The herald., 1912-05-30
CHARTER
OF HENRY CLAY SOCIAL CLUB.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS
Be it known that on this 2Gth day of
April, in the year OF nineteen hundred and
twelve, before me, Martin III. ManiOn, a
Notary Public, duly commissioned and quail
flied, in and for the parish and state afore
said, personally came and appeared the per-
sons whose names are hereinafter sub
scribed who declared that availing them
selves of the provisions OF the laws Of the
State of Louisiana, relative to the forma-
tiOn of corporations for athletic, literary
and social purposes, under act 112 of 1882
and under act IS of 1904, providing for the
formation of corporations for the carrying
on different kinds of business and providing
for capital stock or dues thereof they have
covenanted and agreed, and do by these
presents agree and bind themselves, as we'll
as such other persons that may hereafter
become associated with them, into a cOrpor-
alton and body under the law for the objects
and purposes and under the agreement as
follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style Of this corporation
shall be the Henry Clay Social Club" and
under that name it shall have and enjoy all
the rights and privileges created by law TO
corporations. and shall exist and continue
for a period of ninety-nne years, unless
sooner dissolved by mutual consent from
date hereof; 1t 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 domicie shall be in the City OF New
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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 IL
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 OF
conventions, balls, private theatricals and
other entertainments not contrary to the
law; TO provide and maintain swimming
tanks and bathing conveniences with all &C
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
and shall be 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
adopted by this corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this corporation
shall be vested in board of directors, con-
ssting of not more than nine members of
this corporation. The first board Of direc-
tors shall be composed of Louis Alvarez,
William J. Herr, Joseph NJ. Martin, Theo-
dore ]. Herr, John II. 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