The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1883-01-20


or in default, have the right to vote,
SEC All rules relative to the deelarato.
of dividends, as we'll as the bylaws, rules sns
regulations for the government of the Assoc;s
ton, shall be created by the Board of Drsss
ors; but said bylaws rules and reeuIations.
shall be subject to repeal, modification ~
change by majority of the stock and mem
bers of the Association.
SEC 5.-No stockholder shall be held pshi.
or responsible for the contracts or faults ~
the Association in any further sum than tha
unpaid balance on shares due by him 10 AZ.
Association nor shall any informalities in sbs
organization and construction of this Assoc;'
alton have the effect of annulling this cbartsr
or Of exposing stockholder to anv liabil;t1
beyond the amount of his stock or shares M
paid.
SEC. 6.-The Stock Books shall be kent At
the office of the Association, whence eertiR.
Gates of stock shall be issued to subscribars,
and no transfer of stock shall be binding oD !
the Association until entered on its sfoeE
book.
SEC. 1.-The Treasurer of the Association
shall keep separate fund to be known "a tha
sinking fund, and he shall place in said sin[.
ing fund ali balances remaining in the Treas.
| nry as per scml-annual reports of the Board
"i Directors. after paying all interest and cur
rent expenses said sinking fund shall be far
the purpose OF redeeming the shares Of stocf
i'll such manner as may be hereafter adopted
by the Beard of Directors.
SEC. S.-The Treasurer of this Association
shall give bond and security in the sum of two
thousand dollars, and the Secretary in the sum
of five hundred dollars, for the faithful per
! formance OF their duties and the Board 0f
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
| r. Il ala kal
| 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 sections four and five Of
Article |.
Sec I0-Amcudments or alterations Of this
charter can he made by vote of two-thiris
of the whole membership of this Association
and thirds of the whole stock owned BY
the members, after thirty days notice given
in open meeting of such intention TO amend
or alter.
ARTICLE VI.
LIQUIDATION.
This Association may be dissolved at gen
eral meeting convened for that purpose, with
the assent OF threc-fourths of the stock and
members of the Association; and in case Of
such dissolution the liquidation shall be con.
Quoted by trhee commissioners elected By bal.
lot, a majority governing at suoh meeting.
Sec. 2.-At the termination of this charter
the liquidation shall be conducted by three
commissioners to be elected as above set forth
at u general meeting convened for that puF.
pose.
Thus done, passed and signed, at my Office
in the town of Opel0usas, in presence OF the
Hon. Geo. w. Hudspeth and the Hon. B. Am6-
dee Martcl. competent witnesses, aud me, the
| said deputy Clerk and ex-officiO deputy Re.
corsler, 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,
H. L. ESTORGE.
! r. MORNHINVEG,
NJ VILASECA,
L NJ. BOAGEI,
ALPHONSE LEVY.
SOLOMON BLOCH,
ARTHUR DEJEAN.
l.. A. SANDOZ,
BERNARD MARTIN,
THEO. HOLLIER.
r. NJ. LITTELL,
B. F. MEGINLEY
| illnesses:
GEO. w. HUDSPETH,
b 4. MARTEL.
j B. A. FONTEN0T,
Deputy Clerk and Deputy Recorder.
st. Landry parish, La.
| OpELousAs, La, Oct. 5tb, 1882.
| Having carefully examined all the preyla.
| ions contained in the foregoing Act OF lncer.
| poration, and finding none of them contrary
| TO nor conflicting with the existing laws,
| hereby appruve the same
4. FERRE0L PERRODlN,
District Attorney, l3th Judicial Dist
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH or ST. LANDRY,
Clerk and Recorders Office. y
hereby certify the above and foregoing was
duly recorded in Miscellaneous Book No. Z at
pages SIS al seq, on the 5th day of October
A. ID. 1892
j b. A., ,FONTENOT,
Deputy Clerk, &c, &s.
Icertiiy the above aud foregoing to beA
! true aud correct copy of the original Oh hls
and of record in my office.
Given under my hand and seal of office e.
Opel"usas, the 5th day of October. A. D. iSoa.
j, B A. FONTEk9T,
Deputy Clerk and Deputy Recorder
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