The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-11-01
CHARTER OF
GIANT CLUB
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF IBERIA.

Gay Oh oeIIen Der, IN the year OF Ouf
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
nineteen.
BEFORE Me, G. NJ. Compton, a
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified. in and tor the Parish and
State aforesaid, and in the presence oil
the undersigned competent witnesses.
PERSONALLY came and appeared,
the parties whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who declared, that avaiLng
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 aud those who
may hereafter become associated with
them. to form themselves into and
constitute corporation, for the objects
and purpose and under the stipula-
tions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be the GIANT CLUB"
and its 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
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 may be necessary and
proper aud 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-five years from the day of its 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 OF
inability upon the Vice President
thereof, or in case of the absence or
inability of the ice-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 [5] 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
mater 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
s. 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
nary, 1920, and until their successors
are elected and installed.
ARTICLE Nv.
The expenses incurred by this cor
poration 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 as
may be assessed against its members
by its bylaws and out of the receipts
from the amusements provided; and
all sums SO received shall be expended
by the Board of Government for the
objects and purposes herein Get forth
by Article II Of this Charter.
ARTICLE v.
Special meetings of the members of
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 I
request of five members. q
ARTICLE vi. II
quorum for the ordinary transac.
ion of business shall consist Of fifteen
'f the members of this corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
No member of this corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for
he contracts or faults of this corpora
ion in any further sum than tho '
mount of his Indebtedness to the t
association; nor shall any mere infor- n
nality IN organization have the effect \
4 rendering this act null, or of ex-
osing member to any liability be. v
ond the amount of his Indebtedness. "
ARTICLE VIII. 10
This act of incorporation may be al. n
cred. amended and modified by all,
ote of a majority of all the members Il
the association at special meeting u
allied for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at my Office =
! the City OF New Iberia, Parish and a
tate aforesaid. on the day, month and /
ear first above written, in the pres /,
ice of Messrs John Vigurie and q
arrest Lee, good and competent ~
illnesses, who have signed these -
with the parties and me.
otary, after due reading of the whole. -
l.. Robertson. VIM Bunner, T. Jean "
aptiste, Gilbert Hebert, Ed. Taylor,
,cil Baptiste. w. Smith. Joe Gilbert,
iomas Spencer, Jack Wamta, Chas.
Rallansow. Wilfred Vital, r. Rich
dsOn. Louis Henry Sidney Joserh