The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-12-30
C II A r T Err
Or THE
RICE MILL LTD.
D.
UNITED STATES OFtAMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA, :
PARISH OF VERMILION. }

Be it known, that on this, the Ninth
dav of the month of November, Ammo
Domini, One Thousand Eight Hundred
and N1nety-nine and of the Independence
of the United States of America, the
! One Hundred and Twenty-fourth:
Before me. GEORGE WEST SUMMERS. a
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified as such i'll and for the Parish of
! Vermilion, Stat tie of Louisiana, and in
presence of the undersigned competent
witnesses:
Personally came and appeared the sew
eral perfons hereinafter named and un-
Edersigned who declared, that ~aVailing
/ themselves of the provisions of the Con-
stitution and Laws of the State of .Louis-
ianain regard TO formation of Corpora
tlons, they do by these presents form
themselves, their associates, successors
and assigns into a corporation or body
polite under the laws Of this State under
the conditions and for the purposes here
matter stated, to-Wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name Of this corporation shall be
Abbeville Rice hill Limited,
under which name 1t shall exist for 4 per-
iod of ninety-nine (99) years, from date oi
this act. alld shall haye and enjoy ala the
powers and authority conferred by laws o.
the State Of Louisiana upon corporations
IOT Tile purpose Ol cIStSilS III the DtSl-
ness hereinafter stated; as well as the
power tofnortgage and pledge their prop.
cry, movable and imnOYable.
ARTICLEII.
The domicile of this company shall be al
Abheyille, Vermilion parish, State Oh
Louisiana. All citations and other legaI
process and notices shall be served on THE
president of the company and in his alb,
sence OH the vice president or on the sec
rotary and treasurer.
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock of this company shall
be Forty Thousand ($40.G0o.00l Dollars
divided into Four Hundred shares of the
par value of One Hundred $500, COZ Dol
lars and to he fully paid in cash as follows
Fifteen per cent. November ID. 1899; Thlr
ty-tive percent. February ], 1900: TWEEN
ty-five per cent April /, 1900 and Twenty
five per cent. May !, 1900.
The certificate OF StoekIshall be signeC
by the President and the Secretary ant
Treasurer or in the absence or inability
Of the president to act, by the Vice-Presl
dent aud Secretary and Treasurer.
Said certificates shall be issued only
when paid in full and said stock shall b.
transferable only on the books of thu
company and on the surrender or due
proof of loss of the original certificate.
ARTICLE ".
The purposes of this corporation ap(
the nature of the business intended to b'
carried on by it are declared to be to cul
tivate and raise rice and sugar cane ant
mill rice and manufacture sugar and tt
warehouse or store rice n sugar; to pur
chase, sell and dealin rice, sugar ane anC
to manufacture paper and other article!
of straw.
And in order TO carry out said objects
or anV nf them To n1TphaSp hF,d an(
own, or to lease sueh lands, buildings
warehouses, machinery and other proper
ty, movable and immovable, us may b,
required or convenient in the cultivating
manufacturing or warehousing or in an
other way to dispose of rice, sugar can'
and sugar; to establish and conduct pub
lie or private warehouses for storing rice
and sugar; to buy, sell and feed lin
stock; and to make advances to person,
engaged In ~cu1tiyat1ng or dealingin rice
sugar and SugaF.cane and to construct an(
operate in connection with any of thei,
land. tramways, railways. barge dimes
to pay for all property of every kind &C
qulred for tie purposes of the cooperation
eitherm money or in stock or bonds of thu
corporation. as the directors may decide
and generally, to make all contracts thar
may be incidental to or connected will
the business of the corporation III any o.
its branches as above set forth.
ARTICLE v.
All powers of incorporation shall b.
vested in and exercised by a board of sew.
en- directors, each "a whom shall own a
leaStiiye shares Of fi8e capital stock of thi,
company. The directors shall be elected
by q ballot at an afblHal meeting of the
share holders, uiNfss the supervision o.
two commissioners appointed by the boart
i Of directors, which meeting shall be hell
I nm tj,a uaf.pui " M al -, T,l- ~ na.I