The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-01

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. .
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 10 the inspection of the
stockholders; and no stakeholder shall have
any right of inspecting any books or ac-
counts or documents of the corpora ion,
except as conferred by statute Or authorized
by the Board of Directors, or by resolu-
ton of the stockholders.
The first Board of Directors hereinafter
appointed, shall as soon as convenient, pro-
vide 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, as well as
such other rules may be needful and pro-
per for the carrying out of its objects and
purposes.
Until the first annual election held under
this charter as hereinabove provided for,
the following Board of Directors and officers
shall constitute the Board of Directors, as
poratiOn, to wit:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
James Simon and Louis c. Duchamp of
d. Riffel, Otto Nj. Drewes and Henry Bur
gard of New Orleans and Henry Guidry of
New iberia, Louisiana.
OFFICERS.
President, William B. Harvey; vice-Presi-
dent, James Simon of St. Martinsville;
Secretary, J. Fernand Mouton; Treasurer,
Henry Burgard; General Manager, o. NJ.
Drewes.
Whenever this corporatian is dissolved,
either by limitation of its charter, from
other cause, it's affairs shall be liquidated
by three commissioners TO be appointed
! of the stockholders, convened after notice
| mailed to said stockholders at least fortv
| days before said meeting, and published
| once 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 or more of the said COM
missioners, the other commissioners or
| commissioner shall be authorized to complete
| said liquidation.
| ARTICLE vi.
! This act of incorporation may he changed,
| amended, altered modified, or said cor
| pnration may be dissolved with the assent
| of three fourtis of all the capital stock rep
resented the general meeting of the stock
holders of said corporation to be convened
for such purpose after forty days notice
by mail and published once week for foul
| successive weeks in weekly newspaper
| published in the town of Lafayette, La; the
| capitol stock of said corporation may be in
| creased or decreased upon the assent OF
| three fourth$ of the amount of capital stock
of said corporation voted at special meet
| ing held for such purpose after forty days
notice shall have been 6 ven by advertise
ment published in said town above. and
| after forty days prior notice in writing by
mail 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 or faults of this corpora
ton, except to the extent of the amount
which shall remain unpaid his he1
shares of stock, nor shall mere informally
in the organization of this char,er have the
effect of rendering this act of incorporation
null, or of exposing any stakeholder to any
In faith wereof the forenamed appearer!
have signed these presents on to aforesaid
day and date, in the presence of William
Pellerin and George G. Babcock, competen
subscribing Witnesses, and me, notary. afte
due reading of the whole.
JAMES SIMON,
Proxy w. B. HARVEY,
i LOUIS 6. DUCHAMP,
Proxy T. FERNAND MOUToN,
w. B. HARVEY,
| ALFONSO d. RIFFEL,
Proxy H. BURGARD,
H. BURGARD,
| OTTO NJ. DREwES,
| HENRY GUIDRY,
Proxy OTTO M. DREwES.
ATTEST:
! VIM. PELLERIN,
GEORGE G. BABCOCK.
d. A. COCHRANE, Notary Public.