The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-01-27
CHARTER.

VANANASCu Wy u OF directors MAN.
ayers, composed of not less than four mem
beers nor more than ten members of the
Association. A majority of the Board OF
directors or Managers shall constitute a
quorum Tor 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
lnented up TO ten by vote of all the mem
bers of the Association at any annual
meeting at which officers and members of
the Board of Directors or Managers are
elected. Each member of the Association
shall be entitled to one vote at all meet
ings, such vote to be east either in person
or by written proxy. No failure to elect
Board Of Directors shall be regarded as
forfeiture of this charter. Said Board
shall have the right to appoint and dis
miss such clerks and other EMPLOYEES OF
the Association as, in it's Judgment, may
be deemed necessary. Any Director shall
nave 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 F. Reimann.
whose postotfice address is Metairie Court
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; Fred Bertram
whose pOstOtfce address is No. 29i0 Bell
street, New Orleans, Louisiana; Willard
Roberts, Jr., whose postoflice address il
No. 4Oll Carondelet Street New Orleans
Louisiana; Cyril Z. Geary, whose pOStoffice
address is No. 4jl5 South Prieur Street,
New Orleans, Louisiana; Charles f. Coll
whose pOStOiiice address is No. 333 Fern
| Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Louis
| y. Tiemann, whose pOstotiice address is
| No. ABB Royal Street. New Orleans, Lou
| lSldna, shall constitute the first Board o.
| Directors or Managers OF this Association
with Charles r. Reimann as President
| Fred Bertram as Vice President, Willard
| Roberts. Jr, as Secretary, and Cyril T..
| Geary as Treasurer, to serve until the first
| Tuesday in January, 1922, or until their
| successors have been elected. The above
| named officers and 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-
| ton with the Secretary, to issue all calls
| and to direct the affairs of the Associa-
| ton 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 i'll the capacity
of the President in his absence, and to per
| form such duties as usually attach TO the
| Office of Vice President.
ARTICLE kit shall be the duty OF
| the Secretary to keep a true and correct
| record of all proceedings of the meetings
| of the Association, all Directors meetings
| 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 Mt shall be the duty OF
! the Treasurer to receive all funds. To kee,
| Il 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 funds
| according to the purpose intended
| ARTICLE Mai future applications
| for membership in this Association shall
| be made in writing and filed with the Sec
| rotary, 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 a mem
Der 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-
| ton fee of five hundred ($50O0O) dollars.
| which said fee shall be applied to the de
fraying of expenses incurred in the fur
| thering of the objects and purposes of this
| Association. The upkeep and maintenance
| 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 on
the first Tuesday in January, 1921, at
| which meeting the Board of Directors or
| Managers shall select the dates for the fu-
ture regular meetings of the Association.
ARTICLE XIv.-The election of officers
and members of the Board of Directors or
| Managers of this Association shall take
place at the annual meeting. They shall
| be elected by majority of the ballots cast
by the members present, for the term of
one year, or until their successors shall
| have been elected.
| ARTICLE XV.-Any member failing Ia
pay the assessments levied against him in
| accordance with Article XII, within thirt,
days from the date of same becoming due
shall be dropped from the roll by the vote
| of the majority Of the members of the
| Board Of Directors or Managers. thereby
| FORGETTING whatever right and interest he
may have acquired in the Association. No
tice of all assessments shall be mailed ten
| days before the same become due. The
| second notice to be mailed fifteen days Ia
ter, and IL payment be not made within
thirty days from the time same be due. IL
shall be the duty of the Secretary to re-
port same to the Board of Directors for
instructions.
ARTICLE XVI.-Any member desiring to
/ resign, after the payment of all assess
ments regularly levied against him, shall
give the Association thirty days notice, said
notice to be addressed in writing to the
Secretary. And unless a member sends in
his resignation in writing to the Secretary,
he shall be consideTed a member, and shall
pay all assessments levied against him un-
shall have been received by the Secretary.
ARTICLE XyII.-This charter may be
| amended, altered or changed, or this As
ISOLATION may be dissolved, at any gen
| eral meeting of the members thereof, con-
| vened for that purpose, after thirty (30)
| days written notice of the meeting has
been given through the mail. addressed to
| each member at his last known place of
residence, and in accordance with the laws
| of this State; providing, that this charter
| may only be amended, or this association
| dissolved, by majority vote Of two-thirds
Of the members present at such meeting.
| ARTICLE XVIII.-No member shall ever
| be liable or responsible for the contracts,
faults or debts of this association. nor
| shall any mere informality in Its organiza-
ton have the effect of rendering this char
| ter null or of exposing any member TO
| any liability beyond the unpaid balance
due On the assessments regularly levied
| against him.
Thus done and passed, In my Office, at
the City of New Orleans, on the day,
month and year first hereinabove written,
| in the presence of Messieurs Charles Lee
| Blanc and Leslie =. Beard, competent wit
| ness, above the age Of majority. who have
| signed their names with said appearers
and me- Notary, after due reading of the
| whole.
| (0RIGINAL SIGNED):
Chas. f. Reimann, Fred Bertram, VIII
lard Roberts, Jr, Cyril p. Geary, Chas. +.
Coll, Louis A. Tiemann.
Witnesses: Leslie p. Beard, Chas lie
Blanc.
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