The St. Mary banner., 1920-07-10
CHARTER OF THE ELES BUILDING CON
PANG. INC.

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tsry Public duly commissioned rnd qual"'
in and for the Parish Of - Mary. state O
Louisiana. personally came and appeared
HIS rslfrev. +. 4 Boudreaux Iohn c
McKcraT Wilbur II Kramer. " r. Peter
man W K Gates Jas. K Parkprson Dr. "
Ross. II. W. kappcl. Marvin Morris I 4
LeBlanc. 6 n Horton. ! w. Abel D'EEi.
II H. Gates l. NJ Fol,e W X SmarIoH
Chss. Lsuve. Rene II Hlmei, Frank Iyhrz
G. D.. Palfrcr, 5. y. IIim4, J. 7. Bondr"anN
A. b. Black Arthur Martel Conrad O'AicI
l.. A. Law. Louis McNulty, T J. Foster, Hugh
Boudreaux NJ BprGeron \. q. Reeves +. J.
Robertson. l.. B. Tarlton, c. j. Leblanc J. ;
Baker. G X Burton. Charles \. Frosr. A. C.
Kappe NJ D.; l. Friedman. Chas. McCarthr,
Chas. Ebert, VIM. Jacobs, w. !: Moore. ).
Johnson. W J, PuEh, g $ Hride'Hers a; j.
Geo Kramer. F X Blakr>ley, Y. J. Chausin,
s. Boudrcaux +. II. Darna T. 4. Bou
dreaux 4 BarrillcauX W. Mctardrll, .lr.: {.
A. Ayrock =. W. Boudrcau2. John N Rorhrl.
r. 4. DplahousSaye Jas J. G.umnv Milton
Lefkowitz Reuben Popkins Jos. Kramer, {
G. Rogers. r. l.. Sigur, Nathan Silvcrman, T.
J Mouton. W Prescott Foster, chaS \ \.
Ibert John d. Bell Charles Perot. John NJ
Csffery. Julian Aubcrtin. GaSton SiGur, J..
Caro-. Il. b. Talbot Geo. Kuhmsn. Beverly ".
Smith NJ II. Giriar. +. ". Kramer, X. n
hone. VIM Clifton. n g Huth. +. Feske. J.
J.. Hoy, Ed Daniean, E. j Bad"anN. r e.
TAYLOR. f. B Splcr j. F.. KYLE ". L. IIar.
rison. G. u. Kempcr II. J. McCardell, +. \.
& Trust Company. J. A Peterman, VIM. D.
Collins, Jacob Anderson. John J. Syarrcr
Howard Arbaueaux, Arthur Olivier, John G.
McKerall. II. G. BALDWIN. l.. a; ho4Sfalot' 4,
Short L. o. Pecot and Louis Kramer. all
residents of Franklin. La. and Messrs. W. J.
Ferriss. J. W. Mitchell. Chas Adams. NJ A.
Kurz l.. Recker and 3. \. Wilson, residents
Of Garden City La. and Aessrs. | $. Woos-
ter Oscar BoudreauN, F. \. West. John
Miceot II. S. Nordyke c. !. BoudrcauN, Er.
nest J. Rcand and John Clausen. residents OF
Centerville La. and Nessrs. Sterling osthie,,
mer W G. Kimhrough, f. A. FauchauN, and
G p Sims residents Of Adeline. La, and A.
w Bonvillain and b. Levy. residents of Glen
Geo veeder and J. W. Veeder, residents of
Charenton La and Messrs Louis Wormser.
Dolph Parro Walter Williams and R; s. Bar
nett residents of Baldwin, La, and Mr. A. j.
Gravemberg, resident of Patterson. La. ana
Mr. James J. Froisy resident of Calumet La.
and l. V. Gravemberg, resident of Foster. La.
and Mr. William Schwan and Mis-, Julia
Moreira. residents Of St Mary go rar,Sn ,,n,o VINO a
Notary. that availng themselves of the laws
Of the State Of Louisiana. and particularly OF
the provisions Of Act 267 Of the General AS
sembly for the year 1914. they had and do by
these presents covenant. agree. bind and or
ganizn themselves. and those who may here
after become associated with them, as cor
poration and body polite under the following
terms and conditions constituting their char
ter:
The name of this corporation shall be |
THE ELKS BUILDING COMPANY, INC, |
under which name il shall have corporate ex |
istence and succession for the period of ninety
nine te9) years from the date hereof, ugpless
sooner lawfully dissolved.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this corporation is
/. To buy build, lease or acquire, estab'
ish own, operate and maintain suitable
enjoyment Of the members. present. or future,
n good standing Of Franklin Lodge No 1887,
Protective Order of Elks of the
United States of America.
@ To buy and sell. lease, acquire, hold.
,wn and improve real estate or property. and
o carry on general land and real estate
business: to own and operate stores, or other
nerca ritle establishments in connection
md ali other businesses (other than that of
public service corporation). have such powers
o do and perform such acts as may be per
nitted by law to one corporation, as well as
IL other acts incidental thereto.
ARTICLE III.
This company shall have power in its cor
,Orate name to contract. sue and he sued; to
make and use corporate seal and the same
property of all kinds by any means whatSo
yer or to hire, or lease the same, as well as
0 mortgage, pledge or hypothecate the same,
ubiect only to such limitation as may be pre-
cribed by law; and. in general, to do, have
over to- or perform any and all acts OF
rhatsoever kind, incidental, or usual to
orp0ration.
In an matters not specifically provided for | /
eren this corporation shall be deemd to have ,
ossess and exercise any and all other and fur | 5
Ter powers as may be given it by said Act q
81 of 1914, or other laws OF this State. I
ARTICLE ". I
Tho entire and full corporatp power of this |
,mpany, except otherwise provided herein, j
laIl be vested in the Board of Directors con | |
sting of not less than five nor more than
ven, stockholders of the corporation: the \
lmber to be determined by the Board itself. | r
The Board of Directors. however shall have Il
power to mortgage. nor encumber, the Is
Dperty Of this corporation, nor incur other | Il
bt in excess of five per cent of the outstand
capital stock but the property of this com
ny may only be mortgaged. or encumbered, fc
said other. debt in excess of five per cent l
the capital stock incurred, by vote of a | T
jority Of the outstanding Preferred Stock s
a special meeting Of all the stockhold | Fl
duly and legally convened for that pur- 10
,e: at which meeting only holders of Pre- sf
red Stock shall be entitled to vote. Moth de
in this provision shall be deemed to be ST
ived by any provision in Article VII, nor su
any other provision in this charter. After sa
irement of all of the outstanding Preferred ne
ok, the power 10 mortgage, or cucumber, tn
II be vested solely in the majority of the ot
nmon Stock. th
l majority OF the board OF DIRECTORS shali or
ipose a quorum. an
said Board of Directors shall elect a PRES ms
ENT a VICE-PRESIDENT and a SEC | COZ
from among their num- po
together with such managers and subor to
ate officers and agents as in their judg-
It may be necessary; all Of said officers tina
agents to have such powers as said Board at
delegate to them by general bylaws. or lea
iai resolutions, and to hold their office at Law
pleasure of the Board of Directors.
ireetors may. for a single meeting. grant Wis
r proxy to any stockholder or other direc or
Vacancies in the Board shall be filed yea
he remaining members. No
ntil the first stockholders meeting in 1921 | BO;
Board Of Directors Of the company shall the
list Of: Loo
. s. Palfrey Of Franklin, La. of
:. Fl. Kramer OF Franklin. La the
nm @. AcKeraIl Of Franklin, La the
A. Boudreaux of Franklin, La this
8. Wooster of Centerville, La, be
pnch additional members, not exceeding the