The Opelousas courier., 1892-10-08
CHARTER.

Be it known that on this 30th day of the
month of August, in the yearof our Lord 1872,
before me Frank Wharton, a notary public in
and for the parish and State above written,
duly commissioned, sworn and qualified, and
in the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared Mistress Amelia GrimIns wife of Jno.
D.. Currie, duly separated in property from
her said husband by judgment of the District
Court Of the parish of st. Landry, and herein
duly aided, authorized and assisted by her
said husband, who appears herein for that
purpose, as also Samuel Haas and DIR, JOhn A.
Haas, all residing and domiciliated in the
above mentioned parish and State, and to me
| we'll known, who severally declared that a
vailing themselves of the provisions of act No..
36 of the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana approved and signed on June 2Sth,
1888, have contracted and agreed, and by these
presents do contract and agree, and have
formed themselves into o corporation for the
| objects and purposes, and under the terms,
limitations, aud stipulations hereinafter set
forth, to-wit, that is to say:
Article 1.-The iaine and title OF this cor
p~oration shall be the "a. Carrie Co, Limited"
its domiciie shall be in the village of Willie
Plate, in the parish of st. Landry, Louisiana,
and il shall exist for the term of five years
from this date, provided however, that by
mutual consent, the present incorporators,
or their successors aud assigns, shall have
and enjoy tho privilege of extending the
term Of this Charter beyond said date, or
of limiting it's duration and liquidating its
affairs, il they see proper TO do so.
Article 1.-The objects and purposes of this
corporation are hereby declared to be, to con-
duct a general mercantile business, as also
the running of Il cotton gin TO gin, press and
bale cotton for the public at said village of
Vile Plate, by and with the people of said
village aud surrounding country, and in the
carrying ON of such business, said corpora.
ton shall be authorized to acquire such real
estate as may be necessary to carry OH said
business, and shall be authorized to buy and
| sell all sorts of personal property provided
however, that it shall also be authorized to
buy and sell real estate beyond what is
necessary to carry on its business with the
consent of all the interpretations, or their
successors.
Articie 3-Thc capital stock of this cor
peration consists of the merchandise in the
store heretofore carried on by Mrs. A. Curfie
at Vile Plate. lis also all the assets of said
business consisting of notes. due bills, judg-
| ments, open accounts due said business, and
everything Of value pertaining to said bust
ness, as also all the stock and wagons here
tofore used in said business, all of which. by
mutual consent and agreement is capitalized
and valued at the sum of five thousand dol
lars, and is fully paid upon this date said
capital stock of five thousand dollars is
divided into five shares of one Thousand dol
lars each, divided and subscribed as here
matter stated, and business shall begin from
this date provided, however, that the cap
ital stock shall be increased in such amount
as may he hereafter agreed on by the in
corporator8s or their assigns, il they choose
to do so,
article 1.-The capital stock of this cor
~poration is owned and subscribed as follows /:
Mrs. A Currie two and one-balf shares, par
vatne $500. 90; Samuel Haas one and one
quarter shares, par value twelve hundred
and fifty dollars and DR., John A. Haas one
and one.quarter shares, par value $l25O.00.
Article 5.-The assets, rights, credits, and
property, now owned, or heretofore acquired,
Shall alone he responsible for the debts of the
corporation, as the capital stock is paid up /;
Lpruvidcd, however that if the capital be in
as provided for in article three, no
stakeholder shall be liable beyond the amount
unpaid Of his, or her. capital stock.
article 6.-The business afsTs of this cor
poration shall be carried on by a manager to
be named by the stakeholder, subject to
their direction and assistance, who shall he
| authorized to sue in the name of the corpor-
alton, and upon whom all legal process shall
be served provided. however, that in case Of
his absence, on inability to act, process may
be sc ryea on the stockholders; in case of
the death, the stock holders, or il majority of
them, shall have the power to name a new
manager, provided this he done in writing.
Until otherwise ordered, John ID. Currie.
| special agent Of bis wife aforenamed shall
| DC the ti5fJ8ef Oh the COZ poEatlbb aldiES.
AYfictc No stock holder of this corpora
tian shall have the right to ass any property
uf the Ct. for speculative purposes lrovi-
ded, however, that he shall have the right
to buy same for his individual use at cost
price, including the freight paid on same
article S-The net profits of the business
of this cprporftion shall be divided ratably
among The stockholders in proportion 10 the
amount of stock owned by each one sever
ally, and such profits are 10 he divided at
such tinHra us may be agreed on, after full
| statements of the business to be made by the
manager. Provided, however, that the ex-
peises oi carrying on the business such as
| clerk hire, wages of iaborers and mechanics,
feed 81 llorses and mules, insurance premi-
uHis On corporation property, repairs, and
| other necessary expense of carrying on the
business, also the board-bill of the manager
and his family, shall be paid by the corpora
ton before any profits are declared and aigi-
dcd provided however, that the manager is
not to receive any salary for his services ex-
eept by and with the consent of all the stock
holders.
Artiete 9.-Ti,is corporation shall uot expire,
or cease, OH the death OF enc of the Stockhold-
ers: but in such event. the business shall be
carried on by the survivors until the exlira-
tiun Of the five years, nr of the extended term
which has begun To run, should the surviving
rnefil,ers cilt,nse 10 do so, provided, however,
that the survivors may, OF suG!i death, de-
mand d liquidation, il they 81 .;fsirt..
Article I0.-Yhenever the corporation shall
expire by limitation, death, or otherwise, its
affairs shall be liquidated by the three stock
holders Jointly, or by the survivors in case of
death, unless they agree to name a liqnidator
to do so.
article 1.-THE manager shall keep a regu-
lar set of books exhibiting aud recording all
Of the affairs of the corporation, which books
shall always be open to the inspection of the
stockholders at reasonable hours.
The manager shall make all necessary con-
tracts to carry on the business affairs of the
corporation, provided, however, they be not
made III opposition to the wishes of the
stock bolders. and against their advice and
psotest.
Done and passed at VILE Plate, aforesaid
State aud parish ON day, year and month first
above written III the presence Of Octave Bail
Ito aud Nathan Erich competent witnesses
who signed with the appearers aud me notary
after reading of the whole.
AMELIA CURRIE,
I authorize my wife to sign,
JNO. ID. CURRIE,
SAML. HAAS,
Witnesses: j. A. HAAS.
@. BALLIo,
NATHAN ERLIcH