New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-09-11
CHARTER OF THE
LoreauViIIe Social Club
United States of America, State of Lou
isiana, Parish of iberia.

Be It Known, that on this 9Th day oil
the month of September, in the year oil
Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Twenty;
Before me, J. Gabriel Leblanc, ST., a.
Notary Public duly commissioned and
qualified, in and for the Parish of Iberia,
State of Louisiana, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned;
Personally Came and Appeared the
parties whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who declared that availing them
selves of the provisions of the statutes of
the State of Louisiana, relative to the
organization of corporations, they have
convenanted and agreed, and do by these
presents covenant and agree and bind
themselves and those who may hereafter
become associated them to form them
selves into and constitute corporation
for the object and purposes and unde-
stipulations following, to-wit:
Article I.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be THE LOREAUVILLE SOCIAL
CLUB, and it's domicile in the Village OF
Loreauville, Parish of Iberia, State OF
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 and alter at
pleasure, to hold, receive, lease, purchase
and convey under its corporate name
property, real and personal, to name and
appoint such officers and agents as the
interest and convenience of said corpora
ton may require, to make and establish
such bylaws, rules and regulations 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
necessary and proper to carry out the OBJ
iects and purposes of said corporation;
unless sooner dissolved under the provi-
sons of this charter or by authority OF
law shall exist for a period of twenty
five wears from the day of its incorpora-
ton in compliance with the law; ali cita-
ton or other legal process shall be served
upon the president of said corporation, or
in his absence of his inability upon the
ce-president thereof, or in case of the
absence or inability of the ice-president
upon the secretary.
Article II.
The object and purposes of this corpo-
ration shall be those for the establish
ment in the town of Loreauville of
Club Room, Library, Reading Room
for the literary improvements of its mem
bers, and cultivation of friendly and
social intercourse and carrying out of the
objects and purposes of this corporation.
Article III.
The corporate powers of this Assocla-
ton and the management of its affairs
shall be vested in and exercise by nine
members composing the board of govern
ment, said board to consist of the presI-
dent, vice president, secretary, treasurer
and five other members elected by ballot
at the annual meeting of the members OF
this corporation to be held on the Third
Tuesday of August of each year, by ma
iority of the members necessary to form
quorum as hereinafter established
Messrs. Laurent Crochet, Robert Breaux,
Paul Frioux, Lee Gonsoulin, Onel Lam
drv. Robert Dauterive, F. L. Suard, Tom
Burres, and Fernand Broussard have been
chosen and selected to compose the first
Board of Directors with the said Laurent
Crochet, president, the said Robert Dau-
terive, ce-president, and said Robert
Breaux, secretary treasurer to serve until
the annual meeting of the members OF
this corporation to be held on the third
Tuesday of August, 1921, and until their
successors are elected and installed.
Article ". y
Special meeting of the members OF TINS
CORPORATION may be called by the Presl-
dent or in his absence by any one OF the
officers named in Article Third OF this
Charter in the order of their naming at
their discretion, but they shall do so upon
the written request of five members.
Article V.
A quorum for the ordinary transaction
of business shall consist of fifteen OF the
members of this corporation.
Article VI.
No member Of this corporation shalI
ever be held liable or responsible for the
contracts or faults of this corporation n
anv further sum than the amount tor Its
indebtedness TO the Association nor sha
mere formality, Reorganization have the
effect of rendering this act null or Of ex-
posing any member Of this corporation
70 any liability beyond the amount OF his
said Indebtedness.
Article VII.
This act of incorporation may De al
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