The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-10-05

or THE
CITY CLUB.
United States of America
State OF Louisiana,
Parish ~ 81 Ma

state OF Louisiana,
Parish Of st. Mary,
BEFORE me, Walter I. Gilmore. a Notar,
Fupiic' dniy commissioned and oua,idsd
Wltnln 1or the Parish OF st. Mary, Stats a;
Louislahs, ana In the presence OF the vii:
signed, personally came and snnesred r.
parties, whose names are h.rennto s,h
scrlbed, all residents Of the Parish Of -.
Mary, State OF Louisiana. Who dacl.."S
that they have, and do hereby orr.n;.a
themselves, and all parties and nes.on.
VINO shall hereafter become Associated
WIN them, into body polite in law. for
social pleasure. and literary purpose and
N ACCORD with the provisions and laws OF
. .ne r!ate Oh louisiana, affecting such cor.
p ina ana 40 hereby adopt the follow.
ARTICLEI.
Inc name OF this corporation shall h.
the city Club". and it's domicile sS.ll he
At Morgan City. in the Parish of st. Harv
state OF Louisians. and all legal process
snail De served on the President, ana in
MS absence upon the Vice,President.
ARTICLE II,
Inc OBJECT and purposes Of this CORPORA.
bers, for their cultivation and enlioltmant
IN literary pursuits and scientific research
ana closest social relations and pleesure'
10 erect these purposes and objects. The
SAID corporation shall have, possess and
enjoy and excerise all rights, powers And
privileges OF corporation body for the
term and period OF ninety-n years from
the date of this act
ARTICLE III.
Inc business OF this corporation shall be
conducted and governed by a board Of
directors, composed Of the President.
Vice. President, Secretary and Treasurer
and hve 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 q
mmeeting neid 1or the purpose on the first
each year, notice of which meeting shall
be given, or printed, mailed to each and
| every one OF this corporation, ton DAYS
prior thereby by the Secretary Tire ssurer.
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 q Vice
President and Sam Watson. as Secretary
and Joe Lewis, IS Treasurer.
ARTICLEV.
purchase, and convey, hold and mortgage,
such real estate and property in the Par.
lsh OF st. Mary, as 1t may deem necessary
for the objects and purposes Of this cor.
poration.
1t may adopt bylaws, rules and reRula.
tions, alter, amend or abrogate the same
at pleasure except as hereinafter provid-
ed generally to possess such powers a. are
| incidents to corporation and necessary
to carry out purpose for which 1t was or.
! ganized.
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 by-lsws or
authorized by this corporation.
| ARTICLE VII.
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-thtrds
| 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
| debts, contracts, obligations or faults Of
this corporation, beyond the amounts Of
| any dues or assessment which be may eve
| for the current ear.
| ARTICLE TX.
| In the event of dissolution of this cor.
poration, by liquidation, or otherwise, its
affairs shall be liquidated by three Isl
commissioners to be appointed by t1e
Board Of Directors for this purpose.
Thus done and passed ut my ONCE In The
Parish of st. Mary. State Of Louisiana. OF
this % day Of July, 1919. In the preseaes
| of Jas. X. Parkerson and q. b. 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,
| r. Odom,
Taylor Burke,
John Sanders,
| Jos. Braquet,
Manuel Berry
Witnesses:
Jas. r. Parkerson,
G.. E. Smith.
WALTER T. GILMORE,
| VIZ Notary Public.
| State Of Louisiana,
Parish Of st. Mary,
l, Thomas NJ. Milling, District Attorne!
| of the 23rd Judicial District OF the state Of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that nave
| examined the charter OF the "City CiuD.
and that the same Is legal and CONTAIN
| nothing contrary to the provisions OF u"
| and thereupOn approve same. a
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