The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-06-02

UNITED STATES OF
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF L~AFOURGHE.

pEIT KNOWN THAT on TIL 18th DAY
ID ~ May 1884. before me, CHARLTON L.
REATTIE. a Notary Public. duly commits
stoned and sworn in and for the Parish Of
RCHE, personally came and appear
ed the persons n hose names are heFeLntO
subscribed who severaily declared that a
yailing themselves OF the : neral laws of
this state ~reiatiy 10 the organ cation of cor
pGratsons and particularly. of the Act No. Is
Of the Acts OF thc GENERAL ASSEMBLY o
this state fer tire year 1855. approved June
18th, 1888, they hav formed and organized,
and by these presents, do form 3~ndorganiZe
themselves into and constitute a c, rpCra
tion for the objects and purposes hereinaf-
ter set forth and expressed, which they ad-
opt as their Charter. to-wit
ARTICLE l.
The name OF this corporation is hereby de-
cisred to he THE Rpi SSEAU MERCHAN-
Ii-ISG COMPANY, LIMITED Its domi-
Parish of LaFoURCHE, state o LOUISI ma,
and it shall! rnipy Succession by its corpo-
rat. name fer the period OF Ninety nine
years firm and after this date. unless dis
solved in the manner hereinafter provided.
1t shall commence OPERATION at once The
President Is hereby declared to be the legal
officer upon whom citations and other legal
process shall be served. aud in the event
that the President : absent or is unable for
any reason 70 act. the same shall be served
on the Vice President.
ARTICLE H.
The objects anil purposes for which this
CORPORATION IL nFLaf!Zt1 ana the DaluFf OF
the business to be carried on by it are here
by declared 70 be the carrying on OF a gen
eral merchandise business: and IL shall
have the noTer ami authority {, hold. pur-
chase. sell. convey, pledge. morJg43t or
lease property rr.tt or personal. sue inf he
sued. make and use. If it-ea necessary, acor-
D. rte seal. And it shall have authority
through iFs Freeitieut and Secretary on a
vote O: the Board of Directors 70 issue and
draw p-oMl!s1ry notes and bills of exchange.
ARTICLE III.
Thecapitai stock Of this corporation is
hereby declared to be the sum ri Z
THOUSAND DOLLARS. divided into and
represented by one hundred share OF ON
HUNDRED DOLLARS each. tn be paid for n.
foliows-one qGaIttr or more of the sub
~scription to- be paid at the time of sGbscrip'
ton and the r. Inainder within sixty days al
ter the subscription The parties to this
Act nave subscribed To the stock OF this cor
noration as + ,ilowS-Mrs. Theonise Rous.
seau. to Fifty SHARES on which has bSe.
/ paid the fun value thereof, Five Tnous4na
Dollars; 40. Duffy. Ten shares, ou which
/ has been paid the -um of Seven Hundred
and Fifty Dollars: y. Duffy. to Five shares
on which has bean pad the sum Of TIVE
/ Hundred and Fifty Dollars, Richard Con
I Hon, to Ten shares on which has been pal.
the sum q Two Hundr-d and Fifty Dollars
ARTICLE ".
/ The business and affairs Of this corpora
ton shall ba managei and directed by
Board OF Three Directors who shall be stock
holders. = majority OF whom shall cOnstitut
4 quorum to 10 business, and the said Boar
shall br elected! annually on the nrst Mon
tiav Of January of each year c~oDlinencin;
! with the first Monday Of January of the Yea
I 1895. Tie first BOARD of Directors or tn
!. compau shall he composed of 4. o. Duff
] resident; Richard Condor, NiceTresiden
aud n. Duffy. who snail hnlri office until til
fl st Monday Of January 1856, or until the
SUCCESSORS shall nave been elected and qua
life , and Immediately upon organizitIo
the present Board as well as all iutus