The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-09

to F"I commence business as soon as five thousand
shares shall have been subscribed ana palu ny.
Payment on stock subscribed 1of shal ~ d.
such time and in such manner as may DO uetea-
mined by the board of directors, and no ceftin-
cate shall be issued for stock subscribed LOT IN
same has been fully paid in money or us
sented by certificates fully paid ana non assess,
able. signed by the president and connterslgheu
by the secretary, and said stock snail DC trans
ferable only Oh the books OF the company ut its
office in Eunice. La, by owner in person or ny
proxy, upon surrender Of the certificates dulV
transferred.
All corporate powers of this company, except
those reserved by law or by this charter to the
stockholders, shall be vested in and exercised
by q board of seven directors, to DC composer
OF seven stockholders. The SAID directors snd,l
be elected by ballot in annual meeting OF stock-
holders, under the supervision OF TWO Colhlhls-
sioners appointed by the directors, Whlcn nset-
ing shall be held annually on the nrst aonnG;aafi,
said annual meeting, ten days notice snai oe
given to each stakeholder by notice mailed 70
HIM at his last known post office address, gnu
by publication three times IN any newspaper
published in the Parish of st. Landry, Lac
within ten days preceding the time Tor suGh
meeting and II there be no newspaper pup
lished at Eunice. At all meetings OF the STOCK
holders, each stakeholder shall 10 emitted "
cast one vote, III person or by proxy, Tor escn
share of stock standing in his name on Tue
books of the company. but no STOCK snaii DC
transferred within ten days prior 10 the Nue
for such meeting, LOr upon the DAY tnereoi;
| Failure from amy cause 10 hold salu annual
| meeting shall not dissolve the corporation, Dut
the directors and officers then III ONCE enal
remain in office until their successors are GUY
| elected, and in case OF failure 10 hold saiu
meeting at said time, shall cause same 10 ue
| held as soon thereafter as practicable, AFTER
| notice shall have been given as aooVe pro
yided. At the first meeting held by them aIter
| their election, the said board OF directors snali
elect one of their number as President, one as
Vice-President, one as Secretary, one as lrea as.
urer and one as Manager. Five t) members OF
the said board OF directors shall consuiLute d
Guorum for the transaction of any ard all bust-
ness of the company. All contracts, notes.
bonds or other Obligations of the company
shall be signed by the President or IN the
event of his absence or inability to act, then ny
the Vice President, and shall be counterslgned
by the Secretary, or i'll the event of his absence
or inability to act, then by the Treasurer. Inc
frat board Of directors of the company shall
consist Of Louis Mayer, GustaVe Fusller'
James J. Lewis, T. r. Martin, II. Cnacnele,
,Julius Goldsmith and A. Bachiochi, of which
Louis Mayer shall be President, Gustave Fusl'
lier, Vice-Pres:dent; James ]. Lewis, Secretary
and Treasurer and f.. r. Martin, Manager
Said directors and officers shall remain III
office until the regular annual meeting to be
held On the first Monday of May 1904, or uhti
their successors are duly elected and quallned
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may he changed or amended OIL
tllis corporation may be dissolved with the
assent of three-fourths of the capital stock pres
ent or represented at IL meeting OF Inc STOCK
holders called for that purpose after publlcatlol
of notice of such meeting once q week TOT q
DAYS previous IN any newspaper published IL
the parish of St. Landry, and written notic'
addressed to each stakeholder at his las
} known postutficc address. AMI deposited IN lil'
4 pOstOtfice with postage prepaid, 80 days prlc
to the time OF such meeting. The capital htocf
of this corporation may be increased or aiillli
islGd in the manner when now OF may hele
after be provided by law.
ARTICLE VIII
I'M, ion 10 dissolved either
bv limitation or the vote of the Stockholders, IL
affairs shall be liquidatcd by, three go commits
3 sioners elected from among the s'0ekholuers a
L a meeting held for that purpose after notice ID.
: mail and by publication in the manner anu TO
the time specified in Article I of this Cilarte
in regard to amendments, In case OF death o
resignation o feither of said commissioners mos
remaining shall fill the vacancy by appoint
ment from among the stockholders. Said com
missioners shall remain in otiiee until tIe aHair
of the company arc fully settled.
= ARTICLE TX.
No stakeholder shall ever he held liable O
responsible for the contracts, faults or debts o
this corporation in any manner or in any fui
ther sum than the unpaid balance due the CON
subscribed for by him, nor shall any lnfor1na
ity in the organization ever have the effect G
exposing any stakeholder TO any liability be
! You'd the amount of his unpaid STOCK. Inc sal
appearers have seyerally written opposite thei
- respective names the number of shares OF sal
= capital stock subscribed for by them. so tha
! TIH ClnIJGI SIldl ukSO Q 90 bHS "A Ctt
scription list for the formation OF THIS corpora
THUS done and passed at my office at Eunict
La. on the day and date first above written an
in the presence OF George Outlet and j. W. Bs
q con, competent witnesses, who have signe
with the appearers and me, notary.
Signed, George Outlet, Louis Mayer,
j, w. Bacon. Gus Fuselier,
Edward Dejear
Al. BaehioChi,
NJ. ID. Lewis,
II. Chachere,
f. r. Martin,
Ia L.J. Stagg,
~ Otto Mayer,
James j. Levi
:, Signed, FRANCIS X. BENNEN,
IL Notary Public.
h (~l I have examined the within an
}SEAL} foregoing act of incorporation an
(0 fluid nothing therein in COZ 1ict wit
Q. the constitution and laws of the State Of LOui
lana. therefore approve the same.
- NAV, 1903. Il. i GARLAND,
(signed) A. LEON DUPRE, Deputy Clerk.
State of Louisiana,
l. Parish Of st. Landry, !
| hereby certify that the above and foregoir
is q true and correct copy OF the original A,
No. on file and of record in my ONCE.
Miscellaneous Record Book No. II, page-,t
d, May Z, 1903.
t) Witness my hand and the seal
}sEAL3 my office, at Opelousas, Louisian
g. A. LEON DUPRE, Deputy Clerk.
e. May o, 1oO3-1m
:, PEYTON r. SAND0Z
u,
q. All civil and criminal business will be give
VI prompt and careful attention.