St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1890-10-11
CHARTER
or THE
st. Landry Printing and Publishing CO.
tLIsIITED)
] STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry. i

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry
Be it known, That ON this nth day oi
July, IN the year one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety, and Of the Independence
of the United States of America tho one
hundredth and fifteenth, before me, Geo
.. Elms, II notary public in and for the
parish of ST. Landry state Of Louisiana
/ duly commissioned and qualified and in
/ the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are heremto subscribed. who de-
Iclared that, availing themselves of the pro-
| visions of the laws of this State relative to
/ the formation of corporations, they do by
these presents covenant, agree and bind
themselves as we'll US such ether persons
as may hereafter become associated with
them, TO form and constitute corporation
and body polite III law, fer the objects and
purposes and under the agreements and
stipulations following, to-wlt:
| ARTICLE FIRST.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be The ST. LANDRY PRINTING AND
FURNISHING; COMPANY LIMITED, and under
It's corporate name it shall have full power
and authority to have aud enjoy corporate
existence ana succession for the term OF
ninety-sline years from and after the date
hereof; anu during its corporate existence
it shall also have power bs contract, sue
and be sued; to make and use a corporate
seal, and the same to break or alter at
pleasure; to hold. receive, lease, let, pnr-
chase, sell and convey, rs well as mortgage
and hypothecate property, real and per
sunal and mixed; To hOrFoM and lend
money and to give and receive securities
therefor; to name and appoint such man
ayers, directors, officers, Oxerseers and
agents as the interests and convenience ui
SAID corporation may require; to make
and establish such bylaws, rules and regu
latiens for the management and regulation
of the affairs Of said corporation, as may
be necessary and proper, and e same to
alter and amend ut pleasure.
ARTICLE SECOND.
The domicile of said corporation shall
be in the town of Opelousas, parish Of 1t.
Landry, and al citatations and legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the president OF
said corporation, or in casetof his absence
upon the secretary thereof.
ARTICLE THIRD.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is established, are to PRINT and
publish I'M the town OF Upeiousas weekly
paper and to cary on = newspaper and ioD
newspaper and the publication Of other
matter To disseminate news and inform
alton; and for said purposes to purchase
or establish newspaper.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at Ten Thousand Dollars, di-
yided into and represented BY one thou
sand shares Of ten dollars each. Said stock
shall be paid for as follows: fifty per cent
Of the stock subscribed payable cash, and
the balance payable in monthly install-
ments Ut ten lHer cent OF the stock sub
scribed. This corporation shall be authoF-I
lied ~ begin business as soon as the sum
Of i've hundred dollars is paid iii on thest
stock subscribed
ARTICLE FIFTH.
Transfers OF stock shall be valid only
when made OH the books Of the company,
subject to such conditions as the board Oi |
directors may prescribe, and proJldest-spe- |
cially that no stocikhnlder shall sell or I
his stock until he shall have given |
TO the president Of the company the option /
Of purchasing said stock tor the company /
1T Its par value. The stakeholder desiring
To dispose OF his stock shall give the presi-
dent written notice OF his intention to do so
and said option shall continue for ten
days from the date Of serving said written
notice upoA the president, and no transfel
Of stock shall be valid except to the COM
pany until the expiration Of said ten days I
This pspyision of the charter shall be WRIT
tens printed across the face II every Ger
tificate OF stock.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
All corporate powers Of said company
shall be vested in and exercised by /.
Board of Directors composed of sever.
of said corporation, to h
elected annually OH the first Monday ol
January. All such elections shall be BIZ
l!.,t 4 ~
company, under the superintenaence u
,hrec commissioners, to be appointed by
he board Of directors Ten DAYS prior mo-
ice of such election shall be given by pub
ication III one of the newspapers publisilet.
II Opelousas: and the directors then eIec
ed shall serve and continue in office until
heir successors shall have been elected
.ither III person or by proxy one vote fnf
zach share of stock held by him. and thu
majority of votes east at such election shall
,lect the directors for the ensuing year. II
it any time there should be failure to
elect directors as ni,ove provided, such fail
Ire shall not dissolve the corporation. but
he then existing board Of directors shall
nay be thereafter another election shall
,e held, whereof ten days prior notice
hall be--giyeil by publication III d newspa
ser published III the town of Dpel0usas
ANY vacancy occurring in the board Of tii
.ectors from any cause whatever, shall be
illed by the remaining directors Five tli-
'ectors shall constitute II quorum for the
af business.
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
The following named persons shall con-
titute the first heard of directors, ts-wit: I,
rheephile s. Fonten1t, James Jackson
Thompson, Edward T. Lewis, Geo q. Elms,
md shall hold office until the first Mon
lay of January. 1891.
The board Df directors at its first meeting
hall elect from its members president
md a yice-president. and appoint a secre-
AIRY and treasurer or one person to be
ecretary and treasurer who need not be q
member Of the beard and also, If it seems
roper, it shall have power to appoint
General manager, who may or may not be
If the board The salaries Of all employ
,es shall be fixed by the board III directors;
md should the board so determine, 1t shall
AVE power 10 give the general manager
ull and absolute ct1atrOl, without any In. I
erference whatever, Of the conduct OF and
,0licy Of the the newspaper, the selection
# its employees and the general conduct
# its business. The board Of directors
hall hare authority to appoint and cssn-
ract with the general nlanager for peri
ID not exceeding three years and to fix his
in money or stock - they
nay deem hest II