The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-06-28


said election to be BY ballot unless
otherwise authorized by the Board Of d.
rectors or privided Otherwise by the by
laws Of the corporation. and each stock
holder shall be entitled to one vote for
every share Of stock held aud owned by
him and may cast his vote In person or
by written proxy. and such meeting Of
stockholders shall be preceded by a no
tice published In anewspaper Of the Pa
rish of St. Martin. once week for
THIRTY DAYS, provided however that a
failure to hold said meeting of stock
holders and to elect Board OF Directors
shall not operate az 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 a vacancy in the Board Of Direc-
tors. the said Board shall have the right
| to all 1t 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 and Treasurer.
both Of which last named officers may oe
held bv one person unless the Directors
should otherwise determine to elect 10th
Secretary and Treasurer. Aquornm
! Of the Board Of Directors shall consist
Of FOUR az 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 l3l Di-
rectors. Bot such special meetings shall
| be held only after personal or written
notice Of the time and place shall have
been given to all Of the Directors who
are present in the State.
The President may also call such spe-
cial meetings of the stockholders as he
may be requested in writing to call, BY
at least 0NE-THIRDtls) in number Of
all the stockholders. Of which special
meeting thirty days previous notice
shall be given by publication In one OF
the newspapers published at the domi-
ellie d this company.
Said Board Of Directors shall have and
exercise ali the powers and duties Of
this corporation except such az are rc-
served specially hereinto. or is vested BY
law. In the stockholders Themselves.
Said Board Of Directors shall have the
powers TO employ all necrssary agents,
attorneys or others whom they may
think pro1er and right to carry on the
objects and purposes Of THE corporation
and to Ok the salaries Of all officers and
Employed.
The following named stockholders
shali constitute The first Board Of Direc-
tors Of this corporation and it, officers.
and shalt continue in Office until their
successors shalI have been elected ami
qualified. to-Nit:
Dr.. 5osrph s. Martin. Edward A. Da-
Wis, Scott Kslso. Samuel Shelburne, An
tbopv G. GOuIas and Robert Martin.
Provided that the first Board Of Direc-
tors herein named shall continue in Of
Zee for the period Of FIVE Isl YEARS.
or until the FIRST ~ MONDAY in MAY,
A. d. NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX
[lsoe.].
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation shall have authority
| to adopt q seal and under its name aud
stvle above designated shall have and
enjoy cooperate existence and succession
for the term and period Of NINETY NINE
(99) YEARS from the date hereof. to con-
tract. sue and be- sued, hold. receive,
lease, purchase, convey, and mortgage
both real and personal property. to own,
build and operate steamboats, and steam