St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-17
THOS. II. LEWIS.
CHARTER
Of the st. Landry Parish Farmers Union Com.
mercial Association.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
| PARISH OF ST. LANDRY. 5 Be it known that
| OH this twelfth day OF July, in the year of on
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty
nine, and Of the independence of the United
| States of America the one hundred and thir.
| teenth, before me Charles W. DuROy Notary
public duly commissioned and qualified for the
parish OF st. Landry, State OF Louisiana, and in
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, to-wit: Leonce eandoz and
! q. ?. Goodwin, personally or through their du.
| ly qualified representatives, come aud appear-
| ed, George Pnlford Of Opelonsas, Lucius David
of Bellevue. G. T. Hawkins of WaXia, Lawrence
| Bushnell OF Prairie Ma1nOu, Arcecius l.. Fonte-
not and Ernest +. OrtegO OF Tate's Cove, Alcin
Vldrine and Marius Robert of Grand Prairie,
and Eli Clark Of Pine Prairie all OF said parish,
who declared that awaiting 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 h1nd
and obligate themselves, rs well as such per
sons as may hereafter become associated with
them, tOform and constitute a CORPORATION AMI
body polite in law for the objects and pur-
poses and under the agreements and stipula-
tons following to-wit:
ART l. Tho name and style of this Corpora
ton shall be the ST. Landry Parish Farmers
Union Commercial Association limited. and by
that name 1t 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 Domicile of this CORPORATION
shall be in the City of Opelousas, State of Lott
isiana, and all citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the president Of said Cor
p0ration, 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. 8. The purposes Of this Corporation are
the following: to conduct a general mercantile
business and to act as agents for tho purchase
and sale of all farm supplies and products and
to all that appertains to the handling receiy-
ing, forwarding and marketing of said pro
ducts, and the purchase of supplies
ART. 4. This Corporation shall have power
by and under its corporate name, to enjoy the
following rights aud privileges ta-wit: it shall
be capable in law to purchase, receive, hold and
enjoy lands goods, chattels and property OF
any kind whatsoever. 1t shall have the right
to grant, sell, mortgage and dispose Of said pro
perty, to sue and be sued, plead and to be i'm
pleaded, contract and to be contracted with to
make and use o common seal, to establish by
laws to govern this Corporation, to ssue and
flOat debenture or other bonds and to do gen |
eral printing and publishing business.
ART d The capital stock of this Corporation
y hereby liked at the sum of one hundred /
Thousand dollars, tS1O0,0O0j divided into twenty
thousand shares OF five dollars each, with lii I
erIy 10 commence operations whenever one 7
Lnousand dollars OF the capital stock shall have |
oeen subscribed. No stakeholder shall be held I
liable or responsible for the contracts or faults |