The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-12-09
Of q irectors on the day Che call is mad.
for their election. s
ARTICLExyu.

v 1hSAA NANOblOus
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation shall have the ,;,t.A
of increasing its capital stock IL j.
amount not to exceed fifty thonsana
dollars and of making to this act a. i
corporation any modification. altara
ton or additions that may DO deemas
necessary, and it may also be dissolpad.
provided the matter be submitted II
general meeting of the s~tockholdors
specially called and held after thru
days notice thereof given to each y
the stockholders by publication and II
writing as required by article air of
this charter. ard shal, be approved hp
two-thirds of the amount of the canifaI
stock, and shall be executed, recoIdad
and Published as required BY law. n
case of the increase of the capital stocE
the matter of Increasing the numharof 4
associates shall be determined and pro-
vided for by the board of directors as
the time of calling the general meeting
of the stockholders required above.
ARTICLE VII.
The shares of this corporation shan
be personal property. and shall III
transferable upon the books Of the
same in such manner as the bylaws
may direct, but no shareholder herein
shall be liable for its debts and con-
tracts to a greater amount thant the I'M.
paid balance due by the owner on said
stock. Nor shall any mere informally
in organization have the effect Of rem
dering this charter null or exposing
the stockholders TO any further liabiIi-
ty than said unpaid balance.
ARTICLE X.
The first election under this Charter
shall be held at the Courthouse in Alb
beville. La. under the supervision Of
three commissioners to be then select
ed BY the stockholders on the first
Monday of December 1899 at 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 of the date and place fixed
for said election.
j. P. Gueydan, Gueydan, La, per 81.
L. Gueydan, one share 10000
Theodore Laporte, Abbeyille, a., ten
shares s 100000
B. F. MeCrary, Patterson. La, per e.
M. Stehbins, two shares s 10000
E. NJ. Stebbins, Abbeville, La, two
shares S 10000
W. P. Edwards, Abbeville, La, five
shares S $1,000
j. Nelson Greene, Abbeville, La, five
! shares S $4,000
( Jos. s. Eweii, Abbeyille, La, five
shares S 10000
p. A. Viliermia, New Orleans, La
two shares S 10000
w. Is. White, Abbeville, La, five
shares $ 10000
SEVERN Leblanc, Abbeville, La. ten
shares 8 100000
Jos. G.. Leblanc, Abbeyille, La, TWEEN,
ty shares 5 100000
D. L. Mcpherson, AbbeYille, Lit, ten
shares S 100000
F..B. Williams, Patterson. La, per ID.
l.. Mcpherson, Ave shares S 500.00
joseph Brig. Baldwin, La. per d. u
Mcpherson, five shares = $1,000
II. S. Palfrey, Franklin. La, per d. e
Mcpherson, five shares, 5 10000
j. Agenor Leblanc, Abbeville, La
mi share 10000
Joseph Molaison, New Orleans, La,
per j N Greene, ten shares S 1000 %
Ted Bauer, Abbeyille, La, Two
shares 2OO:DO
a. j. GODDARD, Abbevills, La, I've
shares $4,000
w. w. Edwards, Abbeville, La. three
shares S 10000
Francois Rageur, Royville, La. five
shares 5 5UU.W
Summer Caldwell, Abbeville, La. one
share S 10000
M. r. Cushman, Milton, La. two
shares S 10000
Simms & Wathen, Abbeyille, La, zen
shares 5 100000
j. S. Lam, Abbeville La. one
share S 10000
Horace Trahan. Abheyille, La, one
share s. 100 90
A. j. Golden. Abbeyille. La, five
shares 5 $1,000
John j. Bapley. Abbeville, La, per
Martin Bagley, FIVE sharss s 5OO0V
Mrs. Julia ShafFer, Houma, La, perl:
l. Mcpherson, 20 shares 2oOO.OV
N. P. Moss, Lafayette, La, per u. Z
Mcpherson, one share SlODW
{ MARK THEREOF.
Witnesses:-R. j. BRoUssARD,
WILLIE r. ELLIS.
Thus done and passed at my once
in the town of Abbeville, La, this 2fsn
day of November 1893 in the presence
of Messrs. NJ. Theriot, r. ]. Broussard
and Willie R. Ellis, competent witness
ess of lawful age and residents Of tne
parish of vermilion, who have signed
with the parties and me notary alleg