The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-25
CHARTER OF
JEANERETTE SOCIAL CLUB.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF IBERIA.

BE IT KNOWN, that on this 30th
day of the month of August, in the
year of our Lord One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Twenty:
BEFORE ME, J. GABRIEL Le-
BLANC, Sr., Notary Public, duly
commissioned and qualified, in and for
the Parish of iberia, State Of Louisi-
ana, and in the presence Of the WIT
nesses hereinafter named and under
signed:
PERSONALLY CAME AND APP
FEARED the parties whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who declar-
ed that availing themselves Of the
provisions of the statutes of the State
of Louisiana, relative to the organi-
cation of corporations, they have COW
enated and agreed, and do by these
presents, covenant and agree and bind
themselves and those who may here
after become associated with them to
form themselves into and constitute
a corporation for the object and pur-
poses ands under the stipulations fol-
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be THE JEANERETTE
SOCIAL CLUB, and its domicile in
the town of Jeanerette, Parish of 1be-
ria, State of Louisiana, under its
said corporate name it shall have the
power to contract, sue and be SUED,
to make and use a corporate seal ana
the same to break or alter at plea
sure, 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 corporation may require, to make
and establish such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper manage
ment 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 objects and purposes of said cor
poration; and said corporation unless
sooner dissolved under the provisions
Of this charter or by authority OF
law shall exist for period of Twen-
ty five years from the day OF its in
corporation in compliance with the
law: all citation or other legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the presi-
dent of said corporation, or in his
absence or his inability upon the
vice president thereof, or in case Of
the absence or inability of the vice.
president upon the secretary.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes of this cor
poration shall be those for the estab-
lishment in the town Of Jeanerette Of
a Club Room, Library, a Reading
room for the literary improvements
of it's members, and cultivation of a
friendly and social intercourse and
carrying out Of the objects and pur-
poses of this corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The corporate powers Of this as
ISOLATION and the management of its
affairs shall be vested in and exercis-
ed by nine members composing the
board of government, said board to
consist of the president, vice-presi-
dent, 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 majority Of the members
necessary to form a quorum as here
matter established Mr.. Patrick
Maupas, G. A. Druilhet, Joseph c..
Minvielle, Geo. Schexnayder, Louis J.
Minvielle, Jerry Dryer, Earl Ansley,
A. Mouret have been chosen and sell
ected to compose the first board of
government with the said Patrick
Maupas, president, the said G. A.
n r.. x,.n hn
said Jos. C. Minvielle, as secretary
treasurer to serve until the annual
meeting of the members Of this cor
poration to be held on the Third
Tuesday Of August, 1921, and until
their successors are elected and in
stalled.
ARTICLE Nv.
Special meeting 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
Third of this charter in the order of
their naming at their discretion, but
they shall do SO upon the written re-
quest of five members.
ARTICLE V.
A quorum for the ordinary transac-
ton Of business shall consist of fif-
teen of the members of this corpora
tion.
ARTICLE vi.
No members Of this corporation
shall ever be held liable or responsible
For the contracts or faults of this
in any further sum than
the amount of his indebtedness to the |
nor shall mere informality,
in organization, have the effect Of
this act null or of exposing
any member of this corporation to any
liability beyond the amount of his
said indebtedness.
ARTICLE VII.
This act of incorporation may be |
altered, amended and modified by q |
vote Of all the members Of the Asso-
,iation at special meeting called for
hat purpose.
Thus done and passed at my Office
n the town of New iberia, Parish of |
IBERIA, State of Louisiana, on the day,
month, and year first above written
n the presence Of Messrs. Emile
VI. Vuillemot and
good and competent witnesses, who
rave signed these presents with the
parties and me, Notary, after due