The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-07-06
- ABBEVILLE LOUISIANA, SATURDAY JULY 6, 1901.

this company. Said Directors shall be
elected at almeeting of the stockhold-
ers convened for that purpose on the
Third Tuesday of February in each
wear and each share of stock present
and represented shall be entitled to
one vote but no person shall vote on
stock transferred to him or her within
ten days prior to the holding OF the
meeting. Said election shall be held
ten days after notice published in any
newspaper published in Vermlllon
Parish in the State of Louisiana. Fail
ure to hold an election at the time
specified shall not dissolve the cor
poration but the Directors in Office
shall hold their respective offices until
the elctioR be subsequently, held after
ten days notice of tie time and place
thereof. All vacancies IN the Board of
Directors,for whatever cause shall be
filled by the remaining Directors. The
Board Of Directors shall elect a Presi-
dent, Vice President, Secretary.
Treasurer and Manager, The Manager
need not be stakeholder in the cor
poration. A majority of the board
shall constitute quorum to transact
business.
ARTICLE V.
No stockholder shall be liable or
responsible for the contracts faults or
debts of said corporation in any furth-
er sum than the unpaid balance due
the corporation on the shares of stock
owned by him nor shall any informa-
lity of organizing have the effect OF
rendering this'charter void or expos
ing stockholder to any liability be-
yond the amount of his stock erin any
way rendering any stockholder liable
as a partner. 1t is expressly under
stood and agreed that the stock of this
corporation shall be nom -assessable.
ARTICLE VI.
This Act of incorporation may be
amended, altered, modified, or the
corporation dissolved by a vote of
three fourths of the shares of the total
amount of stock issued at any meeting
held for that purpose after ten days
notice in writing mailed to the address
of each stockholder whose address
shall be known to the Secretary.
Atthe expiration of this charter Or it
sooner dissolved the affairs of this cor
poratioE shall be liquidated by the
Board of Directors, who are hereby
vested with full power and authority
to sell any and all assets of the corpora
tion and to convey full and complete
title thereto and shall have the full
power to do and perform all acts nee
essary and proper to fully and COM
pletely liqudate the affairs and dis
tribute the proceeds, If any, among the
said holders in proportion to the
amount of stock held by each.
ARTICLE VII.
The following named persons shall
constitute the First Board of Directors:
d. B. Byrum, John F. G. Helmer, I.
J. Larson, George Grove, T. w. Cham
berlain, VIM. It. Patton, Frank Brown.
They shall hold their Office until the
Third of February, 1902, or until their
SUCCESSORS are lected and qualified.
The subscribers hereto have respec-
lively written opposite their names the
amount of stock in this corporation
subscribed for by each of them, so that
this act of Incorporation may also serve
as the original subscription list of said
corporation.
Signed in presence Of S. Rex Leblanc
and Claude Broussard, competent wit
nesses and me, Notary, after due read
ing of the whole.
NIL McQuiston, seventy-five shares
NE Stevens, fifty shares.
TWChamberlain, one hundred shares
George Greve, one hundred and live
shares.
George r Happ, twenty-five shares
| CHI Langford, twenty-five shares.
John FGHelmer, five hundred shares
Tim Rose, fifteen shares.
CA Englund, fifty shares.
TG Larson, thirty shares.
CA Larson, twenty-five shares.
VII Westbrook, one hundred shares
OJ Egnell, fifty shares.
F E Brown, fifty shares.
Clyde Thomson, twenty-five shares
John T Lytle, twenty-five shares.
OE Sheldon, twenty-five shares.
j R Galley, one hundred and fift.
shares.
W.T. Patton, two hundred and fift,
shares.
WI Latter, two hundrod and fft,
shares.
William Currier, fifty shares.
Ben Baer, twenty five shares.
DBByrum, five hundred shares.
Per w. P. Edwards, Special Attorne
in fact as per letters OF attorne
! attached hereto and made par