The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-25
CHARTER OF
GIANT CLUB
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF IBERIA.


BEFORE ME, G. NJ. Compton.
Notary Public, duly CON missioned and
qualified, in and tor the Parish and
State aforesaid, and in the presence OF
the undersigned competent witnesses.
PERSONALLY came and appeared,
the parties whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who declared, that availing
themselves of the provisions OF the
Statutes OF Louisiana, relative to the
organization of corporations, they
have covenanted and agreed, and do,
by these presents, covenant. agree
and bind themselves and those who
may hereafter become associated with
them, to form themselves into and
constitute a corporation, for the objects
and purpose and under the sttpula-
tions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be the GIANT CLUB
and it's domicile shall be in the City
of New Iberia, Louisiana. Under its
said corporate name it shall have the
power to contract, sue and be sued; to
make and use corporate seal and
the same to break or alter at pleasure !;
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convey under its corporate hume, 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 may 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 to carry out the
objects and purposes of said corpora
ton. And the said corporation, un-
less sooner dissolved under the pro-
visions of this charter, or by authority
of law, shall exist for period of TWEEN
ty-tive years from the day of it's incor-
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 oC
inability upon the Vice. President
thereof, or in case of the absence or
inability OF the Vice-President, upon
the Secretary.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes OF this
corporation shall be the establishment
IN New Iberia. Of club room, H.
brary and reading room. for the literary
Improvement Of its members and the
cultivation of friendly and social in
tercourse and for the carrying out OF
the objects and purposes of this cor
porat1on.
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, Secretary 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. E. Taylor and
X. Richardson have been chosen
and selected to compose the first Board
of Government, with the said Homer
Murray as President, the said X. =.
Joseph as Vice-President. and the said
D. Wilkins as Secretary Treasurer,
to serve until the annual meeting
Of the members OF this corporation to
be held on the second Tuesday of jan
uary, 1920, and until their successors
are elected and installed.
ARTICLE Nv.
The expenses incurred by this cor
porat,on incidental to the carrying
out Of the purposes OF it's organization,
as well as the cost of maintaining its
club rooms shall be paid out of funds
derived from such monthly dues az
may be assessed against its members
by its bylaws and out of the receipts
from the anusements provided; and
all sums SO received shall be expended
by the Board OF Government for the
objects and purposes herein set forth
by Article IL Of this Charter.
ARTICLE v.
Special meetings Of the members oil
this corporation may be called by the
President, or in his absence by any
one of the officers named in Article
three of this Charter, in the order Of
their naming. at their own discretion,
but they shall do so upon the written
request 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 member of this corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for
the contracts or faults of this corpora
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amount of his indebtedness to the
Association; nor shall any mere infor
mality IN organization have the effect
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 q
vote Of majority of all the members
of the association at special meeting
called for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my Office
in the City of New Iberia. Parish and
State aforesaid. on the day, month and
year FIRST above written. in the pres
ence of Messrs John Vigurie and
Earnest Lee, good and competent
witnesses, who have signed these
presents, with the parties and me.
Notary, after due reading of the whole.
l.. Robertson, VIM. BURNER, 7. Jean
Baptiste, Gilbert Hebert, Ed. Taylor,
Cecil Baptiste. w. smith. Joe Gilbert,
Thomas Spencer, Jack Wamta, Chas.
]. Rallansow, Wilfred Vital. r. Rich
ardson, Louis Henry. Sidney Joseph.
F. Boudain, II. Reede. y. wilkins, T..
L. Foreman, Pat Richardson. Clarence
Joseph, Frank Henderson, X. X. Jo-
seph, Bonnie Louis, Bevley Hender.
sou. Houma hurry, Alfred Scale.