The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-08-24
G H a r T + L
Or THE
CITY CLUB.


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Before me, Walter 7. Giinor.. o Va
Public, duly commissioned and nnai Gsary
WITHIN TOR the Parish Of St. Mary Ststa y;
LOUISIANA, and in the prescnce OF tho u,i ~
nesses hereinafter and named and urda.
signed, personally came and apoeared ~
paItles, whose names are hereunto snt.
scrlbed. all residents of the Parish ~ q.
MARY, state Of Louisiana, uho declaroI
.hat they have, and DO hereby orgsn;sa
| themselves, ana all parties and persons
VIZ 9uali hereafter become associated
SoniaI tnTln' INTO body polite in law for
10 accord with the provisions and lau" NY ~
the State Of Louisiana. affectjnc S,, ia" 50 VI
poratlons, and do hereby adopt the follow ;.
ing charter, to-wit: '0i'o"'
ARTICLEl.
The name Of this corporation xbou
the city Club, and its domiciie .han h %
AZ Morgan City, III the Parish Of & Ma ue
olaie OF Loulsians, and all legal process
snall be served on the President. and ~
MS 'pseice upon tne iceoPresident.
ARTICLE IL.
The object and purposes of this corno.,
tion are the bringing together Of its ma ma
bers, Tor their cultivation and enligbtn,nn.
| IN literary pursuits and scientific rrsaarn,
ana closest social relations and nleasnra'
10 effect these purposes and obiects no
said corporation shall have, possess and ND
ENJOY anu excerlse all rights, powers and d
privileges of corporation BODY for ~
term ana period OF ninety. nine wears from
| the date Of this act 49, i'oni
ARTICLE III.
The business of this c0rnorat;o ..on,
conducted and governed by bo onrii o y,
directors, composed Of the President
'lcesPresident, Secretary and TreaSnro,,
ana hFe members of the corporation and
All legal process Shall be served mnon III
PRESIDENT, and in his absence on The V;c cne
President as aforesaid. W.
ARTICLE ".
Inc o1ncers and directors of this oor
poratlon shall be elected annually. and
HHeetihg held for the purpose on the first
Monday, in the month of-lno nist
eacn year. notlce OF which meeting shall
be given, or printed, mailed TO each ond
every one of this corporation. ten da ra
prior thereby by the Secretary-Treasnrar
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 Ioh,,'
Lewis, as President; Rufus Odom a. Vice
PRESIDENT and Sam Watson, as Secretary
and Joe Lewis, as Treasurer.
ARTICLE
Inns corporation is authorized to lea.e
"n1 eou'Cy uoIu ana mortgage
such real estate and property in the par
ish OF st. Mary, as it may deem necessary
Tor the objects and purposes of this cor.
poration. -'' WI
1t may adopt bylaws, rules and repu]a.
lions, alter, amend or abrogate the Same
at pleasure except as hereinafter proyd-
ed generally to possess such powers as are
incidents to corporation and necessary
10 carry out purpose for which it was or.
ARTICLEyI
The Board of Directors shall have tho
power to regulate the manner of assessing
and collecting such initiation fees, dues.
hnes, may be prescribed by the bylaws or
authorized by this corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
Inc charter may be amended at anv
regular or special meeting called for that
purpose after fifteen days notice by mail
to each member by vote of two-thirds
OF all members present at such meeting
and the corporation may be dissolved at
special meeting held 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 he mayowe
Tor the current year.
ARTICLE TX.
In the event of dissolution of this cor.
poration, by liquidation, or otherwise, its
affairs shall be liquidated by three [3]
commissioners to be appointed by the
Board OF Directors for this purpose.
Thus done and passed at my office in the
Parish Of st. Mary, State of Louisiana. of
his 20 day Of July, 1912, in the presence
II Jas. r. Parkerson and G. E. Smith two
competent witnesses, who have signed
hese presence with said appearers and
me-, said Notary after due reading the
Whole.
lSignedl
John l.. Lewis,
Nathan Winlerly,
Milton Provost,
X. Odom,
Taylor Burke,
John Sanders.
Jos. Braquet,
Manuel Berry,
Witnesses:
Jas. r. Parkerson,
e. E. Smith.
WALTER T. GILMORE,
Notary Public.