The Caucasian., 1913-08-05
CHARTER
OF the Sans Souci Social Club

State Of Louisiana. Parish Of Cad
do: Be ii known That Oh this day,
before LeWell G.. Butler. notary pub
lie in and for Cad,l0 PARISH Louise
lana, qualified and commissioned,
came and appeared the several per-
sons whose names are hereto sub
Scrihed. who declared that aNallln-
themselves OF the provisions OF the
laws Of Louisiana relative to The
formation Of corporations for soc
iaI purposes, they do hy these pres
ents fOrll and eunSj rtlltp themselves
into corporation and body polite
III law, for the objects and purposes,
aud under the following articles Of
incorporation, tn-Wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and style of this cor
poraton shall be the Sans SOuci
Social Club, under which name it
shall enjoy succession for twenty
five years.
ARTICLE TT.
The dOniciIe Of said corporation
shall be the City Of Shreveport,
Louisiana, service of all leeal pro-
cess shall be made upon the prcsl-
dent or in his absence upon the
vice president or secretary.
ARTICLE III.
The affairs of the corporation
shall be vested in and under tlls'
control of a Board Of Directors not
less than three. Officers and dlrec-
tors shall be chosen annually, and
shall hold office until their success
sors are elected A majority of the
members shall elect officers, ana
notice of elections shall be publish
ed for ten days in a Shreveport
newspaper. Officers shall be cleo
ted by the Board Of Directors. The
first president shall he J. J. Whit
beck: he first vice president shall
he Bill Brown: and the secretary
shaIl be f. J. Whitbeck, who shall
constitute the aforesaid board.
=. .ARTICLE ".
The objects and purposes OF Tins
corporation shall be to promote
social intercourse among its mem
bers: to provide suitable quarters
and rooms for social gatherings and
entertainments: to make all neces-
sary provisions for the pleasure OF
its members. in their meetings to-
gether, and to do sgch other things
as may be incident TO the proper
conduct of a social club.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation
shall be liquidated, whenever same
shall become necessary, in the.man-
ner provided by law; it being eN-.
.pressly provided that the liquida-
tors shall be chosen from the mem
bership.
ARTICLE VI.
There shall be no capital stock
of this corporation, but the mem
bers, officers and such other per-
sons 5as.m may subscribe thereto, shall
make necessary provisions for the
expenses thereof, by such means and
in such manner as may be practical
and legal. and may receive dona-
tions, gifts or legacies.
ARTICLE VII.
Said corporation may sue or be
sued. have and use a corporate seal.
and change same at pleasure: may
lease or acquire property for It's
own uses or sell or dispose Of same.
In testimony whereof we have this
day set our signatures in presence
Of the undersigned witnesses, July
Is, 1913.
E. 4. Renfro ]. NJ. Gillispie
J. A. O'Bryan S. K. Price
w. A. Kelly NV. r. Parsly
A. B. Liddell.
George Epple Mat Price
J.J. Gray Haynes Wagnor
A. E. Bickly Vincent Leggio
Mat Westmoreland u. Whitbeck
T. Mandel John WoOdson
Edgar B. Hands George Dockay
r. A. Teshera z. Pinton
A. G. Riley Ii. L. Gata
E. J. Whitbeck Bill Brown
Attest:
J.O. Foster
6. O. Rome Jewell C. BUTLER,
Notary Public.
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Cael-
do: /, w. 4. Mabry, district .attor-
ney Of Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Ger