The Opelousas courier., 1883-01-13
her of the Association shall, when delinquent

SEC. ALI rules relative to the declaration
of dividends, as well as the bylaws, rules and
regulations for the governmental the Assoclu
ton, shall be created by the Board OF Direct
nrs Int said bylaws, rules and regulations
shall he subject to repeal, modincation OF
change by a majority of the stock and men,
hers Of the Association.
/ SEC Mo stakeholder shall be held liable
or responsible for the contracts or faults OF
the Association in any further sum tnnu ene
unpaid balance on shares due by him to the
association; nor shall any intermailties ID the
organization and construction OF this Assocl-
alton have the effect of annulling this charter,
or of exposing o stockholder to any liability
beyoud the amount of his stock or shares nIl-
paid
the Office Of the Association, whence certif'
Gates of stock shall be issued to subscribers
and no transfer Of stock shall be binding on
! the Association until entered on its stock
book.
SEC. Tho Treasurer Of the Association
shall keep separate fund to be known as the
sinking fund, and he shall place in said sink
ing fund al! balances remaining in the Treas.
my as per semi-annual reports OF the Board
nf Directors after paying all interest and cur
rent expenses; said sinking fund SHALL be tui
the purpose of redeeming the shares oil stock
III such manner as may be hereafter adopted
by the Board of Directors.
SEC S.-The Treasurer Of this Association
shall give bond and security in the sum OF two
thousand dollars, and the Secretary 10 the sum
of five hundred dollars, for the faithful per.
formance of their duties and the Board OF
Directors shall have the power OF Increasing
said bonds, if deemed by them necessary.
SEC 9.---The Directors of this Association
shall be COMPOSED of one Vice-President and
four Directors selected or elected from each
fire company composing this Association; and
the President, both of the Association and OF
the Board of Directors, to be elected by the
members of the Association in manner and
form provided for in sectious four aud five of
Article l.
Sec. l0--Amel!dmcnts OF alterations Of this
charter can be made by vote Of two-thirds
OF tue whole membership OF this Association
and two-thirds OF the whole stock owned by
the members. after thirty days notice given
nr alter
ARTICLE VI
LIQUIDATION.
This Association may be dissolved at q gen.
eral meeting convened for that purpose, with
the assent of three-fourths of the atock and
members of the Association; and in case sf
such dissolntien, the liquidation shall be con-
Quoted by trhee commissioners elected by bal.
lot, q majority governing at such meeting.
Sec. AT the termination OF this charter
the liquidation shall be conducted by three
commissioners to be elected as above set forth
at gehefai fHettihs convened lof tnht put-
pose
Thus done, passed and signed ut my office
in the town of 0pelOusas, in presence of the
Hon. Geo. W. Hudspeth and the Hon. B. Anne
dee Martel, competent witnesses, and me, the
said deputy Clerk and cx-oficio deputy Re-
corder, on the day, month and year first here
in written. after reading of the whole.
LEONCE SANDOZ.
C. MAYO,
w, C. PERRAULT.
w A. SANDOZ,
JAMES O. CHACHERE.
IT. E. ESTORGE,
II. MORNHINVEG.
NJ. VILASECA,
F Nj. BOAGNI,
ALPHONSE LEVY.
SOLOMON BLOCH,
ARTHUR DEJEAN,
l.. A. SANDOZ,
BERNARD MARTIN.
THEO. HOLLIER.
r. NJ. LITTELL,
B +. MEGINLEY
Witnesses:
GEO. w. HUDsPETH,
B A. MARTEL.
j B. A. FONTENOT,
Deputy Clerk and Deputy Recorder.
st. Landry parish, La.
OeELoUsas, La. Oct. 5th, 1882
Having carefully examined all the provis.
ious contained in the foregoing Act of Incor.
poratioD. and finding none of them contrary
to nor conflicting with the existing laws, l
hereby approve the same.
T. TERREOL PERRODIN,
District Attorney, 18th Judicial Dist.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
PARISH OF ST LANDRY..}
CLERK and Reeordefs Office. }
hereby certify the above aud foregoing was
duly recorded In Miscellaneous Book No. 7, at
pages 555 ct seq. on the 5th day of October,
4. D. 1882.
J d. 4 FONTENOT,
Deputy Clerk, &c, &c.
certify the above and foregoing to DO a
true aud correct copy Of the original oD file
aud of record in my Office.
Given under my hand aud seal Of Office. at
Opelousas, the 5th day Of October, A. D. 1882.
J. A. FONTEN0T,
Deputy Clerk aud Deputy Recorder.
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OPELCUSAS DIRECTORY