The herald., 1921-02-10
CHARTER

exercised by a Board of Directors or Man.
ayers, composed of not less than four men,
bers nor more than ten members of the
Association. majority of the Board OF
Directors or Managers shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of all bust
ness. The hrst 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 a 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 cast either in person
or by written proxy. No failure TO elect
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, an!
other Director TO act as his proxy and I'm
his stead at any and all meetings of said
Board.
ARTICLE VI-Charles F. Reimann,
whose pOstoffice address is Motairie Court
jefferson Parish, Louisiana; Fred Bertram.
whose pOstOtiice address is No. 2940 Bell
Street, New Orleans, Louisiana; Willard
Roberts, Jr., whose pOstOttice address Is
No. 40ll Carondelet Street, New Orleans
Louisiana; Cyril Z. Geary, whose postotfice
address is No. 4Jl5 South Prieur Street
New Orleans, Louisiana; Charles f. Coll
whose postOtiice address is No. 333 Fern
Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Louis
\. Tiemann, whose postOttice address is
No. 4l23 Royal Street, New Orleans, Lou
Directors or Managers of this Association,
with Charles +. Reimann as President,
Fred Bertram as Vice President, Willard
Roberts. Jr., as Secretary, and Cyril +.
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 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 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 X.-It shall be the duty Of
the Treasurer to receive all funds, to Keel
a correct account of same, and TO pay such
rants drawn by the Secretary and APP
proved by the President, out of such funds,
according to the purpose intended
ARTICLE XI.-All 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 (S5OOO0) 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, 1871, a
which meeting the Board of Directors Of
Managers shall select the dates for the fu
/ ture regular meetings OF the Association
ARTICLE XIv.-The election of officer,
/ and members of the Board of Directors Of
Managers of this Association shall taxi
| 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.
| ARTICLE Xv.-Any member failing Z
/ pay the assessments levied against him IL
accordance with Article MI, within thirt!
days from the date of same becoming due
shall be dropped from the roll by the vot
/ of the majority Of the members OF TN
Board Of Directors or Managers, thereb!
| FORGETTING whatever right and interest b.
| 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 la
ter and II payment be not made wtthil
thirty days from the time same be due, i
shall be the duty Of the Secretary to re
port same to the Board Of Directors 10
/ instructions.
| ARTICLElXVI.-Any member desiring L
resign, after the payment Of all assess
/ ments regularly levied against him, shai
/ give the Association thirty days notice, salt
| Secretary. And unless a member sends II
| his resignation in writing to the Secretary
he shall be considered a member, and sinai
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
| ISOLATION may be dissolved, at any gen
eral meeting Of the members thereof. con
| vened for that purpose, after thirty l5V
days written notice Of the meeting ma
been given through the mail, addressed 4
each member at his last known place
residence, and in accordance with the law
Of this State; providing, that this charte
may only be amended, or this association
dissolved, by Q 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 its organize
ton have the effect Of rendering this char
ter null, or Of exposing any member
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 da,
month and year first hereinabove writer
in the presence Of Messieurs Charles La
| Blanc and Leslie p. Beard, competent wit
ness, above the age of majority, who hay
| signed their names with said appearer
and me, Notary, after due reading OF ID
, | whole.
(oRIGINAL sIGNED):
Chas. +. Reimann, Fred Bertram, WI
lard Roberts, Jr., Cyril p. Geary, Chas.
Coll. Louis A. Tiemann.