The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-05-21
CHARTER
Lafayette Sugar Refining Company,
Limited.

UNITED srATEs s or Oh , AMERICA aN!E;s
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! BE IT KNOWN: That on This second day Of the
and eight Hundred and nine.y:eishs. Before me-
and in sna tdr ss e1 1 Se%
leans Parish of Orleans. State OF Louisiana. and in
undersigned. personally and appeared the per:
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PANY. LIMITED: and under that name it shall
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to and
stated. generally do ali things lawful for
ARficIE IL H. The domic,e of this corporation
rors,sion Or il he absent from the parish then on
H. of
shares Of the value Of hundred dollars each
iaiiy paid until they have been fully PAID Tor in
Certificates
secretary OF the cerporation and shall
Of shares shall Affect the corporation until !,
has been entered on the transfer book OF the COM
Article ". The objects and purposes Of 'hi.
carried by !, declared o be- o erect %
6ner;es. sugar mills: purchase and grind cane
to purchase crude sugars: to manufacture and sell
own cultivate to lease and cultivate. rem,
out sugar lands: 70 construct. own and operate
prs S2ns %
purpose ana use such means Of Transportation 10
o. pledge. properly. real or required
stated: generally to make any all contracts &C.
purposes issue therefor pT:,%ss"ry notes
p'y;!sss s2y IS P5opsSsy: req! perscnsi: "
tors composed OF five >h:',ehoI.:ers who shan be
to ct "h;
;Ss ri: ri ne :
each sai be to S
by p'M ,s no vote Shall be On fe
s s ani ss x Il; Ihs
m What mannsI special ns'i1ss Of .h s",sl,oirs
ANY, notice , Of The ens of said % '
given by mailing to each sIsreho!der nS.es q said
lei, ~ h;n ~,sh she secretary: The following
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and Leo Judice Is'e.ore Hech"scr. shall be Prcsi
sksr' be the asS the
5S, neetns .ss se on election the Board of
president and one to be yice-presidcns. and they
nre! Who need need be share A ;reesoT
' Ina both h s6 in This IN % H
their successors shall have been elected and quail
office until the first annual election the second
seds se of Pr s ana e The oaSa Of
.e9.ors OF this COMPANY s: haye r'ver 70 exercise
sa the for "'hory amy
y , shalt have poSs' to Hke all eons'1s,s
money: to execute the notes or bonds Of the COM
ali E nS
or %aS the OF h hs ss Il;
sd osId 81 Sd in e1e5ssm the
n Ss 81 in OF
e~rp"'atos ,;d h 5s "eIeess shall constitute
ac s,,a in the sos1d OF or Te
manning members shall have the right to fin such va
Hay hcid said Board shall s.sc ali such by laws
as AR sf snlii W hpsever hi. is dis
e Of by Or tor BE- D &C.
debts and liabilities paid and the balance of its funds
nsoldsrs unas! .hs charge and supsrn.sndence Of
he dor
for that purpose iays r"sor notice
s
remain in Office until the affairs of the corporation
shall have been fully liquased: and in of the
death Of one more of said commissioners. other
vacancy occurring in their number. those who shall
remain shall continue Such may
be filed Il general meeting held for that purpose,
after notice as hcrcinabove provided.
ARTICLE VII. No StockhoIder of this corpora
ton shall ever be held liable responsible for its
contracts faults in further than the unpaid
balance due on the shares Of stock owned by him.
shalt asy informaiity in organization have
the effect of rendering this charter NULL exposing
stakeholder to any liability beyond the amount of
his stock.
ARTICLE VIII. The cha,tc. of ,bsis corporation
may be moeifcd or altered. this corporation may
be dissolved with the assent of s~n thirds in amour.
OF the capital stock actually issued. at general
meeting OF the shareholders convened fog scf,
Posc after .h'y days notice of said meeting shall
have been given by publication. 4 week in \
newspaper published in the town of Lafayette. pro-
Sasd: however. ina. any stSh change. Steranon 1s
the unanimous consent Of all sh< shareholders. ANY
changes in reference to the increase decrease OF
the capital stock shall be made IN the manner pro-
~ifed BY law
Thus done and passed in my cfice in th. city of
New Orleans. parish Of Orleans, State of Louisiana.