The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-09-20
CHARTER OF
The CURFEW SOCIAL CLUB.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF IBERIA.

BEFORE ME-, S. o. Nuckolls, No
tary Public in and for the Parish O
Iberia, State of Louisiana, duly com
missioned and qualified and in the
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned,
PERSONALLY came and appeared
the parties whose names are hereuntc
subscribed, who declared that awaiting
themselves of the provisions OF the
Statutes of Louisiana relative to the or
CARNATIONS of corporations, they have
covenanted aud agreed. and do by
these presents covenant. agree and
bind themselves and those who NAV
hereafter become associated with them
to form themselves into aud consti-
tute a corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the stIpulations
fol flowing, to-wit,
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be "THECURFEW SOCIAL
CLUB and its domicile shall be in
the City of New Iberia, louisa ma
Under It's said corporate ns me 1t shall
have the power to contract. sue and be
sued; to make and use corporate seal
and the same to be break or alter at
pleasure; 10 hold. receive, lease, pur-
chase and convey under its corporate
name property, real and personal; to
name and appoint such officers and
agents as the interests and convenience
OF said corporation may require; to
make and establish such by laws, rules
and regulations for the proper man
agement and regulations of the affairs
OF said corporation as may be neces-
sary 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 purpose of said
corporation; and said corporation un-
less sooner Dissolved under the provi-
slons OF this Charter or by authority
of law shall exist for Twenty Five
years from the day of its incorpora
ton in compliance with the law; all
citation or other legal process shall be
served upon the President of such
corporation, or in his absence or ina
bility upon the Vice President there.
of, or in case of the absence or inabili.
ty of the Vice President upon the Sec
retary.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this
corporation shall be the establish
ment in New Iberia Of Club Room,
library and reading room for the
literary improvement of its members
aud the cultivation of friendly and So
cial intercourse and for the carrying
out of the objects and purposes of this
corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The corporate powers OF this AssO
citation and the management of it's af
fairs shall be vested in and exercised
by five members composing the Board
of Government, said Board to consist
of the President, Vice President, Sec
rotary Treasurer and the other mem
bers elected by ballot at the annual
meeting Of the members of this corpo-
ration to be held on the second Tues.
day Of January of each year, by q ma
jority of the members necessary to
form a quorum as hereinafter estab-
lished. Messrs. Walter Fisher, Vic
Courtois, Harry Costa, Nemore Ber-
chosen and selected to compose the
first Board of Government with the
said Walter Fisher AS President. the
said Vic Courtois as Vice President
and the said Harry Cestia as Secretary
Treasurer to serve until the annual
meeting of the members of this cor
poration to be held on the second
Tuesday in January, 1920 ard until
their successors are elected and in
stalled.
ARTICLE Nv.
The expenses Incurred by this cor
poratlon incidental to the carrying
out of the purposes of its organiza.
ton, as we'll as the cost of maintain.
ing its club room sh all he paid out of
funds derived from such monthly dues
as may be assessed against its MEM
bers by its by laws and out OF the re-
ceipts from the amusements provided;
and all sums so received shalt be ex-
pended by the Board Of Government
for the objects and purposes herein
set forth by Article III Ut this Charter.
ARTICLE V.
Special meetings Of the members of
this corporation may be called by the
or in hts absence by any
one of the officers named in Article
third Of this Charter in the order of
their naming at their own discretion,
of five members.
ARTICLE vi.
A quorum for the ordinary transac.
ton of business shall consist Of fifteen
Of the members Of this corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
No mem Der OF this corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for
the contracts or faults of this corpora
ton in any further sum than the
amount of his Indebtedness to the As
nor shall any mere infor- |
mality in organization have the effect |
Of rendering this act null or of expos
ing member to any liability beyond |
The amount Of his said indebtedness.
ARTICLE VIII.
This act Of incorporation may be al |
tered, amended and modified BY a |
vote of majority Of all the members
Of the Association ut special meeting
called for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my Office
in the City OF New iberia, Parish and
State aforesaid on day month and
year first above written in the pres
ence of Messrs. g +. LIE Blanc and II.
T.. Vedrine good and competent wit
nesscs who have signed these presents
with the parties aud me. Notary, after
due reading of the whole.
IN Dergerie. Jack Bergerie. Alphe
BERT Mayville. Leopold Viator.
Harry Costa. #. L. Broussard, Gilbert
r. J. Bourg, A. Cestia, w
o. Jacob, Noe Arceneaux, j. E. Carlin,
E. J. Morris, Jos Selma, G. Louviere,
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