The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-18
CHARTER OF
FRENCH CLUB
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE. or LOUISIANA.
pAR1sII OF IBERIA.

Notary Public, duly con- mlsFioned ana
qualified, IN and Tor the Parish and
Statp aforesaid. and IN the presenee oi
the undersigned competent witnesses
PERSONALLY came AID appeared,
fine parties whose names are hefeunto
suhacribcd, who declared, that awaiting
Themselves Of the provisions OF the
Statutes Of Louisiana, relative to the
orpnntzAtiun of corporations, theN
have covpnanted aud agreed, and 90,
hy these presents, covenant. agree
nnd bind themselves aud those VINO
may hereafter become associated WIN
them. TO form themselves into and
eonatitue corporation, Tor the objects
aud purpose and under the nt,pula
ttnnp following, go wit
ARTICLE l.
The name and tide of this corpora
tion shall lie The FRENCH CLUB'
and it's domiele shall he ~ the CITY
of New IBERIA, Louisiana. Under 'ts
aaid corporate name II shall have the
mower to contract, sue aud be sued; Ia
make and use corporate zeal ana
the pame 90 break or alter nj pleasure
20 hold, receive, lease, purchase aud
convey under its corporate name, pro-
nertv. ranl aud personal, TO name and
pppoint such officers and agents M the
fntercHta and convenience ~ SAID cor.
poration may require, to make ano
establish such hy laws, rules aud re
pulniinns for the proper management
and regulation ~ the affairs oil Hnlh
curporation az may be necessary and
proppr aud the same to change ana
alter ~ plcnRurp. aud tn do all such
nets aud things ~ are or may he ne
epsRary and proper TO carry out the
ohieria nnh purpuseR of Haid corpora
tion. And the said corporation, IN
le.a sooner dissolved under the pro
yisionp Of this charter. or by authority
of law, shall exist Tor period of TWEEN
ty-Hve years from the das of its incor-
portion In compliance with the law.
All citations or other legal process
shall lie served upon the President OF
said corporation, or ~ his absence or
inability upon the Vice President
thereof, OF IN case of the absence or
inability OF the Vice President, upon
the Secretary.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes OF this
CORPORATION shall he the establishment
IN New Iberia Of club room, IL
brary and reading room, for the literary
Improvement of its members and the
cultivation If friendly aud social in
tercourae and FOR the carrying out ot
the objects md purposes OF this cor.
porption
ARTICLE Ill.
The corporate powers of this As.
ISOLATION and the management OF ITS
affairs shall lie vested in and exercised
by five Ibl 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
ofthis CORPORATION to he held on the
second Tuesday OF January of each
year, by majority Of the members
necessary to form quorum M here.
matter established.
MeHHrs. Louis Abadie, Ellie Nallot
st. Cyr bouvietre, Adonis Dueas aud
Carlos louvierre have been chosen
and aelected to compose the first Board
of Government, with the said Louis
Abadie as President, the said Ellie
Nallot an NiVe-rreaident, and the said
81 Cyr Loufiere an Secretary Treas
urer, to seryS until the annual meeting
Of the members of this corporation 10
be held on the second Tuesday of Jan
uary, 1920, and until their successors
are elected and installed,
ARTICLE ".
The expenses incurred by this cor.
puration Incidental to the carry ing
out orthe purposes OF its o'ganization
ma we'll IA the cost of maintaining itt
club rooms shall be paid out Of funds
derived from such monthly dues as
may be assessed against lite members
by its by laws and out Of the receipts
from the amusements provided; and
all sums go received shall be expended
by the Board of Government for the
objects and purposes herein set forth
by Article II of this Charter.
ARTICLE v.
Special meetings of the members ol
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 oil
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 nf 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 tho
amount Of his Indebtedness to the
Association; nor shall any mere intor
malitv bn organization have the effect
of rendering this act null, or of ex.
posing member to any liability be
yond the amount of his Indebtedness
ARTICLE VIII,
This act of incorporation may he al.
tered, amended aud modified by q
vote Of Il majority OF oil the members
of the association nj 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 tirst above written. in the pres
enre of Messfs Honora Louviere and
Murphy Gihlin, good and competent
witnessed, who have signed these
presents, with the parties and me,
Notary, AFTER due reading of the whole
Ellie vallot, Willie Boutte, Ellie
Mayer, A. nugas. Ovide Gary. Charles
Dugas, T. Mayer, Adonis Dugas, W.
Champeaux, L. Louviere, Carlos Lou.
Were, II. Louvierc, Albt. Harry, &.
Champeaux, q. Segura, Anthony Au.
dibert, n. Huvai, A. Breaux. Nj. bou.
nard. Armogene Granger, Il X. David
a. Routro. Thertule Mey err, st. Cys