New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-02-07


signed competent Witnesses;
Personally came and appeared, the
parties whose names are herunto 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
covenanted agreed, and do by these
presents, covenant, agree and bind
themselves, and those who may here
after become associated with them to
form themselves into and constitute
corporation, for the objects and purposes
and under the stipulations following, to
wit: -~-.
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be THE RED ROSE COLORED
SOCIAL CLUB, and its domicile shall
be in the Parish of Iberia, Louisiana, in
the City of New iberia. Under its said
corporate name it shall have the power
to contract, sue and be sued; to make
and use a corporate seal and the same
break or alter at pleasure; to hold, re-
ceive, lease, purchase and convey, under
its corporate name, property, real and
personal; to name and appoint such Off
GERS and agents as the interests and con-
venience of said corporation 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 and
things as are or may be necessary to
properly carry out the objects and pur-
poses of said corporation. And the said
corporation unless sooner dissolved IN
der the provisions of this Charter, or by
authority of law, shall exist for a period
ot twenty five wears from the day of its
incorporation in compliance with the
law.
All citation or other legal process shall
be served upon the President of said
corporation, or in his absence or insbil-
ity upon the Vice President thereof, or
in case of the absence or inability of the
Vice President, upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this cor
poration shall be the establishment in
New Iberia, of a club-room, library
and reading room for the literary i'm
provement of its members and the cul
tivation of friendly and social inter
course and for the carrying out of the
objects and purposes of this corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The corporate powers of this associa-
ton and the management of its affairs
shall be vested in and exercised by five,
81 members composing the Board of
Government. Said Board to consist Of
Al
Treasurer, and two other members cleo
ted by ballot at an annual melting of the |
members of this corporation to be held
on the Fifteenth day of January of each |
year, by a majority Of members neces-
sarv TO form a quorum as hereinafter /
established.
Alex Baptiste, Henry Coach, Divide
Baptiste, and Junius Baptiste have been
chosen and selected to compose the
First Board of Government, with the said
Alex Baptiste as President, the said
Henry Coach as Vice President, and the
said Divide Baptiste as Secretary-Treas-
ruer, to serve until the annual meeting of
the members of this corporation to be
held on the fifteenth day of January, 1921,
and until their successors are elected and
Installed.
ARTICLE Nv.
. The expenses incurred by this corpo-
ration incidental to the carrying out of
the purposes of its organization, as well
as the cost of maintaining its club-rooms
shall be paid out of funds derived from
such monthly dues as mSy be assessed
against its members by its bylaws and
put of the receipts from the amusements
and all sums so received shall
be expended by the Board of Government
for the object and purpose herein set
forth by Article II of this Charter. II
ARTICLE v.
Special meetings of the members Of
his corporation may be called by the
President, or in his absence by any one
If the officers named in Article three of
his Charter, in the order Of their nam
ng, at their own discretion, but they
hall do so upon the written request of ,
i've members.
ARTICLE VI.
quorum for the ordinary transaction I
# business shall consist Of fifteen of tn.
members of this corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
No member of this corporation shall
yer be held liable or responsible for the :
ontracts or faults of this corporation in
nv further sum than the amount of his
to the Association; nor shall
ny mere informally in organization /
ave the effect of rendering this act d
ull, or Of exposing a member to any
liability beyond the amount of his in
ebtedness. .
ARTICLE VIII.
This act of incorporation may be al
cred, amended and modified by a vote of
majority of all of the members of the !.
association at q special meeting called
or that purpose.
Thus done and passed at New Iberia,
4 the Parish of Iberia, Louisiana, on the !
sy, month and year first above written,
i the presence of the undersigned
ompetent witnesses, after due reading
the whole.
Signed)
Adam Jacob, Joseph Blanchet, Oscar
factor, Bob Johnson, Polite Thompson, T
harley Vital, L. vica, Alfred Seal, Divide {
aptiste ,Junius Baptiste, Ike johnson,
dwin vareic, Isidore Francis, Synire Q
aptiste, Alfred Winchester, Henry \
zach. Louis Chandlev. Oberf Fisher | n