The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-03-10
CHARTER
OF the Lobster Social Club.

90. be IL Known AHu IelbSllSDtleu
that on this the 2nd day OF Feb.
1912, personally came and apDeare&
before me, J. n. Wise. notary pub
lie, duly commissioned. qualified
and acting in and for Cad1O Parish,
Louisiwla, the parties whose NAME.
are hereunto subscribed, all resi-
dents OF Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
who declared unto ~, notary, that
awaiting themselves Of To- taws on
Louisiana relative to the orsanlza-
tiop OF corporations, 8eH aese
formed ana NO by these presents
forl~ themselves a. Welt ~ suca
other persons as may hereafter bs-
com. arscri;upt viii, tlrlN INTO \
|corpOra'e body, and have adopted
las their rhaIttr thS following, 20
wit
ARTICLE
Five nalne of This corporation is
hereby detlareh to b. tAe L11ster>
Social Lodge, VitA it, sloMicsl~ On
thp City OF Shreveport, Cad"o Ror-
=. ish. Louisiana and under is corpr
at. name, il shall have aNd enjoy
successios for = period Of Ninety
mine wears. Unle.. sooner DISSOLVED
a. hereinafter pro~3ed. III legal
process shall re- served on its pres
ident and in his abseM" Oh the Sics
president, and in the absence OF
both, on the secretary treasurer.
ARTICLE ".
Vhe objects and purposes Cor
which IBIS corporation b organized
is declared to be 70 conduct a zoe
ial club in the City a Shreveport,
and social clubs az such Otht9 plac-
IS within the state OF Louisiana o.
the board Of directors may deem ad-
~isable and to buy and selI athletic
goods and club furnishings of a..
kinds and 20 DO any and all Othe,
things that may be necessary for
the proper carrying out OF SOC
ial club furnishing establishment.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock OF this eofpOs-
alton is hereby declared 20 be
Three Thousand Dollars (s3,O0OW)
divided into Fifteen Hundred share:
of two dollars each. Said capital
stock shall be paid for in cash, pro
perry, or services rendered IN tho
discretion of the board Of directors
! ARTICLE ".
The affair. of this cOrpOratlO!
shall be managed by a hoard OF oil
rpctors consisting Of three stock
holders elected annually beginning
on the second MOnady of January
1913 who shall hold their office I'M
til their successors are elected anC
qualified, provided that the frs
board of directors are herby declar
ed to be Robert Williamson, J. L
Hartsfield and J. J. Dillman witt
Robert Williamson as president anC
J. J. Dillman as vice president anC
J. L. Hartsfield as secretary treas
urer, who shall serve until the Sec
ond Monday in January, 1913. An.
Vacancy occurring in the said boart
of directors shall be filled by ap
pointment by the remaining dlrFc
tors in office.
} ARTICLE V.
Whenever this corporation is dis
sovled by limitation or otherwise
its affairs shall be liquidated b.
two stockholders elected for tina
purpose at a stockholders meeting
duly held and said liquidators sinai
perform such seRice and give suct
security as said stockholders meet
ing may determine.
ARTICLE VI.
This act of incorporation may BIT
amended and the capital stock IN
creased or diminished or may b.
, dissolved by a vote of three-fourtn
|. of its stockholders and ten days
notice has been given each stock
holder stating the time and plac:
of the meeting and giving the rea
son for such meeting, and at eacf
stockholders meetgin, each share O
; stock shall represent one vote whlcl
may be voted by the owner OF sac
, share of stock in person or by writ
, ten proxy.
ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder of this corporation
, shall ever be held liable for an,
Iclaim, fault or contract OF thl'
Incorporation beyond the amount o
the unpaid balance on the stock 70
which he has subscribed, nor sha!
any mere informally of this cher
ter render its stockholders liabl
for any amoust beyond the amour
of their capital stock subscribed
nor render this charter null, volt
land of no effect.
In testimony whereof the parties
bapoip ahox-a meutiO ned have sign