The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25
Q H a R II E e
Or The
ST. LANDRY LUMBER AND PLANTING
COMPANY, LIMITED.
STATE OF LOUISIANA |
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.


BE it known, That on this 18th day OF month
Of October iii the yeal ut our Lord thou
sand nine hundred ara tN", before tn", francis
y behneL' " n"thNA Fi't''tr. Guy q"hitueH'
written Parish ana ~tatr t1h III titr !'ltHrnre
NJ the hereinafter HHlq"'' aaI t:;j"t;siEuVst.
personally came and appcA"1 IT," >y} rit Fer
Wh1sJ names :.Ie here lILttt1 subscribed,
she declared nnSeI-s4.tjjS TarIfn-e ives uI the
avs of TIE S.tsreScE 'tatii&3@a relative % the
orgHnizationt the uur&ttonS they nave formed
aud OrganiEe,ttttn: &" by iH"sc l'rrseni5, f"iu
and organize themselves, !ii"1r Successors, lntu
ana constitute, Il limited Cooperation. i"r Nh
icctS and purposes and u:i'!"r tne ntir,t!At!Cue
amt agreements, t"-Wlt:
hHIICLA
The name urG title OF this cot ;,urition shall
be. The st. Landry Lumber ana Planting Gu,
Ltd and 1t shall under this uaue enjoy exist
auce and succession for ninety -nlne Ntiis from
the above date. 1t h,lj hStv@ pnwtr 10 c0n-
tract, to sue and he ssod I" lis cir"i;ste name,
to make and ltse Il coll."i;tte SEAL IL .;i;"r s.:me
at lIS pirHsi!r2 to hOi'i ""cctFt Hur:raet, C'.u-
FEy. mortgage. ENtOtiG, Htvs ~ p't,tl,c Us tI,',
ert!, both moVahr- .tl4rt .IH!io,nh. - iNstIi'
bnntts, rotrs and ol:rr obligations, "a s'aV,s AMI
ENJOY Such "'!,'erS, t;rvcsre, :.ia!'.'!3'ss aI.u
tt-cut: and Hu" other officers GnI Iii:'!uyrV.
as may be he"'s~"iS, /" MAKE 'i'' 's,''t'i' Ia
such bylaws. rules a1ld IL sHlittinnn u. thr
proper management M i!> affairs.
ARTICLE II.
Tie domicile q: HE corpoEari"!, %I.Hii b.' III
the town of E,liit, La, auit ali ella !uiiS HIit!
legal processes shall EC *, ryCd uE TIC pres
nent, and i'll his thsei on iIsc wee lncsi.
dent, and i'll lie ShStuCe ul hVia, o. t'.t st.i,t-
tary anh treasurer ni SAID CurpOtgt!"t'.
ARTICLE III.
The Objects AMI pgIrrUSrS ul this c.,rt,rr.Iiun
arc declared to he It's follow: To iuarIidCtnrc
aud sell lumber, dressed ana lcn&t. l., p,n1t
tui lriigate rice Hand own 4 u te.t>4-t! HP tl;
corporation UT offers not Interested N itit
company; To own -aW uIitI pt,al;A s.,iI deep
wells and al sale, The i,urp0-, al caTly-
nlg ON ANY til' all of ihH aborr i'cl~i"betoie
set forth.
70 purchase own. rent, lypsc ar sell property
and generally to do all thliI2s iEar may he re-
quired tur The accoGplishm II vt ti:t' objects
dnd purposes srI forth. lhu r,,nlHny fhatI
nave HE power ia transact bus ntss i'll any
othrI stale "r l"rciGn countries.
ARTICLE ".
THE cap.tal stnch of ihls corporation is here
ny fixed III ten Thousand dollars (S!o.0a9. lei
rescnted 10y Two hundred strt1s ~ ttJ ,Ini ais
each, par value, ! he capital stock may he in
creased or leduced iii the nlanncr pres, rlh"ii
NJ nW. Ii" corporation is Aut thortzr' 70 c0HI-
nuncc business soon It's tive huIa..i itH tiulitt>
shall nave b"rh Subscribed.
All trans ors of : "ck shali lm' "a The It, lbs
-; the eonir'"y E't' j@' Is S"r mi 'ts'i ',s,
uldlluiia t3 tGo ot;t b U1 tturt} ni r''fCI ll:t
ARTICLE V.
Ali The corporate powers shall b, ,,'ir! in
tnd exercised 10y 1t board IF directors eo,urus,,,
oE five stockii,'l"rs II u"iority OF VIII III slinti
compose n quorum frr the traEs.set'ot oi all
business.
The directors shall he elected Annually Ivy
ballot by the Stockholders on lln second Mon
day in january of each year.
All checks Of the company are Ia he sipl.Gd
| by the president and countcrsignfd hy he
secretary; each stakeholder shall liz allowed 10
Vote III person or by proxy for ctc'! sh.'rr nf
dnder such rules and regu atiOns as mas les
| determined by the board.
Tho directors thus elected shall continue i'll
office for one year, or until their surcessnrs
4 shall have been elected and qullitl. d, No
failure to elect shall be regarded us forfeiture
I of this charter. Any vacancy occurring on the
board shall be filed by The remaining tireeturs
for tho uneXpired term.
| The board OF directors shall at its first meet
I ing after it's election select from its number
president, vice-president, and secretary and
| treasurer. The Office of secretary and treas
nrer may be held by one and the Same person.
I The first board of directors shall be composed
1 of the following: C. G. High, Simeon Johnson,
jean, with the said c. C. High as president,
| cimeon johnson as ice-president and Edward
I Dejean as secretary and treasurer.
/ ARTICLE VI.
I No stockholder shall be hold liable for The
1 contracts, faults or debts Of this corporation
I beyond any unpaid balance that may he due
on the shares owned or subscribed by him: nor
shall any mere lnfornlality in this act of incor-
poratiOn have the effect of rendering this char
I ter void, or exposing the stOekhodcr to any
liability greater than the amount of his unpaid
| stock.
L
modified, altered or dissolved with the ascent
| of the stockholders holding n majority OF all
| the stock, at f. general meeting held for thas
purpose only after ten days due notice to each
| stockholder, by written notice te the lsst
| known postoffice address and advertisement il.
| a newspaper in the Parish OT St. Landry for 4
period of ten days.
In case of dissolution by the expiration q;
this charter or otherwise, the stockholders
shall elect three lquldatnrH from Among their
number, TO liquidate the affairs and business of
the company. In case of disability or death OF
one of the liquidators the remaining liquidatorf
shall elect a successor.
Thus done and passed at my officc in the
town OF Eunice, in the presence Of James j
Lewis and Julius j. stagg, competent and sub
scribing witnesses.
Witnesses: (signed) James J. Lewis and j. j
Stagg.
(Signed) C. G. High, 40 shares; Simeon John
| son, 63 shares A. M. Goodwin, 20 shares; Edward
Dejean, share; NJ. D. Lewis, 40 shares.
(Signedl FRANCIS x. BENaEN.
Notary Public.
| of TaulsiAna. D