The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-09-14
q H A r T Err
OF THE
CITY CLUB.
United States OF Amerjc.
state Of Louisiana. ~"
Parish Of ST Mar

Public dn n' o " alssf |. Gilmore, a Not.,v
w npio' f oui y; e2mmlssioned and oualissG
go ,H.I io' 'ne Parish Ct St. Mary. Stata ~
nesses hereinafter and named 49, sne Wit
signed, personally came and anna.r uauer>
| parties, whose names are hrrannteu we
| sscrloed, all residents Of the parish SUD-
Mary, state Of Louisiana, who dao ~ 81:
.hal they have, and do hereby oroaa;d
rueaistVes' and all parties and ner.ona
, mnI sna!l hereafter become associ.tnJ;
So a.n 'n1aa INTO body polite in law e..
IN accord with the provisions sn 9ose and
the state OF Louisiana, atrectinn sr Avs OF
ing charter, to.wt: VIC Aoi'o"'
| ARTICLEI.
! Ihe name OF this corporation shall /,
| me city Club, and its iomiciIe shal, 90
| az Morgan City, in the Parish OF s. NJ ue
2sa!e OF Loulsisns, and all legal procayy,,
his $500 ne 800, ' On tne President, and in
| lis absence upon the Vice>President.
ARTICLE II.
| Inc object and purposes of this co-no,.
| ION are the bringing together of it's man.
| oeTs, LOT their cultivation and enliobtran.
IN literary pursuits and scientific rssea.ai
| ana closest social relations and niassneaa'
10 enect these purposes and objects no
sara corporation shall have, possess and ND
enjos ana excerise all rights, powers and
piIvneges OF corporation body for the
| the date Of this act. 'e"'s IRON
~ ARTICLEIII.
The business of this Corporation shau
conducted and governed by bnard 10 20
directors, composed Of the Presideu,
lceoPresldent, Secretary and Treasmra,,
ana nVe members of the corporation and
al legal process Shall be served unon ths
l pri and IN his absence on the Vice.
PRESIDENT as aforesaid
ARTICLEIV.
The officers and directors of this oo.-
poration shall be elected annually. and
meeting held for the purpose on the frst
Monday, in the month -
each year, notice of which meeting shall
De given, or printed, mailed to each and
every one of this corporation, ten DAYS
prlor tnereoy by the Secretary. Treasurer.
VI TIL T.ner omcer OF the corporation.
The first Board of Directors shall CONSIST
OF John Lewis, Sam Watson, Joe Lewis Lewis
Ru1us doom. Joe Bagnet, with .Tohn
Lewis, as President; Rufus Odom as Vice
president and Sam Watson, as Secretary
and Joe Lewis, as Treasurer.
ARTICLEv.
ms corporation is authorized to lease.
purchase, and convey, hold and MORTGAGE
sucn real estate and property in the Par.
49, ~ ~A"Ay ao ~ may ueem necessary
for the objects and purposes Of this CO..
pOration. VIII
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 az are
incidents to corporation and necessary
TO carry out purpose for which it was or.
ARTIcICvr iss
The R0ar6 NJ nirooforo Oh II L.,..
power TO regulate the manner Of assessing.
ana collecting such initiation fees, dues.
lines, 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-thirds7
OF all members present at such meetlnguf
and the corporation may be dissolved at
special meeting held 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
debts, contracts, obligations or faults 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 [3l
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 % day Of July, 1912, in the presence
Of Jas. K. Parkerson and G.. E. Smith two
witnesses, who have signed
these presence with said appearers and
me, said Notary after due reading the
whole.
fSignedl
John l.. Lewis,
Nathan Winlerly,
Milton Provost,
K. OdOm,
Taylor Burke,
John Sanders,
Jos. Braquet,
Manuel Berry,
Witnesses:
Jas. Il. Parkerson,
G.. E. Smith.
WALTER T. GILMORE,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana,
~<r Parish OF st. Mary,
l, Thomas NJ. Milling, District Attorney
f the 23rd Judicial District Of the State Of
.ouisiana, do hereby certify that have
the charter Of the "City Club
nd that the same is legal and contain
othing contrary to the provisions Of law
nd thereupon approve same.
In evidence whereof. witness my hand
n this 20 day of July, 1912. -
TSionadl r. NJ MIrIlE1