The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-12-23
Of directors on I'll Q day the Calls mada
for their election. issue
ARTICLE VU.

lol bH0IL OlScUlONs !
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation shall have the riob.
OF increasing its capital stock 10 ~
amount not to exceed fifty thonsand
dollars and of making to this act ~ ~
corporation any modification. a)taro
ton or additions that may bcideemaa
necessary, audit may also bedissolvad.
provided the matter be submitted IN
general meeting of the s~tockha,5sas
specially called and held after tb;rtS
days notice thereof given to each ~
the stockholders by publication and in
writing as required by article Sir n
this charter. and shall be- approved II,
two-thirds of the amount of the canitah.
stock, and shall be executed, recordaa
and published as required by law. r.
case of the increase of the capital stock
the matter of increasing the number =
associates shall be determined and nrns
vided for by the board of directors j.
the time of calling the general meeting
of the stockholders required above.
ARTICLE VIII.
The shares Of this corporation shan
be personal property. and shall be
transferable upon the books Of the
same in such manner as the by-lawa
may direct, but no shareholder herein
shall be liable for its debts and con
tracts to a greater amount than the nm
paid balance due by the owner on said
stock. Nor shall any mere informality
in organization have the effect of rem
dering this charter null or exposing
the stockholders to any further iiabilf.
ty than said unpaid balance.
ARTICLE TX.
The first election under this Charter
shall be held at the Courthouse in All
heville. La, under the supervision Of
three commissioners to be then select
ed by the stockholders on the first
Monday of December 1S99at 10 o'clock
a.. M, to elect a board of directors to
serve until their successors are elected
on the first Monday Of January 1901
and each stakeholder hereby takes
cognizance ofthe date and place fixed
for said election.
j. P. Gueydan, Gueydan, La, per ii.
-. ouCJ QdU9 Ul0 cudI0 d 1UU.UV
Theodore Laporte, Abbeville, | a., ten
shares 49, 100000
: B. F. McCrary, Patterson. La, per e.
NJ. Stebbins, two shares S 2OO.00
E. ". Stebbins, Abbeville, La, two
shares S 10000
W. P. Edwards, Abbeville, La, five
shares S 10000
j. Nelson Greene, Abbeville, La. FIVE
shares S 10000
Jos. S. EweIl, Abbeville, La, fFe
, shares s 10000.
P. A. Villermin, New Orleans, La,
i two shares S 10000
". Is. White, Abbeyille, La, five
shares S 5O0.OO
SEVERN Leblanc, Abbeville, Ia, ten
shares S 100000
Jos. G.. Leblanc, Abbeville, La. twen-
! ty shares S 100000
D. L. Mcpherson, Abbeville, La, ten
shares $ 100000
2 4. B. Williams, Patterson, La, per d.
/, I. Mcpherson, five shares S 10000
joseph Brig, Baldwin, La. per D T.
Mcpherson, five shares S $1,000
Ell. S. Palfrey, Franklin. La, per ID Il.
. Mcpherson, five shares, S 10000
J. Agenor Leblanc, Abbeville, La,
t one share $ 10000
Joseph Molaison, New Orleans, La.
per j N Greene, ten sharess$ 100000
Ted Bauer, Abbeville, La, two
shares S 10000
l A. j. GODDARD, Abbeville, La, two
shares $4,000
W. W. Edwards, Abbeville, La. three
shares S 10000
I Francois Ragsnr, Royville, La, five
shares S $1,000
Summer Caldwell, Abbeville, La, one
!. share s 10000
NJ. r. Cushman, Milton, La. two
shares S 10000
Simms & Wathen, Abbeville, La, ten
shares S 100000
$ j. S. Lam, Abbeville la. one
: share S 10000
T Horace Trahan. Abbeville, La, one
l share s 10000
A.. j. Golden. Abbeyille, La, five
: shares 8 10000
John ]. Bagley, Abbeville, La, per
] Martin Bagley, five shares S 5000
Mrs. Julia Shafer, Houma, La, perl.
L. Mcpherson, 20 shares S 20O0.00
N. P. Moss, Lafayette, La, per y. i:
Mcpherson, one share SlO0.U
. MARK THEREOF.
. Witnesses:-R r. j. BRoUSsARD.
WHILE r. ELLIS.
3 Thus done and passed at my office
. in the town of AbbeviIle, La, this 27th
: day of Novembar 1890 in the presence
/, of Messrs. M. Theriot, r. j. BroussaId
and Willie r. Ellis, competent witness
. ess Of lawful age and residents d the