The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-11-27
ACT OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .
United States Of America,
State of Louisiana, Parish of 81. Martin.

United States of America
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Ct. Martin.
Be II known that on this the Seventeenth d.,
OF November. A. D.. Eighteen-hundred-sn and
ninety-seven.
Before me DAN. W. VooRHIEs. Q Notary Pu.
bile, duly qualified, and sworn in and for the
Parish Of st. Martin. State of Louisiana, and in
presenos OF The undersigned resident Witnesses
Personally appeared ROBERT MARTIN, Of
st. Martin Parish. Louisiana, ALEXANDRA
MOUTON, Of Orleans Parish. Louisiana. and g.
v. MARTIN. Of Orleans Parish. Louisiana.
herein represented by said Robert Martin. who
said that svailins themselves Of the Laws of
this State relative to the organisation Of Corpo-
ratons. and especially of Act % Of 1883, they
hav" agreed and do hereby agree> bind and obi
gate themselves. - veil - such persons a. may
hereafter become associated With them, to con-
stitute Limited Corporation for the purposes
and under the conditions following. to-wit:
Article 1.
The name Of this Corporation shall BE- THE
ST. MARTIN SUGAR COMPANY, LIMITED"
its domicile shall be In the Parish of st. Mar
tin. Louisiana. and Il shall exist for period of
ninety-nine (oO years, from this day; and under
its name It shall have the right to acquire pro-
perty Of any kind. real or personal. for cash or
on terms mortgage. lease. cell, pledge, to build
and construct sugar refinery. for that purpose
to operate brick yards. or to acquire same slrea-
dy constructed and put up. and for that purpose
to enter into Ill necessary contracts: to sue and
b sued In its corporate name, and generally to
have and exercise al powers conferred BY Law
on Corporations. All legal process shall b
served on the President, and in his absence on
the Vice. President Of this Company. The said
Corporation shall also have the right to borrow
money, and for that purpose to Issue bonds
payable in any seriee Of years, interests on the
said bonds not to exceed eight per cont per year.
Article II.
The principal object Of this Company 10 to
establish Sugar Factory in this Parish. to buy
cane. to grind the same, rsfne syrup and sensr-
ally to manufacture. refine and sell sugar cane
and syrup. and in that connection and for the
purpose Of raising cane> to purchase or lease su-
gar plantations. And TO buy and sell such mer-
chandises and other property a. may be neces-
sary and convenient in the carrying ON Of said
business and generally to do all thinss and
make all contracts that may be incident to or
convenient to the above objects and purposes.
Article III.
Tho capital stock Of this Corporation 10 here.
BY fixed 1t Fifty thousand (s50.0oo) represented
By Five hundred (500) shares of one hundred
dollars (S100.00) each, payable one half cash.
and the balance whenever called for by the
Board Of Directors. The Company may COM
mence business - soon - one half of the Capt.
tai Stock il paid in.
Article Nv.
The powers Of this Corporation are vested In
Board of Directors composed Of three stock
holders, two Of whom shall oonstituts . quo.
rum. The Directors shall bs elected annually
on the First Thursday Of April. under such By
laws % may b hereafter adopted By said Cor.
porstion. They shall elect from their members
. President (who shall be General Manager, OF.
oficio) A Vice President, . Secretary (who shall
also b Treasurer,) whose duties shall be pres
cribed BY the bylaws. The Directors shall hold
Office until their successors are installed, Until
elected, the following named stockholders shall
constitute the Board of Directors. to-witi
President: Robert Martin.
Vice-President: Ajax. Mouton.
etary.Treasury. 8. Y. Martin.
The Board Of Directors shall adopt all neoss-
cary bylaws for the management of this Corpo-
ration and shall have the power to amend the
same at pleasure. and shall appoint and remove
all employees and fx their compensation. and
shall fill any vavsncy occurring among their
own membefs. All checks for money for labor,
material or otherwise shall be signed By the
President and General Manager. and shall sps.
city the reason thereoft and all funds Of the
Corporation shall b kept In local Bank. or In
Q Bank at Now Orleans. Louisiana, except such
advances - may b made to the Corporation b.
Commission Merchants and others.
ArticleV.
No stock holder shall ever b liable for the
contracts Of this Corporation in any further
pany on the 6hares owned BY him, nor shall any
informally In the proceedings Of Organization
render any stockholdsr liable beyond said
amount. No stock Of this Corporation shall be
transferred or sold before 1t 10 offered to the
other stock holders present at . regular Nest
ing. Who shall have the refusal thereof. And
no certificate Of Stock shall be issued before It
10 fully paid mp, and in default Of payment on
stocks - called for By the Board Of Directors.
the amount paid shall b forfeited to the Cor
poration.
Article VI
This Charter may b amended or dissolved
with the ascent Of three fourth Of the capital
stock represented 1t . general Meeting Of the
stock holdsrs 10 b specially convened after
thirty days notice published at the Domioils Of
the Corporation. and By written notices mailed
to each stock holder. Upon dissolution Of this
Corporation By limitation or otherwise, its A.
fairs shall Be hquidatsd BY three commission.