The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-01-01

and syrup. and in that connection and for the
purpose of raising cane. to purchase OF lease 50.
gar plantations. And to buy and sell such mer.
chandises and other property as may be neces-
sary and convenient in the carrying on of said
business and generally to do all things and
make all contracts that may be incident to on
convenient to the above objects and purposes.
Article Ill.
The capital stock of this Corporation is here
by fixed at Fifty thousand (s5O.OOO) represented
Ly Five hundred (5O0) shares of one hundred
dollars (slOO.OO each, payable one half cash,
and the balance whenever called for by the
Board of Directors. The Company may COM
mence business as soon as one half Of the Capt.
tai Stock is paid in.
Article Nv.
| The powers of this Corporation are vested IN
| Board of Directors composed of three stock
holders. two of whom shall constitute q quo
| rum. The Directors shall be elected annually
on the First Thursday of April, under such by
laws as may be hereafter adopted by said Cor
poration. They shall elect from their members
President (who shall be General Manager. ex-
oficio) A Vice President. Secretary who shall
also be Treasufer,) whose duties shall be pres
Office until their successors are installed; Until
elected, the following named stockholders shall
constitute the Board of Directors. to-wit:
President: Robert Martin.
Vice-President: Alex. Mcuton.
Secretary Treasury. 8. V. Martin.
The Board Of Directors shall adopt all neces-
sary by Laws for the management of this Corpo-
ration and shall have the power to amend the
sumo at pleasure. and shall appoint and remove
all employees and fix their compensation. and
shall fill any vavancy occurring among their
own members. All checks for money for labor,
material or otherwise shall be signed by the
President and General Manager. and shall spe-
city the reason thereof; and all funds of the
Corporation shall be kept in local Bank. or in
Bank at New Orleans. Louisiana. except such
advances as may be made to the Corporation by
Commission Merchants and others.
Article v.
No stock holder shall ever be liable for the
contracts of this Corporation in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due to the Com
pany on the Shares owned by him. nor shall any
informally in the proceedings Of Organization
render any stockholder liable beyond said
amount. No stock Of this Corporation shall be
transferred or sold before it is offered to the
other stock holders present at a regular Meet
ing. who shall have the refusal thereof. And
no certificate of Stock shall DO issued before it
is fully paid up. and in default of payment on
stocks as called for by the Board of Directors.
the amount paid shall be forfeited to the Cor
pofation.
Article vi.
This Charter may be amended or dissolved
with the assent II three fourth of tho capital
stock represented at a general Meeting of the
stock holdere to be specially convened after
thirty days notice published at the Domicile Of
the Corporation, and by written notices mailed
to each stock holder. Upon dissolution of this
Corporation by Limitation or otherwise. its al
fairs shall be liquidated by three commission
ers to be elected by the stockholders who shall
at the same time fix their compensation. The
Capital Stock OF this Corporation may be in
creased to One-hundred- thousand Dollars $780,
0Oc) provided three fourth in amount of the
stock holders agree thereto in writing at q spe-
cial meeting called for that purpose.
Thus done. passed and signed at. Martinvillc,
Louisiana. on the date written at the caption
hereof. in presence of Messrs w. A. Bienvenu
and Charles Gutekunst, competent and lawful
witnesses. who have hereunto signed their
names with tn Appesrers and me. Notary. sf-
ter due reading Of the whole.
X. MARTIN, $50 shares.
ALEX. MOUTON. 1856 shares.
g. MARTIN, per X. Martin. "a shares.
Witnesses:
WA. BIENvENU,
CHAS. GUTEKUNST.
DAN W. VOORHEES,. Notary Public.
State of Louisiana. Parish of st. Martin.
Having carefully examined the foregoing Char
ter of Incorporation Of the "R. MARTIN SU-
GAR COMPANY. Limited, and finding that
there is nothing therein contrary to the law. the
same is hereby approved:
St. Martinville, La, this 18th day of Novem-
Der, A. D., Eighteen hundred and ninety seven
JAMES SIMON,
District Attorney of the 18th Judicial District of
Louisiana.