The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-10-02
CHARTER OF
SOCIAL CLUB
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF IBERIA.

RE 1T KNOWN, that on this SOth
ldav of the month of August, IN the
YEAR of our Lord One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Twenty:
BEFORE ME, J. GABRIEL Le-
BLANC. ST., Notary Public, duly
commissioned and qualified, in and for
the parish of Iberia, State of Louisi-
ana, and in the presence, OF the VII
nesses hereinafter named ana uhoer-
signed: .> an
FEARED the parties whose names
are hereunto subscribed, VINO oeciar-
ed that availing themselves OF tne
fprovisions of the statutes OF the state
of Louisiana, relative to the orgam-
lzation of corporations, they nave COW
enated and agreed, and do by these
presents, covenant and agree and Dlnd
themselves and those who may here
! after become associated with them TO
form themselves into and constitute
corporation for the object and pur-
poses and under the stipulations 1oi-
| lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this CORPORA
tion shall be THE JEANERETTE
SOCIAL CLUB, and its domici!e IN
the town of Jeanerette, Parish OF lDe-
ria. State of Louisiana, under It's
said corporate name it shall have the
mower to contract, sue and be sued;
r. make and use corporate seal ana
the same to break or alter at plea
sure. to hold, receive, lease, purchase
| and convey under it's corporate name
nronertv 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 al
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-
tv FIVE wears from the day Cf itP in
corporation in compliance witha 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 estaD-
iishment in the town Of Jeanerette OF
a Club Room, a Library, a Reading
room for the literary improvements
of it's members, and cultivation OF
friendly and social intercourse and
carving out of the objects and pur-
poses of this corporation.
ARTICLE Ill.
The corporate powers Of this as
ISOLATION and the management OF its
affairs shall be vested in and exercls-
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 quorum as here
matter established. Mr.. Patrick
Maupas, G. A. Druilhet, Joseph G.
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..
Druilhet, Jr., as vice-president, the
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