The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-11
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF Crosse HILL PLANT
ING AND REFINING JONI
PANY LIMITED.p
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PAR
ISL OF VERMILION.

"a AADN = +ANN
ISH OF VERMILION.
Be it remembered that on this, the 23rd
day of December 1895;
Before me l.. o.. Broussard a Notary
Public. duly commissioned and qualified
according to law, in and for VerinllIon
Parish, Louisiana and i'll the presence OF
the hereinafter named and undersigned
witnesses;
Personally came and appeared the here
in named and undersigned persons who
selves intdS United corporation for the
purposes hereinafter expressed, under the
corporation laws of the State of Louisiana
and they declare the following rs their
charter, viz: Charter of the Rose Hill
Planting and Refining Company Limit
ed"
ARTICLE. I.
The name of this corporation shall be
s.ROSE HILL PLANTING AND REF1N-
ING COMPANY LIMITED,n with its
domicile at AbbeYiile. Vcrmilion Parish;
ARTICLE. II.
This corporation is organized for the
purpose of planting and c~ultivatlng cane,
refining and manufacturing sugar, own
ing and controlling real estate and dong
all things necessary and incidental there
to and that are usually done in connec
ton with said business.
ARTICLE. III.
The capital stock of this corporation is
fixed at One Hundred Thousand Dollars
{S100. 600. 00l. divided into One Thousand
shares of One Hundred Dollars iS10o.00l
each payable one-haH cash and one'halt
be increased to any amount not exceed
ing Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
$500. 900. OG1, with additional associates,
according to the provisions OF law.
ARTICLE. ".
This corporation shall begin business on
December 23rd 1895 and remain o body
polite for the term of Twenty-Five Years,
and no mere informality shall render this
charter null and void.
ARTICLE. V.
The affairs of this corporation shall be
managed by a Board of Directors, styled
the Board of Directors, who shall be elect
ed by the stockholders, at a meeting held
for that purpose. Each share OF stock en-
titling the legal holder thereof to one
vote, and the three persons receiving the
greatest number of votes shall be declared
duly elected Directors, and no stock shall
be sold until first offered to the Board or
Directors.
ARTICLE. VI.
The President of this corporation and
in his absence the Secretary shall be the
proper person upon whom all legal pro-
cess. citations or notices shall be served.
ARTICLE. VII.
This corporation shall have q seal, upon
which shall be engraven the following
words;
ROSE HILL PLANTING AND REIN
ING COMPANY
CORPORATE SEAL
ABBEV1LLE. La"
ARTICLE. VIII.
The first Board of Directors. together
with the President shall be Oscar NJ. Nil
son. President. O. III. p. Sample and j..
Henry Putnam who shall serve for one
wear and until their successors are elect
ed. at annual elect1on. 3rd Monday IN De-
cember subject to Change by Board OF
Directors.
ARTICLE. TX.
This corporation may be liquidated at
the end Gifts term, OF ooner, by a vote OF
two-thirds of it's stock, at a meeting OF
the stock holders, for that purpose, after
thirty 1907 days written notice mailed TO
the address of the stockholders, and also
by thirty 1907 days notice by publication
in q newspaper published at AbbeyIle,
La. Such liquidation shall be made by
commissioners chosen at such meeting by
a majority of the stock in amount, each
share emitting the holder thercoft to one
vote. Such commissioners to have al
powers necessary for the purpose of salt
liquidation.
ARTICLE. <.
The following persons. all residents o
Louisiana are the stockholders, each TO
the number of shares opposite thei
names.
Names. Residence. Shares
Oscar M. Nilsson, Abbeville, La. 40
r. j. Putnam. AZ
]. Henry Putnam. 2
0. H. P. Sample, Mansfield " 2
2. P. D. NJ. Nilsson.
This done and passed at Abbeville, il
the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louis
lana, on the day in the beginning first writ
ten, IN the presence Of Eraste Mouton an
M. l.. Young, competent witnesses, VIII
have signed with the parties and me, sal
Notary after due reading hereof.
Attest OSCAR M NILSSON.
ERAsTE MoUToN, j. HENRY PUTNAM
M. T.. YOUNG. O. ii. p. SAMPLE,
p. p o. M. NLsoN
L. o. BRoUssARD,
[SealI Notary Public.
] have carefully examined the abov
act Of incorporation of the sRose Hi
Planting and Refining Company Limited
and finding nothing therein inconsistan
with nor contrary to the laws and Cor
stitution of the United States or to th
laws and Constitution of the State q
Louisiana, | do hereby approve same thi
X3rd dav of December 1895.
MNos T. GoRDY,
Dist. Atty. 18th Dist, La.
Recorded in Volume A of this Office
Number las, pages 259 to 1862 this Sth da
of January 1896.
20. BRoUssARD.
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