The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1903-05-16

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ards. Corn"li', FErSs!.g. augustus Sealos,.
land George f. ttyri7, 'Irir associates. Sll,
cessors an! 4s>' .:l~. ii hereby constitute t
THE TREATY LANn CQMPAE W, LIMiTEr.
fTae ana nnSSt exs sa,3 .a .ns % ai no So@
Of fifty YEN, IT. is domt&ils in the en-, r.
OpclousaS ST iail"r, '1'arish, louisiana
ARTICLE II.
The purpose of this company is to carry on a
Real Estate and Planting business. and to that
end 1t sha'j nave power 10 buy. eel, own AMI
control real estate, and TO improve. lease and
mortgage he same; to borrow and lean money
and to Civ and take security therefor; to EN-
gage i'll planting and farming and al acts IN
relation thereto; to sue and be sued To make
BY laws for the management of its affairs, and
to do and to perform all acts which may he
proper III the course of its business.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock OF said corporation is here
by fixed at S3o,0OoO0 (Thlrty Thousand DollG7s)
and the company may begin business when
SlOOoo.oO Cren Thousand 1oars) shall have
been subscribed. The capital stock shall he
divided into shares of 10000 zone Hundred
Dollars) each, and the company shall have the
first lien on all unpaid subscriptions owing Tor
any OF said stock
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of the company shall he managed
by board of directors consisting OF i've shnra-
holders OF the company. The officers shall be
II president, vice president, secretary and
treasurer, and it shali he permissible Tor one
person to hold amy two of the offices named.
The officers shall hold ther positions for such
length of time as they may he elected for by
the shareholders. The company shall use
corporate seal.
ARTICLE V.
All elections shall be hy ballot after ten days
| notice to the stockholders and one share OF
person or by proxy, at all stockholders meet
ings, and majority of all the stuck so repre-
sented at s!eh meetings shall constitute
quorum.
Tie liabilt' 1. the shareholder is hereby
| limited t" t"t unpaid balance due on his
S"''l 60 VI S'' N GLE VII
This cha r. Uttered ar amended or
the capltH Increased whenever tho
stockhods ~,';.rlns twO-thlrdS rf the
capital 81 IL c,.''tr III any propose
chauSe OF Me- ,>-Ae4i
ARIIGLL VIII.
All the corporate puweIs of this association
shall be ext rciseG by board OF dire ctors com
posed OF five hicMbcrs tn be selected from
among TIL stOCRhUld Is. and three meulberS
of said board Ui directors shall constitute d
quorum Said board sLal! be selected at the
annual meeting of the company, which shal,
be held on The hrsr Tuesday Ill March OF each
year after 1906.
The board of air.r;r rs who shall manage Tho
affairs OF this corpol alion tor the ensuing yPsr
are; tSisned) Eernelius ". frcssler, J
EiiiidEl H. Saxon,
AuSou Richards,
George e. Meyers.
And the officers who shall serve until the Il rSt
annual election on tile first Tuesday i'll March,
1904, are:
(5ignedl William II, Saxon. President
AnsOn Richards, Wee President;
$" Cornelius W. Prcss!er, Secretary;
A Ferguson, Treasurer.
ARTICLE TX.
IN event OF the liquidation of tie affairs OF
| tGls corporation two commissioners shall be
| chosen troGl among the stockholders who shall
have full authority to wind up the business of
| the company. and shall serve until the cunsplt-
| tion of the same; and III event II the deatH Of
one of said commissioners, the surviving one
| shall continue and have full charge.
ARTICLE y.
| III case of suit, and for all legal purposes,
| citation shall be had i'll Opelousas, Louisiana,
| first on the president, in his absence on The
vice president, SECRETARY or treasurer Ill tile
order named, and lastly ON any ag, Mt Of the
company AT that ;Imo IL said place.
ARTICLE XII.
| The shares OF stock are subscribed for aa
| follows:
(slgneH William H. Saxon, 40 shares;
- tusuu Richards, 10 shares;
81 Cornelius ". PrCsSleF, 10 shares;
| '' Augustine stamans, 10 shares;
{" George r. Meyers, 10 shares
Said stock is fully paid lp at this date.
sSate of Indiana, /
| County of Wabafh
| Before NE, the under signed, notary public
duly commissioned aud acting in and f. L said
county and State, this 18th day of Ap H. 1869.
l personally came a. Ferguson, VIM. H. Saxon,
| Anson Richards, Cornelius W. Press er. Angus
tine Seamans, all OF the county of Wabash and
State of Indiana. and George L. Meyers, of tho
city OF Opelousas in Tho parish OF St Landry
in the State of Louisiana, who al declare thar
desiring to avail themselves of the laws OF the
State OF Louisiana relative to the organization
! fhayr hav 5tYt,
scribed to the above Articles OF Incorporation
for the purposes therein set forth, aud by these
presents contract aud agree and bind them
selves, as well as such Others as may become
associated with them, TO form corruratl0i'
known as the TREATY LAND COMPANY
LIMITED" with it's dGmicile in the city ot
Opelousas, parish OF st. Landry and state OI
Louisiana. (signed) William H. Saxon.
! Arson G. Richards,
=" Augustine Seamans,
'' A. Ferguson,
Cornelius w pressler.
f Signed and acknowledged in my presence ~
. all above parties with exception of Gt oIgc +
/, ~ Witness my hand and notara sea
I sEAL} this day and year first ahor'
: t~~> written t5gned) ,,
Notary Public.
u My notarial commission expires June /, 1908
!. State of Mississippi,
y County of Warren,
I Before Me, the undersigned notary public, il
r and for SAID county and State, this got day .
= April, 1903. personally came George r McS ere
u who declares that he has 81 igDed aud subscribed
to the above articles OF incorporation for tbs
}, purposes therein set forth, ana by these pres
n ents contracts aud agrees and buds himself =
well as thLsl MAY be associated with Kin
t. LASp lSIn cY %" MtfED HpT ;,S vii with lis dem
7, crle in tir aJr ,j DpeiOusas. III the = 'risb =
:, ct. Landt- J." Il III louisiana
.r ISL. George Il Meyers
1. i aud netarai ~.
n }-EAIt u. year first a'it +