The Opelousas courier., 1901-06-08

All corporate powers of this Corporation arr
vested III a Board of Directors com posed OF fly.
stockholders, three of whom shall constitute d
quorum to transact business. They shall hi
elected annually on the first Tuesday OF June
The election shall be by ballot and each snarf
snail be entitled to ono vote. The manner OF
conducting THE business of said cOrpOratiou
shall be regulated by the bylaws to be alOpted
by said Board.
The officers of this Board shall be a President
Elce-PresIdent, Treasurer and Secretary. wI,n
shall be elected by the Board of DIRECTORS Mt
their first meeting, Until the first election
Inc following stockholders shall constitute the
Botfd or Directors, to-wit: j. j. Thompson,
John A. Haas Joseph III. Boagnl, Z. T., Black.
shcr and Edward NJ. Iiuagni.
The Board OF Directors shall adopt such by
laws as snail be necessary to carry on tie
business OF said corporation, and they shall 1lI
any vacancy occurring among their number.
A meeting of the Board of Directors NAV he
called at airy time by the President ur by two
directors on such notice as tho bylaws NAV
prescribe. '
The annual meeting of the stockholders will
be held On the first Tuesday Of June of each
year, beginning on the first Tuesday of June.
1902. The president can call q meeting of fhe
stockholders at any time for any lawful pur-
poses upon notice as The bylaws may prescribe.
ARTICLE V.
No stakeholder shall be held Responsible for
s snH contracts OF this corporation in any further
ot .. GNan Inc amount represented by the nm
paio balance OF his subscription to shares.
ARTICLE VI.
Inls act of Incorporation may be amended
stSS1, lne assent OF three-fourths OF the eanitaI
conSarrep represented at Il general meeting to be
licafioneu after due notice by thirty daVs' n,b-
no%,non5kn a newspaper at the doniiciie of sa;d
nv con =, or may he dissolved at a like nleetin.r
four-ftfths of the stockholders,
ARTICLE VII.
Upon tie diSScu tic, IS aa.
limitation or othtslon OF said corporation by
Iiquidated by t~hresewise, its affairs shall he
pointed by the stockhSSs%erna' sion II to be ap-
compensation, SIS' WHO snail fix their
ARTICLE Nt1
The Board of Directors shah
TO issue bonds when AUTHORITATIVE authoIi.y
tWo-third vote of the stockholders ~ Nv 81 ~ %
meeting called for that purpose. " ies"t"i
ARTICLE TX.
This corporation shall have the right +. do
business III and out of this State and do All
thlnSs necessary TO operate and transport their
products, such as building railroad,
plpe lines, barges and steamboats, and operat-
ing same.
All stock uBs0ll shall be treasury stock tn
be disposed OF by the Beard of Directors.
Besides the notices by publication required
IN tins charter ifshaitI testic duty of the Sec
rotary to give individual notice to the Directors
and stockholders whenever meetings are held.
ARTICLE X.
No person shall be a Director of this corpora-
ton unless he holds and own in his own right
not less than five fully paid up shares of the
capital stock of this company.
ARTICLE XII.
The Board of Directors shall have powaA, tn
appoint from time to time all such agents or
representatives as may be deemed necessary
for the proper transaction of the business Of
tile company.
ARTICLE XII.
The first election OF Directors of this comnany
shall take place and be held on the first Tues
day of June, 1902.
At the first meeting of the Board of Directors
after their election they shall select from their
number u President and Vice-President, At
the same time they shall elect o Treasurer and
Secretary. This ctfice may be held by one and
the same person, or each office by u different
person; IN either event the person or persons
holding the office of Secretary and Treasurer
may or may not be a stakeholder. All officers
when duly elected shall serve until their sue
cessors have been elected and duly indicted
into office.
Thus done. passed and signed at Opelousas.
La, on the day aud date first above written. in
the presence of L.. E. Littell and T. S.. Isaacs.
competent witnesses, %and me, Notary, after
due reading. fSignedl
e. M. BOAGNT, i
JOS. nj. BOAGNI,
]. A. HAAS.
p. Z. BLACKsHEE,
j. j. THOMPSON.
Witnesses:
j.. Z. LITTELL,
L. s. ISAACS.
l.. L. CASTILLO,
Notary Public.