St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-09
CHARTER
Of the
ABITA SPRINGS BASEBALL AND
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
United State of America, State Of
Louisiana, Parish of st.
Tammanv

year one thousand nine hundred anG
fourteen, before me, Anthony o
Pons, notary public in and for thu
parish of st. Tammany, State OF
Louisiana, therein residing, duly
commissioned and qualified, and ir
the presence of the witnesses here
matter named personally came and
appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed. all
OF the full age of majority, who de.
clared that, availing themselves OF
the provisions of the laws of the state
OF Louisiana, relative to the organi-
zation of corporations, they do here
by form themselves into and organize
q corporation for the objects and
purposes, and under the stipulations
hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this cor
poration shall be the Abita Springs
Baseball and Athletic Association,
| and by that name it shall have and
enjoy succession for the term of
ninety nine years from the date here
OF, unless sooner dissolved. 1t shall
have the power to sue and be sued,
to borrow money, hold, purchase,
lease. sell and hypothecate real and
personal property; to make and use
corporate seal; to elect, name and
appoint directors, managers and
agents. and to establish such bylaws
rules and regulations for the man
agement of the business and affairs
of the said corporation as may be
necessary, the same to alter at pleas
ure; also to make and issue bonds
and other evidences OF debt, and to
secure by mortgage or otherwise.
ARTICLE ii.
The dOm0cile of this corporation
shall be in the town of Abita Springs,
parish of St. Tammany, State of Lou
isiana, and all citations or other legal
process shall be served on the presi-
dent, and in his absence on the vice
president, and in the absence of both
on the secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes of this
corporation shall be to promote So
cial and physical culture: to encour-
age the manly art and to engage, for
profit or pleasure, in the various
sports such as baseball, foot ball, box
ing exhibitions and athletics of all
kinds; billiards. pools. bowling alley
and all kinds of games and for these
purposes it shall have the power to
buy, sell, lease, receive donations, and
lay out grounds. erect buildings, plat
forms and grandstands; to make en-
closures and to chargeA admission to
such games or exhibitions, or rent
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the comfort or pleasure OF its patrons
and generally to do all things nee
essary, requisite or convenient to car
~ out the response above set forth.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock of this corpora
thousand ($25,OOO) dollars. divided
into twenty-five thousand shares of
the par value of one ($1) dollar each,
payable either in cash or for proper
ty, leases, rights. franchises or labor
Or services rendered to aid corpora
tlon, and on such terms and cOndi-
tions as the board Of directors may
deem proper. This corporation shall
become a going concern when three
thousand ($3,OOO) dollars are SUBJ
scribed to its capital stock.
ARTICLE v.
All the powers of this corporation
shall be vested in q board of direct
ors composed Of not more than five
(5) directors, majority OF whom
shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of all business. The
first board of directors shall be COM
posed of Steve Vaccaro, Chas Biggto
and F. p. Vaccaro, Jr., with Steve
Vaccaro, president; F. p. Viccaro,
vice president. and Chas. Biiygio. Sec
retary-treasurer. They shall hold Of
fee until the second Wedn esday IN
JaDuanry, 1915, or until their sue
cessors shall have been duly elected.
Any failure to hold an annual meet
ing shall not cause forfeiture OF
this act of corporation, and any va
cancy occurring in the board of dl-
rectors from any causes, or to In
crease the members thereof to the
maximum number, shall be filled by
the remaining or present directors.
After the expiration OF the tenure
of Office of the hereinabove named d.
rectors the board of direct ors shall
elect from their number president
and vice president, and fr ON their
number or otherwise secretary
treasurer, and all boards of directors
shall appoint such agents antl manag-
ers as may be necessary, and shall
fix their compensation, and shall
have the right to dismiss them at
pleasure. All acts of sale, purchase,
lease or others shall be signed by the
president. or in case of his absence
or inability to act, by the vice presi-
dent. On the second Wednesday in
January, 1915, and annually there
after there shall be held a. meeting
of stockholders to elect directors for
the ensuing year, which said meeting
shall be called after ten days notice;
said notice shall be deposited In the
mail postage prepaid and directed to
each stockholder at his or her own
address. At said meeting directors
shall be elected by ballot. and a ma
jority of votes cast shall be necessary
to elect Each share of stock shall
be entitled to one vote. The share
holders shall vote in person or by
written proxy. Only shareholders
shall be eligible as directors.
ARTICLE vi.
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