The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-02-10

STATE On LOUISIANA
PARIgI o. TERRNa0NNE.

State on LOUISIANA,
PARISH Of TERREBONNE
BIZ IT KN0wS, That on this 23rd. day
Of January q u, 1900, before me- RoberB
3, Butier, a Notary Plbiic, duly gOmmis
stoned and qualified IN and iOr the Parish
of TerrebatHie ana IN the presence of thu
witnesses hereinafter named Gud undeT-
signed
Personally came and appeared MessrS
Charles Daspit, Alfred !. Duspjt and
Adam 0liYec Hebert, AL OF the PfUish nf
TBrrebOuue, State aforesaid Who de-
clarsd that aVaililg Themselves OF The
IprovisiDns of the laws OF this State, rela-
tive to the organization Of corpora tiuAs,
they do by these presents, covenant,
agree and bind themselves, as we'll ms all
such persons as may hereafter become as
sOciated with them, to form and constitute
a corporation and body polite in law,
and for lthe objects and purposes, and
nnder the Conditions and otipWlations
following, to-wit:
ARIACLE,I. q
The name and style OF this corporation
shall be "THE DASPIF OYSTER &
TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED, fafri
under that name attl style may esquire
real and personal property by purchase
or donation, may sell, mortgage, hya1-
tneeate aud pledge both real and PGrs0nH
1 property, InHy accept or release inUrtga Z
gne, approximations mud pledges, uitEI
sue and be sued, uiay plead and Dc iutel
/ pleaded and stand III judgement, mag
make and use q corporate seal, witlI tue
name Ofthis corporation inarrted ON its
narJgin, may appoint s1Gh officers, agents
and managers ~ may he deemed proper
and necessary and ramaye Them at pleas
uro,
Arr. II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporntiOnis formed and esC ablislted,
is to buy, sell, ship and dispose Oh lsh
and oysters, to establish and " any
mercantile business or store, or engage ig
planting, To put up suitable building,gy
and structures Tor tn&t purpose, and to
carry on in CHnQUGJi0n With said business |
Il genoEai canning business and in 6ne 10
ia al that may aFp5&talA 70 said business
or carrying thereof,
ART. III.
The capital stock VI this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sjtu Of Seven
Thousand Five Hunlred Dollars, |
(57.5OlG, which shall he divided into 0nu /
hundred and fifty shares of fifty dollars
each; to he paid for Cash by each stock
holder on signing this act, The capital
stock Ofthis cOrpOrntiuHmaY DC INCREASED
to any sum not exceeding fifty thousand
dollars divided into and represented by !
shares Of nifty dollars ench, when
ever such Increase shall he authorized 10y
a vote If two tbirds OF the stock holders, !
each shnre Of stock To he entitled 10 one
vote. No tOck-hOldDr Oh sIthsuribRr shall (
he liable for any of the debts or liabilities 4
Of this corporation over and above the
aiiICUDt Oi livestock by him owned in this n
corporation, Every tran0fsr' Of II
shares of the capital stock shall be made
on the books Of the corporation aud shall
be signed by the stOck-holder or his agent
and attorney in fact.
ART. ",
All cooperate powers in this corporation
shall be vested in aud exercised by Il
Board of Directors TO be composed of
three Btuck-hoElers who shall each hold
in his Rame and right at least I(0ne
share Ofthe capital stock and TO eleGtsu,i
Ii hsraiuEfUG pfqyi- =
8Bd, a MINORITY Es III
fou shatl form a quorum for The ramsay
tiUn of besiness. The Directors shall
annually elected by ballot by the stool B
holders, at the office of the corporation o.
the frat Monday Of January in each yeaT
or as soon thereafter as possible, the frs
election to take place in tho year 1901 andt
each STOCKHOLDERS shall identified to Ouq
vote for every share IF stock owned Dyh
/ him, either in person or by proxy, d maI
iOrity of the whole stock inscribed being
REQUIRED at said election, The DireGtOrk
thus elected shall continue in Office IN
one year and until their surueasOrs AL
elected and qualified. They shah ID
until their Successors are elected aud
/ qualified. They shall Le subject to re4
! moval for the causes and III ths manuel
hereinafter provided. No failure to olect
shall be regarded as a forfeiture of Uhia
! Charter,
The following persons are hereby con
/ stituted a Board of Directors who shall
| sorve until their successors are elected
and qualified, viz . Charles Daspit, Alfred
! J., Daspit and A. ., Bsbert,
The following persons are elected al
officers Of said Board OF Directors, to-wit
C. DASPlT,
] resilient.
a. J.DASIIT,
Vice. President
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