The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-05-18

officers and employees, and shall have the |
right to establish all such bylaws, rules and |
regulations which may be deemed requisite |
for the support, management and regula- |
ton of this corporation.
At all such meetings of the stockholders,
each stakeholder shall be entitled to one
vote, in person or by proxy for each share |
of stock held by him or her. u
The Board of Directors from time to- time, |
shall determine, and to what extent and at |
what time and place, and under what con-
ditions and regulations the accounts and
books OF the corporation, or any of
them shall be open TO the inspection Of the |
stockholders; and no stockholder shall have
any right of inspecting any books or ac-
counts or documents of the corporation,
except as conferred by statute or authorized
by the Board of Directors, by a resolu-
ton of the stockholders.
The first Board of, Directors hereinafter
appointed, shall as soon convenient, pro-
vide a system of bylaws for the manage
ment of the business and affairs of the cor
Poration, and provide therein for the neces-
sary officers and agents required for the
corporate business and affairs, well rs
such other rules may be needfnl and pro-
per for the carrying out of its objects and
purposes.
Until the first annual election held under
this charter herenabove provided for,
the following Board of Directors and officers
shall constitute the Board of Directors, as
well as the officers respectively of said
poration, to wit:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
James Simon and Louis c. Duchamp of
St. Martinsville, William b. Harvey, Alfonso
d. Riffel, Otto NJ. Drewes and Henry Bur-
gard of New Orleans and Henry Guidry of
New Iberia, Louisiana.
OFFICERS.
President, William 3. Harvey: vice Presi-
dent, James Simon of St. Mar,insville;
Secretary, ]. Fernand Mouton; Treasurer,
Henry Burgard; General Manager, o. NJ.
Drewes.
Whenever this corporatian is dissolved,
either by limitation of its charter, or from
other cause, its affairs shall be liquidated
by three commissioners TO be appointed
from among its stockholders, at a meeting
of the stockholders, convened after notice
mailed to said stockholders at least fortv
days before said meeting, and published
once a week for four successive weeks in one
of the weekly newspapers published in the
town of Lafayette, louisiana: and elected
by three-fourths of the entire capital stock
present OF represented at such meeting.
Said commissioners shall remains in office
until the affairs of the corporation shall
have been fully liquidated, and in case of
the death Of one more of the said COM
missioners, the other commissioners or
commissioner shall be authorized to conn lete
said liquidation.
ARTICLE vi.
This of incorporation may I've changed,
amended. altered modified, or said cor
pnration be dissolved with the assent
of three-fo"rths of all the capital stock rep
resented Il, the general meeting of the stock
holders of said corpo, ation to be convened
for such purpose after forty days notice
by mail and published once week for four
successive weeks in Il weekly newspaper
published in the town of Lafayatte, La: the
capital stock Of said corporation may be in
creased Or decreased upon the assent of
three fourths of the amount of capital stock
| of said corporation voted at a special meet
ing held for such purpose after forty days
notice shall have been given by ADVERTISE
ment published in said town above, and
after forty days prior notice in writing by
mai! or in personal service in each stock
| holder, or by written consent of each stock
holder.
ARTICLE VII
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable
for the contracts faults of this corpora
| ton, except to the extent of the amount
which shall remain unpaid on his her
shares of stock, nor shall mere informally
| in the organization of this charter have the
effect of rendering this act of incorporation
| null, Or of exposing any stakeholder to any
liability whatever.
In faith wereof the forenamed appearers
have signed these presents to aforesaid
day and date, in the presence of William
Pellerin and George G. Babcock, competent
| subscribing Witnesses, and me. notary. after
| due reading of the whole.
JAMES SIMON,
LOUIS G. DUCHAMP
Proxy ]. FERNAND MOUTON,
w. B. HARVEY,
ALFONSO d. RIFFEL,
Proxy H. BURGARD,
II. BURGARD,
OTTO NJ. DREwES.
HENRY GUIDRY,
Proxy OTTO NJ. DREwEs.
ATTEST:
VIM. PELLERIN,
GEORGE G. BABCOCk.
d. A. CoCHRANE, Notary Public.
CHARTER
Cote GeIee Hills Oil and Development Co.,
LIMITED.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
State of Louisiana, I
Parish of Lafayette. }