The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-28
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF Crosse HILL PLANT
ING AND REFINING COM
PANY LIMITED.n
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PAR
ISL OF VERMILION.

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ISL 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 Verlnlllon
Parish, Louisiana and in the presence OF
the hereinafter named and undersigned
witnesses;
Personally came and appeared the here
in named and undersigned persons who
declare that they do now organize them
selves into o Limited corporation for the
purposes hereinafter expressed, under the
corporation laws of the State of Louisiana
and they declare the following as their
charter, viz. Charter of the Rose Hill
Planting and Refining Company Limit
ed"
ARTICLE. L.
The name of this corporation shall be
ROSE HILL PLANTING AND REIN
ING COMPANY LIMITED,n with its
domicile at Abbeyille, Vcrmilion Parish;
Louisiana.
ARTICLE. II.
This corporation is organized for the
purpose of planting and c~ultivating cane,
refining and manufacturing sugar, own
ing and controlling real estate and doing
all things necessary and incidental there
to and that are usually done in connec
ton with said business.
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AhllCLE. LII.
The CAPITAL stock of this corporation is
fixed at One Hundred THOUSAND Dollars
shares of One Hundred Dollars (S10O.OOl
each nayable one-half cash and one half
within one wear. Said capital stock NAV
be increased to any amount not exceed
ing Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
$500, 900. 00). with additional associates,
according to the provisions OF law.
ARTICLE. Nv.
This corporation shall begin business on
December 23rd 1895 and remain a body
polite for the term OF twenty-five Years,
and no mere snail render tnls
charter null and VOID.
ARTICLE. Y.
tn, s;ua 80 +h;s oornoro+ion sho11 ho
Inc a1alFs OF tnIs Po!aIlo shalI W
managed by q Board OF Directors, styled
ed by the Stockholders. at a meeting held
for that purpose. Each share of stock en-
I%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 of
Directors.
ARTICLE VI.
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The PRESIDENT OF this corporatl0n ana
In his absence the Secretary d pc the
proper person upon whom all legal pro-
cess, citations OF notices shall be served.
ARTICLE. VII.
This cornorat;on shall have a seal. npon
which shall be engraven the following
words;
crosse HILL PLANTING AND REIN
ING COMPANY
SEAL
AbbEylLLE' La.
ARTICLE. VIII
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Inc hrst board OF nlfecGors, toge1 M
Win Inc Presldent sliaIi pc oscar NJ. M
f Hnnr I pntn am who shall sarve for one
1aor md mil their Successors are elect
al at ANIMAL eiectIoH Ard Monday in De
cemher subject 10 change bv Board of
n;ractors
ARTICLE TX.
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the address OF the stockholders, and also
by thirty 1907 days notice by publication
In q newspaper puDlshed at boevll
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