The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-18
CHARTER OF
GIANT CLUB
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF IBERIA.

qualified, in and tor the Parish ant
State aforesaid, and in the presence 0
the undersigned competent witnesses
PERSONALLY came and appeared
the parties whose names are hereuntC
subscribed, who declared, that awaiting
themselves Of the provisions of th'
Statutes OF Louisiana, relative to th(
organization of corporations, they
have covenanted and agreed, and do
by these presents, covenant, agree
and bind themselves aud those who
may hereafter become associated will
them. to form themselves into anC
constitute a corporation. for the objects
and purpose and under the stipuIa
tions following. to-wlt:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title Of this corpora
ton shall be the GIANT CLUB
and its domicile shall be i'll the City
of New Iberia, Louisiana. Under its
said corporate name 1t shall have the
power to contract, sue and be sued; to
make and use a corporate seal and
the same to break or alter at pleasure
to hold, receive, lease. purchase and
convey under its corporate name, pro-
perty, real and personal; to name and
appoint such officers and agents as the
interests and convenience OF said cor
poration may require; to make and
establish such bylaws, rules and re-
gulationS for the proper management
and regulation OF the affairs OF SAID
corporation as NAV be necessary and
proper and the same to change and
alter at pleasure; and to do all such
acts and things as are or may be ne
cessary and proper 10 carry out the
objects and purposes of said corpora
ton. And the said corporation, I'M
less sooner dissolved under the pro-
visions of this charter, or by authority
of law, shall exist for period Of TWEEN
ty-five years from the day OF its lncor-
portion in compliance with the law.
All citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the President OF
said corporation, or In his absence or
inability upon the Vice President
thereof, or in case of the absence or
inability of the President, upon
the Secretary.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes Of this
corporation shall be the establishment
in New Iberia, Of a club room, a Ii
brary and reading room. for th { literary
cultivation of friendly and social in
tercourse and for the carrying out oil
the objects and purposes of this cor
poration.
ARTICLE III.
The corporate powers of this AS
ISOLATION and the management of its
affairs shall be vested IN and exercised
by five Isl members composing the
Board Of Government. Said Board
to consist of the President. Vice
President, ecretary-Treasurer. and
two other members elected by ballot
at the annual meeting OF the members
of this corporation to be held on the
second Tuesday OF January of each
year, by majority OF the members
necessary to form quorum as here
matter established.
Messrs. Homer Murray, X. p. Jo'
seph, S. w. wilkins, Z. Taylor and
X. Richardson have been chosen
and selected 10 compose the first Boarc
of Government, with the said Homer
Murray as President, the said X. I
Joseph as Vice President, and the saic
is Wilkins as Secretary Treasurer
to serve until the annual meeting
of the memb ers of this corporation tt
be held on the second Tuesday of Jan
uary, 1920, and until their successors
are elected and installed.
ARTICLE ".
/. The expenses incurred by this cor
poration incidental to the carrying
out of the purposes of its organization
as we'll as the cost of maintaining 1T
club rooms shall be paid out Of funds
derived from such monthly dues a
ma, be assessed against its members
by it's bylaws and out of the receipts
from the anusements provided; ant
all sums so received shall be expended
bv the Board OF Government tor thu
: objects and purposes herein set fortl
, by Article II of this Charter.
ARTICLE V.
Special meetings of the members o
this corporation may be called by tn
President, or in his absence by an,
one of the officers named IN Article
three of this Charter in the order
their naming, at their own discretion
: but they shall do SO upon the writes
request of five members.
!, ARTICLE vi.
A quorum for the ordinary transac
ton of business shall consist OF fifteel
of the members of this corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
No member of this corporation shall
:. ever be held liable or responsible 10
| the contracts or faults of this corpora
ton in any further sum than tn
| amount of his Indebtedness to tn
| Association; nor shall any mere intor
mality n organization have the etfec
| of rendering this act null, or OF ex
posing a member to any liability be
yond the amount of his indebtedness
ARTICLE VIII.
This act of incorporation may be al
tered. amended and modified by
vote of majority of all the member
of the association at a special meetln
called for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my offic
in the City of New Iberia, Parish an
State aforesaid on the day, month an
wear first above written, in the pres
ence of Messrs John Vigurie an
Earnest Lee, good and competer
+ witnesses, who have signed thes
!, presents, with the parties and mt
Notary. after due reading of the whole
l. Robertson, VIM Bunner, L. Jea
Baptiste, Gilbert Hebert, Ed. Tay Io'
:. Cecil Baptiste. W. Smith. Joe Gilber
Thomas Spencer, Jack Wamta, Cha
J. Rallansow, Wilfred Vital, x. klci
ardson, Louis Henry, Sidney JOSEPH
q r. Boudain, H. Reede. s. wilkins,
L Foreman, Pat Richardson, Clarent
Joseph, Frank Henderson, X. X. j.
E seph. Bonnie Louis, Bevley Hende
son Houma hurry, Alfred Scale.