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By-Laws and Members
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Appleby, F. M. McEachren, R. N.
Ashley, J. M. Mount, E. B.
Burns, Gordon McDonald, J. C.
Baker, C. E. Moore, J. A.
Bruce, Ed C. Mainor, F L.
Brice, M. F. Millhollin, J. H.
Brooks, Arthur McLean, James
Brewer, J. C. Overstreet,.Thomas W.
Bailey, W, H. O’Steen, Levi
Barnes, J. A. Price, T. S.
Curling, H. B. Patterson, C. L.
Cross, E. R. Peterson, O.
Currie, F. T. Peterson, J. H.
Cottingham, W. T. Peterson, L. S.
Coffee, A. F. Peterson, Mrs, B.
Coleman, A. S. Quincey, J. W.
Cochran, J. L. Relihan, J. T.
Dickerson, M. D. Relihan, R. C.
Dart, F. W. Relihan, J. C.
Deen, 0. F. Rogers, J. J.
Dixon, G, F. Roberts, C. W.
Dent, Ira Ricketson, David
Dent, J .M. RobertSj J. A.
Dorminy, J. A. Shelton, J. L. \
Dyer, W. H. Schumpert, J. E.
Davis, Lewis Stubbs, S. J.
Douglas, J S. Smith, John R.
Frier, W. R. Stanton. H. W.
Floyd, J. G. Smith, Sampie
Grantham, E. L. Sibbett, W. F.
Griffin, J. W. Salter, C. B.
Griffin, Moses Tanner, G. A.
Grantham, C. H, Turner, W. I.
Gaskin, Daniel, Sr. Tanner, E. L.
Head, M. F. Tanner, C. R.
Hall, W. L. Tanner, Elie
Haddock, A. W. Touchton, Geo. L.
Jardine, J. P. Turrentine, M. 11.
Jardine, James B. Terrell, Mrs. W. W.
Johnson, H. B. Tanner, W. M.
Kelley, Lawson Vickers, Lewis
Kirkland, Z. W. Vickers, E. L.
Kirkland, T. P. Willingham, J. J.
Lott, Elias, Sr. Wilson, W. R.
Lane, Ben L. Whelchel, H. C.
Lott, J S. Ward, C. A.
Luke, L. D. Wall, Dan
McDonald, J. N. Williams, T. D.
McLean, J. H. Young, J. L.
Moore, R. A. Yeomans, R. N.
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BY.L A W S
ARTICLE ONE.
ORGANIZATION.
Section 1. The name of this corporation shall be
“KRACKER COUNTRY CLUB.”
Section 2. The principal office of this corporation
be in the city of Douglas, Georgia.
Section 3. The business of this corporation shall
be the maintenance and operation of an amusement park
swimming pool, bowling ally and club house for the
pleasure and profit of the stockholders.
Section 4. The capital stock of this corporation
shall be five thousand dollars until increased by a majori
tyty vote of the then outstanding stock. The par value
of said stock shall be fifty dollars per share, and all
stock shall be common stock.
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ARTICLE TWO.
STOCKHOLDERS.
Section 1. The stockholders of Kracker Country
Club shall hold their next annual meeting at the club
house of said Club near the City of Douglas on the
Wednesday of May after Ist Monday 1917, and there
after on the Wednesday of May after Ist Monday an
nually.
Section 2. At said annual meeting the members of
the Board of Governors of this corporation shall be
elected by a vote of the stockholders holding a majority
of the capital stock of this corporation represented at
said meeting. Said Board of Governors shall consist
of five members, all of whom shall be stockholders of
said corporation.
Section 3. Each stockholder shall be entitled to
one vote for each share of stock owned by him. Upon the
right to vote any share, of stock the books of the cor
poration shall be conclusive.
Section 4. Stockholders may vote by written proxy,
provided such proxy be held at the time said vote is
cast by any stpckholder of the corporation. All such
proxies shall be acknowledged before or attested by a
Notary Nublic or some judicial officer, and a failure to
comply with this requirement shall render such proxy
invalid and the same shall be disallowed.
Section 5. A special meeting of the stockholders
shall be called by the President of this corporation
whenever he may be so authorized by its Board of Gov.
ernors in open meeting, or when stockholders holding
one-third of its capital stock shall request him in
writing to call such meeting. Five days notice of the
place and purpose of such meeting shall be given all
stockholders.
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ARTICLE THREE.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
Section 1. There shall be a Board of Governors of
this corporation which shall consist of five of its stock,
holders, each of whom shall be elected at any regular
or called meeting of the stockhoders, provided that a
majority of the stock represented at such meeting shall
vote for the election of such Board of Governors, whose
names may be presented to the meeting.
Section 2. The term of office of each member of
the Board of Governors shall be for a period of one year,
or until his sucessor shall have been elected and
qualified.
Section 3. Any vacancy that may occur in said
Board of Governors by death, resignation, or otherwise,
shall be filled by the remaining governors at the next
monthly meeting of said board, and the Governor so
chosen shall hold office for the remainder of the un
expired term of his predecessor.
Section 4. The Board of Governors shall meet
at the principal office of this corporation on the Second
Mondays of each month at the hour of eleven o’clock
A. M. Said meeting shall be known as the monthly
meeting of the Board of Governors of the corporation.
Section 5. A special meeting of the Board of Gov
ernors shall be called by the President of the Corpora
tion whenever he may think proper, or whenever a
majority of the Board shall in writing request him to
do so. The President shall give notice to each mem
ber of said board of the call of such meeting at least
forty-eight hours beforehand. A notice by mail shall
be a sufficient compliance with this section, but in the
event such notice be given by mail the purpose of such
meeting shall be stated in the notice.
Section 6. The officers of this corporation shall be
elected by the Board of Governors and shall hold office
for one year or until their successors are elected and
qualified.
Section 7. A governor may be removed only by
the stockholders of this corporation at a special meet
ing, and if such special meeting shall be called for the
purpose of removal of a governor, the President shall
so state in his notice convening such meeting.
Section 8. The Board of Governors shall have con
trol of the management and affairs, stock and property
of this corporation.
Section 9. The Board of Governors shall elect a
President and Secretary and Treasurer of this corpora
tion, each of whom shall hold office for a term of one
year from the date of his election or until his successor
shall have been duly elected and qualified. The provis
ion of this section shall be operative only after the ex
piration of the term of office of the officers this day
elected, who shall hold office until the next annual stock
holders’ meeting.
Section 10. The Board of Governors shall fill all
vacancies in the office of President and Secretary and
Treasurer, and the officer so chosen shall fill out the
unexpired term of his predecessor. The board of Gov.
ernors shall also have authority to remove any officer
of this corporation. All officers shall be elected or re
moved only at one of the monthly meetings of the
Board of Governors.
Section 11. The Board of Governors shall have
proper audits made of the books and accounts of the
Secretary and Treasurer, and of the books and accounts
of the other officers and employees of this corporation
whenever the Board shall think proper.
Section 12. A majority of the Board of Governors
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any
business at any meeting.
Section 13. The Board of Governors may designate
two or more of their number as an Executive Committee,
which may hav e and exercise any and all of the powers
of the Board of Governors in the management of the
business and affairs of the corporation, and have power
to authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to
all papers which may require it.
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ARTICLE FOUR.
PRESIDENT.
Section 1. The president of this corporation shall
preside at all of the meetings of its stockholders and its
Board of Governors. In the event of his absence from
any such meeting it shall be the duty of the governors
or stockholders, as the case may be, to elect a temporary
chairman to preside at said meeting and discharge the
duties of President.
Section 2. The President shall have power to make
all transfers of the security of th e corporation which
may have been properly authorized by the stockholders.
He shall have power to sign or endorse commercial
paper for and in behalf of the corporation, and shall
sign all certificates of indebtedness which it may issue.
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ARTICLE FIVE.
SECRETARY AND TREASURER.
Section 1. The Secretary and Treasurer shall have
the custody of the funds of this corporation, which he
shall keep in such bank or depositories, in the name of
the corporation, as the Board of Governors may desig
nate.
Section 2. He shall have power to certify, sign
and endorse in his official capacity all checks, drafts or
other evidences of indebtedness on behalf of the cor
poration, provided that such checks, drafts or other
evidences of indebtedness shall also bear the counter
i signature of the president of this corporation.
Section 3. He shall have th e custoffy of the corpor
ate seal, shall attest all contracts made by the corpor
ation, and shall affix the corporate seal bf the corpora
tion as may be proper.
Section 4. He shall keep all the records, books of
account, and other documents of said corporation. He
shall be present at all meetings of the Board of Gov
ernors, and shall keep the minutes of such meetings
in form. He shall alsb be present at all meetings of
thestockholders of said corporation, and shall perform
the duties of a secretary thereat. In the event of his
absence from any such meeting, each of said bodies shall
have power to appoint a temporary Secretary to dis
charge the duties of Secretary.
Section 5. The Secretary and Treasurer shall fur
nish the Board of Governors such report or reports, in
writing or otherwise, as they may require of him to
time, covering any of the affairs of the corporation.
Section 6. All certificates of indebtedness of this
corporation shall b e signed by the Secretary and Treas
urer and countersigned by the President and shall have
the official seal of the corporation affixed to them.
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ARTICLE SIX.
CERTIFICATES OF STOCK.
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Section 1. Certificates of stock of this corporation
shall be signed by the President and shall be counter
signed by the Secretary & Treasurer, who shall affix the
corporate seal thereto, and shall be in such form as the
Board of Governors may provide.
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ARTICLE SEVEN.
CHANGE OR REVISION OF BY-LAWS.
Section 1. These by-laws may be changed, modifi
ed, amended or repealed by the stockholders of this cor
poration at any annual or called meeting of the stock
holders, provided a majority of the stock represented
at such meeting shall vote in favor of such change,
modification, amendment or repeals.
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ARTICLE EIGHT.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Section 1. The order of business in all meetings of
the stockholders of this corporation shall be as follows:
(a) Call to order by the President.
(b) Examination and allowance of proxies.
(c) Reading of minutes of previous session.
(d) Reports of Officers.
(e) Election of Governors.
(f) Unfinished business.
(g) New business.
(h) Adjournment.
Section 2. The same order of business shall be
observed by the governors at their monthly meeting in
so far as the same may be applicable.
Section 3. A quorum at any stockholders’ meeting
of this corporation shall be a majority of the outstand
ing stock of the company, represented either personally
or by proxy. At a Governors’ meeting a quorum shall
consist of a majority of the Governors.
Section 4. If at any meeting of the stockholders
or Governors of this corporation a quorum shall not be
present, the pesiding officer of such meeting, shall ad
journ the same for a day, a week, or month, as he may
deem proper, until a quorum can be secured.
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ARTICLE NINE.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Section 1. Every stockholder of this corporation
shall pay to the same, beginning October Ist., 191(5, the
sum of Three Dollars quarterly in advance beginning
first day of October, as dues for club privileges allowed
him by this corpoation. In the event of the default of
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any stockholder to make these payments promptly, the
Board of Governors shall suspend him from the privi
leges of the Club after such default shall have continued
for a period of six months. Upon such suspension the
delinquent stockholder shall be immediately notified by
the Secretary of the Club of such suspension, when, after
said default on his part shall continue for another six
months, or a total, default in payment of dues of twelve
months, the Secretary of the Club shall cancel the
certificate of stock issued to such delinquent stockholder
and hold the same as treasury stock for said corpora
tion paying over to such delinquent stockholder the dif
ference between the book value of such sare of stock
and the amount due by such delinquent stockholder to
said corporation.
The above provision is hereby agreed
to by each stockholder of this corporation by the ac
ceptance of the certificate of stock issued under the
provisions of these By-Laws. The book value of such
stock as provided in this section to be determined by
the Board of Governors at their regular annual meet
ings held in each year.
Section 2. All rules and regulations promulgated
by the Board of Governors of this corporation shall be
effective and of force immediately after the same
have been posted on the Bulletin Board provided at the
Club grounds for this purpose.
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A RT I C L E T E N .
TRANSFER OF STOCK.
No stockholder shall transfer his share of stock,
wdthout first offering the same to the Board of Gov
ernors. Said Board of Governors shall have thirty days
in which to dispose of said shares of stock at Book value,
which is to be determined by the Board of Governors;
and all shares of stock when issued shall contain an
option to Board of Govenors to buy the ame for said
corporation at Book value, which is to be determined
by Board of Governors.
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A RTICLE ELEVEN.
PRIVILEGES OF CLUB.
The privileges of the Club shall be confined to
stockholders, their families residing with them; to per
sons not living in Douglas extended the privileges of
the Club by the stockholders or by members of their
families as abov e stated; and unmarried young ladies
living in the City of Douglas when accompanied by an
unmarried stockholder.