New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1920-01-31
Charter OF THE
Red Rose CaiOT0d Sseial Club.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia.

| Rubllc, duly commissioned anu qudI4IAoO
in and for the Parish and State afore-
said, and in the presence of the under
| signed competent witnesses;
| Personally ca-ae and appeared, the
| 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 binc
themselves, and those who may here
| after become associated with them tc
| form themselves into and constitute a
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
Ill o1a - Io al M
, 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
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 inabil-
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
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,
(5) members composing the Board of
Government. Said Board to consist cf
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 majority Of members neces-
sary 70 form a quorum as hereinafter
established.
Alex Baptiste, Henry Coach, Ovide
Baptiste, and Junius Baptiste have been
chosen and selected to compose the
First Board of Government, with the said
Alex Bautiste 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 w.
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
~h Ha
against its members by its bylaws and
out of the receipts from the amusements
provided; aud 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.
ARTICLE v.
Special meetings 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 three of
his Charter, in the order of their NAM
ing, at their own discretion, but they
shall do so upon the written request of |
five members.
ARTICLE VI.
quorum for the ordinary transaction |
of business shall consist of fifteen of tn.
of this corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
No member of this corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
contracts or faults of this corporation in
anv further sum than the amount of his /
to the Association; nor shall
any mere informality in organization
have the effect of rendering this act
null, or of exposing a member to any
liability beyond the amount of his in
iebtedness.
ARTICLE VIII.
This act of incorporation may be al
tered, amended and modified by a vote of
! majority of all of the members of the
Association at special meeting called
for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at New Iberia,
N the Parish of Iberia, Louisiana, on the
lay, month and year first above written,
IN the presence of the undersigned
witnesses, after due reading
If the whole.
(Signed)
Adam Jacob, Joseph Blanchet, Oscar
Macior, Bob Johnson, Polite Thompson,