The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-07-19


said election to be BY ballot unless
otherwise authorized by the Board of Dr.
rectors or priyi,led Otherwise 6y the by
laws of The corporation, and each stock
holder shall be entitled 10 one vote for
every share Of stock held and owned by
him and may east his vote in person or
by written proxy. and s0ch meeting OF
Stockholders shall be preceded by no
tice published in newspaper OF the Pa
rish Of st. Martin, once week Tor
THIRTY DAYS. provided however that a
failure to hold said meeting OF stock
holders aud TO elect Board OF Directors
shall not operate as a forfeiture OF this
Charter. and any abandonment OF any
Of the rights secured to any of the stock
holders, but the Board Of Directors and
officers shall hold over until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified. In
case of vacancy in the Board Of Direc-
tors. the said Board shall have the right
10 fiji it until the next regular election.
ARTICLE vi. !.
The Board of Directors when elected
by the stockholders shall elect from
their own number a President. Vice
President, and Secretary aud Treasurer,
both of which last named officers may oe
held by one person unless the Directors
should otherwise determine TO elect both
a Secretary and Treasurer. A quorum
of the Board Of Directors shall consist
OF -FOUR CD persons. They shall hold
such stated meetings from time to time
as may be- fixed and determined in such
bylaws as they may adopt and which
they are hereby authorized to adopt for
their own government, and such special
meeting as they may be called by the
President on request of THREE III d.
rectors. But such special meetings snail
be held only after personal or written
notice of the time aud place shall have
been given to all Of the Directors VINO
are present i'm the State.
The President may also call such spe-
cial meetings Of the stockholders as ne
may be requested in writing to call. by
at least ONE THIRD ca in number Of
all the stockholders. of which special
meeting thirty days previous notice
shall be given by publication 10 one OF
the newspapers published at the domi-
cile of this company.
Said BOARD Of. Directors shall have and
exercise all the powers and duties OF
this corporation except such az are re-
| served specially hereinto. or Is vested ~
law. in the stockholders themeeltcs. -
Said Board of Directors shall have the
powers to employ all necessary agents,
attorneys or others whom they may
think proper aud right to carry on the
objects and purposes If this corporation
and 10 Fix the salaries of all officers aud
employees.
The following named stockholders
SIlaiI toltStltuit tttt Nv ~ D'"'" VI 49,
tors of this corporation and il officers.
and shall continue in office until their
successors shall have beeil elected AMI
qualified. -to-wit:
DIR. Joseph s. Martin. Edward A. Da-
Wis. Scott Kelso, Samuel Shelburne, An
thony G. Goulas and Robert Martin.
Provided that the first Board OF Direc-
tors herein named shall.continue In Of
| Gee for the period Of FIVE Isl YEARS.
| or until the FIRST (i) MONDAY in MAY,
A. d. NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX
[l9O6.]
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation shall have authority
| to adopt seal aud under its name and
STYLE above designated shall have and
enjoy cooperate existence and succession
for the term and period of NINETY-NlNE
| (g9) YEARS from the date hereof. TO con :
tract. sue aud be sued, hold. receive
lease, purchase. convey, and mortgage
both real aud personal property. to own
build and operate steamboats and steam