The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

sTATn o. LOUISIANA.


AaH1A VF 1At5hhbJNNE.
Ir NS0wN. khat on this 23rd. day
of ilhusex a. ID, 1900. haf5Fe me, Robert
3, Bntler, 9 Notary Public, duly culuInis-
stoned and qualified ID anil for tho Parish
Of I~eFfebonIe and 10 the presence of tha
wltasases hereiHssfte naiaBl and under-
signed
Personally eame aud appeared Mpssrs.
Charies HaHpit, AlfIt4 y. DaRpit and
ANam Olive. Hobart, nll of the Parish Of
~IHrreb0lne, SrHte aforesaid, who de-
clar-d that awaiting thrMselvas Of the
provisions aftie avs ct this Sttte, rela-
tive fa this organization If corporations,
they do hy these presents, covenant.
agree and bind themselves, as well as an
snch ptrs8ns as may hereafter become as-
sncitted with thnRi. 10 0Imandeunstitute
q corporation aMd holly pulitir ht law,
and for ttie olj&,fs aud purposes. amt
nnacr the Conditions mud stipnlaLions
+ following to.wit:
ARTICLE
The uainn and style Of this corporation
shall lie THE D8spIT OYSTER <
TRADING COMPANY, LEMIfBD,n and
nndtr that name aud style may acquire
READ aud pers0lptl property 10y purchase
or dnifatiAn, nliy sell. mortgage, hyp8-
thrcate II pledge both eal4.ndperSoaaI
properfY, may accept or release mOrtga-
Era, hypVtheeatie1ls and pledges, may
sue aud 30 sard. may plead and be inter-
pleaded sud- stand iu inAgenent, may
make aHd liaa 4 corporate seal, with the
name 0g+liIs corporation in,s rted on IT'S
margin mdg appoint slch officers, agents
and managers ~ alay 10 deemed proper
and necessary aud remove them lit ple:ls-
ura,
Arr. III.
The objects aud purposes for which
this cnrp1ratiOn Isl formed und estHbliEhcd,
is to buy, sell, SHIP and dispose Of fish
and oysters, tx Establish and ~ ANY
mercantile business nT store, or engage IN
planting, to put up suitable buildings
and structures for that purpose, and 10
carry OH IN connection with said business
a general canning business and in 6no to
do al that may aPpertain TO said business
or carrying thereof.
Art. III.
The capital stock of this corporation iS
hereby fixed at the annl Of Seven
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars,
$1,000, which shallbe divided into one
hundred and fifty shares OF fifty dollars
eaciji to be paid for cash by each stock
holder on signing this act. The capital
St0ulS t,fthia corporation may be increased
to any sum not exceeding Fifty thousand
dollars divided into and represented by
OF fifty dollars each, whom
over such increase shall he H%uthoPized by
3 vote of two thirds Of the Stockholders,
each skare of stock to DO entitled to one
No st0ek-A0lder or auhscrihpfshal
he liable for any of the debts 0rliabilities |
nf this corporation over and ahOvo tls
aHiGuut Of the stock by him owned iu This
corporatiorl Every transfer Of any
shares OF The capital stock shrll lto Nude
on the books of the corporation and shail
signed by the st~ock-hOlder or bisagent
aud attorney in fact.
Arr. ",
All corporate powers intliis corporation
lie vested in and exercised hy Il
Board Of Directors 10 bc composed OF
stock-h0l lsls who shall each hold
20 hls name and right at least ~ one
of tlie capital stock and to elected
hy the stock h1ldNre as heFeindfter pr0vi-
6ed, A majority of said Beard Of Direc-
tors Rhlfl form 4qn0rum FIR the trAilsae-
tion of htsinessl The Directors shah be
.annnHily rleeteRhy ballOr by the stock
holders, st the Office Of the corporation ON
first Monday of january in achycnr, =
or as soon thereafter as possible, the frs
Election 10 take place in the year l901aHd
sfoet-huldsr shall heeutitIed tn.One /
FotN fHf every snare OF STOCK OWueu bV /
him, either in person on By prONy,ta ma.
iority of the whole stock Sul described being
required ut said election. The Directors
elected shall contiuue in Gf3ca az,
me year and until their suteessnrs re
and qualified. They sllIl be
until their suceeSs0rs are elected and
qualified. They shall he subject to rer
hoval for the Cause and IN the manner
hereinafter provided. No failure TO elect
shall pa regarded as a forfeiture of this
Charter.
The following persons arc hereby con
a Board OF Directors who shall
serve until their successors Are elected
qualified, viz Charles DAspit, Alfred
Daspit and a, O. Hebert.
The following persons ale elected asl
'ftoers 0 fsaid Board Of Directors, to-wit;
C. DASPIT,
President.
A. j. DASTIT,
ce-Presid8nt.
A. o. HEBERT,
Secretary s. Treasurer.
@, W., DUROY,
Attorney,