New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1919-10-04
Act of Incorporation.

Act OF incorporation.
United States of America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish Of Iberia.
Be It Known, that on this 9th
day of the month of September, il
the year of our Lord One Thou
sand Nine Hundred and Nine
teen.
! Before me. J. G. Leblanc. a
Notary Public, in and for the Par.
ish of iberia, State of Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified
and in the presence of the wit.
nesses hereinafter named and un.
dersigned.
Personally came and appeared
the parties whose names hereunto
subscribed, who declared, that
availing themselves of the proyi-
sions of the Statutes of the State
Of Louisiana, relative to organiza-
tions of corporations, they have
covenanted and agreed, and do by
these presents covenant, agree and
bind themselves and those who
NAV hereafter become associated
with them, to form themselves into
and constitute a corporation for
the objects and purposes and un-
der the stipulStions following, to-
wit:
Article I.
The name and title of this cor
poration shall be 'The Franklin
Social Club of the City of New
iberia" and it's domicile shall be
in the City of New Iberia, Parish
Of Iberia, State of Louisiana. un-
der its said corporate name it shall
have the power to contract, sue
and be sued. to make and use a
corporate seal and the same to
break and alter at pleasure, to
hold, receive, lease, purchase, and
convey under its corporate name,
property, real and personal, to
name and elect such officers and
agents as the interests and con-
venience Of said corporation may
require; to make and establish
such bylaws, rules and regula-
tions for the proper management
and regulation of the affairs of
said corporation as may be nec-
essary and proper and the same
to change and alter at pleasure,
and to do all such acts and things
as are or may be necessary and
proper to carry out the objects
and purposes Of said corporation.
unless sooner dissolved under the
provisions Of this charter or by
authority Of law, shall exist for \
period of twenty-five years from
date Of its Incorporation in COM
pliance with the law, all citations
or legal process shall be served
upon the President Of said Corpo-
ration. or in his absence or inabil-
ity upon the Vice President there
Of, or in case Of the absence or in
ability Of the Vice President upon
the Secretary. |
Article II.
The objects and purposes Of this
cooperation shall be the establish
ment in the City Of New iberia,
iberia Parish, Louisiana. q Club
Room, q library and reading room
for the literary improvement Of
its members and the cultivation
and social intercourse, and for the
carrying out Of the objects and'
purposes Of this corporation. 1
Article IN.
The corporate powers Of thisl
sssociation and the management
Of its affairs shall be vested. in and
exercised by five members compos-
ing che board Of government, the
said board to consist Of the Presi-
dent, the Weep resident, Secre-
tary1 Treasurer. and one other
member 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 MEM
bers necessary to form q quorum
Is hereinafter established: Messrs.
John Roddy. Theoiene Aucoin, c.
c. johnson, w. A. Pharr and T. Fl.
Broussard, have been chosen and
elected to become the first board
Of government. with the said
John Roddy, as President, the said
c. G. johnson, as Secretary, the