The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-12-04
CT LONiSiina---par.Sh CT st. LHHhry

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I'D came aud appeared before me. John T.:
Mnrrnrh. a Notary Public, duly commissioner
and swuin in and for the State and Parish
above written, John F'HIrv, Brn;. Woodw"rth
NJ. y kavanagl, Henry La~trar"S. | evils
u. Prescott aud w. 4. It"hrltSnn, who
Srvrrally declared II t avaiIiu" Themselves
OF the grnrral law Of this STATE antlI",izln%
the organization of a corporation f. works
Of public Improvement and utility, they d"
hereby form Themselves and such others AS
may hrcour associated with them by s~uhsrltp
ton or succession "A curp"ratt"n under tt''
name, st>l. and tsl" Of the "St. Landry
Road and Blil@r Company.'
ARTICLE 2-Thr domiril Of said corpora.
ton is chosen at Washington, parish OF st.
Landry, in this State
Aurlr1.E 3-Thr Object and rurpo>" of
of said corporation is hereby DECLARED to be,
the purchase Of tn. Toll bridge across tn"
bayou Carron, erected by BENZ W"olw"rtI
under q contract with the l'olic" jury of the
parish of St. Landry, and k"'pirg the sann'
as a ToiI-b,idgr.
ARTICLE i-That citation or any other
legal Pre- cess shall b: served on the Ilrsiicnt
Of the said corporation.
ARTICLE 5-Thnt the capital stock Of
said corporation shall BE- FURRY THOUSAND
DOLLAH>, divided INTO three hundred shares
of one hundred dollars each, one third Of
which amount Shall i"' paid at tn" tim" "t
| subscription to Benz W""lwurth and W. A
Robertson, commissioners hrrrl y app"lntri
for receiving subscriptions and paying the
same over to the proper officers Of the co'npa-
ny after it, Organization. 1I" remaining two
thirds to ~. paid within Thirty days thereafter,
provided. that the Beard Of Directors shall
| have tIlc rivht Of authprising the President to
! stop th. call for further jt~ta.In"ntS, and IT,
declare the stock at par and I>s'" certificates
to the. Stock holders for til" full amount OF
stock subscribed for,
ARTICLE G-Sail corporation, shall have,
possess, arrI enjoy all tll" rights, POWERS and
privileges hrlunning and incident to %c"li"r-
nti, ms alil llrr.s,aIy and proper tor lis for
nation; and the sail powers, nights and
privileges shah be rxrrc:>r,i by a l}oa'd "l
Six Directors to be elected t.um among the
Stockholders, on the ti!<; Mnn:!ay in Jnluary
Of each year, to hold "ttic'' for two years. All!
until their Surv"SsHrS shall BE- elected AUD
q~1laliti, i; and until thu election to talk" pIH""
"n rlrr fist Monday i'll january 100, tn"
following are hereby nanrI to rx"rriS" all
the rights, powers and privileges Of the
Board of Directors, to serve unit! they sl",Il
BE- suspended bv tFl, election of a new Is ar,l,
viz: BENZ. W"olworth, W. A.. Robertson,
Henry La~trapr>, A. ID. kayanagh, John
Fnhrv and Lewis u. Prescott.
ARTICLE 7-Ilat at the election and meet
irCS Of stockhuurIS, each Sto"kloldrr in
person or by proxy, shall have a vot" on each
Share held or owned ltv them. and that at thr
til>t meeting Of the Board of Directors herein
provided fer, the said Directors Shnll 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- r"4li
site in the management OF the BUSINESS OF the
corporations, and fix tlrit SaIaIirs; aud thr
sail Board Is hereby Authorized to pulc!ltor
end hold such real and personal state AS~Iuny
be necessary to carry cat the oIG,ct OF this
Charter, ur for the convenient transaction Of
the business Of the co!nptuy. to MAKE hE-laWS,
and to laf" and exercise CENTRALLY, all tn"
power, Of 4 corporation unIrr the laws OF
Louisiana.
ARTICLE S.--rlat said corporation shall
continue until the fist Monday in October III
the year Eighteen hi!drrd aui ninrty-tivr,
I-45) unless sooner dissolved by causes
herein unforeseen.
ANllcLE 9-That on the dissolution of
this corporation, either by expiration Of til"
;jmr Of their charter, or by tn. voluntary act
IF the Stockholders. til" Board Of directors
then in office, shall procrr,l TO settle and
wind UP the business ot IL" company: and
ton that pu-posr are authorized to sell all the
property Of the company Of W~latrvrr Sort. ~
collect all the claims AMI credits ,lu" the com
ranv. pay all its debts and effect the tinnl
liquidation OF affairs. After payment OF drb;s
during the process Of liquidation, dividends
of the funds on hanl from TIM" to time shall
be- DECLARED and divived among :le stochhol-
drrs.
ARTICLE l0-That if, at the rxpirati, Of
tho tiII. ,t the ,,|,lSrnt rh+ft,4r tWhtIii.lS al
the SIrrkloIlrrs in interest shall desire to
renew said charter for a further time. or if
during It's existence, any Modification. att'ra-
ton, addition OF dissolution be desired by the
Ike nunlt"r of S.ock holders in interest. then
in sucI, case. the act of the sail twn-tllIrls
shall b" binding on the other Stockholders.
ARTICLE ll.-TEi- cnrl"ration being for
med under tn. G'nrlaI law entitled AN acl
for thr organization Of corporations for works
of public Improvement and utility. approved
March fourteenth, Eighteen hundred and
titty-two, Cl>3!) and re enacted March four
t"rrth, Eighteen hundred and %iifty-tive (lS-
according to SAID act, no stockhoidrr
Shall ever BE- held liable to. or through sald
corporation, for IT'S contracts or faults. in any
further sum than the unpaid balance, if any, /
due by him on his stock.
In testimony of which, the said parties
have hercunto signed at Washington, State
and Parish above written. in the presence of
Paul Laslrapos and VIM. VanhiIle, compe-
witnesses, and me-. Notary Public as
this SIXTH DAY or OCTOBER, .
Eighteen hundred and Sixty-linr.
Witnesses: JOHN FAIIEY,
L~A>rKAPES, N. ID. kANANAGH,
". NANllILLE. BENZ. WNODWORTH,
HENRY LASTRApES,
LEW. ID. PRESCOTT,
VIM. A. ROBERTSON.
JOHN L MORROGH, Notary Public
In and for the parish of St. Landry.
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