The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-03-16
CHARTER
OF
The yonag Mems Pleasure Club.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST, MARY.

BE it known that on this eighteenth day
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 for
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 persons
whose names are hereuntO subscribed.
who declared thnt. availin2 themselves of
the provisions of the laws of This state
relative to the organization of corpora
tiOns, for athletic and social purposes.
and To acquire and Ell JOY the rights, privi.
|'leges and powers Of body corporate and
polite. they do hereby form themselves
into such Il corporation and body polite
under The name and style, and for the OBJ
jects and purposes hereinafter set forth
tO.wit:
ARTICLEI.
TIE Eame of this corporation shall be
The Young Mems Pleasure Club.
ARTICLE IL.
The objects and purposes of corporation
and association are for athletic exercises
and social gatherings and entertainments.
ARTICLE Ill.
Under its corporate name it shall have
| and enjoy succession and existence for the
period Of ninety mine years from thf
uate hereof. and sha II also have. enjoy and
possess all the powers. rights, privileges
and iminunilies accorded TO corp n All ions
under the laws OF this state. an l shall
have the power and authority TO make.
have and Use common seal, with such
device aud description as thev sbai! deem
proper. ard the same to break, after and
amend at their pleasure. and Dy the name.
style and title declared and provided as
aforesaid, shall be capable in law to sue
and be sued, and shall be empowered to
make rules, by>laws and ordinances, and
do everything needful for their govern
ment aud 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 and portion of goods
and chattels given unto it or acquired by
it IN any manner.
ARTICLE w.
The domicile OF this. Association and
COrpO alton shall be and is hereby fixed
ut Patterson, Parish Of st. Mary. state OF
Louisiana. and all legal process shall be
served on tie President. and In his alb
sencs on the Vice. President and in his abb
sence on the Secretary.
ARTACLEV.
The officers Of this Association and Cor.
poration shall be u President. Vice. Presi-
dent, Secretary and Treasurer, who shall
be elected annually by the members Of
the Corporation on the fr>t saturday IN
August Of each year. and who shall serve
until their successors are elected ana
qualified, and the said officers, together
with three other members to be elected>a at
the same time, shall constitute the TO ,rd
of directors of the corporation, the ma.
jority Of whom shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business. The said
Officers shall have the powers and author
i,y which usually belongs to their res
pective positions.
Until the election provided for, which
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1918, James Hurst shalt be the President
of the corporation, William Jackson shall
be Vice President. Elijah Mahoney shall
be Secretary and Ivory Henderson shall
be Treasurer. and Ivory Grimes, Lightly
Davis and Isaiah Chapman shall, with the
said officers. constitute the board of dlrec.
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 vote OF
two-thirds Of the members thereof. at
meeting specially called for that purpose,
after ten days public notice; IN case Of
such q vote dissolying the corporation,
the said meeting shall. at the same time
such vote is taken, elect three liquids
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.
her by mail by the secretary. the amend.
ment 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, obligations or faults of this
corporation beyond the amount Of any
dues. assessments or fines which he may
owe tor the current year.
Thus done and passed 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 ObeltOn, 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
TAYLOR Harris Isaac Bradford,
Lit Davis, marx
William jackson, Ro,nain Raymond.
Arlington ROnersOn. Ed Clark.
Ed Raienna, Ivory Grimes,
Lge MahOney, wallace Olivier,
KoIney Hurst, Ulysse Reason,
Isaiah Cllupman, Harry MahOIsey,
Ivory Henderson,, Massas Gilmore,
Albert ElmOre, Arthur Monroe
Henr; Taylor, Morris Dunbar,
James Hurst.
Witnesses:
Ed Columbus,
Henry Obelton.
W. K.IwILsON, Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.
hereby certify that 1 have examined the
above and foregoing charter. and its objects
and purposes thereih Set forth, and fima that
there = nothing therein contained contrary to
the laws OF this state, and it is hereby ap
proved.
Franklin, January 3lst. 1915.
PERCY SAINT,
Dis rtct Attorney, 15rd Judicial District
CLERKS OFFICE.
st. Mary Parish, Louisiana
], wilbur Il. kramcr, Clerk Ut tho 23rd Ju
dicial District Court, ia aud tor the Parish oi
| St. Mary, state Ut Louisiana, and ex 0.licio Re
| cort.er thereof, do horeby certify that the
above aud foregoing is \ true and correct copy
Of the original, now ON hle and OF record iu m,
Office. rec0r1od in Book Of Interpretations, Eli
| U No. 76. pAxe 2&i, january II 1913.