The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-11
CHARTER.
State of Louisinun-poris1 O. i,

o%e ~ Ho"'s1an"-F"r'sh Of 81, Laaa,.
L 1T KNOWN that on this TS
- DDay oil January, IN the Year of oar TrsaS
One Thousand Eight Hundred ana .rLlOrd
three, before me, Alfred Pavy, a Notarna i pe
lie, duly commissioned aud sworn ;ly Pus
the Parish of st. Landry, State sb ~ and ia
ten, and in the presence of the un5ns Wit
witnesses, hereinafter named. naslssigaed
came Messrs. Roger Bros. a %p0rsohalR
firm composed of Louis NJ. Roger o%Frl l 2
Roger, herein represented by Mr.. Il I n c
.er, oil sad ilrm, Adelin Durio, Aleyana.a 9s
Durlo, Quebedoau & Taylor, az eonnoa de I
E ~ n. OF Don Louis Taylor and NJ
Taylor, of said firm, Lucius BeGnaa ~ u.
H. Bernard, herein represented by no r, MIG
Bernard, all of the own of Arnan1v1iIaNs u
ish of st. Landry and to me we'll E nors' Pat
severalIy declared that, availiDp fbon, Who
OF the provisions of Art. No. 30 Of tho G%sseeiVes
Assembly of the State of Louisiana !" ueneral
ana signed on June the 18th, 1888, thapIp RVed
consoliuatea ana agreed, and by these nsS
ents, do contract and agree to fornso pres
selves into a corporation for the ob;ni. thefn-
purposes, and under the terms l III y and
ana stlpulati0ns he.-inafter SET fnnttIdtiohs
J wit: N' 'orth, To-
article l.. The name and title IF an.
Roratlon shall he the "ARNAUDVILTTFIs e Sgt-
TAIL LIQUOR COMPANY LiNJTFTnG ~
uoli'clIe sna'i pc IN me town Of Arnaudv;nnus
~ the fatlsh OF st. Landry, Louisiana ara
shall exist Tor the term Of one wear fro, ahal u
first day of January, 1893. proyiJaai t rom the
consent OF all the present incornor,tnat oy
their successors or assigns, the tsr,a ''s or
Charter may be extended beyond sa;a " tnls
or ITS duration limited or a Iiqnidat;on" SaIe
atfa.fs made. VI ls
Art. :. The objects and purposes 81
eorP"railon are hereby declared to be h
conducting OF a retail liquor business IN t ee
and sell liquor, and to do such orthar - guy
actions as are usually carried on IN arahs-
business. " Sueh a
1rt. }. The Capital Stock of said coma.
Is hereby fixed at the sum of Five TIonppsaus
One Hundred Dollars, divided in, rVu asla
shares of Eighty-tive Dollars each ana S.4.3
scr1bed as hereinafter stated and the hns,Da.
to begin after the passage Of this ACT Sue'
DR., 4. The capital stock of the co.na.
tion is owned and subscribed as foIlo~~oapVla
wit Rogers Bros, ten shares AdeI;DT n.a %
ten shares Alexandra p. Duriu, ten sba,a."I
Quebedean II Taylor, ten shares. Lrc;na ps,'
neand ten shares; Mrs. IL. Bern.rI pseg
shares all of which are paid cash his aa arh
the par value of each share being %eightvs..
dollars. None of the incorporators Sr ANY, H.
assigns shall have the right to dispose of ~ h
snare OF siiafes In tho corporation exeentte
either ar all Of the shareholders. or p ~
their written consent, if it be other Than \ y
the shareholders.
Aft. D. The shareholders in this eorno,.
ton shall not be liable for any of the ingabt
ness, contracts or faults thereof in anv otSa.
sum than The balance he may be OWING y
his share or shares, nor shall apy inss
nlality in the pganization ofthis Charter Laga
the effect of rendering it null, or of maxim
any shareholder liable beyond the nnna;S
balance of his share. Z
4ft. q, Emile Clay Roger, President
to I've the manager of said Company. ana IA
have irdl charge and control of the business
aud shall receive in compensation for his saF
vices sncifa salary as may be fixed from tima
to.tlme hy the i~ncorporat0rs or their assigns
The salary, like other expenses, shall be cbsrg.
able +" the expense account Of the business
The profits, after deducting expenses ana
loans, to he divided equally among the sbage.
holders, according to their number of shares
each share holder TO receive one sixtieth al
said profits per share.
Art I. This corporation shall not expire
nor cease, on the death of one of the staek.
holders. In such an event, the business shall
be carried on by the survivors until the expira-
ton of the year or Of the extended farm
which may have begun to run, should tue
surviving members choose so to do. provided
however, that said survivors will have tbe
right tn purchase or retain the share or
shares and interest of the deceased from hi
succession ut the price of The appraisemeat
thereof, made by judicial order, and shall
have one wear 10 PAY to the estate The
amount which will be due NJ fixed by an.
praisement,
Art. s. Whenever the corporation shall eK,
pire itF limitation, death, or otherwise. ia
affairs shall lac liqnidated by the st0ckdoIa.
"Fs Jointly. or by the survivors in case of
death, unless they agree to name a Iiquda
tor.
Art 8. The manager shall keep a regular
set of books, exhibiting and recording all Of
the affairs of the corporation, which books
shall always be open to the inspection Of the
stockholders at reasonable hours.
AH 10. The profits are TO be divided al
such times as may be agreed upon after full
statements of the business to be made BY the
manager.
Art ii. In the event of the death or res
ignation Of Emile Clay Roger Ms manage,
the surviving stakeholder or slGekhoEaet.
have the right of filling tue vacatrs
Art. II. All citations shall be made on Ills
manager oi the corporation he shall bring
all suits for and in behalf of the corporation,
and defend all suits brought against it.
Thus done, read and signed at the town Of
ArnaudyiIle, Parish of st. Landry, in The
presence of Frank NJ. Roger and Daniel I.
competent witnesses, who have here !
to signed with the contracting parties, and
before me, notary, the day and date afors.
said,