The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-06-10
JUDICIAL ADVERTISE
CHARTER
OF
THE BOAGNT COMPANY. LIMITED.

Tnited States Of Imaricn State Of LGutst0uu
Parish Of 81 Landry. Tor, ar OpcIousns.
BE IT KNOW, That on tins sixth Iav ri Nay
! III tne year 1899 before NE, Alfred Paw, 4 IT,.
tdry public IN and for the Parsi. o. =. Lanurv
state or Louisiana, duly commissioned. llaIl-
lned anu actlnS and in the presence OF the VIII
nesnes htreluaftcr named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed. who sev-
erra'ly era declared That. avalllns themselves OF
the provisions of the act OF the Legislature Of
TINS State known asiAct No. &c of tile session uf
1883, approved June 9th, 1888, as we'll those
or the general laws of the State relative to The
organization OF corporations they have formed
and organized. and by these presents, do form
| themselves and those whom they represent and
their successors. into and constitute "a corpora
tioh Ior the Objects and purposes and under
the stipuiations and conditions hereinafter s-t
forth which they adopt az their charter. to-
wit:
| The name and title Of this corporation shall
| ne ME EOAGN1 co. LTD" It shall have
its domicile i'll the Town of Opelousas, Parish
| or st. Landry, State OF Louisiana, where all ci-
| tat1ons and other legal process may he served
| on the President OF the Company, or in his alb
sence. on the Vice-Presilent thereof
ARTICLE H.
| The objects and purposes of this corporation
are hereby declared to he TO develop lands and
| to liquldate ami settle the remaining property
! movable and lmmovable, notes. mort cages
| documents and effects now held in common by
| the heirs OF DR. Vincent BOaciI as Joint own
| ers. they having accepted the succession sim.
| ply ana Internationally and having been reg
| nlarly aud legally put in possession of the
| effects thereof under an order of Court as
shown by Judgment No. 555l, in the l1th Judi
ciai District Court in and for the Parish of ST.
Landry, La, owning the same Jointly and in
lndlvislon. and having partiti0ned among
themselves amlcably and i'll kind the property
anu effects OF said succession. except the resi-
due thereof still held in indivsion. they agree
in nlf}nr t.. y.Ao,1
aud accelerate the liquidation, partition ard
final settlement Of the matters and property III
which they thus hold an interest in common.
ARTICLE III.
II shall have power TO sue aud be sued and 10
make and use copOraie seal and change the
same at pleasure. to hold. lease and sci! prop
erty, real and personal. necessary aud proper
for their business.
claims, have notes acknowledged, or institute
suits to interrupt prescription and other puI-
poses 10 pay taxes redeem property sold for
taxes or buy in any property sold for taxes.
receive payment and satisfaction of claims i'll
money or Ill property, accept retrocessions,
take mortgages. receive personal or collateral
securities. receive payment i'll full OF i'll part.
obtain Judgments. pay any and all debts and
the necessary current expenses of this corp0-
ration, deposit moneys Ill bank. declare dlv- |
dends and pay TO each stakeholder his pro rat.
share in monies realized by the corporation on
the property or other assets of the same. They
shall also have power, with the unanimous |
consent of the BoardLo Directors. to contract |
debts, recognize or acknowledge obligations |
pay same or divide the money or assets of the |
corporation equally among the stockholders.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation is fixed |
at the sum of Nine Thousand 10000 Dollars rep |
resen ted by ninety shares of one hundred 900 |
Dollars each payable by transferring. ceding
ana conveying to said corporation the iuter-
est of eaid stockhoider in SAID residue of said
succession. it being we'll understood that the
stockholders in tLis corporation to be the
min ia hn ~ 1r
The joint stock snail consist of all the
residue OF the succession OF Dr. Vincent Boagui
net included III divisions Nos. one, two and
three.
No stockholder Of this corporation shall ba
allowed to sell Is share of stock without first
offering the same to the stockholders of this
Company, through its Secretary, which offer
shall remain open for three days, and should
said stock be accepted, it shall be taken by and
for the said corporation and Immediately can
celled, thus reducing the number of shares in
said corporation
All stock shall be transferred on the books of
the Company by the stakeholder or his or her
duly authorized AZ ent or attorney in tact.
No transfer OF stock shall be recognized as
valid and complete until the transfer is SO
made on the books Of this corporation.
ARTICLE V.
All stock in this corporation which NAV he
held or owned by 4 female who is married,
shall be represented controlled aud managed
by her husband. or by any proxy or agent she
OF d a4soana hE ,a,.1 nay "a seiect. and any stock
controlled and managed by her
self personally OF by any proxy or agent she may
select. and all such husbands, proxies or
rights. privileges and prerogatives as could be
exercised by him were he personally the owner
OF the stock, and to vote the stock he SO repre-
serts or hold any Office in this corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
All the corporate powers of this corporation
shall be vested in aud exercised by Board of
nine Directors composed OF stockholders OF this
stock OF this corporation, tive OF whom shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. but no debt shall be CON 7
tracted without the unanimous consent of |
the nine members Of the Board of Directors
except for current expenses to carry out the
purposes Ut this corporation, and a bare quorum
and incur such current expenses as they may
think necc ssary or expedient in the protection
of tho interests OF this corporation, or in car
rying out its objects and purposes or they mag
delegate their authority to ithe President an1
n his absence, to the Vice President to do ali
such acts as they themselves might do.
The President, or i'll his absence, the Vice |
shall be the executive officer OF this
corporation and preside at all the meetings Of
The Board OF Directors. and b.. may in his dis
,reton call special meetings 2G the directors or
OF this corporation to consult to-
yether upon any matter appertalnng to The i'll
erests OF the corporation.
ARTICLE VII
No one shall be member of the Board of :
]
,hsres of the capital stock Of this corporation.
The first Board of Directors shall be Vincent
". BOagni, E. II. Boagni. Jos. NJ. Boagni. DR..
:. F. Boagni, ]. P. Boagnj. G. H. Comeau
4 lien A. Anding, J. J. Thompson and NJ c.
Aoseley.
ARTICLE VIII.
The officers OF this corporation shall be Vim ,
,ent ". Boagni, President; Edward N. Boagni. :
Vice President j. J. Thompson, Secretary aud ;
and M. c. Moseley as attorney. which /
aid Board Of officers shall remain i'll office un- {
IL the first Monday in May, 1900, or until their
qualified. On the first Monday of May. 1900 and
II the directors shall be held at the office OF
he corporation, and said directors, when
elected, shall Immediately upon taking their ,
eats. elect from their number a President. .
Vice President, secretary. and Treasurer ana
III Attorney. The Secretary and Treasurer
hail not be required TO be stakeholder
All elections shall be by ballot held a.. the !
,ffice Of the Company, of which election ten
lays previous notice shall be given by the Sec
etdry III writing, by mailing the same to the
Jest known address Of each stockhOIder
At the meetings Of the stockholders each share
,f stock shall be entitled one vote to be cast by
ts owner or representative. either In person or
" proxy, and a majority of votes east shall
,ect. ,
failure to elect directors or officers as |
lbove provided. shall not dissolve the corpora
ion. but the hen existing Board of Directors
hall continue In office and another election !.
hall be held AS soon as expedient. Any va
ancy occurring IN said Board of Directors
rom any cause shall be dlled by the remaining