The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-29
CHARTER.
STATE OF tO1rr

LiSn' ~ ~ xri'i'ty-siX, and of NY Y
the one Hundred and Twents F III Ana
me, lnclus G. Duprc, IL Notary pntIitsN, bs&8
for the Parish of st. Landry, Siota n nt4c IN e
duly commissioner and Qualified ,9aaaJS Il
presence oil the witnesses as hrrsnaftou u =
ana '1i'atrSiSllrh' personally came IN =
pcarcd the several persons whtf.a and 81
hcrcunto subscribed. who scycsan,n dIes
that, HVallln@ themselves of thcttnr9 ueel8
the l:,'NS OF this STATE, they ba f. VISION cn
and creed ana 1t" hereby covenant o.snaNs
to f"shn ard constitute themselves In" nn W
successors IN Il corporation for tlp ohieet,
purposes aiid under the tolIowisr ca nna
and S1lpu,ttiorN. VIZ: 'ohdlE
Sald CORPORATION shall he knou:, E
uatci as the ''Opeiom>a. ucrc. ana Oh
pIny, s.inited," ana under sniste U
shall exist and enjoy succession far ~ haaH
Ninety ->'h' Years from this date. and
rlSc ana ENJOY all power and prjv;Sla,ahu
now or hereafter by law INTO t.aS rT
It's domiCil" shall he At OnrIausas Mtoratd&
OF Louisiana, and all citatjon4 y, II VI
4ai process shall Ne served upou no pollefS
Of sad company, or To case 81 hs absen esoss
on the Secretary thereof. ."''ehce, q
The purposes for winch fins Gr
established and the nature of Its ppntatlonz
declared To he to conduct and tra5sa"tee ~ 4
city amt state, as We'll as cIsnwl,e.a q II Il
merchandise tnl-iI.rss; and to Inv sehez
MERCHANTS" ana any and all article" ~ ne
clllndiStt "a" commodities of trade u ~
=. The capital stock Of said cornou.
licFcl'y 'ircldlt" 10 ne liIe sum Of Thirtv m.
@dii't i'"li"tN' 10 10" afEI'tti INTO or represanes
ny three hllildfed >iiait~ OF the sum Of ona I v
urea n"ii''h '"'h' H'Ht stock shall be ~
scrIhtt Tor iiId pili III cash. TrarsforY
STOCK Hliall "hil it' in!I'ie on the books ~ II
company lay Il stakeholder, in perSnn vi 6
proxy, but none shall tr sold or irlnsfarul
any at"rkh"i'i'T unless the said stoct ~
l!tEt Et'li iifNt "ltf'rt i"r sale to the M
>ln'kliuI'i'lN, at IN" @diitr p1lce offered IN ~
"rS, ~tltf"t@fl written notice served pnon n
Ifr7idtlit ~ ne company and only unon Nj
f%;lltiIe or i"'&l"ff ~ itt other stcckhoidar,
avail themselves, within len DAYS. of n
rIght on lntclIi1e, Sli!ll such stock beeo
transferable. :" stakeholder shall pledcS
iypofbcc':fc ms Stnck T. any person VIII
the approval "I III" H"tr't of Directors Nj
being if"i, NJ
Inc business hl 'hlS corporation shall Il
managed, ana All lis corporate powers sbapf1
vested Iii a Board OF Directors COMPOSED i
five stockholders, 10 be elected annually On MI
last M"ii'i't III '''iS "l eafll year. At thaJ
first meeting in each year sand Board s.Sasa9
elect one ~ 1itir members as president nv
other as y zee president, ;t1lt! shall also eIspt N
appoint Il secretary ana treasurer. At N
elections lot htrtrfnr9. 'lr persons receival
the votes az the majority III amount OF the esrl
ltal stock 81 -.tll company shall he declaraj
elected, hild Al all meetings of the Board 0f M
rect"rS the action or decision of the disectpl
holding "a majority III amount OF capital stsJ
OF the company shall prevail, which shall All
constitute ii quorum
sad Board OF directors shall have autbodd
10 I'LL all Vacancies occurring Ill their own nasi
her, NY death OF f'Hl@hatinil, ana shall hasj
full poWtf I" make tlid establish, as well 4
change alIu alter III pressure. al such by-laFl
rules and regulations i"r the support and ma
t@thIent OF The affairs OF lana corporation, n
they NAV ttttfil necessary , 10 hDFFGW m6nnj
execute mortgages maze contracts and dos
things necessary III Inc transactions Of III
BUSINESS OF tn" company; as also ]
issue and denver I'M Iall shares 4
the stock ana h"ilii@ ana obligations a
SAID company, an it"t less IMAM par for cad
money received, All CHECKS, drafts or notZ
shall he si&It" ny the lftsl'ieht and c0unta]
signed by the secretary. ANY director shR
have the right 10 appoint a proxy to act I'd
him III cast "l sickness :ti1rhGe or inability
attend al All meetings "i ihe Eoard OF Difeea
orS, which proxy f"f the time being shall h5
tild exercise "i' rls''9 ~ powers ol DIS praa
opal.
All titttloIs l"f directors ai'itl be held q
tile last Monday III J"'S "i 'Ach gear, as aioft
sad, nnti,f III" SUPERVISION "l 'u2 f~othlaissta
els, OF Niiltlt 'ie'tloi ''ii t''AS prier hets
shall he gwen III writing ~ the Secretary unit
each S1nrkil"idtr. y %lali,!re from any Gang
to hold; an election i"r directors on The dl
above Srtr!1i,si, @iiiIi MOI uiss"iVe sala coz
panS, hut those III "ilcr snail h"la over unit
Their Successors SNAIL nave been elected, al
another election Shhii ne c"Iiea or hcia, WIN
ten days prior h"ti't IN "fi'lhS' ny Maa
from the secretary OF Aaid company.
This c%hafttl may u" h'1eitlen; altered 9
changed, or sai,t corporation may De ai,solvea
at amy general meeting OF the STOCKHOLDERS
convened alter 1i!itnl uasa phplie nons
published IN one "l lhe NEWSPAPERS OF Wy
loNSas, at which 1nettllIS tiic opinion OF q Ha
iHIrit u in .nJnIltt nt The tjlllfH! SfnpE M Ss
corporation Snall reEal ana IN case "l %
solution OF charter tfitt% determined on. Y
like vote, the stockti"ldcrS shai! seleet Nv
stockholders To li4uilate and settle the busine
and affairs of said company.
III case o! heaIi oi titief vi sdiu coihalisao
trS, the SURVIVOR siiill Sel'ct dhothef stoc
holder to hli Ii vacancy. Said corporate
may he GissoiV'a a. any .lnte, Mn'a"". la'
cation or notice. ny tie "i"ilih'o"s 'o"seA'
TIC EnsI.1 nf directors pi,aI declare din
danJs annually. pnyobla in cash or its equiv
lent, Whell tie IfontS ioillihS she SAINT Su'
have been earned. ,.
No Stock!inldet silail ever ne heti lia"e
Responsive Tor Tue li'',ts nl ,i's !, I"Ipu ,na dna
any IhrIief SUMS nan me uhIliu 'aiah.ouao
ILt' company OH 'i.e H'i",tH oNH.o - In, ~ -
~, 1".'. NJ !" hn = = mil nr axI,nsa any stnckhold
yer 1h'S ciaittr nun = thr"nu "mj of his star
80 IfnS maIn ,s p3os ,4snrv pnns. Nathan
Roos, Isadofe Silverherg and II. L.. no
with said Isaac Roos as President, lien
zoos, ' ce.irtsiuel an s"'W have be
'tlS do otSl'i"1! a." 49, 49, poard af
rectorS. 10 continue and serve as such until L
last Monday i'll July of the year Eighteen Ha
dred and N~inety-Seven, or until their sutct
Sors shall have been duly elected.
Thus doue and passed at my office IN up
lousas, aforesaid. i'll the presence OF MeSsi