The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-05-25

officers and employees, and shall have the
right to establish all such bylaws. rules and
regulations which NAV be deemed requisite
for the support, management and regula-
ton of this corporation.
AT all such meetings of the stockholders,
each stakeholder shall he entitled to one
vote. in person or by proxy for each share
Of stock held by him or her. q
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 stakeholder shall have
any right of inspecting any books ac-
counts or documents of the corporation,
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 soon 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 rs
such other rules may be needful and pro-
per for the carrying out of its objects and
purposes.
this charter as hereinabove provided for,
the following Board of Directors and officers
shall constitute the Board of Directors, as
we'll as the officers respectively of said cor
poration, to wit:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
James Simon and Louis c.. Duchamp of
St. Martinsville, William B. Harvey, Alfonso
gard of New Orleans and Henry Guidry of
New iberia. louisiana.
OFFICERS.
d
dent, James Simon of St. Martinsville;
Secretary, J. Fernand Mouton; Treasurer,
Henry Burgard; General Manager, o. M.
Drewes.
Whenever this cOrporatian is dissolved,
either by limitation of its charter, or from
other cause, its affairs shall be liquida ted
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 FORTY
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 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
mlssloners, the other commissioners or
commissioner shall be authorized to complete
said liquidation.
ARTICLE vi.
This act of incorporation may he changed
amended. altered modified, said cor
poration may BE- dissolved with the assent
of three-forrtiis of all the capital stock rep
resented 1T the general meeting of the stock
holders q: said corporation to be convened
for such purpose after forty days notice
by mail and published once week for four
successive weeks in weekly newspaper
published in the town of Lafayette, La the
capital stock IF said corporation may be in
creased or decreased upon the assent of
three fourths of the amount of capital stock
of said cooperation voted at special meet
ing held for such purpose after forty days
notice sh,il have been given by advertise
ment published in said town above. and
after forty days PRIOR notice in writing by
mail 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 char,er 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 on 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,
Proxy w. B. HARVEY,
LOUIS G. DUCHAMP
Proxy ]. FERNAND MOUTON,
w. B. HARVEY,
ALFONSO d. RIFFEL,
Proxy H. BURGARD,
H. BURGARD,
OTTO NJ. DREwES,
HENRY GUIDRY,
Proxy OTTO NJ. DREwES.
ATTEST:
VIM. PELLERIN,
GEORGE G. BABCOCk.
d. A. COCHRANE, Notary Public.