The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-12-11
MISCELLANEOUS.
State Of LCuisiana--Par:Sh OF M. LaHhF!

SfHte OF LGulSinla"-lufahi VI ot' A"h'i!'
EDElT KNOWN, That this day personal
, game ana appeared before me, john i:
Morrogn, a Notary Public, duIy co'nn'SSIon"
and sworn in and for the State and IaIlsii
above written, John Fahcy, Benz.
NJ. ID kavanagh, HeIs,y Lastrapes' lewis
d. Prescott and w. A. Robertson who
srvrrally declared that availing then selves
of the general law of this State authorizing
the organization of a corporation tor works
of public improvement and utility, th'y IL"
hereby form themselves and su"l diners as
may become associattp with them ny sllbacIlp
ton or succession a corporation under the
name, st, lc and title of the "St. Landry
Road and Bridge Company
ARTICLE 2.-Thr don'Icil OF said corpora
tjou is chosen at Washington, parish of St,
Landry, in this State .
ARyIcLE 3-Ttc Object and purpose OF
of said corporation is hereby declared to be-
the purchase of the Toll. bridge across the
BAYOU Calron, erected by Benz Woodw"rth
under a contract with the Police jury Of the
parish OF st. Landry, and keeping the sam"
as a Toll-b1idge.
ARTICLE 4-T'llat citation or any other
legal process shall be served Oh the President
of the said corporation. .
ARTICLE 5.-That the capital stock OF
said corporation shall be- TiIlHry THOUSAND
DoLIAKS, divided INTO three hundred shares
Of one hundred dollars each, one t''lrd OF
which amount shall b. paid at the time of
! subscription to Benz. Woodworth aud W. A
| Robertsun, commissioners hereby appointed
for receiving subscriptions and paying thu
same over to the proper officers OF the c"nra.
| nv after its organization. The remaining two
| thirds to be paid within thirty days thereafter,
provided. that the Board of Directors shall
| have the right of authorising the President t"
stop the call for further instaiImrnts, and t.
declare the stock at par and issue certificates
tn the stock holders for the full amount OF
stock subscribed for.
ARTICLE 6.-Said corporation, shall have,
possess. and enjoy all the rights, powers and
priv belonging and incident to corpor'
atinns and necessary and proper for Its tor,
mation; and the said powers, rights and
privileges shall be exercised by a Boald OF
Six Directors to be elected from among the
stockholders, on the first Monday in January
of each year, to hold Office for two years, and
until their successors shall be elected aud
qualified; and until the election to take place
on tle first Monday in January l01O, the
following are hereby named to exercise all
the rights, powers and privileges OF the
Board of Directors, to serve until they Shall
h.. s,s,rnded by the election of a pew Board,
viz: Benz. Woodwork, w. A. Robertson,
Henry LaStraprs. NJ. D.. kavanagh, john
Fahry and Lewis q. Prescott.
ARTICLE THAT at the election and meet
iEgs of stockholders, each stakeholder III
prison or by proxy, shall have a vote on eacb
share held or owned by them, and that AT lne
first meeting of the Board of Directors herrln
provided fer, the said Directors shall elect
one of their members to be- President OF the
Board, and the said Board shall appoint all
such officers and employees as may be re4ui
site in the management OF the business Vl Tue
corporation, and fix their salaries; ana the
said Board IS hereby authorized to purchase
and hold such real and personal state as may
bp necessary to carry out the ot)tc' 0. 'n'S
Charter. or for the convenient transaction OF
the business of the company. to make oy.ia"s'
| and to have and exercise generally All tht
powers of a corporation under Tie lA"S VI
Louisiana. :,
ARTICLE 2,-That said corporation shall
continue until the first Monday IN ostooe' III
the year Eighteen hundred ant untty-hVe'
Is95) unless sooner dissolved by causes
herein unforeseen. i
Article 9-That on the dissolution OF
this Corporation, either by expiatlon OF the
tim. Of their charter, or by the voluntary act
Of the stockholders. the Board OF directors
then in office, shall proceed to se'He ana
wind up the business of the c'mpahy ana
for that purpose are authorized to sell all tn"
ploprrty OF the company Of y i'alt'eI sort 10
collect all the claims and credits due the com
panv, pay all its debts and effect the t1uaI
Humiliation of affairs. After payment or aeo,s
| during the process Of liqnidation' o''!uri1s
of the. funds on hand from time to line shall
be declared and livired among ;he stockhoI-
dtrs.
ARTICLE 1O-That if. at the exlratlon OF
the time Of the present charter. t"-thllds OF
the stockhoIirrs in interest sha desire to
renew said charter for a furthrIthl'ne' or If
| during it's existence, any modltidlci' aitefa-
ton, addition or dissolution be esIrtd by the
| like number of s.ockhuI1ers i'll itrrrst' then
| in such case, the act of the st two-tflrds
| shall be binding on the other stockholders:
ARTICLE Ii.-This corporaon beng for
| med under the general law ent l'd - An act
for the organization of corpot!'ns Tor works
OF public Improvement and hfIty, approved
March fourteenth, Eightef hundred and
ffry-two, C1952) and re ended March four
trt.nth. Eish,rrn hundred i'd i~fty-fve (ls-
55);" according to SAID al no stakeholder
| shall ever be held liable to OF through sald
| corporation, for It's %contras or faults, in any
further sun than the unph oaiahce' II any,
| due by him on his stock.
In testimony of Wild, the SAID parties
have hrreunto signed atWashilgton, State
and Parish above write, in thfpresence of
Paul Las,rapes aud WI. VanfIle, compe-
tent witnesses, and n. NotaY Public as
aforesaid, this SIXTH DAY o OCTOBER,
Eighteen hundred andoixty-nln
Witnesses: JOH, FAHEY, {
p IASTrApEs. NJ. D. kAANAGH, !
W VANHILLE, BENZ. WCOWORTH,
HENRY LATRAPES,
lew. D. PESCOTT,
WI. A. ROBERTSON. {
JOHN F MORIOGH, Nots Public S
In and for tie palish oft. Landry. {
nov13-lm
$1,000 Reward. !