St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-11
CHARTER
CHARTER
Of tho
WOMEN'S PROGRESSIVE UNION
OF VAUDEVILLE.
United States of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish of st. Tam
many, Town of Vaudeville.

t,,cn, and OF the independence of the
United States of America the one
hundred and thirty-eighth. before
me. William G. Davis, a Notary Pub
lie, in and for the parish of 81. TSm-
many. State of Louisiana, duly COM
miss.cl &C and qualified ana N the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several par
ties whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who declared that availing
themselves of the laws of this State,
relative to the organization OF cor
poratiOns for literary. scientific, re-
ligious and charitable purposes, they
have covenanted and contracted, and
do by these presents agree, covenant
and bind themselves with others into
corporation for the objects and pur-
poses and under the stipulations and
regulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
This corporation shall be known
as the WOmen's Progressive Union of
Vaudeville, and its domicile shall be
in the town of Vaudeville, in the
State of Louisiana. 1t shall enjoy
existence and succession under its
corporate name for the term and
period of ninety-nine years from the
date hereof; it shall have power and
authority to sue and be sued; to have
and use a corporate seal with such
device and inscription as it may see
fit and proper, and the same to break,
alter or amend at pleasure; to adopt
a constitution and such bylaws, rules
and regulations as it may deem nee
essary and proper for the manage
ment of its affairs; to receive. hold,
purchase or otherwise acquire, and
to convey. hypothecate or otherwise
employ and dispose of any and all
property, both real and personal; and
generally to do such acts and things
as are or may be necessary, and do
anything for their good government
and support not regpugnant to the
laws of the United States and the
State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE IL.
The objects of this corporation
shall be the advancement and promo
ton of the civic, industrial and gen.
eral welfare of the town of Mande-
Vile and the parish of st. Tammany.
ARTICLE III.
The officers of this corporation
shall consist of a president. a. vice
president, recording secretary, cor
responding secretary and treasurer,
and such other officers as it may at
any time resolve to have. The Of
ficers shall be elected by ballot at
the annual meeting to be held on the
first Tuesday in the month OF Feb
ruary of each year, ana they shall
serve for the term of one year or
until their successors shall have been
duly qualified. Vacancies shall be
filled at any regular meeting. The
officers of this corporation who have
already been elected shall continue
to officiate under its corporate or
ganization and be vested with all the
power conferred and duties imposed
upon them until superseded by others
duly qualified in accordance there
with.
All citations or other legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the presi-
dent, and in the event of her absence
or inability to act, from any cause
whatsoever, upon the vice president,
and in the event of her absence or in
ability to act from any cause whatso-
ever, upon the recording secretary;
and in the event of the absence or
inability of all three officers to act,
then upon the treasurer.
ARTICLE We
The business and, affairs OF this
corporation shall be managed by and
the corporate power vested in a board
OF directors, which board shall be
composed of the officers designated
in this charter and five members,
who shall also be elected at the an
nual meeting of this corporation with
the officers, and they shall serve UNI
til the next annual election, or until
as soon thereafter as their success
sors shall be qualified. All elections
shall be by ballot and a member must
vote in person. In the event of any
vacancies occurring in the board of
directors or in any of the offices
prior to the expiration of their terms,
the same shall be filled Immediately
by election after due notice of ten
days to the members and within thir-
ty days from date of such vacancy.
The board of directors may fix the
amount of dues payable by the men,
bers and enact such rules and laws
as may be conducive to the general
welfare and conduct of the corpora
ton.
The officers and board of direct
ors under this charter shall be:
President, Mrs. w. S. Eastman; vice
pres dent, Mrs. C. S. Galbraith;
treasurer, Mrs. F. E. Vix; recording
secretary, Mrs. Chas. L. Barthelemy;
corresponding secretary, Miss Flor
ence Lavalle; Mrs. M. H. King. Mrs.
P. H. Hansbrough, Mrs. Eads Poite-
vent; Mrs. Chas. A. David, Mrs. J. s.
Hibbler.
ARTICLE v.
This charter may be amended at
any regular meeting of the corpora
ton, upon the written proposal of
five or more members, which shall
be posted upon a board in the meet
ing hall of the Union, and published
according to law, during no less than
tn rty days next preceding such meet
ing, providing majority of the men,
bers at such meeting shall vote in
favor of the proposed measure.
ARTICLE VI.
At the termination of this char
ter by limitation, or on its dissolu-
tion by a vote of two-thirds of the
members present or represented at
a general meeting called for that
purpose, after public notice has been
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