
The nam % this eDrEnsa iiosl
shall BE- the Universal Library, and
il. h..lnicsi. r. thereby dec Jared to he
ana remain ia the C,ts If SflHpve-
t"st. Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The ..isspcss and purposes ot This
corporation shalt be 10 foster social
intercourse, 20 provide for the re-
creation and amusement and enter
tainment o! the members of this Or
ganiz.tiOH and invited guests, and to
encourage literary tastes by the es
tablishIneNt and maintenance of a
reading EOOn properly supplied
With periodicals, magazines, news
papers and books, and to accomplish
these purposes this corporation
shall have and exercise all the rights
and privileges and powers author
ized by law to a body corporate.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall continue
for the term of twenty-five years
from and after the date of this
charter, and shall have power tC
make and use corporate seal anC
to change same at pleasure; to con
tract, to sue and be sued; to pur-
chase, hold, hypothecate, lease
ALLEVIATE and convey real, persona
| and mixed property; to name ant
appoint all officers and agents tina
| the interests of the corporation may
require: to make and establish al
necessary bylaws, rules and regu
latons, and to alter and change the
same at pleasure.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers OF THIS II
brarv shall be vested in and exer
cised by a board of governors tt
consist of the president, vice presl
dent and five other members to b.
elected annually; they shall hol'
office for one year or until thel
| successors shall be elected on tn
first Tuesday in July of each veal
The business of the library snail b.
managed by the board. All Vacancle
in office occurring during the tern
for which elected shall be filled b
The board. All citation or other lega
process shall be served on the pres
ident, or in his absence on the vic
president.
ARTICLE V.
i A general meeting Of the meNbeT
of this corporation shall take plac
on the first Tuesday in August {
each year for the election OF officer
and for the transaction OF all r.
uuisite business. Said meetings ma
be continued by adjournment shoul
, same be deemed necessary by m;
ljority of those present. a gener;
meeting of this corporation shall [
called by the president or actlT
president at any time he may dec
necessary, or on the written eeque
7 of fifteen members. These meecln'
shall take place after notice OF II
date and purpose of such heetl!
] shall have been conspicuously pos
D ed in the library room thirty ia.
s previous to said meeting and pu
lished once during such time IN al
h daily newspaper. At elt meebn
n each member shall hase one got
o no proxies shall? be permisteS. Sew
# members shall constitute a quord
\, at any and AL meetings. exceN I
l. purpose Is adjoaanments sI@ .
d decision Of q iNajority present 50;
e be valid as . sOrVdDass seV eNte
e az hexei0 Stated.
g ARTlCJg ".
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