The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-31

rupnc, duly commissioned and qualifaJ
Wltnln Tor the Parish OF St. Mary, State -;
LOUISIANA, and in the presence OF the VII; ~
nesseS hereinafter and named and md d.
signed, personally came and appeared ~
paItieS' whose names are hereunto sinh
mary, state OF Louisiana, who decl.n.: ~;
that they have, and do hereby orSa 1ieo
themselves, and all parties and nersnns
VINO snail hereafter become associates;
win them, into body polite in law ~.
social pleasure, and literary burmese ~,
IN accord with the provisions and lao au ~.
the State OF Louisiana, affecting such 80 u
poratlons, and do hereby adopt The foIlow'
ing charter, to.wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name OF this corporation shall h.
the "City Club, and its domicile shall 10 10
AZ Morgan City, in the Parish Of st. Mar
STATE OF Loulsians, and all legal process
snail be served on the President. and ;n
his absence upon the Vice,President. ~
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes of this cor,o,.
ton are the bringing together of its msn.
bers, for their cultivation and enlightman.
IN literary pursuits and scientific resaaro,
and closest social relations and nleaSura'
10 erect these purposes and objects ~.
said corporation shall have, possess an. ND
enjoy and excerise all rights, powers s aud
privileges OF corporation body for nv
term and period OF ninety.nine years from
the date Of this act. '0u'
ARTICLE III.
Inc business OF this corporation shall be
CONQUERED and governed by board Of
directors, composed of the President
vleecfresldent, Secretary and Treasurer
and five members of the corporation and
all legal process shall be served unon t tha
PRESIDENT, and in his absence on the Vice.
President as aforesaid.
ARTICLE ".
Inc ofhcerS and directors of this cor.
poratlon shall be elected annually. and
meeting held for the purpose on the frst
Monday. in the month of-- .' ~
each year, notice of which meeting shall
be given, or printed, mailed to each and
every one of this corporation, ten davs
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.
hu1us Odom, Joe Bagnet, with John
Lewis, as President; Rufus Odom As Vice
President and Sam Watson, as Secretarv
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
Tor the objects and purposes OF this cor.
poration.
1t may adopt bylaws, rules and regula.
lions, 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.
ARTICLE
The Board Of Directors shall have the
power TO regulate the manner of assessing
and collecting such initiation fees, dues,
hnes, may be prescribed by the bylaws or
authorized by this corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
The charter may be amended at anv
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 q
special meeting Leld for that purpose
after thirty days notice mailed to each
member by an officer Of this cooperation to
DE cast either by person or written proxy.
ARTICLE VIII.
No member Of this corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
debts, contracts, obligations or faults of
this corporation, beyond the amounts Of
any dues or assessment which he may owe
for the current year.
ARTICLE TX.
In the event of dissolution of this cor.
poration, by liquidation, or otherwise, its
affairs shall be liquidated by three [3]
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
his 20 day OF July, 1912, in the presence
Of Jas. r. 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.
[Signedl
John l.. Lewis,
Nathan Winlerly,
Milton Provost,
X. Odom.
Taylor Burke,
John Sanders,
Jos. Braquet,
Manuel Berry,
Witnesses:
Jas. r. Parkerson,
G. E. Smith.
WALTER T. GILMORE,
Notary Public.