The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-11-27
State of Louisiana.--Purish of st. Landry.

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ID IT KNOWN, That thisdy Egsonall,
- came and appeared befoe ne, John +
Morrogh, d Notary Public, duly comulissionee
and sworn in and for the Site and Parish
above written, John Fahcy, Bnj Woodwork
NJ. ID Kavanagh, Henry Lst'apes. lewis
D. Prescott aud w. A. lobertson' who
severally declared that avaiins themselves
of the general law of this Sats authorizing
the organization Of a corpora'"l Tor works
of public improvement and ltsIty' th'y dc
hereby form themselves and su'n others as
may become associated with TIN by subscrip
tiud or succession a corportim under the
name, style and title OF tn st. Landry
Road and Bridge Company
ARTICLE 1.-THE dpmicil t said corpora.
ton is chosen at Wellington, ,arish of st.
Landry, In this State
ARTICLE 3.-The object AMI purpose OF
of said corporation is hereby declared to be.
the purchase of the Toll-brdg across the
bayou Carron, erected by Bnj Woodworth
under a contract with the Police Jury of the
parish OF St. Landry, and kepng the same
as a Tollbridge.
ARTICLE 4.-That citation n any other
legal process shall be served omhe President
of the said corporation.
ARTICLE 5.-That the saEtal stock of
said corporation shall be THItT THOUSAND
DoLLAI;s, divided into three Kindred shares
of one hundred dollars each one third of
which amount shall be paid s the time of
subscription to Benz. Woodwork and w. A
Robertson, commissioners lerby appointed
for receiving subscriptions aid paying the
same over to the proper officer OF the coDpa-
ny after its organization. Tleremainlng two
thirds to be paid within thirt ays thereafter,
provided. that the Board q Directors shall
have the right Of authorship tie President to
stop the call for further inshllnents' ana TO
declare the stock at par anil issue certlhcates
10 the stock holders for the uil amount OF
stock subscribed for.
ARTICLE 6.-Said corpor,ton, shall have,
possess, and enjoy all the rig It's, powers and
privileges belonging and ineient to corpor-
atoms and necessary and prOer for its for
nation; and the said powrs, rights and
privileges shall be exercised ~ a Board of
Six Directors to be elected fm among. the
stockholders, on the first Monay in ZACHARY
of each year, to hold Office fc two years, and
until their successors shall be elected aud
qualified; and until the elcctn to take place
on the first Monday in Jauary 1870, the
following are hereby named to exercise all
the rights. powers and pvileges of the
board of Directors, to serve until they shall
be suspended by the electiorofA% NEW Board,
viz: Benz. Woodwork, " A. Robertson,
Henry L~astrapcs. NJ. ID. lavanagh, John
tShey and Lewis d. Presco..
ARTICLE THAT at the lection 5nd meet
ings of stockholders, eacf stakeholder in
Eerson or by proxy, shall haze a vote on each
share held or owned by then, and that at the
first meeting of the Board oIDirectors herein
provided fer, the said Directors shall elect
o-,, II kI,.s~ ron,,haro 70 Iva prociAouf Of the
board, and the said Board hall appoint all
such officers and employee, as may be requi
site in the management of tie business of the
corporation. and fix their ~,alaries; aud the
said Board is hereby authoized to purchase
and hold such real and persna' estate as may
be necessary to carry out tie object OF this
Charter, or for the CONVENIENT transaction of
the business of the company, to make bylaws,
and to have and exercise generally. all the
Of corporation under the laws of
Louisiana. 90
ARTICLE a.-That said corporation shall
continue until the first Monday in October iu
the year Eighteen hundred and ninety-tive,
1855 unless sooner dissolved by causes
unforeseen.
ARTICLE 9-That on the dissolution of
corporation, either by expiration of the
of their Charter, or by the voluntary act
# the stockholders. the Board of Directors
hen in offcA shall proceed to settle and
Wind up the business Of the company; and
or that purpose are authorized to sell all the
of the company of whatever sort. to
,ollect all the claims an4credits due the COM
,any, pay all its debts and effect the final
iquidation of affairs. After payment of debts
( the funds on hand from time to time shall
AArlarAj AMI aiy1.,o1 n,,nur sha cfaak hnl-
rrs.
ARTICLE 1O.-That If, at the expiration of
he tin,e of the present charter, Svo-thirds OF
he Stockholders i'm interest shAl desire to
rn-w sad charter for a further time, or if
tctng its existence, any modification, altera-
ion, addition or dissolution be desired Iy the
Ike number of stockholders in interest, then
I suci case, the act of the said two-thirds
hall be binding on the other stockholders.
ARTICLE lI.-This corporation being for
frd under the general law entitled An act
Or the organization Of corporations for works
/ public improvement and utility, approved
iarch fourteenth, Eighteen hundred aud
fty-two, (ls52) and reenacted March four
.rnth, Eighteen hundred and f~fty-fve Us
according to SAID act, no stockIoId-r
nall ever be held liable to. or through said
operation, for Its contracts or faults, in any
,rthrr sun than the unpaid balance, if any,
aeby him on his stock.
In testimony of which, the said parties
ave hereunto signed at Washington, State
i'd Parish above written, in the presence of
aul Lastrapes and VIM. Vanhille, compe-
mt witnesses, and me. Notary Public as
this SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER,
hundred aud Sixty-nine.
Witnesses: JOHN FAHEY,
IAsTRAPEs. N. 70. KAVANAGH,
7. VANRhtLE. BENZ. WOODWORTH,
HENRY LASTRAPES,
LEW. D. PRESCOTT,
WM. A. ROBERTSON.
JOHN +. MORROGH, Notary Public
In and for the palish of st. Landry.