The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-10-31
CHARTER.
4 CT OF INCORPORATION

OF THE
st. Landry Agricultural and Industrial
FAIR ASSOCIATION.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry.
Be it known that on the frat day of October,
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-three, before ME, the under
signed. Archie. P. Williams Notary Public,
duly sworn and commissioned, in and for said
| Parish and State, and in presence Of the wit
| nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
| came and appeared the parties whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who declare that,
avalling themselves of the provisions of the
| Statutes Of the State of Louisiana. relative to
| the organization of corporations in this State.
! they nave cOvcnanted and agreed, and do, by
| these presents, covenant and agree and bind
| themselves and those they represent, to form
and establish a corporation for the purpose, OBJ
jects and under the title, obligations, stipula-
| tiOns and regulations following, tO-wit:
| ARTICLE I, The name and title of this c0rpo-
| ration shall be "The st. Landry Agricultural
and Industrial Fair Association, ;, and its domicil
| is fixed at Opelousas, st. Landry Parish, State
| of Louisiana.
ART II. The Association shall have q corpor-
| ate seal, with such device upon the same as the
| Board OF Directors may decide.
! ART. III. The purpose and object of this assO-
oiatiOn are to encourage agriculture in all its
various branches as we'll as all mechanical and
industrial pursuits, and to effect this purpose it
will hold annual Faira for the exhibition of
agricultural products, live stock of all kinds,
and articles Of domestic manufacture, and what
ever else may be determined by the Board Of
ART. " This Association Is formed and shall
exist for and during the full space of twenty
FIVE years from the date hereof, unless sooner
dissolved as hereinafter provided for. During
Its existence Il shall have and enjoy succession,
be capable to contract, to sue and be sued, to
purchase, receive, possess, and hold movable
! and irnm0vable, roal and personal property, and
to sell, ALLEVIATE, mortgage, demise or dispose of
the same under its corporate name and shall
possess, exercise and enjoy all such rights, pow
ers, privileges, and tmmun1ties as are granted
by law to corporations.
ART. V. The capital stock of this Association
shall be Tan Thousand Dollars, divided into two
thousand shares Of five ISL dollars each, but
may be increased by vote of majority of the
stockholders, after thirty days notice, provided
that increase shall take place until the entire
! amount OF Its present capital IS subscribed and
ART VI AL the corporate powers of the AS
sociation shall be vested in and exercised by a
| Board Of Directors, composed OF thirteen per
sons, including the President and Vice President
seven of whom to constitute a quorum, who,
with the President and Vice President, shall be
elected by the incorporates from among their
numbers Immediately after the execution of this
| act The officers so elected shall hold office un.
til the second Monday of January, 1875, atwhiGh
! time new election shall be held by the stock
| holders. Annual elections shall be held by the
| stock holders on the second Monday Of January
The Board shall appoint three stockholders tC
| act as commissioners to hold said election, the
President having power to appoint others in
their stead in case Of failure to attend The
> Board of Directors, to be elected by the stock
holders, shall select from their numbers a Pres
ident and Vice President. A Secretary ant
Treasurer shall also he selected by the Board Of
Directors, the Treasurer to give security for the
faithful performance of his duties, his bond tC
| he accented by the Board of Directors. The
President shall preside ut all meetings of tht
Board Of Directors and stockholders, and the
r Vice President during his absence. He shall
conduct the business of the Association unde1
4 the supervision and control of the Board of Di
4 rectors, he shall sign all contracts, and Othe
] PAPERS and shall have power, subject to the ap
proyaL of the Board, to appoint such employees
as may be necessary. All suits shall be institu
ted in his name in favor of the Association, ant
upon him shall citation be made In case suit i
instituted against the Association. The salarie
| of the President, officers and employees shal
be fixed by the Board. No person shall be eligi
BILE to hold any office in said Association that i
not q stakeholder.
| ART VII. In all elections majority Of vote
: shall elect, and in case of failure to elect o.
: the appointed day, the President shall caus
another election TO be held after giving twent
Cays notice in one or more newspapers publishe
!. in the town Of OpolouSaa. Each and every PEI
son shall be entitled to vote on every share G
stock he may hold. In all elections votes ma
be given either in person or by proxy.
ART VIII. Dividends shall be declared amt
! aIly of so much of the profits Of the Associatio
as may be deemed advisable by the Board {
Directors; but i'll case OF any losses no subst
. Uuent dividend shall be made until such lOsse
shall be made up by the profits, provided tha
annual RGaGGfLSnL Oh bHG aIdlTS SudIl De
on the second Monday of each December, an
published in one or more newspapers in th
= parish, and prior to the declaration OF any div
2 ART, TX. No stakeholder shall be responsible
for Iosses or damages incurred by the Associ
tion beyond the amount Of unpaid stock owne
. ! by him. = s-....
seribed for shall have been paid up, the Pres
dent and Board of Directors shall issue certt
Gates to the stock holders Tor futl pald Shares'
= : ART. XXI, Any steGk-hOlder who shall fail
) neglect to pay any inEtalment when notified b
| the Board of Directors, shall forfeit to the A
r. sociation any previous payment made by hi
and shall cease to be 3 stakeholder in said A
ART. XII. A book for the registry and tran
fer of shares Of tho capital stock shall be opene
and all transfers OF stock shall be on the bool
of the Association and signed by the par
transferring, or his agent. ... ...'r ~.
y ART. XIII. AT the expiration of the eharte
ov sooner by three -fourths of the stock repT
sented at o meeting held for that purpose, Il
affairs Of this Association shall be liquidate
in It's debts paid, md any balance remaining TO
diatributed among the stockholders pro raj
on the amount held by each of paid up stoe
THE Humiliation shall he made by three comm
siOners appointed by the Beard of Directors
- that purpose, ana al necessary power. snstll
the time allowed for liquidation shall be tx
by the stockholders.
t ART. XIV. That the President and Board
~ Directors are authorized to open books for su
scriutions at SUCH places as they may see mt, 81
s,,v nerson may become sto0k-holder on ST
scribiug for the stock, and paying at the til
= nf snhscrtptiolt twenty per cent of the amou
= | IF said subscription, and provided that not me
II than twenty per cent of balance OF said subser
fion shall be called in at any one time and att
giving at least thirty days notice of said call
at least one paper published in the parrish. p
yidel then only one share Is subscribed Tor,
III must be paid in full at the time OF subserptt
O., n This done, signed and passed on the d'
ss month and year first above written, IN the pr
d ence of James w. Harvey and Yves ID Any, 90
petent witnesses, who have heFeunto sign
their names together with SAID appcafeFs AT
reading the same. --s.g -
Jones T. EHiths IhQs. z anderson
re- f. J. Montgomery, 81. II SIaFlanda
9S John Fahey, !, Nlarlnes 49,
n F. PerTodin, Joseph N: moore,
a. w. A. Robertson, J. w. jackson,
~ T. T.. Norris, Alcee Dupre, g. ~
IT II Jno. =. Morgan, c. A. krazee,
- Taa. NJ. THOMPSON, J. Dubonrdicu,
laurent Dnprs, Solomon Loeb,
- aTf10s II Lewis e. T.. Lewis,
#a q. a. swayze C.. G. Duson,
G.sMay0, =. \, OuFlo'
witnesses 81. w. Harvey, Yves D'Ayy:.
i. A. P. WILLIAMS, Notary Public
IS. yOPEL0UsAs, La, October 30, 187
Having carefully examined the Wlthm
foregoing act of Incorporation OF the St. Ian.
Il, | Agricultural and Industrial Fair Ass0clafl
lsn and finding therein nothing contrary to the Il
On On Of the state, hereby approve the same.
ITO g. ", HUDSPETH.
Dist. Atty sth Dist. OF Il
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