The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-24


LRth Mills aud q Box, Sash, Door and
Blind Mandatory; aud also 10 conDeo-
zion Herewith 70 erect, maintain and
operate railroads; tFamways, steamboats,
oHnalsan other devices for the purposes
Of said business; to operate one OF more
stores for the sale Of merchandise aud
agricultural prOOuDts etc, and 20 do
general manufacturing and mercantile
business.
4hd for said purposes to purchase, sHi&
lease, hire, have and hold Real Estate,
Machinery aud all other thingR necessary
to 10 used and employed in said business
aud generally to DO any and everything
that may ennrb to the benefit OF said
corporation not prohibited by law.
ARTICLE III.
The authorized capital stock Of this
corporation Is hereby fixed ct tbs sum Of
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ~fS1OO,UOOl
DOLLARS, 10 b. divided One Thousand
(l000) shares Of the par value OF one
Hundred ($lOo) Dollars each; Onp Huns
dret and Fifty shares Of which have hesn
subscribed for by the subscribers her8tn
and the balance therehf to be paid for
either in cash, or for labor done, or Tor
services rendered or property conveyed to
said Company, IN such q manIIer and at
such times as the Board Of Directors may
deturIhiDe.
This Company shall commences business
aud become y going concern rs coon az
Five Thuusuud Dollars. Of tie capital
stock stall have been subscribed for.
ARTICLE ~.
All the corporate powers Of this cDrp6-
ration shall be vested IN and exeFcis-d
by = Board Of THREE Directors, who slall
Observation-Disclosures and a majority Of Wluhm
shall CONSTITUTES q qunrum tor she traus-
action Of all business; they shall make ail
hy-iawS, rules and regulations Tor lie
governments Of the business alld affairs 81
the Company, aud alter, amend and
change the same at pleasure; make all
purchases, sales and contracts; hire, ein-
plOy and discharge an ageutS and rni@
pinyces and tiX-Hll 81 laYies; borrow money.
issue and sign notes and bonds, grant
mortEagns and E%eipTalsy ttU all thnpa
necessary in tbe transaction OF Ehb hmNi-
ness and affairs ut the Company All
vacancies ACQUIRING in said Board shall
be tlled by the remaining DireGtnrs.
ARTICLE Y.
The + iTSt Board of Directors shall COM
Sist of John hilbert, Wiilinm Il. Stark and
Edgar w Brown, with the snid John
BIhert as President, William r.. Stark "a
Vice President, amI Edgar IS. Brown aa
'NBrIrtary -TrHaSITOT, who shall hold their
''ttires uUtiI the first Thursday in E'ehru-
ATTY 1871, ear until their Successors uro
duly elected and qualified.
On the first Thursday III February 1904,
and annually thereafter an election tuI
Directors HhUlI hU held az tnU office oil the
Company, under thr supervision Of The
S6eTWhaEA TNd thB Directors then alUerSd
shall immediately take their seats and
shall hOld ChH same nutil their BuGcpusIrn
aTH dMIy Hl"GGed nMtl qualified. Each
Board ANAL elect iES UWm officers.
All elections shall I've by hnllAb and 4
majnritX of The Votes cast shall elect, aud
each share Of stock shall he entitled 10
"ne v"tS either IN p6rSnlG % by proxy.
TBa days nOtlGB Of All UleCtsAbSbLa hS
given 10 each q CkhuidFr hy the SuCrs-
taGy, by written ntBjeEs ~ lr sent bN LLu
10 them by mU1 directed to their Haas
known dnmirils or place uG husiAvSs. sP
delivered 10 them in pzystAi.
ARTICLE VI.
WhrHeTeF thIE CUlpOratinn Is Dissolved
either ny liAiltAti0u st its glarfeg or from prV
cause itH atAiFS SHALL Be ligIilutsk IL Three
C8usmiasinuprs To I've appointed tr0nt nn6nn
tne A+SeknSe1ers .ab y general hiepting Of the
stWfkhSldals eOuYsned after tiiBty u ,Ia prior
nO1iht' HkHh htSb b Ba given by wRitabl u0ff-
Ops stlit to csth S~tnukhNhLsr hy the SRggctwrv.
nddrssaed ntAsir Fsb]rusaar pluea &c bnsiS
49, AAHN aaNUNEFna
item. Said COlMlnbsiunrge shall peaaaii -
"h egnnthE thr h&aita u SAIL eOnpumtinn sbn{i
have @eeR fnlly hquldusL sad G,uUnA 90: ~
cHAa Ukthe death 81 uIe nRmalBa II amid tg,nZ
nlSHlohtFH tue survives ~ haryixsus skaIb
UUuItiRUa 10 aOG,
bKTICLE VII.
HIS ret Ht interpolation may Be ehalppd.
IileFrA or muditisd, o. thia ss9ugr7ti,n jias
SniNpd TiEh the assent of Yhrce.Lhnrths uEtLe
sleek represented and u h~riiuEily ID mpunk
thereof, Wt anG general u She skiVk~
h"lutfR " said GUVpHrAtinh ~RenvenFd Tor such,
puTpOEe after Thirty AayR prBViUus hitl,s OF
Hhld hAtttbng stall have been given IN nhtt,.g
to lie s.FGt by Shs Secretary ts riteL stgeL-
holder dirrrbpd tu hs rashtsuSa or plnog Il
business, by mail Or pthsrwIas. ,tmi surh
changes ~ may ~ nlade hI rptyE,nts, a, ms
rGLpnal stock shnlk requiEe in aaditiap Forte
uaSS prs'S uSt%s IN wFting by mAiL ~ wark
ARRICLE VIII.
NN ~stORkh0klep Is this uorworuba, ,h.la
ever be held liable VF Responsible E,r tia gpt,-
tracts or aults th8EpOr ~ any fnItbvr s,,,s
THAN the uupad balance due to tbe CIobm,,,v
On she sh.'Hrs ewned by him. NOR gbniI Tng
IAeRe lntaruksllty IN organization hnvs bLs
eAt"'t OF rhm4-rlnG THIS ~UlsAEtSr nilll oEst 49,
passing a StOoEhHlarp To- any LIABILITY boypnb
She alununt of stock,
Nus DONE AND PAssEB ia my Rat.rivk
OA1re az New Orleans aforesaid III tha meE-
ehre OF Charles j. Herr and tgurvs H,,Finsg
GnmpetenT witnesses Of lawfal Wys- nud $500
ing III THIS Cuy, who h~BrenutO s,thsaribsA
their nairt's IdgelhsF with aajd lg,rsiss mi ~
N3taEy OH tbs day aud dats M f,rfb III tha
caption thereof.
ORIGINAL SIGNED
JOHN DIBERt. So sutrss.
W. Il. STARK, 30 .
E. w BROWN, 80
GHAs. J. HERR,