New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-02-14
CHARTER OF THE
Red REESE CoIOred Social Club.
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia.

|
il State of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia
Be It Known, That on this the 15tl
day of January, in the year Of Our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and twenty
i Before me, Thomas T. Carey, Notar,
Public, duly commissioned and qualified
in and for. the Parish and State afore.
! said, and in the presence Of the under.
signed competent witnesses;
Personally came and appeared, th'
] parties whose names are herunto SUD-
| 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 q
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 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-
-
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 un-
der the provisions of this Charter, or by
authority of law, shall exist for = period
81 twenty-five years from the day Of its
incorporation in compliance with the
law.
ALI citation or other legal process shall
be served upon the President of said
corporation, or in his absence or inabil-
ity upon the Vice President thereof, or
in case of the absence or inability of the
Vice President. upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE H.
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
Drovement of its members and the cuI-
tivstion 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,
80 members composing the Board of
Government. Said Board to consist ell
the President, Vice President. Secretary
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 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 Secrefary-Treas-
ruer, to serve until the annual meeting of
the members Of this corporation to be
held on the fifteenth day of January, 1921,
md until their successors are elected and
astaEed.
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