The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF Crosse HILL PLANT
ING AND REFINING COM
PANY LIMITED"
UNITED STAT IS OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PAR
ISL OF VERMILION.

ISL OF VERMILlON.
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, i'll and for Vern1l1on
Parish, Louisiana and i'll the presence OF
the hereinafter named and undersigned
witnesses;
Personally came and appeared the here
III named and undersigned persons who
declare that they do now Organlze them
selves into q 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
i"ROSE HILL PLANTING AND REIN
ING COMPANY LIMITED." with its
domicile at Abbeyille, Vermilion Parish;
Louisiana.
ARTICLE. II.
This corporation is organized for the
purpose of planting and c~ultlvatlng 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 come
ton with said business.
ARTICLE. III.
The capital stock of this corporation is
fixed at One Hundred Thousand Dollars
lS100. 000.00). divided INTO One Thousand
shares of One Hundred Dollars ($100.O0)
with n one wear Said capital stock may
be increased to any mount not exceed
ing Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
$500, 900. OO). with additional associates,
according to the provisions of law.
ARTICLE. ".
This corporation shall begin business on
December 23rd 1885 and remain a body
polite for the term of Twenty-Five Years,
and no mere infolmality 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 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
lDirectors.
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. Nil
son, President. o. HI. P. Sample and j.
Henry Putnam who shall serve for one
year and until their successors are elect
ed, at annual election. 3rd Monday i'll De-
cember subject to change by Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE. TX.
This corporation may be liquidated at
1.-THE end of its term, or sooner, by a vote OF
!, two-thirds of it's stock, at a meeting OF
the stockholders, for that purpose, after
thirty 1901 days written notice mailed to
the address of the stockholders, and also
by thirty 1907 days notice by publication
in a newspaper published at Abbevllie,
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 commissioners to have all
powers necessary for the purpose of said
liquidation.
ARTICLE. x.
! The following persons, all residents OF
Louisiana are the stockholders, each fol-
the number of shares opposite theil
names.
Names. Residence. Shares.
Oscar NJ. Nilsson, Abbeville, La. 4G
r r. Putnam. Al
8. H He p s SAMOAN Mansfield e
P. p. o. NJ. Nilsson.
This done and passed at Abbeville, in
the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louis
Z, lana, Oh the day in the beginning first writ.
ten, In the presence of Eraste Mouton and
M. 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
NJ. l.. YOUNG. O. I'll. P. SAMPLE.
p. P. o. NJ. NILSSON,
L. o. BROUssARD,
[SealI Notary Public.
/ have carefully examined the above
act of incorporation of the Bose Hal
Planting and Refining C0mpGRy Limited
/, and finding nothing therein inconsistan
with nor contrary to the laws and Con
} ~stitution of the United Stad or to the
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