The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-03-09
CHARTER
OF
The Young Meu'S Pleasure Club.
STATE OF LOUISlAN \,
PARISH OE Sr NARY

IL
lv 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 that. availing themselves of
the provisions of the laws of this state
relative to the organization nf corpora
,ion>, for athletic and social purposes.
and 70 acquire aud enjoy the r:yhts, prvi.
leges and powers of body corporate and
polite, they do heleby form themselves
into such u 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 ii.
| 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-nine years from Tho
1iate hereof, and shall also have. enjoy and
possess all the powers, rights, privileges
} and immunities accorded to corporations
I under the laws of this state. AMI shall
have the power and authority to make.
have and use a common seal, with such
device and description as they shall deem
proper, and the same to break, alter and
amend at their pleasure. and Dy the name.
style and title declared and provided as
| and sued, al shall be empowered to
make rules, by .ws aud 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 anv sum of money
| and any manner aud portion of goods
and chattels given unto it or acquired by
it IN any manner.
ARTICLE
The domicile of this Association and
CorpO alton shall be and Is hereby fixed
at 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 alb.
seace on the Secretary.
ARTICLEV.
The officers of this Association and Cor
poratiOn shall be a President, Vice. Presi-
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 tOlrd
of directors of the corporation, the ma
jority of whom shall constitute quorum
for the transaction Of business. The .aid
Officers shall have the powers and author
ity which usually belongs to their res
pective positions.
Until the election provided for, which
shall be on the first Saturday in August.
| 1918, James Hurst shall be the President
Of the corporation, William Jackson shall
be Vice-Fresident. Elijah Mahoney shall
be Secretary and Ivory Henderson shall
L. ~ loo riu irvhf hfvy
Davis and Isaiah Chapman shall, 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 a vote of
wo-thirds of the members thereof. at a
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 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 men,
her by mail by the Secretary. the amend.
ment to be carried by O-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.
corporation hey ond the amount OF any
dues. assessments or fines which he may
owe for the current year. !
Thus done and passed at Patterson. Par |
ish of St. Mary, State Of Louisiana. on the |
day month and year first above written, |
10 the presence Of Ed Columbus and Hen |
nv Obelt0n. competent witnesses, who |
hor olh
with said appearers and me, Notary, after !
Lawrence isrcwn. Joseph Mitchell,
Andrew kenty, his
TAYLOR Harris Isaac Bradford,
Lit Davis, mark
William jackson, Roman Raymond.
arlington R0ners0Ds Ed Clark.
Ed R6lenna, Ivory Grimes,
LiRe Mahoney, Wallace Olivier,
Roiney Hurst, Ulysse Reason,
Isaiah Chapman, Harry MallOliey,
Ivory Henderson, Massas Gilmore,
Albert EmOre Arthur Monroe,
Hem, Taylor, Morris Dunbar,
James Hurst.
Witnesses:
Ed Columbus,
". K.Iw1LsON, Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. MARY.
hereby certify that have examined the |
above and foregoing charter and its objects
aud purposes thereih set forth, and Ind that
there is nothing therein contained contrary to
tile laws Of this State, and it is hereby ap- |
proved.
franklin, January 2lst, 1918.
PERCY SAINT,
Dis: rict Attorney, z3rd Judicial District.
OFFICE.
ST. Mary Parish, Louisiana
!, Wilbur H. Kramer, Clerk Ut the 23rd Ju-
diciaI District Court. in aud for the Parish OF
St. Mary, State Of Louisiana, and ex Otficio Re-
cOrder thereof. do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and CORRECT copy |
Of tho original. now On ale and Of record I. my
oe6ce recorded in Book OF Iao0rporH&isns, In. |
t y No. 76, page 2&l, Janusfy 32 1915.
In evidence whereof, witness my official sis.
nature aud the Impress of the seal Of my Ufiice,
this 2&th day sf January, A. H., 1918
WILBUR b. KRAMER,
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