The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-09
CHARTER
or the Merchants and Mechanics
Library.


following: G.. f. Frazier, :. T.. ArGl"
III. C.. BarLup, q. w. Martin, e.. :
Campbell, Sid GrOner, NJ. GlaSsman
Ii. Bcniamin, J. NJ BaWnrs, J. NJ
Davis, J. Benjamin, }. II. Anderson
iii. O. Cloud, IsadOrc Holland, r.
Hawkins, J. \. Written, W. 3. But
Ter, C.. S. Cobb, J. Nash, Chas. Ehr-
hardt, w. \. Currie, J. NJ. BlaCkman,
G. a. Wise Jr., J. S. POLICEMAN and J.
f. Dwycr, who declared that avail
ing themselves Of the law Of Louis
lana relative TO the organization Of
corporations for social and literary
purposes, they hereby form and
constitute themselves, their assOcl-
ates and successors into corpora
ton and body polite for the object
and purpose hereinafter stated and
under the following articles of in
corporation:
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation
shall be merchants and Mechanics
Library" and its dOmicilc is hereby
declared to be and remain the city
Of Shreveport, Louisiana,
ARTICLE II.
The object and purpose of this
corporation shall be: To establish
and maintain a library with reading
rooms properly supplied with good.
standard books, periodicals, maya
zines and newspapers, to encourage
social and literary taste among its
members; to provide for the recrpa
ton, amusement and entertainment
of the members and invited guests,
and to fully carry out the above OBJ
iects this corporation shall have and
exercise oil the rights, privileges
and powers authorized by the law
TO q body corporate.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall continue
for term of fifty years from the
date hereof and shall have power
to- make and use corporate seal
| and the same TO change at pleas
ure; to contract, to sue and be sued,
10 purchase. hold, hypothecate and
convey personal, real 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 and rules, and alter and
change same at pleasure.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate power Of this or
ganization shall be vested in and
exercised by a board of governors
to consist of the president. vice
president and three members, max
| ing total of five, to be elected an
nually; they shall hold office for one
year, or until their successors shall
be elected and qualified. They shall
be elected on the last Tuesday in No
vember Of each year. The bust
ness of this corporation shall be
managed by the president by and
with the advice of the board Of gov
errors. All citations or legal process
shall be served on the president or
in his absence as provided by law,
ARTICLE Y.
| A general meeting OF the mem
bers Of this corporation shall be
called once a year for the election
of officers and transaction of other
business: said meeting shall be on
the last Tuesday in November o.
leach year. 4 general meeting Of this
Organization may be called at any
time by the president at any time
The may deem necessary or on the
written request of ten members
due notice shall be given by notices
Iposted in the library rooms and
Thirty days notice published in the
daily paper. At all meetings each
member shall be entitled to one
|vote; no proxy shall be permitted
Seven members shall constitute Q
Il QuOEulI1 DIT GILL filtl ali
tcept for purpose of adjournment
and then a majority present shall!
be valid, except as hereinafter
stated.
| ARTICLE VI.
| No member shall be held liable
flor the contracts or faults of tins
Incorporation in any greater sun
than the unpaid balance due sale
Organization as dues. nor shall any
, informally in organization he
the effect Of annulling this chartcl
or creating any greater personal re.
lsponsibility.
! ARTICLE VII.
: All games in this organization
shall be regulated BY the board o
!, control or governors.
ARTICLE VIII.
II The officers of this corporation
shall be a president. vice president
: lsecretary and treasurer elected b
RI l. iT,r