St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-09-26
OH a RTER
THE BELL-CHMNEY SPRINGS CO..
LIMITED.

! LIMITED.
| STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH at 81. I.tNDR,
| lie il known that on this 3th day Of the mon,l
t VI September, i'll the year Of oar Lord one thou
! -and eight hundred and ninety one PERSONAL,
Gt1ne and appeared Rtmi Mornhnvec, Murphy
/ ID. Lewis, James Q. Chacherr. Robert Cha
chcrc, ClcOphas Cnncau, Samuel Haas. Robcr,
NJ. Littell, Placide Robin, Pmtard ID. Williams
Charles +. Burr, Aaron Loeb, ID. ?. saizall, j OH
| 4. Haas, Henry J.. Erich, Ferdinand NJ War
| ele Thos II. Lewis, Jr., T. s. Foote, herct,
subscribing i'll presence OF the undersigned com
pCtcnt and attendant witnesses, residents of thf
parish and state aforesaid, who declared to ME
! the Undersigned, WILLIAM S. ERAZEE, a notary
public, duly commissioned and qualified as slcl
| Ill and Tor the sad parish and State, that they
have formed themselves i'll a corporation, and
by these presents DO form themselves into :;
corporation, to be styled THE Bell Cheney
Springs Company, Limited
list. The object of this CORPORATE ion is to pur.
chase the Bell Cheney Springs and land and
buildings thereto belonging; to sci! the same
III case thrcc-fourths of the stockholders 20 de,
sire, rtseTVlnS the stockholders lots to Thorn
to set aside portion thereof together with the
buildings ami springs situate thereon, .or a
place of public resort, to DC leased to some com.
petcnt person as Ii place to be kept for public
resort, subject 70 such conditions and terms as
this body may determine upOn The said pro.
pcrty Is to be purchased for y ace also of sim.
nler resort for the members of this COMPANY
also Tor tho sale i'll lots to persons who may de-
sire to erect thereon houses aud nelneuts for
summer residence.
I'd. The capital stock OF the Company shall
he the sum of Scre',teen Hund,rd Doitugs diyid-
ed lnto seventeen shares OF one hundred dollars
per share. The stock may be Increased from
time to time upon the assent thereto of three
iOurths Of the stockholders.
81. The affairs OF this Company shall be man
aged by Board OF Directors 10 consist of seven
stockholders, to be annually elected Oh the lst
day OF September, each stakeholder being cuti-
tied to one vote for each share of stock held by
him the stockholders being entitled to vote hy-
Y. fn,.k nj Ia II GOLF
4th The Board of Directors annually elected
shall choose a president, vice president and Sc
crctary, the latter to be treasurer and to give
such bond as the board OF directors may deem
sufficient. The first board OF directors shall be
Rcmi Morniinveg, Placde Robin, c. Conleau
james .. Chachert, NJ. d. Lewis, Il. Chachert,
and Robert Chachert as secretary ard treas
uror, and {. Conleau vicc-presdent.
3th. The board of directors shall have full all
tlorlty to cause !, survey and plat of the ground
to be made, showing and designating the Dor
ton OF ground set aside for a place of rub
lie resort, the lots OF the Stockholders
and TIE lots laid ont for sale to such
persons as may desire to purchase. The
board shall also have authority to make
rules and regulations for the general govern.
ment OF the affairs OF the Company, to fix the
terms ana conditions upon which lots OF ground
may be sold; to lease that portion OF the ground
upon which the springs and buildings thereto
belonging are situated upon such terms and
conditions as they may deem bcst for the com
mon benefit.
9th. The Board of Directors may make sucl,
repairs and improvements upon the ground to
be set aside for public resort as they think
necessary, 10 put 1t Ill condition to be leased :;
provided 10 greater sum than fifteen hundred
dollars within the next three years shall be ex-
pended for said purpose.
And for the purpose of making snci, repair-
and improvements, contributions upou the
stockholders may he called for by the board
In ,levylns such contributions the directors
shall make the same payable in instal|ments
Hrt, md
pay OF the stockholders,
eth. The stock shall be paid Tor by the pcI-
sons holding the same in accordance with the
terms of payment of the purchase price OF the
property, each stakeholder paying his propor.
ZION OF inc cash payment and credit install.
nents with the interest accrued thereon.
sth. In case OF failure Of any stakeholder to
meet his payments promptly upon his stock or
upon any call for contribution made upon
him, he Shall forfeit his stock and his interest
III the company and in its property and his
stock, and Interest IN the property shall be for
felted to aud vest in the other stockholders
who shall themselves meet his indebtedness:
provided that this provision shall not be held
to apply to the lot OF ground OF any stakeholder
who shall have paid Tor his stock in full; such
stakeholder though FORGETTING his interest in
all the balance of the property, having the right
all its privileges
The board Of directors shall in all leases to b,
made by them, reserve to the stockholders the
right to the use of the waters of the snru,,s
and the baths and shall also reserve to the mir
chascrs CT lots and their households the free
use OF the waters of the springs for drinking !
and free access thereto.
10th. Tho board OF directors shall sell no In,
to person of bad character, and shall ncor-
porate IN every act OF sale, that the lot sold
snaii not be occupied by house Of ill-fame, nor
shall be used to keep d drinking or gambling
house thereon, or store or public business of any
kind; and any violatson of such stipulation by
any purchaser OF Il lot, or by the heirs or repre-
sentatives OF such person, shall instantly work
n al,,,, ,,f
lot and buildings thereon, and the same shall
vest in the stockholders, as also all interest
which such persons may have in the Company.
llth. ANY stakeholder who may wish to dis .
pose OF his stock must give the preference to |
the board of directors to purchase for the STOCK
holders, and no lot shall be sold by the owner
without the consent OF at least four of the stock
holders obtained Ill WrltinS-this latter provIso
to prevent any lot from falling into the posses .
sion OF a person objectionable to the other lot !
owners and to the stockholders.
12th. The domiclle of this Company shall be-
Opelousas, st. Landry parish; all suits shall he
n the name OF the president, upon whom eta
ton shall be served in case of any suit against
The Company.
18th. No stakeholder shall be responsible for
any debt or charge against the company for
III amount exceeding his stock and inter.
,st in the property, and each Stockholders IL
ability i'll the premises is expressly limited to
lis interest i'll the company.
l4th. The president and III his absence the
vice president shall have power to call a meet
HE VI tHc uodIu VI ulSCtOIS, OF Il meeting NAV
DC convened upon the call of 5. stockhSlders.
4 quorum Of the board shall consist OF ) mem
)ers.
18th: This Corporation shall exist for the ne.
,od of IS years, and its affairs shall be liqIla-
lated by iquidator appointed by a majority
# the stockholders. This corporation may be
ID before the lapse of Is years should three
ourths OF the stockholders SO decide But up
IN the dissolution of this corporation for any
'ause, each stakeholder shall continue to own
nevertheless his lot of ground and improve
nents thereon which shall vest in him and in
lis heirs in fee simple.
10th. The president is hereby authorized to
lct for this company i'll making the purchase of
he springs property in accordance with
written promise to sell, obtained from Samuel
iaas and now in our possession.
Thos I'll. Lewis, Jr.. James o. Chacher6, NJ.
}. Lewis, ID. T. Saizan, j. A. Haas, Samuel
Haas, I. NJ Wartele, Chas. f. Burr, II. NJ. Lit
ell, A. 8. Loeb, III. L. Erich, Placide Robin, h,
:. toote, r. Mornhinveg, Robert Chacherf, c.
'ameau, 2. ID. Williams.
Attest: L. y. Clements, Thos. III. Lewis
w. S. FRAZEE, Notary Public.
have examined this act of Incorporation aid
nd its purposes and objects TO be legal and
hat none OF its provisions arc contrary to law.