The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-06-25
AMENDED CHARTER
OF THE SURURRANITFS-

OF THE SUBURBANITES
United States OF America, State OF Louisiana.
City OF New Orleans. Parish OF Orleans.
BE it known, That on this 18th DAY Of tic
month OF June, IN the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and fourteen. and OF
the independence Of the United States of
before me, Arthur a. Moreno, notary pub
lie duly commissioned and qualified, in and
for this city and the parish Of Orleans.
therein residing, and IN the presence Of
the witnesses hereinafter named and IN
derslgncd. personally came and appeared
John 6. O'Kclley and G. A. Sporl. who qc-
Clared that al a general meeting OF the stoCk-
holders Of The Suburhanites, corporation
organized by an act passed before Felix J.
PUG, notary public. on July 5 1907, held a,
the office OF the said corporation in the Canal
Louisiana Bank Building. OF this city, on tie
lth day of May, 1914, they were elected
spectively president and secretary OF the said
stockholders meeting, as will appear by a
certified copy OF the minutes OF the said
meeting, annexed hereto for greater reference.
And that the said John q. O'Kellcy. as pres.
dent, and the said G. A. Sporl, As secretary
of the said stockholders meeting were author
lied and empowered to appear before me for
| the purpose of amending the said charter OF
| The Suburbanites.
And the said appearers. as president an.
as secretary respectively of the said stock
holders meeting and acting IN said CapaCi-
| ties, and behalf of said corporation by
| virtue Of the authority conferred upon them
| at the general meeting OF the said StoCkhold-
| haniteS passed before Felix J. PUG notary
public. on the 5th day Of July, 1917, has been
| changed, altered and amended to read in its
| entirety as follows:
| Article 1.-The name. style and title Of this
corporation shall be THE SUBURBANITES:
| by that name said corporation shall have
power and authority TO exist and enjoy sue
CesSIOn for the full term of nnety-nIne years,
| from and after the day and date hereof; 10
contract, sue and be sued; to make and use
| corporate seal, and the same to break or
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purchase, ALLEVIATE and convey, as well a.
mortgage and hypothccate, property, real, per
sonal and mixed; to name and APPOINT such
managers. officers or agents as the interests
Of said corporation may require. and TO make
| and establish such bylaws, rules and regu-
| lations of the affairs of SAID corporation as
may he necessary and proper, and the same
/ to alter and change at pleasure.
Article 1.-THE domicile of said corpora
| ton shall be in the city OF New Orleans, In
| the State OF Louisiana, and all citations or
other legal process shall be served on the
president. and in case of his absence on the
vice pres dent. and in case Of the absnce OF
| both the president and vce-prcsident on the
| SeCretary-treasurer OF the corporation.
| Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which the corporation Is established are here
| by declared to be: The maintenance and reg
ulation Of social intercourse and amusement
| amongst the members of said corporation; IN
promote enjoyment, harmony and intellectual
| improvement Of the members OF said corpora
| ton; the establishment and maintenance OF
| reading rooms or CluhrOoms Tor the congre-
| cation Of members, and to provide and main
| tain books, periodicals.. magazines and news
papers for the use OF the members OF this cor
| poration.
To purchase, lease, hire. possess, operate ana
maintain one or more coaches or cars Tor the
use and convenience Of the members, and to
| run same over and on the lines Of the Louis
VILE 4 Nashville Railroad Company, or other
| railroads
Article IV.-All corporate powers OF this
| corporation shall be vested IN and exercised
| by executive committee, 70 be composed
| OF the president. vice president. secretary
| treasurer together with two other members
of the club, who shall be elected al the an
nual meeting, 10 serve Tor one Cd year The
| president, viCe-presidcnt and secretary treas
| urer shall be elected by ballot annually on
| the first Monday OF May OF each year.
General or special meetings for any and ali
purposes may be called by the president, Or
| i'm his absence. by the vice president, or by
| the governing committee, on the demand OF any
| five members in writing; such meetings shan
take place, during the period from May Isl
/ to October 3lSt. after FIVE days notice posted
| in the club car; during the remainder OF the
year, after five days printed notice sent by
mail to the members.
| Ten members shall constitute a quorum for
| the transaction Of business at all meetings,
| and the decision Of the majority Of the quo
| rum present shall be valid a corporate act,
except to amendment Of charter or DIS
| solution Of the corporation, which IS here
after provided for.
Article V-This act Of Incorporation may he
| amended. changed. modified or altered, or SAID
| corporation NAV be dissolved by a vote Of
| two-thrds Of the members present n a special
| meeting called for the purpose, after ten days
written notice Of the purpose OF such meeting
| shall have been mailed to each member at hIS
| last known address. At when meeting me
| quorum shall consist Of twelve members.
| Article VIA membership fee Of SIS shah
| be paid Immediately upon acceptance OF mem.
| thereof which shall be delivered % the mem
| Der and shall he uOu-tranSferahlc and non
negotiable. neither shall any right, Of any
| kind pass hereunder by any execution. or %
| any heir, assign, successor, executor, admins
| traitor or other person whatever.
| But whenever such member shall cease for
| any cause whatever 10 be a member, and
whenever this corporation. snail have fled the
vacancy thus created the said certificate
| shall be called in and redeemed by this cor
poratiOn al the face value Of the same. The
substance Of this provision shall be printed in
or upon all certificates issued hereunder.
! II is especially understood and agreed ~
the subscribers 70 this charter and by all per
! sons who may become members OF this cor
p0ratior that upon the death Of any mem.
| her. or upon his CeaSing, for any cause, % D.
| A member Of this corporation, all right, share
| or intrcset which the said member may have
| in the assets Of the corporation shall revert
| 10 the corporation and shall in nowise be
| long to said member, his estate or his heirs
| and the membership Of this corporation Is
strictly personal and not transferable.
| Article NII-Whenever this corporation
| shall be dissolved, either by limitation or
| from any other cause, its affairs shall be
| liquidated or settled by three mmisSioners.
| 70 be appointed for that purpose by the mem.
| bers Of said corporation, at a meeting called
| for that purpose, and in case Of death Of
one or more Of the commissioners the sur-
viv0r or survivors shall continue 20 act, unity
| the vacancy or vacancies shall be filled az a
| special meeting called for that purpose by
| the acting commissioner or commissioners o.
bv any FIVE members.
| Article NTII.-No members OF this corpors-
| ton shall ever be held liable or responsible
4 for the contracts, debts or faults Of the said
| corporation in any further sum than the I'M