The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-08-03
NO.47
Q II a r TIE
Eunice Deep Well Company, Ltd
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish Of St. Landry5
On This twenty seventh day Of the month OF
July, A. D.. 1901. before lue. J0lu w Lewis, "A
Notary Public in and for the parish aud State
nrSt above written. personally came and ap-
pearc'l GustaVe Fusitlcr Otto Mayer. EdOuarti
Deiean, Louis Mayer. James j. Lewis Dr NJ ~
k"WIS, Ar: Bacci0ch. Sarola Courtney AMI l..
Lafteur, all residents of the parish and state
aforesaid, who sevcraly declared that they do
hereby form and organize themselves into "A
corporation for a period OF Ninety Nine years
from the date hercof, unless sooner dissolved
by the manner and in the form hereinafter SET
forth, under the style of THE EUNICE DEEP
WELL COMPANY, LIMITED''. the domcitc
whereof IS fixed i'll tho town OF Eunicr. Louis
lana, parish OF st. Landry and its Objects and
purposes and business being tn dig drill or sink
deep wells for the purpose of irrigation, and to
FURNISH pumping apparatus, piping tnbiug and
other machinery for the operation uf the same.
Citation shall be served ON the President or iu
his absence, on the Secretary
The capital stock of this corpOration is hereby
fixed at the sum of Ten Thousand DOLLARS So
0oO.G0). divided into Two Hundred shares at a
par value of Fifty Dollars per share, payable
fifty per cent when subscribed for balance in
such amounts and at such times the Board
OF Directors may see fit. This corporation is
authorized to do business when Fifty per cent
OF the authorized capital stock is subscribed for
and ore half thereof paid into the Treasury.
The Affairs or TINS corporation shall he under
the management of Il Board OF Directors to be
composed of seven members, to bo elected hy
the stockholders annually on the first Monday
in August, at IA meeting of the stock holders
called for that purpose. after Ten DAYS notice
shall have been given thereof by the Secretary.
Each share of stock shall be entitled to one
vote. Said Board shall have the right to make
all bylaws for their government, and change
and alter the same ut pleasure.
The first Board of Directors shall consist of
the following named appcarera: Gustave Fusi-
lier, EdOuard Dejean. DR.. NJ. ID. Lewic, James
j. Lewis, James T. Bult, Louis Mayer and sa-
vola Courtney. and shall hold Office until The
first Monday IN August or until heir successors
IN office are elected, with the following named
members rs officers: Gustave FuslIier, Pres-
dent; Edouard Dtjean, Vice President; James
j. Lewis, Secretary and Treasurer.
The Board Of Directors shall elect one Field
Manager for the corporation and shall fix his
compensation.
No stockholder shall be held liable or rcspon-
sibe for the contracts or faults of this corpora
ton III any further sum than the unpaid hil-
ance due on the shares of stock owned by him
nor shall any infOrmalty i'll organization have
the effect of rendering this charter null OF
exposing stakeholder to any further Inability
than the unpaid balance due on his stock.
At the termination of this charter or dssOH-
ton OF the corporation, the affairs shall be Ii
quidated by the members of the Board OR Di-
reetors as liquidating commissioners
This corporation shall have the power to
| maze and use corporate seal; to hold. receive,
purchase ami convey, under their corporate
name, property both real and personal; to sue
and be sued and under their corporate name
appear i'll all count of justice.
Thus done and passed at Eunice, La ON the
day, month and year first above written in the
presence of F. X. Bennen and b. A. Cam, COM
petent witnesses, of lawful age, ami residents
| OF this city, who hereunto sign their names.
| together with said parties and me, Notary,
| after reading of the whole.
GUsTAyE FUsILTER,
EDOUARD DEJEAN
per J. J. Lewis,
OTTO MAYER,
IT. u. LEWIS
| LOUIS MAYER.
s. \. GOURNAY,
| per Louis Mayer.
JAMES J. LEWIS,
Il. LAFLEUR.
JAMES p. BUILT
| ALE. BACCIOCHI,
per Louis Mayer
| Witnesses
| F. x. BENNEN, JOHN W LEWIS,
| b. A. CAIN. Notary Public.
I. r. Lee Garland. District Attorney f'r the
| 10th Judicial District of Louisiana, do hereby
certify that have examined the foregoing act
of incorporation of 1.-The Eunice Deep Wei
| Company, Limited" which has been handed IL
me for examination as to its legality. ani that
| l am of the opinion that the objects AID pm.
poses Of this corporation specified in said
| act are legal and that none of its provisions
therein contained are contrary 10 law.
! Parish OF St. Landry, Louisiana, this I'd day
| OF August A. ID. 1901.
/ r. LEE GARLAND,
| Dist Atty. 1GtA Jud. Dist
L. the undersigned Recorder of Mortgages, i'll
| and for the parish OF ST. Landry, do hereby
| certify that the above and foregoing act OF ill.,
L nf 'bn Tbga UTai1t