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

Iberia, State Of Louisiana, duly com
nisaioned and qualified aud IN the
presence of The witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned,
PERSONALLY came and appeared
he parties whose names are heteunto
who declared that awaiting
themselves Of the provisions OF The
Statutes of Louisiana relative to the or
of corporations, they have
aud agrepd, and do ~
these presents covenant. agree and
bind themselves aud those who ma,
hereafter become associated with then,
To form themselves into aud consti-
,ute a corporation for the objects ami
purposes and under the stipula'ionS
towit,
ARTICLE l.
The name and title Of this corpora
tion shall he THE CHICK ASAW
SOCIAL CLUE or NEW IBERIA
and ito domicile shall he IN the |
CITY of New Iberia, Louisiana
Under its said corporate ne me Il shall
have the power to contract cue ana ne
sued; to make and Use corporate seal
and the same TO he break or alter ~
pleasure; 10 hold, receive, lease, pur
chaae aud convey under It's corporate |
name property, real and personal, TO
name and appoint such officers ana
agents M the interests aud convenience
of said corporation may require, 10
make nnd establish such by laws, rules
and regulations for the proper man
agement regulations Of the affairs
al aaid corporation as may be necea-
aud fhn IN
change and alter at pleasure, and to
do all such acts and things as are or
may be necessary aud proper to carry |
out the objects and purpose OF saih
corporation; and said corporation un'
less sooner Dissolved under the Prov
Hions Of this Charter or by authority
Of law shall exist for Twenty FIVE
wears from the day of its incorpora
ton in compliance with the law, all
citation or other legal process shall he
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 inahili-
b, of the Vice President upon the See
tetary.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes OF this
corporation shall be the establish
ment in New iberia of a Club Room,
a library and reading room Tor the
literary Improvement Of its members
aud the cultivation of friendly and go
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 its al
fairs shall be vested In and exercised
by Ave members composing the Board
of Government, said Board to consist
of the President, Vice President, sec
rotary Treasurer and the other mem
beers elected by ballot at the annual
meeting of the members of this corpo-
ration 10 be held on the second Tues
dav of January of each year, by ma
iority of the members necessary to
form a quorum az hereinafter estab-
lished. Messrs Green Walters, John
Boutte, Charles Polk, Earl Peters
and Igear Magundy have been
chosen and selected to compose the
first Board of Government with the
said Green Waters aa President, the
said Charles Polk as Vice President
and the said John Boutte rs Secretary
Treasurer 10 serve until the annual
meeting of the members of this cor
poration to be held on the second
Tuesday in January, 1920 and 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 oil its organiza-
ton, as wei, as the cost of maintain
ing it's club room shall be 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;
aud all sums 80 received shall be ex-
pended by the Board OF Government
FOR the objects and purposes herein
set forth bv Article II u this Charter.
ARTICLE V.
Special meetings OF the members OF
this corporation may be called by the
President, or in bis absence nv any
one of the officers named in Article
third Of this Charter in the order OF
their naming at their own discretion,
but they shall do 40 upon the written
request OF Ave 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 member 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
soe,ation; nor shall any mere infor-
mality in organisation have.the effect
of rendering this act null or of expos
ing member 10 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 at special meeting
called for that purpose.
Thus done and passed Mt 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. and
good and competent wit
nesscs who have signed these presents
with the parties aud me. Notary, after
due reading ofthe whole.
Green Waters, John A. Boutte, Thoe.
Thomas, George Boutte, G. King. Jr.,
James Johnson, J. Nootsy Williams.
Empror Bowles. Albert Olivier. L..
Austin, Isear Magundy. A. Fuselier,
Ephriam Butler, Jimie johnson. Eu-
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