Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-05-02
CHARTER.
STATE OF I.Ol.ISIANA-PAHlS OF
okLEANS-C CITY OF MEN OK.
LEANS


ninrt I-on", aud Of III" Independence al
the Uni, ed States ct An,rrir;I. tho Gnr
| hunare.i aud Fifteenth
Before Me. john c. Eux.ia, = Notary
| Pabii,., duly c"inini.S,"iica aAi sworn, in
and for TIL. City an Pa,i~I, "i Orleans.
! the rein res i,iiuc. and III The Ir, xcnco al
the witnesses hereinafter Famed and M.
der>i.n-i.
Personality cam" anl appeared: Henry
d. EaIt tor hini,-it. :in,i IS attorney in
fact OF r. tHfh"r", and 81 Tel l.. James.
ot Wra; +, iici:na. parish il, this stat,
| unl ~:l'E"rl l.. .!Hi:."s .lr, :,i.! f.l~ard i.
Waite Of the ciIy Of New Orleans.
Who srv,rai;y declared that awaiting
tlNn -: YES q. the provision. "f an act If
| the Legislature If his STAGE. M. Ri q!
| tho Session ut isSS, ~ vel! as these Of the
! general laws nf it~ :stHir, relative to the
organization ct Comparatively, they have
contracted and agsrr'l. AMI hy these press
| cuts covenant aEsi agree. and bind and obs
| Ii:at~ il,ru.e!v,S, rs we'll hs all suc'' per.
sons. n~ may hereafter b-c,,,u- :.ssorin,. Il
| with them, or their SuCcc>Sors To form
| and constitute II Corporation aud lwlH
polite in law, FIR the al ircis aud pnrl".
! srs. arsl under the agreements and s,iru.
| lations foiowinI to wit:
ARTICLE /.
The na,r 2 and title of said Corporation
shall be The West Frl'cia"a II .n.i"S
Company Limited"
by that name said Corpnra ion shall have
| power and authority e> list to and enjoy
succession for he full term and period Of
| ninety nine yenrs from aud utter the clay
! and date hereof, to cuntract, sue and lee
s"e.'. 7" make and nsc u r"rp"r":e seal,
and the same to break ,r change At pleas.
| NE. to h"ld, receive, l-as., pare lasc. ALI
| enafc AMI c"nv rs we'll as ,U,',tgnge aud
hy"'ti"casr property, real. personal and
mixed. t. name sisl appoint such m2na.
gers, directors, officer. and agents, ~ she
.,.e Il
and make AMI establish such hN-lawH,
rules and regulations tor the prop man.
asrInrnt and regulation ct the utirUs "i
said Corporation ~ may l.. necessary AID
proper, and the saln. to change and alter
at l'i, &c.
ARTICLElI.
The ,iOnicile of This Currorailun shall
DO in tn. Parish OF West Frliriana in ia,
Stated Lumisiana, :nl all citations -,
Der legal process shall lie served on the
President "' said Corporation and in case
of his absence upon one "i The directors
tn r, OF, ut the "Iiicc ufsnih Cooperation.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which Ills Corporation
tx established, and the nature Of i!,. hl>i.
ness to he carried on by il, are de, la ed
and specified TO lie T." u,chasc, work, aud
cultivate plantations in tha Parish OF
West Frl:ciana, Sia;o ct L"n;>iann. Ia
acquire lands, and los of grounds, aud
construct buildings thereon nnd To pur>
chase, improve and sell lands and real
estate, TO work ana cultivate plantations,
or tracts of land, l,el in sugar canr,
cntt on, rice an.! other roi1cts, to manu-.
factUrc the prodrrts raised on said ,aE,ls
owned or controlled hy said Curi.or.iinu,
or such III it n,w icc, me possessed OF, hy
trade or otherwise into sugar. molassrs,
cotton goods, yarns, thread. oil cake,
fertilizers and such other cn,n,nul,,ics ri
ic . can "r III: y be- made o, u sra 'rh
th"rrf.om IN sell >uch rrpiurt- or come
muiities eli her in u raw or manufactured
state, to maintain and OF crate iacinii,>
aud other works requisite for he pnrI'nS.
aforesaid, to prosecute such Cnr,Ipi i>c a.
uaE tend to develops the agricultural re-
sources ct the STATE OF I."uiSi"n,, and for
he purpose of carrying on amy iawini
business or enterprise rot inc, ,,>i>rrn,
viii. the constitution AMI laws of thus
State, and a!S" I" s-!l, exchange or Others
wise disp s- of all tr any rart"r portion
o: It's property. movable or inni,val'lr.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital s'ncn OF ,nl Corporation l.,
hercl,, declare to I've fixed at to SUN II
Fifty Thousand IpilHr-, :" H.. ievi"n"i!c;!
~ five hundred sha,"s at tive sr,e al "I.
huuiil ed dollars each Ui,iCh sliL S'mk
snail b. Paid FOR in cash 81 ir, subs, r,hCl
fer, 81 Same may Ice 's-r',i ai not hess than
par, in payment t.! property ACTUALLY re-
cevcd or purchIsri by Sid Enporari IL,
y
tion may commence business A. sn"i, as
the stock t." the amount of one ih"u- aud
dollars is subhciil"d fer.
ARTICLE V.
Alta C'Ip'Iar. powers of SAID Cor
pnra,ion shall he vcsrr,i III and ,x-rcisr.i
by :, Board of Directors, Ia lie composed
of five stockhold. IN which shall hc elected
annually al, the first Monday Of May of
each year beginning in III year 1901.
All snch e:crt,"n> shall lie 10y ballet, and
held at the oflic. Of said c." rorati,n. mn
der the super int,ntlrnco OF two commits
sion"rs TO be appointed for that purpose
by the BOARD of Directors. Of which rlrc-
tion te2 days pIinr notice shall hs given
by puOlica1io ion i'll newspaper pubs
lished in the P:'Iish of West Feici:lna.
Each shsrc Of stock shall I've entitled To
one vote, to be cast 10y i'srwner. either in |
person or 10y proxy. y Il II majority ct he |
votes caet sial! elect A faiInie to elect |
directors on the date abnvc specified shat! |
not dissolve this Corporation, hut the in> |
cunhent directors shall then cause anoth.
er election TO he held within thirty DAYS !
thereof. leu days prior notice shall lie !
given lit newspaper published in the
Parish of WrSt Fc.cians, aud failing hen
to elect, tho directors then in Office stall
to ACT until the date fixed for he
next annual election. The holders of the
majority OF the stock shall Rt all times
have he puwer, au,l may ut any time call
a sr ecial election for - Board oi Directors,
by publication made Ivy the said majorir,
~ above prescribed, and may Hold srch
election, ut such time ana pl &C rs ibey
may designate, wihhin the Parish of West
Felici"na, by two Commissioners apno'ni>
ed by them, and the Board OF Directors
then in otjc" shall I've removed by said
lection, aud tho members of the Boar,
thus elected at said special election, shall
AXE their place insia"tcr, and elect their
'wn officers, and I've the only true aud lc-
gal Board of Directors aud officers ct said
Corporation. until the next election here.
nbcfnre provided. Vacancies occurring
u sad Board shall he flied by the remain.
ny Directors, and two directors shall con
titnte quorum for The Transaction of
business AT ilI" first nra:ing following J ,
ach election, said lS"aia %. Directors
nall elrct mo of their own members I
q he President, and shall also elect ~
rcr.i:IrN and TIN. Pr. si.. IL. |