The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-19
CHARTER
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. ItSraNAii

BE it known that on this sevapto,.1
oil October 1892, before me, GiIbert r fnGa d
a Notary Public duly comm;ss; - Dupt
sworn, in and for the parish If 81 "ngd az
state ABOVE written, and in tho rorn 4dnaf
the nndersi gned witnesses herein Essence \
personally came, Mentor Andrns nane
Meyers, Alphonse Levy, all of the Jun
oG; han9ry ana to me we'll known. VIII .s 81
any otclafed that awaiting themselves SO Eve
au,hir ns ~ ae. no. 30, OF the General y
sembiy OF the state Of Louisiana 'nofai AZ
ana signed on June the 18th. 1888 approve
contracted and agreed, and hv ttTney nav
sents do contract and agree to- so vneSe prs
serves INTO a corporation for the CHI taen.
purposes ana under the terms "fHjeGts an
and stipulations hereinafter ret forth mutation
Arttee THE name and title of 81:
p0ratlon shall be the 'St.nset Tnls COZ
Company Limited" its donicile a. ms'edntag
the town OF Sunset, in the p9rish oFa ~ ne
dry, Louisiana, and it shall exist for o. 81 Lao
OF five years from this date, proyidaa V ne tet1s
the consent of all tn 81 present ineorn .nat b
or their successors or assigns. tha polators
tins Charter may be extended hevo ost,us q
of it's affairs made. i~Nquidatio
article 2.-The objects and purno.a.
corporation are hereby declared to w. VI thAs
conducting OF a general mercantile bus INC vi
to buy and sell produce aud to do spc business
q business. y" ID such
Art!clc 3.-The capital stock Of sa;a
PanS IS hefe9y hEea at the sum of tp \
S9"" 0o"6fS, divided INTO three shares If NJ NY
Thousand Three Hundred and Tb;rS,n tafee
and thirty three and one-third conf 56pse
$50 each and subscribed as herein, I, tSood3t
ed and the business to begin from ~ stat
OF publication of this Charter. tn uate
stock may be increased in such an a. odptafs
may be hereafter agreed on by the jneoaHtas I
tors or their assigns, not to exceed tLs npora
twenty-five thousand dollars (s25O01 An Sani ois
Article 1.-THE capital stock of the cnrn
tIon is owned and subscribed as follorpao pug.
WIZ: mentor Andrls one share, Julius MAJ. NJ
one share. and Alph"nse Levy one sbars' I
OF which are paid cash this DAG H. sH
value Of each share being tLrec tt sms paa
three hundred. and thirty-three, tbi ,4Uu .s
and one third on" hnndredths dollars Ut
None OF the incorporatnrs or tha;r
snail have the right 10 dispose of his sLeres
the corporation except to either or bnfb af 4
other shareholders or with their writtan y "
sent if it be other than to the sI,arebsIdo.s." a
Articte 5.-The shareholders in this rn.a.
alton shall not be liable for aDy Of M "
debtedness, contracts or faults thereof in ~
othef sum than the balance ho may be OWN.
on his share. WIZ
Nor shall any informality in the orga,i,.
ton OF this Charter have the effect of Tsn5.
ing it null or making any shareholders IisStt
beyond the unpaid balance on his share.
article 6.-Mentor Andrus is to he tho ma,
ager OF said company and to have full eharsl
and control Ct the store, and shall reeeive !
compensation for his services such \ salo..
as may be fixed from time to time hv tLs HI
c"rporatcrs or their assigns. The salary H.
other expenses, shall be chargeable 70 ths
expense amount of the business.
Th. profits, after dedncting exuenses ana
losses, t" be divided equally among the tbrae
shares each shareholder to receiye auetb;r5
of said profits.
Article This corporation shall not or.
pire nor cease, ON the death of one Of tbe
stockholders. In such an event, the business
shall be carried Oh by the survivors until tha
expiration OF the tive years, or Of the extep.
ded term which may have begun to run
should the surviving members cbMsa
to do so. provided. however. that sad
survivors will have the right TO purchase If
retain the share and interest of the deceased
from his successors at the price Of the nj
praisement thereof made by judicial order
and shall have one year to pay to the estate
the amount which will he due as fixed hy All
praisemept.
Article 8.-Whenever the corporation shal
expire by limitation, death or otherwise, /
affairs shall be liquidated Ivy the stoekholdehk
Jointly o. by the survivors in case of death
unless they agree to name "A liguidator.
Article 9.-The manager shall keep a regu
lar set of bonks, exhibiting and recording !
of the affairs of the corporation. which booEl#
shall always DC open to the inspection Of til
Stockholders at reasonable hours.
Article l0.-Tbe profits are to be divided aA
such times as may I've agree upon after tha
statements of the business tn be made BIZ tht4
manager
article II In The event of the death d &
res ghatina nf Mentor AndrHs as GfaragHE
the remaining stakeholder or stGck-ioldetM
shall have the right of filling the vacancy,
drticte i2.-Aii citations shall be made d
the manager of the corporation. He slY
bring all suits for and in behalf Of said a
poration, aud defend all suits brought Bgsa
it..
Thus done, read aud signed, ut the pfs
j. Meyers u CO., in the town of 0pelousas, Ii
in the presence of Messrs. e. ID. Estilette al
t. j.. L~efebvre, competent witnesses, VI
have hereto signed with the contracting N
ties, and before me, Notary, the day and DID
aforesaid.
Witnesses: JULIUS Meyers.
Z. ID. EsTlLETTE. MENTOR ANDRuS
p. LEFEByRE. ALPHoNsE LEVY
GILBERT l.. DUPRE
Notary Public.