St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-23
CHARTER
of the
ABITA SPRINGS BASEBALL AND
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
United State of America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish of st.
Tammany.

United State of America, State Of
Louisiana, Parish of st.
Tammany.
Be it known and remembered tha1
ON this LIST day Of February. in the
year one thousand nine hundred anG
fourteen, before me, Anthony o
Pons, a notary public in and for the
parish of st. Tammany, State OF
Louisiana. therein residing. duly
commissioned and qualified, and in
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 organ!-
cation of corporations, they do here
by form themselves into and organize
a corporation for the objects and
purposes, and under the stipulations
hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE 1.
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
a 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
AMI other evidences of debt, and to
secure by mortgage or otherwise.
J. ARTICLE IL.
The domoc:le 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 III.
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 charge admission to
such games or exhibitions, or rent
privileges for same; to provide for
the comfort or pleasure of it's patrons
and generally to do all things nee
essary, requisite or convenient to car
ry out the response above set forth.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this corpora
thousand ($25,OOO) dollars, divided
into twenty-five thousand shares of
the par value of one ($D dollar each,
payable either in cash or for proper
ty, leases, rights, franchises or labor
or services rendered to aid corpora
ton, 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 sub
scribed to its capital stock.
ARTICLE "
All the powers of this corporation
shall be vested in board Of direct
ors composed of not more than five
60 directors, majority of whom
shall constitute a quorum for the
of all business. The /
first board of directors shall be CON-
posed of Steve Vaccaro, Chas Bigg:c v
and F. P. Vaccaro, Jr., with Steve
Vaccaro, president; F. P. Viccaro,
vice president. and Chas. Biggio, sec
They shall hold Of (
ice until the second Wednesday IN |
january, 1915, or until their sue
shall have been duly elected
Any failure to hold an annual meet
ng shall not cause forfeiture OF
his act Of corporation, and any va
,ancy occurring in the board of di-
.ectors from any causes, or to In
crease the members thereof to the
maximum humber, shall be filled b.
he remaining or present directors
After the expiration of the tenure
If Office of the hereinabove named d.
'ectors the board of directors shall
,lect from their number a pres;den:
md a vice president, and from their
lumber or otherwise secretary
reasurer, and all boards of director:
hall appoint such agents and manag
RS as may be necessary, and shall
tx their compensation, and shall
ave the right to dismiss them at
'leasure. All acts of sale, purchase
ease or others shall be signed by the
resident. or n case of his absence
# inability to act, by the vice presi
ent. On the second Wednesday II
anuary, 1915, and annually there
fter there shall be held meet:n;
+ stockholders to elect directors 70
he ensuing year, which said meet rs
hall be called after ten days notice
aid notice shall be deposited in thu
aail postage prepaid and directed t.
ach stakeholder at his or her OWE
ddress. At said meeting directors
hall be elected by ballot, and ma
ority of votes cast shall be necessary
0 elect. Each share of stock shall
e entitled to one vote. The share
elders shall vote in person or By
yritten DrOxy. Only shareholders L