The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-13
CHARTER
vi the Universal Library

"'F7 ol louisiana Parish of Cad
~. vi the 18th day of July 1912
"a %'''e ana appeared before me, F. A.
l''d'lchard, notary public in and for
Dduuo Parish, La, the following. w
~. Lambert, R. NJ. Christian, George
martin, H. q. Cloud, n. NJ. Hous-
,on' II. Z. BIackman, Isadore Ho]-
ldlld, L. Sellers, Abe poDenhainar
~ ~ hudson, |. Larkin, w. S. Hodge,
'aI'l'S MrCarren, j. NJ. BIackman
~ fIrheI, f. a. Cayce. Sidney
,',looihrrS, John J. Young, W. F.
'''f'oSell, }. NJ. Wikot, A. H. Cronen
urrR' NJ. Davis, Herman Abrams and
W. NJ. Rushing and Geo, A. pol.man
"io deciar"d that availing them
serves OF the laws of Louisiana rel
a'lN" to the organization of cornora-
''"i'S Tor social and literary pur-
poses they hereby form and ronstj-
TUE themselves, their associates and
>ur'cSSorS INTO a CORPORATION and
oody poIItIc for the objects and DUR
poses hereinafter stated and under
'ile following articles of incorpora.
tiOn.
ARTICLE I.
Inc name of this corporation
shall be the Universal Library. and
It's domlCilc is hereby declared to be
and remain in the City of Shreve-
port, Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this
corporation shall be to foster social
intercourse. to provide for the re
creation and amusement and enter
tainment Of the members of this Or
ganZatlon and invited guests, and to
encourage literary tastes by the es-
adjustment and maintenance of
reading room properly supplied
with periodicals, magazines, news
papers and books, and to accomplish
tIes" purposes this corporation
shall have and exercise all the rights
and privileges and powers author
lied by law to 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 to
make and use corporate seal and
to change same at pleasure; to con-
tract, to sue and be sued; to pur-S
chase, hold, hypothccate, lease,
ALLEVIATE and convey real, personal
and mixed property; to name and
appoint all officers and agents that
the interests of the corporation may
require; to make and establish all
necessary bylaws, rules and regu-
Iations, and TO alter and change the
same at pleasure.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers OF this IL
brary shall be vesttN in and exer-
cised by a board of governors to
consist of the president, vice presl-
dent and five other members to be
elected annually; they. shall hold
Office for one year or until their
shall be elected on the
first Tuesday in July OF each year.
The business of the library shall be
managed by the board. All vacancies
in Office occurring during the teGl
for which elected shall be filled by
the board. All citation or other legalf
process shall be served on the pres
ident, or in his absence on the vice
president.
ARTICLE Y.
A general meeting Of the members
of this corporation shall take place
on the first Tuesday in August oil
each year for the election OF officers
and for the transaction OF all re-
auisite business. Said meetings may
be continued by adjournment should,
Same be deemed necessary by a ma
iority of those present. A general
meeting of this corporation shall be
called by the president or acting
president at any time he may deem
necessary. or on the written request
of fifteen members. These meetings
shall take place after notice OF the