St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-10-28
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The ST. LANDRY CLARION COMPANY, LINZ
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

PARISH OF ST. IASDRY.t !
Be it known, that on this 9Th sdaysof Octo-
Der, 1888, and of the independence Of the
United States of America, the One Hundred
and Eighteenth, before me, a Notary Public
In and for said State and Parish, duly COM
missioned and sworn, personally came and
appeared the several persons whose names
are hereafter subscribed, who declared: that
availing themselves of the provisions OF the
OF corporations, they do by these presents
covenant, agree, and bind themselves as
We'll as such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, to form and
constitute corporation, and body polite
in law, for the. objects and purposes, and
under the agreements and stipulations fol-
lowing, to- wit:
ARTICLE FIRST.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be THE ST. LANDRY CLARION CO.,
LIMITED, and under that name shall have
duii power and authority to have and enjoy
corporate existence and succession for the
term OF ninety nine years from and after
the date hereof, and during its corporate
existence it shall have power to contract,
to sue and to be sued: to make and use
corporate seal, and the same to break or al
ter at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease, let,
purchase, sell and convey, as well as to
mortgage and hypothecate property, real
and personal and mixed: to borrow and
lend money, and to give and receive securi-
ties therefor; to name and appoint such
the interest and convenience of the Com
pany may require; to make and establish
such @ by laws, rules and regulations Of the
affairs of said corporation as may be me-
cessary and proper, and the same to a1tero or
amend at pleasure.
ARTICLE SECOND.
The domicie of said Corporation shall be
In the Town of 0pelousaS, Parish of St Lam.
shall be served upon the President of said
corporation, or in case of his absence, upon
the Secretary thereof.
ARTICLE THIRD
The objects and purposes for which this
Corporation is established are declared to
be: to print and publish in the Town of OPP
eIousas, Newspaper, and to carry on
Newspaper and job Printing business, and
by the sale of such Newspapers, and the
publication of such other matter, to dis
seminate news and information; and for
such purposes to purchase or establish a
Newspaper.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
The Capital Stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS,
divided into. and represented by. One
Thousand Shares at Ten Dollars each. Said
stock shall be paid for as follows: Fifty
per cent of the stock subscribed shall be
installments of ten tl0) per cent of the stock
subscribed. This Corporation shall be
authorized to begin business as soon as the
sum of Five Hundred (s5OO.00) Dollars is
paid in on the stock subscribed.
ARTICLE FIFTH.
Transfers shall be valid only when on the
books of this Company, subject to such con-
ditions as the Board of Directors may pres
#cribe, and provided specially, that no
stockholder shall sell or transfer his stock
until he shall have given to the President
of the Company the option of purchasing
for the Corporation at its par value; the
stockholder desfrous of disposing of his
stock shall give the President written no.
tfce OF his Intention to do so, and thereafter
the President shall have thel right to pnr-
chase the said stock at its par value for the
Company. This provision of the Charter
shall be printed across the face of all Ger
tfficateS of Stock.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
All corporate powers of said Company
shall be vested in, and be exercised by
Board Of Directors composed of Seven
stockholders OF said Company residents of
the Parish of st. Landry, to be elected an
nually on the second Monday of october all
such elections shall be by ballot, and shall
be held at the Office of the Company, under
ers to be appointed by the Board Of Direct
ors. Ten days prior notice of such election
shall be given by publication in one of the
newspapers published in Opelousas, and
the Directors then elected shall serve and
continue in office until their successors
shall have been elected. Each Stockholder
shall be entitled to cast either in person, or
by proxy, one vote for each Share of Stock
held by him. and the majority of votes cast
at such election shall elect the Board of
Directors for the ensuing year. If at any
tors, as above provided, such failure shall
not dissolve the Corporation, but the then
existing Board of Directors shall continue in
office: and as soon as may be thereafter an
other election shall be held, whereof ten
days prior notice shall be given by publica-
tlon In newspaper published In Opelou-
sas. Any vacancy occurring In the Board
of Directors from any cause whatever may
be filed by the remaining Directors. Five
(5) Directors shall constitute Quorum for
the transaction of business.
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
The following named persons shall con-
stitute the first Board of Directors, viz:
Robert Chachere, L. s. Fontenot, E. b. Du
buisson, j. j. Thompson, A. j. Bercier and
Thomas FL. Lewis, and they shall hold Office
until the first Monday of october, 1894, or
until their successors are elected and in
stalled.
The Board of Directors shall at their first
meeting, elect one of their members as
President, one as Vice President, and they