The Opelousas courier., 1882-10-14

granted corporations under the laws OF tho
State of Louisiana.
SEC. 2.-Its domicil shall he the town of
Opelousas, and process or citation shall be
served there on the President OF the Assocla-
ton, and in his absence, on one of the Vice.
Presidents thereof.
ART. III.
SEC. 1.-The capital stock of this Associa-
ton is hereby fixed at Sic, 100000 item thousand
dollars) represented by four hundred shares
of $3.50 twenty-five dollars) each, with the
right to increase said capital stock to SOC, O0O.0 90
twenty thousand dollars1 with representation
by eight hundred shares.
SEC. 1.-The manner of subscription shall be
as follows, to-wit: One-ffth of the shares
taken to be paid October the first 1882; one
fifth to be paid January the first 1883; one
fifth to be paid April first 1888; one-ffth to be
paid July first 1883, and the remaining one:
fifth to be paid October the first 1888; said
| shares to bear eight per cent per annum inter-
est from the first day of October, A. D., One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-three,
and secured by special mortgage and privilege
on all property of the Association, which is
hereby granted all shareholders by the incor-
porators hereof.
SEC. 1.-The Officers and Directors of this
Association to serve until March nineteenth,
1883, being the third Monday thereof, shall be
as follows, to-wit: Leonce Sandoz, President;
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Presidents; H. E. Estorge, Remi Mornhinveg,
E. M. Boagni, Alphonse Levy, Sol: Bloch, Jas.
o. Chachere, Walton A. Sandoz, M. Vilaseca,
Directors; and from the eight last named Di-
rectors there shall be elected by the Board of
Directors, q Secretary and a Treasurer, who
shall serve with the President and Vice-Presi-
dents until said third Monday of March, 1888.
SEC. 2.-It shall be the duty of the Board of
Directors to meet once every month, and con-
slider such matters as may be submitted to
them by the Fire companies composing this
Association, and for all business within their
Jurisdiction
SEC. Sat all general, stated or icalled
meetings of the Association, every member in
good standing present shall rave one vote on
all questions, except when voting for Presi-
dent or on a tax either on the shares or on the
members for any purpose whatever; when, in
such cases., every member present shall have
one vote for every share he holds personally F;
proxies in no case shall be recognized.
Sec. Amy member of the Fire Association
who, for any cause whatsoever, shall be sus-
pended by his own company, shall also be sus-
pended in the Association until reinstated by
his own company; and in case of his expul-
sion therefrom, said member shall also forfeit
his membership in the Firemen's Association ;
and in such case, he shall be notified by the
Secretary to present his shares to the Treas
urer within thirty days, who shall redeem the
same out of any funds in the Treasury.
Sec. 5.-The Firemen's Association shall
meet semi-annually fol; the transaction of its
regular business, and to receive the reports of
the Board of Directors, and at any Or all other
times that the Board of Directors may deem a
meeting of the Firemen's Association neces-
sary.
SEC. 6.-The Board of Directors shall call
special meetings whenever they deem it neces-
sary, by notifying the Secretary of each COM
pany composing this Association of the object
and time of such meeting at least one week
of each Secretary of said companies to give
timely notice to every member of the said
companies belonging to this Association of
such meeting. time and place.