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


STATE OF LOUISIANA, PAR
ISL OF VERMILION.
Be it remembered that on this, the 23rd
day of December 1895;
Public, duly commissioned and qualified
according to law, in and for Vermilion
Parish, Louisiana and in the presence of
the hereinafter named and undersigned
Witnesses
Personally came and appeS4ed the here
in named and undersigned persons who
declare that they do now organize them
selves into a Limited corporation for the
purposes hereinafter expressed, under the
corporation laws of the State of Louisiana
charter, viz: Charter of the Rose Hill
Planting and Refining Company Limit
ed.'
ARTICLE. I.
The name of this corporation shall be
ROSE HILL PLANTING AND REFIN-
NG COMPANY LIMITED" with it's
domicile at Abbeyille, Vcrmilion Parish;
Louisiana.
ARTICLE. II.
This corporation is organized for the
purpose of planting and e%ultivating cane,
refining and manufacturing sugar, own
ing and controlling real estate and doing
gu VA bDpo tpith AilIItASLibhI go
to and that are usually done III connec-
ton with said business.
ARTICLE~II.
The capital stock of corporation is
fixed at One Hundred thousand Dollars
$500. 100000. divided into One Thousand
I shares of One Hundred Dollars tS100.00l
each payable ene-half cash and one half
within one year. Said capital stock may
be increased to any amount not exceed
ing Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
$500, @ LOO, with additional associates,
according to the provisions Of law.
ARTICLE. ".
This corporation shall begin business on
December 23rd 1895 and remain a body
polite for the term of Twenty-Five Years,
n no mere in~for1nalitE 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
@Sed by the stockholders, at q meeting held
9r that purpose. Each share of stock en-
JTtling 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 of
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 haye a seal, upon
which shall be engrayen the following
words;
"RoSE HILL PLANTING AND REIN
ING COMPANY
CORPORATE SEAL
ABBEVILLE, LA.n
ARTICLE. VIII.
The first Board of Directors, together
with the President shall be Oscar NJ. Nil
son, President. @. II. P. Sample and j..
Henry Putnam who shall serve for one
year and until their successors are elect
ed, at annual election, 3rd Monday in De-
cember subject to change by Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE. *.
This corporation may be liquidated at
the end of its term, or sooner, ly q vote of
two-thirds of its stock, at a meeting of
the Stockholders, for that purpose, after
thirty 800 days written notice mailed to
the address of the stockholders. and also
by thirty t30l days notice by publication
in a newspaper published at Abbeville,
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 thereof to one
vote. Such commissioner to have all
powers necessary for the. purpose of said
liquidation.
ARTICLE. X.
The following persons, all residents of
Louisiana are the stockholders, each for
the number of shares opposite their
names.
Names. Residence. Shares.
Oscar NJ: Nilsson, Abbeville, La. 400
r. j. Putnam, 40
j. Henry Putnam. 20
o. II. p. Sample, Mansfield 20
p. p. o. NJ. Nilsson.
This done and passed at Abbeville, in
the Parish of Vermilion, State of Luuis-
lana, on the day in the beginning first writ
ten, IN the presence of Eraste Mout0n and
nj. l.. Young, competent witnesses, who
have signed with the parties and me, said
Notary after due reading hereof,
Attest OSCAR M Nilsson.
ERAsTE MoUToN, j. HENRY PUTNAM
M. L. YOUNG. 0. H. P. SAMPLE.
T. I. o. NJ. NILSSON.
l.. o. BRoussARD,
tSeall Notary Public.
/ have carefully examined the\aboye
act of incorporation of the Rose Hill
Planting and Refining Company Limited'
and finding nothing therein inconsistent
with nor contrary to the laws and Con-
stitution of the United States or to the
laws and Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, j do hereby approve same this
23rd day of December 1895.
MTNoS IT. EoRpy