The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-05-16
ARTICLE |.

The name and style of this corporation
shall be the Henry Clay Social Club and
under that name II shall have and enjoy all
the rights and privileges created by law 10
corporations. and shall exist and continue
for a period of ninety-nine years, unless
sooner dissolved by mutual consent from
date hereof; il shall have power TO contract.
sue and be sued in its corporate name; to
make. use and adopt a corporate seal, and
the same TO break and alter at pleasure; TO
hold, receive, convey, transfer, mortgage,
hypothecate under its aforesaid name, prop
erty both real and personal. and TO issue
notes. bonds and other obligations; to have
and employ such officers, directors, mana
gers agents and employees as the interest
of the said corporation may require: to
make such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper management of the affairs Of
the corporation as may be necessary.
Its dOmicile shall be in the City Of New
Orleans and all services of citation and
other legal process shall be made on the
president, or in his absence or disability
upon the vice-president and In the lat
ter's absence or disability upon the secre-
tary of the corporation.
ARTICLE H.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized, and the nature OF
the business to be carried on by 1t are
hereby declared to be as follows: TO con-
duct athletic social and literary exercises
and amusements of all kinds: to provide
an auditorium and hall for the purposes or
conventions. balls, private theatricals and
other entertainments not contrary to the
law; to provide and maintain swimming
tanks and bathing conveniences with all ac-
ceSsOries.
The capital stock of this corporation shall
be and is hereby fixed at the dues to be paid
by the members of this corporation, which
dues are hereby assessed at fifty cents per
month. for each member, payable monthly,
and shall he due and payable for any frac-
tional part of a month within which the
member may have joined or been elected TO
membership as prescribed in the bylaws
i adopted by this corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers Of this corporation
shall be vested in a board of directors, con-
sisting of not more than nine members OF
| this corporation. The first board of direc-
| tors shall be composed OF Louis Alvarez,
| William ]. Herr, Joseph VI. Martin, TheO-
dore ]. Herr, John III. Redden, Raymond j.
| Doyle. Thomas ONeill, John W. Bait and
John T. Burgess, an, they shall serve until
the first Tuesday after the second Monday
| in January, 1913, or until their successors
| have been elected and Installed. On the
| first Tuesday after the second Monday in
| January of each year, the members of this
corporation shall elect from their members
not more than nine directors TO serve during
| the ensuing year.
| The officers of this corporation shall con-
| SlSI OF the NlCt-pIfSlucul, StNlt
| tary and treasurer. and such other officers
as the board OF directors may elect Until
after the first election in January, 1913,
| the following shall be the officers OF the
corporation Louis Alvarez president; viii
| liam J. Herr, vice-president; Joseph VI
Martin. secretary, and Theodore J. Herr
| treasurer.
ARTICLE V.
No member shall ever be held liable oil
| responsible for the contracts or faults OF
| said corporation, nor shall any mere infor
MARTY in its organization have the effect OF
| rendering this charter null, or expose 9
| member to any liability beyond the amount
of unpaid dues owing by said member Of thu
| corporation.
| ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended. modified
| changed or altered, or said corporation dis
/ solved at any time by a vote of three-fourth
! of the members in. general meeting calle'
I and convened for that purpose by the boarC
/ of directors. after ten (10l days notice IL
writing to each member. Whenever this cor
poration shall be dissolved by limitation o
| otherwise its affairs shall be liquidated b
the board of directors then in Office, and 1