The Lake Charles echo., 1893-05-19
CHARIER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. Z
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HH IT KNOWN, That on thiq iolh day Of APrl,
t5B8, before me- G. Brent Richard, Deputy Clerk
and Notary Public, duly commissioned aud quail.
iaed in and for the Parrish Of Caluasieu, state Of
Louisiana and IN the presence Of the Witnesses
hereinafter named, undersigned personally oHug
and appeared the several prrsQna whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who segeTally declared
that awaiting themselves OF tho provisions Of The
general and special laws of this statp relative to
the organization Of corporations, they have con
traeteil and agreed aud BY these pTesonts do GOV.
enant and agree and bind and Ubligato themselves
as well as such persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, or their successors 10 form
and constitute q corporation and body polite n
law and for the ebieeta and pnfpOaes and under
the agreements and stipplations following toWtti
ARTICLE Il
Ih6nama AMI title Of said corporation shah be
wFTlE H0BGE FENCE COMP ANY, LIMITED Y
and by that name said corporation shall have
power aud authority 10 exist and enjoy Succession
Tor the uli term and period Of ten 0l Years, from
and after the day aud data horeOl To contract sue
and be sued; To make and use corporate seal, and
the same TO alter OF change at pleasure TO hold,
receive, lease. purchase, alternate ang convey "a
we'll as mHFtgage aud hYputheeate property real
and personal and mixed Oname aud appoint such
managers directors, officers or agents aA the in,
teresta OF said corporation may require, and Ia
make and establish such Fulns and regulations
and bylaws for the proper management und regu'
lation Of the ataTa Of said corporation as may bu
ARTICLE H.
Tho donieiio of said corporation shall ho Ia tho
city Of Lake Charles Caleasieu PARISH State ~
Louisiana, and ell citations or other legal process
shall be served on the PresidentOf saldi corpora
tiOn IN case Of his absens0 an thb NicO President
and in ease Of the absence 81 both, upOn tue 800.
retQIy thereof
ARrICLE III
The obieeta and purposes Cor which thia cor.
p0ratiun Is established and the mature of tha
business 10 be carried on by II, ate declared aud
specified to be the manufacture OF wired picket
fence, and for that purpose to purchase patont
hand aud power fence machinery, or 20 acquire
such machinery BY invention, patent or copy
right and 70 soil or dispose OF snCh mapuiacture
patents Or COPY rights aud % do AL such acts ami
things as may be necessary aud proper 60 oarrv
out the purpase aud objects of this corporation "a
herein above SGT forth,
ARTICLE IN.
The capital stOclf of said corporation Is hereby
iiXed at tho sum Of tiiteen Th0pgand Dollars
tSij60O 00lt TO be represented by ono hundred and
hitY lldn shares OF the sum ui Ono Hundred Dnl
lars (sll0NOl each. Said corporation shah com.
menpa buainess as soon as seven Thousand Five
Hundred DOLLARS Sta00,O0l Of said capital stopr
shall have been paid Ia cash, Of its equivalent
into the treasury, No stock shall be issued until
fully paid toI, ~ an eaRea no trqnslers Of stoek
been duly recorded ii INC books of the said oor
paraHOn, Should any member Ot the corporation
desire to diapOse pf bis stock N the aAmo ho shall
HIsb uihI hla shHIHa pp ts fBNlnlnl atQpk khOlupfb
who shall have the night 70 purchase az rullng
market price The balance Of said capital at0ek
% be issued at tho discretion of the Board " 10
reGtOrs
ARTICLE ",
All the corporate powers OF said corporation
shall he vested in and exercised BY Board Of
Directors 10 be composed OF five ~ stockholders,
three 90 o. Whom shall constitute qporum suit
GENT for the transaction Of business. The said
board shall be elected annually ON the second
IUGsdaY of March Of each year, beginning la the
Year 1874. All such eloGtious sh'll be held BY
ballot at the office Of said corporation undur tho
sppgTintgndenge OF three 90 commissioners To be
appointed for that purpose by the B0apd Of Diree.
tpis and ten days prior notice Of such election
shal have been given by publication Ia q news
paper published In the city Of Lake Charles, In.
Each share Of stnek shall be entitled 10 one vote
proxy and the majority Of votes cast shall elect
The failure tp elect Board Qf nrectpra az the
time herein above specified shall not forfeit this
charter nor suspend tho business Of said corpora
lion, but tho directors IN oflluo shan continue In
the exercise Bt their duties until their auGDgBsory
Ter due notice of their election, for tho tm1 aud
IN The manner provided for 81 this article. Va
caneies Occurring in said board ahall DO lllled by
the remaining directors, AT the FIRST meeting t0l
elect from their number Preaihent, Vice Pres
identt and also Secretary and q Treasurer, which
Office 0f secretary and treasurer may beupnsOlilat.
ed and axerelsed by one and the same person Said
Board Of Directors sball DO composed OF WIN, u.
Ramsay, Edwin r. Stone Jesse Hodge Rbht II
Mason aud Charles 5, Ramsay, y ith u, I. Stone as
President, w u Ramsay 40 YieG-presidGnt JP
Hodge As Secretary and Chatles S, Ramsay AZ
Ireusurer they having been chooses and elected
as The lisl Hoard OF DiteetOra to serve aa such
until the second Tuesday ip March 1891, aud I'm,
I'll their successors shall have been elected,