The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-03-23
CHARTER
OF
Thu yaung Nen'S Pleasure Club.
STATE OF I.OUISIANA.

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Be it known that on this eighteenth da,
OF January. in the year Of our Lord Nine
Teen Hundred and Eighteen, before me
William X. Wilson. a Notary Public, du
ly commissioned and qualified. in and fol
the Parish of st. Mary, State of Louisiana
and in presence of the witnesses herein
| after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several person,
whose names are hereuntO subscribed
who declared that. ayaiIng themselves ci
the provisions of the laws of this State
relative to the organization of corpora
tiOns, for athletic and social purposes,
and to acquire and enjoy the rights, privi.
| leges and powers of body corporate and
polite. they do hereby form Themselves
into such a co poration aud body polite
under the name and style. and for the OBJ
jects and purposes hereinafter set forth
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| ARTICLEI.
TIE rame of this corporation shall be
The Young Mems Pleasure Club.
| ARTICLE IL.
| The objects and purposes OF corporation
and association are for athletic exercises
| aud social gatherings and entertainments.
ARTICLE Ill.
| Under Its corporate name it shall have
aud enjoy succession and existence for the
period Of ninety-nine years from thf
date hereof, and shall also have, enjoy and
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and iminunities accorded to corp p)ratinns
under the laws Of this State. ani shall
have the power and authority to make,
have and use q common seal, with such
device and description as they shall deem
proper, and the same to break, alter and
amend at their pleasure. aud Dy the name,
style and title declared and provided as
aud be sued. and shall be empowered to
make rules, by>laws aud ordinances, and
do everything needful for their govern
ment au support. and shall be empower
ed to take. have and hold all lands, tene.
ments and rents and any sum Of money
and any manner aud portion Of goods
and chattels given unto it or acquired by
it IN any manner.
ARTICLElV.
The doMicile OF this Association and
CorpO a'iJn shall be ana j. hereby fixed
ut Patterson, Parish of st Mary. sta VI
Louisiana, aud all legal process shall be
served on tie President. and In his alb
sencs on the Vice. President and in his alb.
seace on the Secretary.
ARTICLEV.
The officers of this Association and Cor.
poration shall be President, Vice. Presl-
dent, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall
be elected annually by the members of
the Corporation on the first Saturday In
August of each year, and who shall serve
until their successors are elected and
qualified, and the said officers, together
with three other members to be elected ut
the same time, shall constitute the toIrd
of directors of the corporation, the ma
jority Of whom shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business lhe -aid
Officers shalt have the powers and author
ity which usually belongs to their res
pective positions.
Until the election provided for. which
shall be IN the first Saturday in August.
1918, james Hurst shall he the President
Of the corporation, William Jackson shall
bs Vice. President. FL N NahOney shall
be Secretary aud Ivory Henderson shall
be Treasurer. aud Ivory Giimss, Lightly
Davis and Isaiah Chapman shalt, with the
said officers. constitute the board of direc-
tors Of the corporation as above provided.
ARTICLE VI.
This corporation and association shall
continue for the period Of ninety nine
years unless sooner dissolved by q vote Of
tw0-thirds of the members thereof, at
meeting specially called for that purpose,
after ten days public notice; IN case of
such . vote dissOlying the corporation,
the said meeting shall. at the same time
such . vote is taken, elect three liQuida-
tors to settle and wind up its affairs.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be amended at any
meeting of the association, provided thirty
days notice has been given TO each mem.
Der BY mail by the Secretary. the amend.
m snt to be carried by two thirds vote of
all the members present and voting.
ARTICLE VIII.
No member of the corporation shall ever
be held liable or responsible for the debts,
contracts, allegations or faults OF this
corporation boy ond the amount OF any
dues. assessments or tines which he may
owe for the current year.
Thus done end pas. ed at Patterson, Par.
isb Of St. Mary. State of Louisiana. on the
day, month and year first above written,
In the presence of Ed Columbus and Hen
ry Obelt0n, competent witnesses, who
have hereunto subscribed their names
with said appearers and me, Notary. after
due reading Of the whole.
Lawrence Brown, Joseph Mitchell,
Andrew Kenty. his
Tavior Harris, Isaac Bradford,
Lit Uuvis, mark
William jackson. Komain Raymond.
Arlington ROnersODs Ed Clark.
Ed Kalenna, Ivory Grimes.
Lige MahOney, Wallace Olivier,
Roi,,ev Hurst, UlySse Reason,
isaiah CHAPMAN. Harry MahOney,
Ivcry Henderson, Massas Gilmore,
Albert EIanOre. Arthur Monroe,
Henr, TAYLOR, Morris Dunbar,
James Hurst.
Witnesses:
Ed Columbus.
Henry ObeftOn.
W. WILSON, Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,t
PARISH OF ST. MARY. !
hereby certify that have examined the
above and foregoing charter. and its objects
aud paTposes thereif set forth, and find that
thore IL nothing therein contained contrary to
the laws Of this state, and it is hereby sp-
proved.
franklin, January 2lst, 1918.
Dis rtct Attorney, s3rt Judicial District
CLERKS OFFICE.
ST. Mary Parish, Louisiana
], Wilbur II. Kraner, Clerk Of the 23r1 Ja-
dicial District Court, in aud for the Parish of
ST. Mary, State OF LOMisisna, Aad ex 0iscio Re.
carder thereof. do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Il = true and CORRECT copy
Of the original, now ON file and OF record |. my