St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-04
CHARTER
of the
WOMEN'S PROGRESSIVE UNION
OF VAUDEVILLE.

OF VAUDEVILLE.
United States of America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish of st. TAM
many, Town of Vaudeville.
Be it known that on tn S a.nteenth
i.c,y of the mcnth Of May, in the year
o,.e thousand nine hundred AID Ionr-
..en, ana Of the independence CT TIC
tinted States of Amer ca s!le che
hundred and thirty-eignth, before
me, William G. DAVIS, a Notary psib-
lie, in and for the parish Of 81. Tam
many. State of Louis ara, duly COM
miss Ct CO and qualified and II the
p~..:.1oc Of the " :nnsses hereinafter
named and undersigned, persc lally
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-
igious and charitable purposes, they
have covenanted and contracted, and
do by these presents agree, covenant
and bind themselves with others into
a 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
laws of the United States and the
State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
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 Ill.
The officers of this corporation
shall consist of a president, a. vice
president, recording secretary, a 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, and 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
been elected shall continue
to officiate under it's corporate or
ganization and be vested with all the
power conferred and duties imposed
upon them until superseded by others
July qualified in accordance there
with.
All citations or other legal pro-
Tess shall be served upon the presi- ]
lent, and in the event of her absence ;
)r inability to act, from any cause
upon the vice president, {
md in the event of her absence or in {
Lbility to act from any cause whatso- ,
'ver, upon the recording secretary;
md in the event of the absence or
inability of all three officers to act,
hen upon the treasurer. IL
ARTICLE w.
The business and affairs of this
shall be managed by and s
he corporate power vested in a board q
+ directors, which board shall be t
of the officers designated /
4 this charter and five members, a
tho shall also be elected at the an S
ual meeting of this corporation with il
he officers, and they shall serve un- t
Il the next annual election, or until Il
S soon thereafter as their success Il
Ors shall be qualified. All elections u
hall be by ballot and member must
Ote in person. In the event of any q
acancies occurring in the board of \
irectors or in any of the offices b
rior to the expiration of their terms, D
he same shall be filled Immediately c
y election after due notice of ten r
avs to the members and within thir- 81
7 days from date of such vacancy. ii
he board of directors may fix the r
mount of dues payable by the men,
ers and enact such rules and laws
) may be conducive to the general
elfare and conduct of the corpora
on.
The officers and board of direct
rs under this charter shall be:
resident, Mrs. W. S. Fassman; vice
resident, Mrs. c. S. Galbraith;
easurer, Mrs. F. E. Vix; recording
cretary, Mrs. Chas. L. Barthelemy;
secretary, Miss Flor
ice Lavalle; Mrs. NJ H. King. Mrs.
H. Hansbrough, Mrs. Eads Poite-
mt; Mrs. Chas. A. David, Mrs. j. S.
ibbler.
ARTICLE V.
This charter may be amended at
~ regular meeting of the corpora
On, upon the written proposal of
re or more members, which shall
posted upon a board in the meet
6 hall of the Union, and published
cording to law, during no less than
trty days next preceding such meet
g, providing majority of the men,
RS at such meeting shall vote in