The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-07
q H A r T E 4
OF THE
CITY CLUB.

al ieu VI l., Mary,
BEFORE me, Walter T. Gilmore. a Not.
Public, duly commissioned and nu.I Gssaly
within for the Parish Of st. MARY St.ta
Louisiana, and in the presence Of the , MI; :!
nesses hereinafter and named and nnSn. .'
signed, personally came and appeared ~
partles, whose names are hereunto snL
scribed, all residents OF the Parish ~ S 5. =.
Mary, state Of Louisiana, who decl.raS
that they have, and do hereby orSsn;sa
themselves, and all parties and persons
VINO shall hereafter become associata3;
win them, into body polite in law r..
social pleasure, and literary purpose and
the State of Louisiana, affecting such co VI
poratlons, and do hereby adopt the follow.
ing charter, tO.wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this corporation shall /.
the ''City Club". and its domicle shall 10 Se
at Morgan City. in the Parish of 81. MAJ W
State OF Louisians, and all legal nrocas,
snail be served on the President, and in
his absence upon the Vice>President.
ARTICLE II. -. s.
Inc OBJECT and purposes of this corpor,.
bers, for their cultivation and enliebtmant t
IN literary pursuits and scientific rese,rcns
and closest social relations and pleasnrs
10 erect these purposes and objects. fhs
SAID corporation shall have, possess and
enjoy and excerise all rights, powers and
privileges of a corporation body for tha
term and period OF ninety.nine wears from
the date OF this act - 0'4
ARTICLEIII. -.
The business OF this corporation shall ha
conducted and governed by a board ~
directors, composed OF the President.
Vlce>President, Secretary and Treasnra,
and five members of the Corporation and
| all legal process shall be served upon the
President, and in his absence on the Vice.
President as aforesaid.
ARTICLE ".
The officers and directors of this cor.
poration shall be elected annually. and ;.
meeting held for the purpose on the first
Monday, in the month of-.--.o nj
| each year, notice of which meeting shall
be given, or printed, mailed to each and
every one of this corporation, ten DAYS
prior thereby by the Secretary Treasurer,
or other officer Of the corporation,
The first Board Of Directors shall consist
OF John Lewis, Sam Watson, Joe Lewis.
Rufus Odom, Joe Bagnet, with John
Lewis, as President; Rufus Odom as Vice ;
President and Sam Watson. as Secretary
and Joe Lewis, as Treasurer.
ARTICLEV "
This corporation is authorized to lease.
purchase, and convey, hold and mortgage !.
such real estate and property in the Par.
lsh OF st. Mary. as it may deem necessary
for the objects and purposes of this cor.
pOratiOn.
1t may adopt bylaws, rules and repuia.
tions, alter, amend or abrogate the same
at pleasure except as hereinafter provid-
ed generally to possess such powers as are
incidents to corporation and necessary
to carry out purpose for which it was or.
ganized. a : !,
ARTICLEvI.
The Board of Directors shall have the
power to regulate the manner of assessing
and collecting such initiation fees, dues,
fines, may be prescribed by the bylaws or
ARTICLE VII. -, y.
The charter may be amended at any
regular or special meeting called for that
purpose after fifteen days notice by mail
to each member by vote of twO-thirds
Of all members present at such meeting
and the corporation may be dissolved at .
special meeting keld for that purpose
after thirty days notice mailed to each
member by an officer Of this cooperation to
be cast either by person or written proxy.
ARTICLE VIII.
No member of this corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
uCUlSs COutIdClS, ODllkdtlOuS VI 1IultS VI
this corporation. beyond the amounts OF
any dues or assessment which be may owe
for the current ear.
ARTICLE TX. 4 - .
In the event of dissolution of this cor
poration, by liquidation, or otherwise, its
affairs shall be liquidated by three III
commissioners to be appointed by the
Board Of Directors for this purpose.
Thus done and passed at my office in the
Parish of st. Mary, State Of Louisiana Of
this 20 day Of July, 1912, in the presence
Of Jas. K. .Parkerson and G. E. Smith two
competent witnesses, who have signed
these presence with said appearers and
me, said Notary after due reading the
whole.
ISigned]
John l.. Lewis,
Nathan Winlerly,
Milton Provost,
X. Odom.
Taylor Burke,
John Sanders,
Jos. Braquet, =,
Manuel Berry,
Witnesses:
Jas. II. Parkerson,
G.. E. Smith.
WALTER T. GILMORE,
Notary Public.