The herald., 1921-02-03
CHARTER.

MIU-
ayers, composed of not less than four mem
bcrS nor more than ten members of the
Association. y ajority of the Board %,
Directors or Managers shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of all busl-
ness. The first Board of Directors or Man
ayers of this Association shall consist of
six persons. and this number may be aug.
m"nted up TO ten by vote of all the mem
herS of the Association at any annual
meeting at which officers and members of
the Board of Directors or Managers ar,
elected. Each member of the Association
shall be entitled to one vote at all meet
lnSS, such vote to be cast either in person
or by written proxy. No failure to elect
"A Board of Directors shall be regarded as
Il forfeiture of this charter Said Board
shall have the right to appoint and dis
miss such clerks and other employees 81
the Association as, in it's Judgment. may
be deemed necessary. Any Director shall
have the right to appoint, in writing. an,
other director to act as his proxy and in
his stead at any and all meetings of said
Board.
ARTICLE VI.-Charles +. Reimann.
whose pOstoificc address is MCtairie Court.
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; Fred Bertram.
whose postOtiice address is No. 2y4O Bell
street, New Orleans, Louisiana; Willard
Roberts, Jr., whose pOStOttce address l.
No. 4Oll CarOndclet Street, New Orleans
Louisiana; Cyril T.. Geary, whose poStoiiice
address is No. 45l5 South Prieur Street
New Orleans, Louisiana; Charles +. Coll.
whose postOtiice address is No. 3;}3 Fern
Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Louis
y. Tiemaun, whose pOStoffice address is
No. 4l23 Royal Street, New Orleans, Lou
iSiana, shall constitute the first Board OF
directors or Managers Of this Association
with Charles Il. Relmann President
Fred Bcrtram as Vice President. Willar.
Roberts Jr., as Secretary, and Cyril l..
GeaTy as Treasurer, to serve until the first
Tuesday III January, 1922, or until their
Successors have been elected. The above
named officers ana members of the Board
of Directors or Managers shall serve with
out pay.
ARTICLE Wilt shall be the duty of
the President to preside at all meetings, TO
sign all official communications in cOnnec-
tiUn with the Secretary, to issue all calls
and to direct the affairs of the AssOcia-
tiOn and perform such other duties as
usually attach TO the office of President.
ARTICLE Wilt shall be the duty of
the Vice President to act in the capacity
of the President in his absence, and to per
form such duties as usually attach to the
office of Vice President.
ARTICLE IX-It shall be the duty of
the Secretary to keep true and correct
record of all proceedings of the meetings
of the Association, all Directors meetinES =,
and to have charge of the books and issue
all warrants on the Treasurer for diSburse-
ments as may be ordered by the President.
He shall perform such other duties as are
usually assigned to Secretaries.
ARTICLE N-It shall be the duty OF
the Treasurer to receive all funds, To Me-,
correct account of same, and to pay SucL
amounts for which he may receive war
rants drawn by the Secretary and APP
proved by the President, out of such funus,
according to the purpose intended
ARTICLE XI.-AI future applications
for membership in this Association shall
be made in writing and filed with the Sec
retary, who shall submit same to the Board
of Directors or Managers to be passed on
| at the next regular meeting of the Board
following the date of such application. In
order for an applicant to be elected men,
ber of this Association, his application
must receive a favorable vote of the ma.
jOrity of the members of the Board of Di
rectors or Managers.
ARTICLE XII.-There shall be an initia-
| tiOn fee of five hundred (SJOO.0O) dollars
which said fee shall be applied to the de
frayjng of expenses incurred in the fur
| ther1ng of the objects and purposes of this
Association. The upkeep and maintainanct
of this Association, that is, such expenses
| as office rent, clerk hire, stenographer, sta
| tiOnery, Office supplies, etc, shall be de-
| rived from assessments levied against the
| members of the Association in accordance
| with the expenses incurred.
| ARTICLE XIII.-The first annual meet
| ing of this Association shall be held oil
the first Tuesday in January, 1921, a
4 Wnlcn meeting tne bOaru OF DlTeClOrS vi
| Managers shall select the dates for the fu
| tIre regular meetings of the Association
| ARTICLE XIV.-The election of officer.
| and members of the Board of Directors ol
| Managers of this Association shall tax,
place at the annual meeting. They shal
| be elected by majority of the ballots cas-
| by the members present, for the term o.
| one year, or until their successors shall
| have been elected.
L II ,har fai I,
| pay the assessments levied against him ii
| accordance with Article MI, within thirJ.
| days from the date of same becoming due
| shall be dropped from the roll by the yot
| of the majority of the members of tn
| Board of Directors or Managers, thereb!
| fOrfeiting whatever right ana interest h
| may have acquired in the Association. No
| tice of all assessments shall be mailed tel
| days before the same become due. Th'
| second notice to be mailed fifteen days Ia
| ter, and If payment be not made within
| thirty days from the time same be due,
| shall be the duty of the Secretary to re
port same to the Board of Directors TO
| instructions.
ARTICLE XVI.-Any member desiring L
| resign, after the payment of all assess
ments regularly levied against him, shal
give the Association thiry days notice, saiC
| notice to be addressed in writing to th'
| Secretary. And unless a member sends ii
his resignation in writing to the Secretary
| pay all assessments levied against him un
| til such time as his written resignation
| shall have been received by the Secretary
ARTICLE XVII.-This charter may b,
amended, altered or changed, or this AS
| sociation may be dissolved, at any gen
| eral meeting of the members thereof, con
rened for that purpose, after thirty go
| days written notice of the meeting ha
been given through the mall addressed e
| each member at his last known place o
residence, and in accordance with the law
of this State; providing, that this charte
may only be amended, or this association
dissolved, by a majority vote of two-third
| of the members present at such meeting
ARTICLE XVIII.-No member shall eve
| be liable or responsible for the contracts
faults or debts of this association, no
| shall any mere informality in it's organiZa
ton have the effect of rendering this char
! ter null, or of exposing any member t
any liability beyond the unpaid balanc
due on the assessments regularly levie'
against him.
Thus done and passed, in my Office, a
the City of New Orleans, on the day
month and year first hereinabOve written
in the presence of Messieurs Charles lie
Blanc and Leslie =. Beard, competent wit
ness, above the age of majority, who hav
signed their names with said appearer
and me, Notary, after due reading of tn
whole.
| (0RIGINAL SIGNED):
| Chas. +. Reimann, Fred Bertram, vii
lard Roberts, Jr., Cyril p. Geary, Chas.
Coll, Louis A. Tfemann.