The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-06-15
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objects ana purposes on ms CcVpoVatIcn ID
ARTICLE III. & #
The capital stock of said corporation is
hereby fixed at one hundred {, thousand
($Ioo, ooo) dollars divided into. one hundred
thousand Zoo, ooo) shares of one ,ioilar
each I.uo), par value and no less than one
hundred (IoO) shares sold. Certihcates of
stock To- be signed by the president and Sec
Rotary and treasurer; and to be paid in cash.
The company may CONNIE nee business AS
soon as twelve thousand ($I7ooo) dollars !
of stock shall have been subscribed in the
treasury. The directors shall have the right
to increase sal d stock. No stock holder OF
this company shall have the right to sell any
shares of stock held by him until he shall
stockholders who shall have the refusal !,
thereof. All transfers shall have to be
made on the books of the company.
ARTICLE ~.
All corporate powers of this corporation
are vested in a board of directors composed
of seven stockholders, four of whom shall
constitute quorum to transact business;
they shall be elected ON the first Monday in
May, 1908, and bi-annually thereafter. The
election shall be by ballot: and each share
shall be entitled to one vote. The manner
of conducting the business of said corpora
ton sh all be regulated by the bylaws to be
adopted by said board. The officers OF SAID
corpor alton shall be president, Il vice
president and secretary, who shall also be
treasurer. Until the first election, the fol-
lowing stockholders shall constitute the
Billeaud, Jr., ]. A. Roy, J. H. Bernard.
Geo. Malagaric, Therance Girouard and u.
| X. DeLaureal.
Geo. r. DeLaureal shall be president;
| Geo. Malagarie vice-President;s and J. Gilbert
| ST. Julien secretary and treasurer.
The Board of Directors shall adopt such
| by laws may be necessary to carry on
| the business of-said corporation, and they
| shall fill any vacancy occurring among their
| members. The meeting of the Board OF
Directors may be called at any time by the
president or by two directors OH such notice
nual meeting of the stockholders shall be
held the first Monday of May bi-annu-
ally.
The president any six stockholders
can call meeting of the stockholders at any
time for any lawful purpose upon notice as
the bylaws may prescribe.
ARTICLE
The stock shall be non assessable and no
stock holder shall be held responsible for the
contracts of this corporation or any further
sum than for his share of stock as sub
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; ARTICLE vi.
This act Of Incorporation may be amended
with the assent of three fourthS of the stock
holders a general meeting TO be convened
after due notice of thirty days publication in
a newspaper at the d"micile of said com
pany or published in the parish. With the
same formalites, it may dissolved at a like
meeting by consent of four-hfths of the
stockholders.
ARTICLE VII.
Upon the dissolution of said corporation
by limitation or otherwise, Its affairs shall be
liquidated by three commissioners to be APP
pointed by the stockholders, who shall fix
their compensation
ARTICLE VIII.
The Board of Directors shall have au-
thority to issue bonds when authorized to do
so by two third vote of the stockholders
a, regular meeting called for that purpose
represented either in person or by proxy at
said meeting.
ARTICLE IN.
OF the one hundred thousand ($Ioo,ooo)
dollars capital stock twenty five (S25, ooo)
thousand dollars shall remain treasury
stock to be disposed of by the Board of
| Directors.
ARTICLE X.
This corporation shall have the right &c
> do business in and out of this State and tic
do all things necessary to operate and trans
port their product such building rail-
roads, tramways, pipe lines, stations, barges
and steamboats, and operating the same.
1 With the express proviso that no lease OF
mineral option granted, donated or sold tc
said company shall be subject to be sold
> or transferred except by mutual consent OF
. the lessor ant: Board of Directors And all
5 stock unsold shall be treasury stock.
: Besides the notices by publication required
e in this charter, it shall be the duty of the
+ secretary to give individual notice to the
S directors and stockholders whenever meet
| ingS called.
Thus done and passed at Broussard, La
fayette parish. La, the date first above
re mentioned, in the presence of Messrs. H
=, Billeaud and L. F.. ST. Julien, competen
= | witnesses, who have signed these present
e with the contracting parties and me notar,
= after due reading of the whole.
e J. GILBERT ST. JULIEN,
IF M. BILLEAUD, JR.,
l. GEO. MALAGAR1E,
" THERANCE GIRoUARD,
J. A. Roy,
!. J. H. BERNARD,
# A. A. Liable.
= q. X. DELAUREAI,
SIDNEY GREIG,
Notary public.
W1rNEssEs:-H. BILLEAUD, L. F. ST
10 JULIEN.
Is State of Louisiana, Parish of Lafayette
l, Having carefully examined the Charter c
S, the Cote Gelee Hills Oil and Development
a. Company, Limited, and finding that none c
Y, its provisions contrary to or in conflict wit
Of the laws Of the State of Louisiana, l hav
lr approved the said Charter.
o VIM. CAMPBELL,
1t District Attorney 18th Judicial District of Ii
he Lafayette, La, May 8, 1901.