The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-01-06
of directors on the day the call il MAD.
for their election. NOUS
ARTICLE VII.

| a0r their election.
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation shalLhaya tba tit
of increasing its capital stock ~ sns
amount not to exceed fifty thonsaah
dollars and of making to this act of y
corpora ton any modification, altera.
ton or additions that may 30 deemaS
necessary, and it may also be dissolyaS.
provided the matter be submitted r. I
general meeting Of the s~tockhnl6ars
specially called and held after fh;r.v
days notice thereof given to each "a
the stockholders by publication and =
writing as required by article civ e
this charter. and shall be approved by
two-thirds of the amount OF the ean;to1
stock, and shall be executed, recosdad
and published as required bY law. r.
case OF the Increase of the capital stocE
the matter Of increasing the number -
associates shall be determined and n,o
vided for by the board Of directors u
the time of calling the general meeting
of the stockholders required above.
ARTICLE VIII.
The shares Of this corporation anal,
be personal property. and shall ha
tran sferable upon the books Of the
same In such manner as the by-laws
mayxdirect, but no Shareholder herein
shall be liable for its debts and con-
tracts to a greater amount than the m.
paid balance due by the owner 81 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 ljahili.
ty than said unpaid balance.
ARTICLE TX.
The first election under this Charter
shall be held at the Courthouse il All
beville. La, under the supervision Of
three commissioners to be then select
ed by the stockholders on tie frst
Monday of December 1899 at 10 o'clock
a. M, to elect q board of directors to
serve until their successors are elected
on the first Monday of January 1901
and each stakeholder hereby takes
cognizanee ofthe date and place fixed
for said election,
j. P. Gueydan, G~ueydan, La, per Ii,
t.. Gueydan, n share 5 10000
Theodore Laporte, Abbeyiile, al, ten
shares 100000
B. F. McCrary, Patterson, La, per E.
NJ. Stebbins, two shares S 10000.
E. NJ. 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. Ewell, Abbeville, Ia, Ave
shares S $1,000
P. A. Villermin, New Orleans. La.,
two shares $ 10000
". D. White, Abbeville, La, FIVE
shares . 10000
Severin Leblanc, Abbeville, La, ten
shares 100000
Jos. q. Leblanc, Abbeville, Lii, tvela-
ty shares y 100000
d. L. Mcpherson, AbbeyilIe, La, ten
Shares S 100000
T. b. Williams, Patterson, La, per ID.
IT, Mcpherson, five sElares S 10000
joseph Brig. Baldwin, La. per D /.
Mcpherson, five shares S $1,000
Fl. S. Palfrey, Franklin. La, per q \.
Mcpherson, five shares, 5 $4,000
j. Agenor Leblanc, Abbeville, La.,
one share S 10000
Joseph Molaison, New Orleans, La,
per j n Greene, ten shares $ 100000
Ted Bauer, Abbeville, La, two
shares s 2O0.0O
A. j. GODDARD, Abbeville, La, two
shares $4,000
W. w. Edwards, Abbeville, La. three
shares S 10000
Francois Rageur, Royville, La, fve
shares 8 10000
Summer Caldwell, Abbeville, La, one
share s 100 90
II. r. Cushman, Milton, La. two
shares S 10000
Simms & Wathen, AbbevilIe, La, ten
shares 5 100000
j. S. Lam, Abbeville La. one
share 10000
Horace Trahan. Abbeyille, La, one
share 100 90
A. J. Golden. Abbeyille, La. aye
shares $ 50U0O
John !. Bagley, Abbeville, La per
Martin Bagley, five shares 3 5OOW
Mrs. Julia ShafFer, Houma, La, per D;
L. Mcpherson, 20 shares$ 2l0O.uV
N. p. Moss, Lafayette, La, per Y. X
Mcpherson, one share $IDU.OV
MARK THEREOF.
Witnesses:-R r.. j. B~RoUssARp,
WILLIE R. ELLIS,
Thus done and passed at my ol1ce
in the town Of Abbeville, La, this znn
day of November 1899 in the presence
of Messrs. NJ. TherioI, R. j. Broussafa
and Willie &. Ellis, competent witness.