The herald., 1920-06-10
CHARTER.

no taken EXCEPT by resolution Of the Board
of Directors authorizing the same. The
said counsel shall receive an anhual re-
tainer for such advice and consultation
! to be fixed annually in advance between
such counsel and the Board of Directors.
| ARTICLE VIII.-The Board of Direc-
tors shall have the right in its discretion
to sub-diyide its body, or the member
shin into sundry and appropriate Com
mittces to handle different phases of the
activity and interest of this corporation.
IL shall be proper TO specify such Com
mittees and the authority ana workings
thereof in the BYLAWS TO be hereafter
adopted by the Board of Directors.
| ARTICLE IX.-Servi~e or legal process
| shall be made upon the President of this
| corporation and in his absence upon any
| other officer of the corporation, and other
wise in accordance with law.
| ARTICLE N.-This corporation shall
| exist and have succession for a period of
ninety nine years.
| ARTICLE NI.-The name and post office
address of the subscribers to this Act of
| INCORPORATION are affixed hercuntO.
| ARTICLE NII.-ThiS Act or IncOrpOra-
! tion may he amended and altered in ac-
| cordance with existing law, and this cor
poration shall be- liquidatcd and dissolved
| in accordance with provisions of law.
| ARTICLE NIII.-This corporation shall
have no capital stock and no shares or
stock either common or preferred shall
| be issued by il.
ARTICLE XIV.-Thc funds for the OPP
| GRAFTON of this corporation and for the
payment of its debts anG expenses shall
! he obtained from subscriptions made an
nually in advance by its membership, and
no debt shall be incurred for an ensuing
year without n budget of expenses and
| such subscriptions first having been made
by the Board of Directors and upon its
appearing that such subscriptions are APP
proximatrly sufficient to cover the esti-
mated expenses and disbursements.
ARTICLE Nv.-Any reputable resident
of the State of Louisiana shall he eligible
to membership upon his making appli'
cation to that end in writing to this cor
pOratiOn and upon tn" acceptance of such
application by the Board of Directors
thereof.
ARTICLE Manifestations and con
ditionS with reference TO CLASSES of mem
berShp. if desired. and with reference I,
the qualifications of members shall b,
prescribed in bylaws to be hereafter
adopted and put in fOrc-.
ARTICLE NVII.-This corporation shall
have the powers and authority vested il
non trading corporations by existing Law
and specially given by the provisions o
Act 2JI of 1914 of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE NVIII.-No member of thi
! corporation or subscriber TO this Act %
Incorporation shall he held responsible
for any Indebtedness or faults OF thl
corporation. except TO the extent of sucl
dues or subscriptions as such membc
may have contracted to he responsible
for, and no informality or irregularity il
the formation of this corporation shall
have the effect of exposing any member
thereof TO personal liability. or have tn,
effect of rendering this charter null.
Thus done and passed before me b!
the appearerS who have hereuntO sub
Scribed their names in the presence q
the legally competent witnesses, who haV,
signed as such on the day and date frs
hereinabUve written.
t Witnesses: F. J. Stitch, ]. Bernar,
Cooke.
(Original Signed) Claude Stuart Ham
mock, 21l5 st. Charles Ave: Ike Levy. 50
Canal Street; Geo. W. Reese. $40 Cana
St; +. ii. Enck, Canal and Dauphine SITS.
. l.. Il. Putnam, Southern Pine Assn; +
W. Ellsworth, 6O23 Prytania st.
SOL. WEISS.
Notary Public.
l. the undersigned, Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the Parish of Orleans
State of Louisiana. do hereby certify tina
the above and foregoing set of IncOrpOra
ton, of the Better business Bureau o
New Orleans. La. was this day duly re
corded in my office, in 5OOk 1912, Foil
, 2J7
New Orleans May 18th. 1920
, (Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. II
true copy of the original.
SOL. WEISS.
2 Notary Public.
! June 3-July 8.