The herald., 1921-01-20
CHARTER.

ayers, composed of not less than four mem
bers nor more than ten members of the
Association. majority of the Board Oh
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
mented up to ten by vote OF all the MEM
bcrs 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 cast either in person
or by written proxy. No failure to elect
a Board of Directors shall be regarded as
a 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 its Judgment, may
be deemed necessary. Any Director shall
have the right to appoint, in writing. any
other Director to act as his proxy and in
his stead at any and all meetings of said
Board.
ARTICLE VI.-Charles +. Reimann.
whose pOstofice address is Metairie Court.
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; Fred Bertram.
whose postoftiee address is No. 2940 Bell
Street, New Orleans, Louisiana; Willard
Roberts, Jr., whose postofiice address is
No. 4Ol1 CarOndelet Street, New Orleans
Louisiana; Cyril =. Geary, whose postofice
address is No. 4jlJ South PTieur Street,
New Orleans, Louisiana; Charles F. Coll
Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Louis
~ Tiemann, whose pOStOtliCe address is
No. 4l23 Royal Street, New Orleans, Lou
isiana, shall constitute the first Board of
Directors or Managers of this Association,
with Charles +. 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 i'll January, 1922. or until their
successors have been elected. The above
named officers and membefS 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-
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 10 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 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 X.-It shall be the duty of
the Treasurer to receive all funds, to keei
Il correct account of same, and to pay such
amounts for which he may receive war
rants drawn by the Secretary and ap-
proved by the President, out of such funds
according to the purpose intended
ARTICLE &I.-An 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 mem
Der of this Association, his application
must receive a favorable vote of the ma
jo~ity of the members of the Board of Di-
r Ors or Managers.
ARTICLE XII.-There shall be an initia-
ton fee of five hundred (SJ00.00) 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, al
which meeting the Board of Directors oil
Managers shall select the dates for the flu
ture regular meetings of the Association
ARTICLE XIV.-The election of officer,
and members of the Board of Directors oil
Managers of this Association shall TAX,
place at the annual meeting. They shall
be elected by majority of the ballots cas-
by the members present. for the term o.
! one year, or until their successors shal
| have been elected.
ARTICLE XV-Any member failing L
pay the assessments levied against him III
| accordance with Article MI, within thirt,
| days from the date of same becoming due
| shall be dropped from the roll by the yot'
! of the majority of the members of thu
| Board of Directors or Managers, thereb!
FORGETTING whatever right and interest h
| may have acquired in the Association. No
| tfce of all assessments shall be mailed ter
| days before the same become due. Th'
| second notice to be mailed fifteen days la
| ter, and If payment be not made within
| thirty days from the time same be due, j
shall be the duty of the Secretary to re
| port same to the Board of Directors TO
| instructions.
| ARTICLE XVI.-Any member desiring t.
! resign, after the payment of all assess
ments regularly levied against him, shall
1 give the Association thirty days notice, sale
notice to be addressed in writing to thu
Secretary. And unless a member sends ii
| his resignation in writing to the Secretary
| he shall be considered a member, and shall
| pay all assessments levied against him un
| Ill 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
| ISOLATION may be dissolved, at any gen
| eral meeting of the members thereof, con
| yened for that purpose, after thirty go
| lays written notice of the meeting ha!
| been given through the mail. addressed q
| zach member at his last known place o.
residence and in accordance with the law.
Of this State; providing, that this charter
| may only be amended, or this association
| dissolved, by 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 e
| any liability beyond the unpaid balance
| due on the assessments regularly Levied
| 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
! sis I'D their names with said appearer
AM me, Notary, after due reading of tn
! whole.
| ORIGINAL SIGNED:
| Chas. f. Reimann, Fred .Bertram, VIII
| lard Roberts, Jr., Cyril =. Geary, Chas. +
| Coll, Louis A. Tiemann.
Witnesses: Leslie P Beard, Chas lie
Blanc.