The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-17

of April Ammo Domini, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-nine:
Before me, George West Summers q
Notary Public duly commissioned ana
qualified as such, in and for the Parish OF
VermiIion, State of Louisiana, and IN the
presence of the undersigned competent
witnesses Personally came and appeared
the persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who severafly declared, thae
availing themselves OF the provisions OF
the laws of the State of Louisiana, Tor
themselves, their successors and assigns
they hereby form themselves n a cor
poration as follows:
ARTICLEI
The name and title of this corporation.
shall be The Abbeville Hardware and I'M
plement Company, Limited. and the place
chosen for it's domicile is declared TO be
the Town of Abbeville, in the Parish OF
Vermilion. State of Louisiana.
The length of time during which TINS
Corporation shall exist n continue.
shall be for a period of ninety nine years
from and after the date OF this act.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this Corporation
is established and the nature OF the DUST
| ness TO be carried on by it are declared to
be a General Mercantile Business, wholesale
! and retail.
tn purchase and sell merchandise and
ali things a%ppertaining to and pertinent
or incident to the above purposes.
The officer on whom citation may be
| served. shall be tie president, and in case
Of his absence or inability to act. citation
may be served on the SecretaTy-Ireasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The CAPITAL stock of this Corporation is
declared to be the sun OF Five Thousand
fs5000. O0l Dollars, divided into one hun
bred shares of Fifty dollars each. to be
paid in such a manner and at such times
as the Board of Directors may direct the
said capital stock may be increased i'll the
manner required by law to q sum not ex-
ceeding Twenty Thousand Dollars. inns
Corporation shall commence business
when the full amount of said capital stock
shall have been subscribed.
ARTICLE ".
This Corporation shall have power and
authority to contract, sue u be sued IN
it's corporate name, and to make and use
a corporate seal; to hold, recelve, pur-
chase. mortgage and convey under Its
corporate name. property both real
personal, to borrow money, issue notes
aud obligations and to pledge same; to
name and appoint such managers. direct
ors and off GERS as its interests and conve-
nience may require, and to make IN es-
.tablish such bylaws for the proper man
agement and regulation of it's affairs as
. ~, n " hn rnnnnCQar u q MI np0npT.
Tba business and affairs Of this CORPORA
+;on shaiI he oed and %conducted by
q Roard nf Directors to he composed Of
dbree ~ockholders h shall be elected
annually on the first Thursday In anuary
Lot each year, to begin with the year 1900.
Said election shall DE by ballot and
J norat;nn nnder fine superyision of three
stocL holdars annointed hv the Board of
Directors. the stock holders receiving the
maioritv If the votes east. to@be declared
ma1r = Tha 60 ;inra tie. hold an e~Iection
on Said date snacifed shall NOT. dissolve
lfhis cornoratipn INIT the Directors then
n oein shall ho,d same until an election
NAV H. held in the manner provided for :
written notice of said election being given
to each stakeholder at least fifteen days
nrey;ons IN said election The following
named nersons have been chosen as the
BOARD Of Directors to serve until their
isuccessors shall have been. duly elected
Land Qualified, viz: Ophelias Bourque,
EJohn Abshire. Jr. and James A. Summers.
And of these, Ophelias Bouroue shall he
President. John Abshire. .Jr., shall be
Vice-President and Has A. Summers shall
he Observation-Disclosures and shall perform
fhe dnties ~ both Observation-Disclosures
Al the first, meeting following each cleo
+ion hal nsrd ~ directors then elected.
shall elect one of their number to be
President. one flo he Vice-PresIdent and
one to he Secretarv- Treasurer
The Board Of Hireators shall exercise
and he Vested with the usnai power Of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and make ali bylaws and
iii anv and ali ~vaeancies in their number
All checks notes or other oblioations of
tins cornoration for the payment of mon
CIV shall he signed nv the President and
!, c1nntersianed by the Observation-Disclosures
| When. from absence or other reason.
T the President Is nnahle TO act indiyiduaI-
ly, the Vice-President shall sign checks,
notes and obligations. to pay money,
which shall be counterslgned as before by
the Secretary Treasurer, -,
No certificate Of stock shall pc vahd