New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-02-28
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF
Iberia and Spanish Lake Club.
New Iberia, La. May 4th, 1918.

IDerld an0 spanish Lake CIuD.
New Iberia, La. May 4th. 1913.
The active members If the iberia &
Spanish Lake Club met this day pursuant;
to call. Present. Luke Trainor, Captain,
A. J. Maumus, Secretary, Robert F.
Broussard, by proxy to A. }. Maumus,
Walter J. Burke, DR.. Henry A. King,
A. B. Murray, &. E. Smedes, by proxy to
A. J. Maumus, William Lasalle and Zenon
Decuir. Absent, Alexis VOORHEES,, Jules
Dreyfus, DR.. George Sabatier and X. F..
Boysett.
The Captain stated tn at pursuant to call
the members met for the purpose Of con-
sidering the necessity and advlsability of
amending the articles of il corporation in
order to undertake certain improve
ments and extensions comtt mplated by
the Club.
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 completiI &
certain 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 I'M
tistion 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 & Spanish Lake Club. in order
to carry out the foregoing changes and
stipulaiions, be amended 80 as TO read as
follow.:
Be il known, that on this 4th day OF
May 1913, before me, Ventress J. Smith,
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
TraiDor, A. B. Murray, c. f. Smedes, DR.
Fl. A. King and h. +. Hogsett, who declar-
I'd and said that they are the owners o:
the Club House and the grounds appurti-
nent tbei etc 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
caver auted and agreed together
and among themselves, together
with such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with them,
to form and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law under the conditions
and stipulations hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE
The name and style of this corporation
shall be the Spanish Lake Club, and its
domicile 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; to
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 nsme and appoint such
officers ar d aye nts as the necessity or cou-
venience 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 ia
change and alter the same at pleasure; ia
do all acts and things that may be requir.
ed necessary in order to carry out the OBJ
jects and purposes of this corporation
said corporation unless sooner dissolved
under the provisions OF this Charter OF by
authority Of law, shall exist for q period
Of twenty five. years from this date sll ci.
tations or other legal process shall be ser.
we'd upon the President. or in bis absence
OF inability upon the Vics-Presidept, OF
in the absence Of both, upon the Secretary
Of the Corporation.
ARTICLE IL.
The object and purposes Of this corpora
fion are hereby specified to be as follows:
To stablish and maintain Club House
for the members OF the Club and their
guests. To establish and maintain q Ii.
brary and reading room therein; to pro.
mote literary and social iutercourss
among the members; to give entertain
ments end receptions for the members
and the. gu inculcate a love oil
the piscatoria art. and to promote the
science Of gastrosomy; to foster and de-
vtlope the social spirit among the mem
bership, and to do al things necessary
and incidentalto the purposes herein sti.
pulated.
ARTICLE Ill.
The officers OF this corporation shall be
q President, Viee-President. Secrets
~ and Treasurer, who ehall be elected at
q general meeting of the membership ia
be held on the second Monday Of April OF
each year. A msjority Of the members
present shall elect.
At every general or stockholders meet
ing OF the corporation each member will
be entitled to but one vote. Ten mem
bers shall constitute q 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.
The corporate powers Of this associa-
ton and the management of its affairs
shall be vested in and exercised by q
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