The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-14
CHARTER
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Statesof Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
do Be it kneWn that on this. day be-
fore me, r. d. Webb. notary pub
lie, duly commissioned. and sworn
in and for the above State and Par
ish. personally came and appeared
H. S. Talmadge, John Porath, D. O
Barr, N. F. Hugus, J. M. .McNulty
Dan Thomas, d. M. Mcmillan, Geo
Irby, A. F. Finch, Hugh West, H.. l.
Shepard, Leonard. Rice. w. o. Mar
tin, Shell Goodman, T. B. FARRELL. S
F. Godfrey. C. J. Stevens, John
Brown Ed Strosnider, j. w. Tilley
D. C. Lester, Charlie Rice, C. L. Lit
tie, J. B. Brown, Jake Morefield
Charlie Allen, A. R., Kostelka, all OF
full age, and residents Of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, who declared thai
availing themselves of the laws OF
the State of Louisiana relative t.
the organization of corporations fol
social and literary purposes, they
hereby form and constitute them
selves, their associates and success
sors into corporation and body
polite for the objects and purposes
hereinafter stated and under thu
following articles of incorporation
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation ant
association shall be the '"Oii CITY
Drillers and Helpers ,Clhb," and it,
domicile is hefSDy declared to be- al
Oil City, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes Of thi:
corporation shall be, to foster So
cial intercourse, to provide for thu
recreation, amusement and enter
tainment of its members and invited
guests. and to encourage literary
tastes by the establishment an(
maintenance of reading rooms, AM
to provide same with such period.
Gals and newspapers AS may be ne
cessary to accomplish these pur.
poses. This corporation and asso.
citation shall have and exercise al
the rights, privileges and powers
authorized by law to corporate
bodies.
ARTICLE. III.
This corporation shall continue
for the term Of ninety-nine years
from the date of this charter, am
shall have power to make and us'
corporate seal and to change TIT
same at. pleasure; to contract, SUI
and be sued; to purchase, hold, by,
pothecate, lease, ALLEVIATE and con
vey personal and mixed property
to name and appoint such ofiicers
agents and employees as the mteres
of the corporations may require, ant
to make and establish bylaws
rules and regulations for the proper
management and conducting it's af
fairs, and to alter and change the
same at pleasure.
| ARTICLE, ~.
The corporate powers of this clul
shall be- vested. in and exercised b.
a board of directesr, to consist OF
president, vice president. secretaP'
and treasurer. and two other mem
beers to be elected Annually; the.
shall hold their Offices for one veal
OK until such time as their success
sors are elected and Qualifed. The.
shall be elected on the first Monda,
| in January of each year, and shall
elect from their number their re
spective officers above named. Al
vacancies occurring during the tern
of office shall be filled by the board
All citations or other legal process
shall be served on the president,i o
| in his absence. on the vice president
and in the absence of both on An
member of the board acting as pres
ident protein, by the designation. o
the president or vice president.
i ARTICLE ".
Il A general meeting Of the member
of this corporation shall be held o
the first Monday in January OF eac
year for the election of officers An
flor the transaction of all cuisines
requiring the. assent OF the mem
,bers. These meetings shall sak
place at the -domicile Of the COZ
poration, and at.sueh meetings eac
member shall be entitled to on
vote. The president or acting pres
dent shall have the power to call.
general meeting Of the members.
any time,. or upon the written r.
quest OF fifteen members, and NJ
4 tice shall be- given OF ALI gener'
meanings of the members by motto