New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-02-21
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF
Iberia and Spanish Lake Club.

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New Iberia, La. May 4th, 1918.
TIE active members If the iberia &
Spanish Lake Club met this day pursuant;
to cali. Present. Luke Trainor, Captain,
A. J. Maumus, Secretary, Robert F.
Broussard, by proxy to A. J. Manmus,
Walter j. Burke, DR.. Henry A. King,
A. B. Murray, q. r. Smedes, by proxy to
A. J. Maumus, William Lasalle and Zenon
Decuir. Absent, Alexis VOORHEES,, Jules
Dreyfus, DR.. George Sabatier and K. +.
boys EFT.
The Captain stated thu pursuant to call
the members met for the purpose of con-
sidering the necessity and advlsability OF
amending the articles of incorporation in
ments and extensions comtt mplated 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 me Ne
bers OF the Iberia & Spanish Lake Club
are desirous of making the Club more at
tractive by undertaking aud completing
cert ain Improvements and extensions for
the benefit OF the me- bership, and for the
purpose of giving greater financial assis-
lance TO the Club in undertaking these i'm
provements by permitting other per sons to
become Active Members of the Club up
on the payment of twenty FIVE dollars ini-
tiation fee, and in so doing, to eliminate
what was known as the Passive Member
chip.
Therefore be it resolved that the origi'
nal Charter or articles of incorporation OF
the Iberia e. Spanish Lake Club. in order
| to carry out the fore going changes and
stipulations, be amended so as TO read al
| follows:
Be it known, that on this 4th day oil
May 1913, 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 anG
appeared William Lasalle, A. j. Manmus
Walter j. Burke, Jules Dreyfus, Luke
Trainor, A. B. Murray, c. E. SDedes, DR.
FL. A. King and H. F. Hogsett, who declar
I'd ard said that they are the owners o:
the Club House and the grounds appurti
nent there etc situated on Spanish Lake OF
Lake Tasse, in the Parish of Iberia, and
that desiring to avail themselves OF the
laws of the State of Louisiana relative tt
the TO, M alton of corporations for literary
scientific and social purposes, they have
| caver anted and agreed together
and smorg themselves, together
with such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with them
to form ard constitute a corporation ano
body polite in law under the condltioDl
and stipulations hereinafter set forth.
| ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be the Spanish Lake Club, and it
dCmicie shall be in the town of New
iberia, Parish of Iberia, Louisiana. I'm
der its said corporate name it shall have
power to contract. sue and be sued; tt
make and use corporate seal, and the
same to break and alter at pleasure; Il
hold, receive, lease, purchase and convey
under its corporate name, property rea
and personal; to receive and accept dona
lions and requests of property, both rea
and personal; to name and appoint sucl
officers ar ID agents as the necessity or cou
venience Of the corporation may require
to make and establish such by laws, rule
and regulations for the management an,
regulation of the affairs of this compan,
as may be necessary and proper, and t.
change and alter the same at pleasure; t
do all acts and things that may be requir
ed necessary in order to carry out the oh
jects and purposes of this corporation
said corporation unless sooner dissolve
under the provisions Of this Charter or b
authority Of law, lhall exist for . perio
Of twenty Eve years from this date; all q
| 40 - m or lnmo1 Seonoea Oh ~ \. a,
we'd upon the President. or in his absenc
OF inability upon the Vice. President, q
in the absence of both, upon the Secretar
Of the Corporation.
ARTICLE II.
. The object and purposes of this corpof,
ton are hereby specified to be as follow
To est ablish snd maintain q Club Houi
, for the members Of the Club end the
, guests. To establish and maintain
braIy and reading room therein; to pr
mote literary and social intercoure
! among tie me mbers; to give entertain
I ments end receptions for the member
1 and the. gu inculcate a love
the piscateria. art, and to promote II
. science of gastroncmy; to foster and
{ velope the social spirit among the meI
bership, and to do all things necessal
and incidental to the purposes herein 81
! pulated.
ARTICLE III.
The officers of this corporation shall
|. President, Viee-President, Secret
. ry and Treasurer, who shall be elected
q general meeting of the mem bersbip
!, be held on the second Monday of April
each year. A majority of the membe
present shall elect.
At every general or stockholders NEE
. ing Of the corporation each member wi
Q be entitled to but one vote. Ten men
!, bers shall constitute quorum for Il
E transaction Of the business of said corpo
I alton. and majority Of said quorum sha
decide every question. At such meetiI
, the members may elect their own Chat
: man and Secretary to preside.
: ARTICLE Nv.
The corporate powers Of this associ
!. tion and the management of its affai
: shall be vested in and exercised by
Board of Directors COMPOSED of seve