The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-04-16
CHARTER
Lafayette Sugar Refining Company,
Limited.

AlHtICu.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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and in sal guy
'he piese"es Hereinafter named ard
lawful age. who sevsraIy deela,sd: 49,, o..,s. =.
the ,'Hs and a Of s 20
n Of 2, e 81 IS 81
session Of the General Assembly, of the State of
en.s form and organize themselves their successors
hs and nds1 the
forth. which they adopt as their charter. to-wi,:
be tsa 'f:i
hxs and ENJOY % fcr the period
from The d.ss Of h: ses and
on corporations Including the power to sue and be
70 TO T the oee
so;1s?ri;:nG : t. The aen,;e:,e Q, this
faSeste SAFE Of ToH;:;sn citation and o.hsr esal
a BE- se The s PARISH. ST The or
Inc # the Ss ep:s stock of this
zion :a:sIi C Seventy sheaSsnd ae's:s "a:
Of ~ ?a
for said sh b1 I ba poi be na tod
Sal he BY s be ns sa 'os
The transfer book Kept By the nc, ,,n, no
entered on the transfer book OF the COM
AkrlCLElv ~. The objects and purposes OF ibis
corporation and the nature Of .as h's'ness 70 be
purchase own and operate. more sugar
os ss1 mill" 70 % s nna Ge''a and "e
sugars from cane joice or e'udc saEnIs to purchase;
lands: to construct. own .ad operate
Of 70 hep PRS %
its refinery to own and operate boats tor the ssne
and t,eisnsi to pn1caa;e Own and
epeIaS or to 70 *I o or
eon r any q ne pafpossT hs1sinsboxs
M my o, said 81 its is
er a" .ss %
Or bonds secured BY mortgage or pledge or pawn or
F<Ri!ffsc a2 se
tors. Composed OF Ave SHAREHOLDERS. who Sh1, be
elected at the an5"a, meeting of the d n1
Year. after notice published once week three
sown OF ax Se AT ali nee.inss OF the share
holders the majority Of votes cast shall elect and
or by p5osy one vote for each share Of stock owned
t sy s w hi no days The
Board Of Directors shall have to!l power to Rr9xids
s .R x' be ' eaiied
sf by ns hs
and OF the thereof r the sadrHss
named persons shan serve the first Board of Di:
and until sss!
sa so ass
dent. ]. B. Craven. viccpresident. and Horace Gum
sss S meet;n Ss alter sheS the
sa aad set q, Of n to e
shall also elect nd b BE na
and oicers: both those named in this charter and and
1 b , in an a
fed 1he persons hereinabove named shall hold
Monday Of 's or an.
81 .Ss 5 rns to M
al! of the powers Of this eorPeraon wisl,ou. in any
ssssay power to make all Ss1rs
tn to es
pany and mosGasss or PGdgeS and generally to nn
pertinent to the ob5ss.s Of t h soTporaSn Which Il;
or be in exe9en these the
said board Of Directors may ACT either directly or
hs spss;a sahor y Inv has a, &;
s auas"% Of iesrs: ysoas any Tsssnsy
naming members shall have the right to Il s,'ch va
ssy : a %
as sfsf snn e %i %1eeever this corporation is dis
solved s'hs, by Or TOR BE- ;Gya,ea nd is
debts and liabilities paid the balance of it. funds.
ss be s pro and Of
three commissioners to be appointse for tina. pnros5
for ,ss. purpose after fifteen days prior notice shall
have been given in of the Newspapers published
in he of Lafayette. Said commissioners shall
remain in Office until the affairs of the corporation
dea,h Of one OF more OF said
vacancy occurring in their number. those who shall
be filed general meeting held for that purpose
a,sE aG!:is VIZ s,eefSedes
.ion be held liable responsible for it's
faults fu rttcr than the unpaid
balance due the shares of stock owned by him,
MOI shall any informality in organization have
rendering this charter null. exposing
a s,ockholder any liability beyond the amount OF
his stock.
lARTlCLE VIII. The charter of this corporation
NAV be modified ora altered, o this corporation