New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-03-07
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF
Iberia and Spanish Lake Club.

IutIId dIIu OpdIIISlI ldk0 OIuU'
Now Iberia, La, May 4th, 1913.
The active members If the Iberia s.
Spanish Lake Club met this day pursuant !;
to call. Present. Luke Trainor, Captain,
A. J. Maumus, Secretary, Robert F.
Broussard, by proxy to A. J. Maumus,
Walter J. Burke, DR.. Henry A. King
A. B. Murray, &. Il. Smedes, by proxy to
A. J. Maumus, William Lasalle and Zenon
Decuir. Absent, Alexis VOORHEES,, Jules
Dreyfus, DR.. George Sabatier and h. F..
Bogsett.
The Captain stated that pursuant to call
| the members met for the purpose Of con-
sidering the necessity and advlsability of
amending the articles of in corporation in
! order to undertake certain improve
ments and extensions contemplated by
the Club.
After general discussion, upon motion
Of A. B. Murray, seconded by Walter j.
Burke and unanimously carried. the fol
lowing resolution was adopted, to wit:
Whereas the owners and active mem
bers OF the Iberia & Spanish Lake Club
are DESTROYS of making the Club more at
tractive by undertaking aud completiLg
cert ain improvements and extensions for
the benefit of the membership, and for the
purpose of giving greater financial assis-
lance to the Club in undertaking these i'm
provements by permitting other persons to
become Active Members Of the Club up
on the payment of twenty FIVE dollars mi
tiation fee, and in so doing, to eliminate
what was known as the Passive Member
ship.
Therefore be it resolved that the origi
al Charter or articles Of Incorporation of
the Iberia g. Spanish Lake Club. in order
to carry out the foregoing changes and
stipulations, be amended SO as to read as
follows:
Be it known, that on this 4th day Of
May 1918, before me, Ventress J. Smith,
a Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified, in and for the Parish of Iberia.
and in the presence Of the undersigned
competent witnesses, personally came and
appeared William Lasalle, A. J. Manmus,
Walter J. Burke, Jules Dreyfus, Luke
Trainor, A. B. Murray, G. E. Smedea, DR..
ii. A. King and H. F. Hogsett, who declar-
I'd and said that they are the owners O.:
the Club House and the grounds appurti-
nent thereto situated on Spanish Lake or
Lake Tasse, in the Parish Of Iberia, and
| that desiring to avail themselves OF the
| laws of the state of Louisiana relative to
the formation of corporations for literary,
| scientific and social purposes, they have
caveranted and agreed together
and among themselves, together
with such other persons as may
here after become associated with them,
to form and constitute a corporation and
| body polite in law under the conditions
No. NJ forth
ARTICLE l.
The name and style OF this corporation
shall be the Spanish Lake Clab, and its
domicile shall be in the town OF New
iberia, Parish of Iberia, Louisiana. I'm
der it's said corporate name 1t shall have
power to contract, sue and be sued; to
make and use corporate seal, and the
same to break and alter At pleasure; to
hold, receive, lease, purchase and convey
under its corporate name, property real
and personal; to receive and accept dona-
tions and requests of property, both real
and personal; to name and appoint such
officers ar d agents rs the necessity or cou-
veuience of the corporation may require;
to make and establish such bylaws, rules
and regulations for the management and
regulation Of the affairs of this company
as may be necessary and proper, and to
change and alter the same at pleasure; to
do eli acts and things that may be requir-
I'd Necessary In order to carry out the OBJ
jects and purposes Of this corporation ;
said cor poration unless sooner dissolved
under the provisions Of this Charter OF by
authority Of law, shall exist for period
Of twenty five years from this date; oil o.
tations or other legal process shall be SER
| we'd upon the President. or in his absence
OF inability upon the Vics. President, or
| in the absence Of both, upon the Secretary
Of the Corporation.
ARTICLE II.
| The object and purposes OF this corpora
ton are hereby specified to be % follows:
70 establish and maintain Club 6ouse
for the members OF the Club and their
rsests, To establish and maintain . II.
braYy and reading room therein; 70 pro-
mote literary and social intercourse
among the members; to give entertain.
ments end receptions for the members
and the. @ >: inculcate . love Of
the pissatoriA art, and to promote the
science Of gastronemy; to foster and de-
velope the social spirit among the mem.
bersbip, and to do all things necessary
and incidental to the purposes herein sti
pulateA.
ARTICLE Ill.
The officers OF this corporation shall b.
. President, . vise-President, . Secreta
~ and Treasurer, who shall be elected al
q general meeting Of the membership t.
be held on the second Monday Of April Of
each year. A majority Of the members
present shall elect.
At every general or stockholders meet.
ing Of the corporation each member viii
be entitled to but one vote. Ten mem
bers shall constitute quorum for the
transaction OF the business Of said corpor
alton, and majority Of said quorum shall
decide every question. At such meeting
the members may elect their own Chair
man and Secretary to preside.
ARTICLE Nv.
| Tho oorporafo nowora Of this assOci a.