The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-07
CHARTER,
OF crosse HILL PLANT
ING AND REFINING COM
PANY LIMITED.n
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PAR
ISL OF VERMTLION.

ISL OF NERMILI0N.
Be it remembered that on this, the 23rd
day OF December 1895:
Before me L. q. Broussard a Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified
according to law, in and for Verlnilion
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 a Limited corporation for the
purposes hereinafter expressed, under the
corporation avs 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.D
ARTICLE. /.
The name of this corporation shall be
ING COMPANY LIMITED with it's
domicile at Abbeyille, Vcrmilion Parish;
Louisiana.
ARTICLE. II.
This corporation is organized for the
purpose of planting and ~cultivating 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 connee-
ton With SAID business.
ARTICLE. III.
The capital stock of this corporation is
fixed at One Hundred Thousand Dollars
$500, 600. 00l. divided INTO One Thousand
shares of One Hundred Dollars $4,000
each payable one-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, OO0.OO), 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,
and no mere i~nf0rmality shall render this
charter null and void.
ARTICLE. Y.
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 n
vote, and the three persons receiving the
greatest number of votes shall be declared
duly elected Directors, and 40 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 have a seal, upon
which shall be engraven the following
words;
ROSE HILL PLANTING AND REIN
ING COMPANY
CORPORATE SEAL
ABBEVILLE, La"
ARTICLE. VIII.
The first Board of Directors, together
with the President shall be Oscar M. Mil
son, President. o. III. 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. TX.
This corporation may be liquidated at
| the end of it's term. or sooner, by q vote of
two-thirds of it's 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 1907 days notice by publication
in a newspaper published at Abbeyille,
La. Such liquidation shall be made by
COnIllSSIOuDIS CuOStu dU SuCH WOoUlUS ny
| a majority of the stock in amount, each
share emitting the holder thereof to one
vote. Such commissioners to have all
powersSnecessary for theI purpose of said
liquidation.
ARTICLE. x.
The following persons, all residents of
Louisiana are the stockholders, each for
the number of shares opposite their
naneS
Names. Residence. Shares.
Oscar NJ. Nilsson, Abbeville, La. 400
r. }. Putnam, 40
| J. Henry Putnam, 20
O. ii. P. Sample, Mansfield " 20
p. P. o. M. Nilsson.
This done and passed at Abbeville, in
the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louis
lana, on the day in the beginning first writ
ten, IN the presence of Eraste Mouton and
M. L. Young, competent witnesses, who
nave signed with the parties and me, said
Notary after due reading hereof.
Attest OSCAR M NILSSON.
ERASTE MoUToN, d, HENRY PUTNAM
MI. YOUNG. Q. II. ?. SAMPLE.
P. P. o. M. NILSSON.
l.. o. BRoUssARD,
[Seall Notary Public.
l have carefully examined the above
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