St. Landry democrat., 1889-08-03
CHARTER
OF the ST. Landry Parish Farmers Union Tom.
merelal Association.

| STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF sT. LANDRY: ) Be it known that
| on this twelfth day OF July, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty
nine, and OF the independence of the United
States of America the one hundred and thl-
tecnth, before me Charles w. DuRoy Notary
parish Of st. Landry, State Of louisiana and in
presence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, to-wit: Leonee eandoz and
f. P. Goodwin, personally Or through their du-
ly qualified Representatives, osne and appear
ed, George Pulford of Opelo,sss. Lucius David
of Bellevue, G.. 4. Hawkins of Waxia, Lawrence
not and Ernest +. Ortego OF Tatc's Cove, Alcin
Vidrine and Marius Robert OF Grand Prairie
and Eli Clark of Pine Prairie all OF said parish
who declared that aFailing themselves of the
provisions Of the laws of the State of Louisiana,
relative to the organization OF corporations
they have contracted and agreed. and do by
these presents covenant and agree, and bind
aud ebligate themselves. as well as such per-
sons rs may hereafter become associated with
them, toform and constitute Corporation and
body polite in law for the objects and pur-
poses and under the agreements and stipula-
tons following tO-wit:
ART. l. The name and style OF this Corpora
ton shall be the st. Landry Parish Farmers
Union Commercial Association limited, and by
that name it shall have power and authority to
exist and enjoy succession for the full time and
period OF ninety -nine years commencing and to
be computed from the day and date hereof.
ART. 2. The Domieile Of this Corporation
shall be in the City Of OpelOusas, State OF Lou
isiana, and all citations or other legal process
shalt be served upon the president OF said Cor
poratiDn. or in case OF his absence or inability
to act, upon the vice president, and in case of
the absence OF both upon the secretary.
ART. 3. The purposes Of this Corporation are
tho following: to conduct a general mercantile
business and to act as agents for the purchase
and sale of all farm supplies and products and
to all that apportains to the handling, receiy-
ing, forwarding and marketing of said pro-
ducts, and the purchase OF supplies.
ART. 1. This Corporation shall have power
by and under its corporate name, to enjoy the
following rights and privileges to-wit: il shall
be capable in law to purchase, receive, hold and
enjoy lands, goods, ehattels and property of
any kind whatsoever. 1t shall have the right
TO grant, sell, mortgage and dispose Of said pro-
perry, to sue and be sued, plead and to be i'm
pleaded, contract and to be contracted with, to
make and use q common seal, to establish by
laws to govern this Corporation, to issue and
ioat dabenture OF other bonds and to do u gem
eral printing and publishing business.
ART. D. The capital stock of this Corporation
Is hereby fixed at the sum of one hundred
Thousand dollars, ts109, 600 divided into twenty
thousand shares of Hye dollars each, with ILL.,
erfy TO commence operations whenever one
Thousand dollars Ut theeapital stock shall have |
been subscribed. No stakeholder shall be held
liable or rssp0Rsible for the contracts or faults