The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-12-30
Of directors on the day the call is made
for their election.
ARTInIR IN
ARTICLE VII.

ykAs 49,
This corporation shall have the r;obt
OF increasing its capital stock to an
amount not to exceed fifty Thousand
dollars and of making to this act IF IN
corporation any modification, alyara
ton or additions that NAV be- deansaa
necessary, and it may also be dissolvaa.
provided the matter be submitted 10 !
general meeting of the STOCKHOLDERS
specially called and held after thirty
days notice thereof given to each a
the stockholders by publication and in
writing as required by article six a
this charter. and shall be approved bv
two-thirds of the amount of the can;ta1
stock, and shall be executed. racordad
and published as required by law. Tn
case OF the increase Of the capital stacE
the matter of increasing the numbero II
associates shall be determined and nro.
vided for by the board of directors At
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 ha
transferable upon the books of tha
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 than the nm
paid balance due by the owner on said
stock. Nor shall any mere inforshaljty
in organization have the effect of rem
dering this charter null or exposing
the stockholders to any further iiabili-
ty than said unpaid balance.
ARTICLE TX.
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 efthe date and place fixed
for said election.
j. P. Gueydan, Gueydan, La, per Fl.
L. Gueydan, one share S 10000
Theodore Laporte, Abbeville, | a., ten
shares. 100000.
B. F. MeCrary, Patterson. La, per E.
M. Stebbins, two shares S 10000
E. N. stebbins, Abbeyille, La. two
shares 10000
". P. Edwards, Abbeville, La, five
shares S 10000
]. Nelson Greene, Abbeville, La. five
shares 10000
Jos. S. EWeN, AbbeVille, La, five
shares S 10000
P. a. Villermin, New Orleans, La,
two shares 10000
". B. White, Abbeville, La. five
shares S 10000
SEVERN Leblanc, Abbeville, La, ten
shares S 100000
JOS. G. Leblanc, Abbeville, La. tHen-
ty shares S 2Oe0sOe
D. L. Mcpherson, Abbeyille, La, ten
shares S 100000
F. B. Williams, Patterson, La, per d.
l.. Mcpherson, five shares S 10000
Joseph Brig, Baldwin. La. per d Il.
Mcpherson, five shares $1,000
II. S. Palfrey, Franklin. La, per D i.
Mcpherson, five shares, $ 10000
}. Agenor Leblanc, Abbeville, La
one share S 10000
Joseph Molaison, New Orleans, la,
per J Greene, ten shares S 1000 %
Ted Bauer, AbbeVille, La, two
shares S 10000
a. j. GODDARD, Abbeville, La, two
shares $4,000
w. w. Edwards, Abbeville, La. three
shares S 10000
Francois Rageur, Royville, La, i've
shares S 5000
Summer Caldwell, Abbeville, La, one
share 5 1000 70
NJ. r. Cushman, Milton, La. two
shares S 10000
simms & Wathen, Abbeville, La, ten
shares = 100000
y. S. Lam, Abbeville La. one
share S 10000
Horace Trahan. Abbeyille, La, one
share s 10000
A. j, Golden. Abbeville, La, Ave
shares 5 5000
John J.. Bagley, Abbeville, La, per
Martin Bagley, five SHARES S 500O0
Mrs. Julia Shafer, Houma, La, perD.
/. Mcpherson, 20 shares 8 2O0O.O0
n. P. Moss, Lafayette, La, per .. 7:
Mcpherson, one share $I0O.W
MARK THEREOF.
Witnesses:-R r. j. B~RoUssARD,
WILLIE X, Ellis
Thus done and passed at my ottlce
in the town of Abbeville, La, this Nth
day of November 1899 in the presence
of Messrs. M. Theriot, r. J. BroussaFd
and Willie r. Ellis, competent witness.
ess of lawful age and residents Of ING
parish of Vermilion, who have signed
with the parties and me notary alLer
due reading Of the whole.
L. T.. BoURGEs,