The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16
TIE r.
Valley Land and Planting COMPANY.
Of Louisiana, Limited,
THE

Valley Land and Planting Company,
Of Louisiana, Limited,
STATE OF LOUISIANA !
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
Before me, the undersigned authority. a M
tary public duly commissioned, Qualified ~
sworn, IN and tOr the Parish and State ah ano
written. on this ninth day of April, A. D. 1Sna
personally cHmc and appeared Geo. E. Meysrs'
residing and domlciliated at Opelousas, STAT
of Louisiana, herein acting for himself and aIso
as special agent and attorney III fact of FraS
erick W. Wilson, residing and domiciliated ~
Marion, Grant county, Sta'c Of Indiana and
also III like manner acting Us special agent ana
attorney in fact of TaSso y. Meyers, residfns
and dCmiclliatcd at Grincll, P0wesheik cOnntw
State Of Iowa, as per power of attorney duh,
recorded in the above parish, who declaTssIa
that for himself and his nfOrcnanled conSfit,
ents, that awaiting themselves of the lava ~
the State OF Louisiana relative to the forms
ton of corporations, and especially in purss-
ance to the provisions of Act M. SO Of w
General Assembly OF the State OF Louisiana fas
the year 1883, they have contracted and aeresd
and 90 by these presents contract, and agra
and bind, and Oblighte themselves, IA veIl :,
such other persons as may become associsteS
the objects and purposes, and under the stinn,
lations, limitations and conditions following
ARTICLE I.
Iho I.tiio nri - ~ T"'t ToSuctalioIl Or
CoIlo1 ny Siiah 70 a. y 1 LAM AND
PLANTING company OF LOUISIANA,
IT, shail hovn nowrr and nrtLoritr ~ na lame
aninv e,,rrrseiou for tho full term Of aftr u
from and after the day aud date herein, to con.
tract, sue and he sued i'll said corporate name.
alter ~ ,,irasItrr. tn hold lease. spu nnr,hasW
cnnycv ns van os tn mort,ure nIedro
Lynnthprate pr0rcrty. both real and narso Nj
to carry Oh a real estate and planting business,
iunnrovnIne,.t and cultivation of lands. ho "aon
n,il Liam nrorr,- ana To fake ali msHs roiaoW
tinc tlar,.fnI. to art "a oyrut FOR anv nthans
noro+iou m. ,,rrsn,l in or otnnt tIa , 49, eoI-
innnt ~ cnn,rnl Of urnnrrty hoth raa1 ~
ennai. tn INV ana sell notes hnnds ,nnr = pei
.ur nt},er evidences of debt secured bvs ife :
D1ortr,ma ,,rlyIlerr pledge or ntIiar 90. N
m"[ r,sSaS lttri's aGL r11 cairv !" IN o nnd security
any and all other business Incidental to fIoss
hcrelnabOve set forth, o. which may be npees.
sary or useful n the prosecution of the same.
and generally to 90 all such other acts and
things as may he necessary 10 carry ont Tho
objects and purposes of this corporation,
ARTICLE TT
me uoillic!le 81 lils corporation Is hereby
HAeo ai anu a. tIio " l opelotshs, ol. Ian.
dff PARISH, CONSTANT anu cltttlohs ana all
oilier lesai process snatl ne served on the pres
ioeit VI 1nls coapo,Ht"h' VI III sase VI ms ab.
aFhce OF ueatI. of elthei, Inc Nlcepfesldent0
secretary any treasurer OF on snen manager,
N case OF tile ap7thce or ueath Oh the latter
officers, aS tie board OF directors may desig.
maze. ~
are. to Inv nwn reciaiIn i,nnrnrn i Itapoa @.iV ~,
t,nrt gat. bu,otbac,fa or nind' ro ord ors9, sel,
n thar cEntrotts in raI,t1nI, to- urnnar nreh La g
ranI ana nersoIfn1 a. also tn ,nrry- ~ "a "a a., ooen
,i"ntiI,r Ind far,,i,rr L,sinesa ,nI !" esheIal
n The drainaCe and i7nT,rnvn,nr,,t and aniss
tion of Lands. tn huv SCH and, arnt1ira ond a y
nose of nnTrs. honIts. mortrapps co,noas rs -
MIR evidencpa If deht sec,1ssn in a uVDp 'anso
az vol ast,tes ona IN Inv snI aai n dnae
:" III 49, - ." nn s =" - -" ~ laLNu If
az ~ NAME s1ina fnr tbnIn ana in nnnaa Zoe
:" " -, - H. iii e,,ab fnrt,er scts Ell tia y
" ,3ov I've vecsssnrT r. tha rrHSoonti' sn.nss
o. rann,.aI nI,ntiu,r and raal esfntn busiUas " q
fhis St,fa or n;7v nthar statn ~ tnn Ifai.i y
' '"o oh'a
0"'N' ARTICLE Nv
go
me Capltii STOCK ot inns corporation Is here
b!y Fixed at NIFTY Thousand dollars, divided into
llVe ntlidfeN shares or the par value Of one
liuhareti collars tacii' ana s'sl1 stock shall be
paid lof IN amounts not 10 exceed nifty per
cent1fD OF the par value tllefeof, 10 DC paid as
called lor hi the toatd OF directors OF this cor
provided. however, that this eorpBr-
'ttloll mag commence business ana make all
necessary or Incidental to lis hlsi-
ness as soon as TIE sum CT twenty five thou
sand dollars Shall nave been subscribed. Tbs
persons are declared to be the lle0r-
0f TINS corporation, a'h' each have
sit fSctlped the number OF shares opposite his
name, respectlVeiy, t"-Wif: Frederick w. VIII
SON. 200 shares; George h. Mel ers, 2Ho shares;
Iasso A. Meyers, 100 shares.
ARTICLEN. III
All corporate powers of this association shall
DC western III ana snail DC exercised by a hoard
OF directors composed OF three members; the
sald noafa TO De selected annually on the first
Itesday III the lnnnfl OF April of each year q
after the year l993. que Notification of sueh
yne ono If 70 th ue Slven ny puoacatloh hot Ten aags
Of Opeiousas, Louisiana; provided, however,
the board of directors hcreinaLoyen arnfd.
as also those to be hereafter elect ed. shall hold
office until their successors shall he elpctpd and
into office. A unorum of tie board
shall consist of two members thereof, and
first meeting IL president, a vice-nreslient and
a secretary and treasurer: and said hoard shatl
have power and authority to appoinf. from
tima tn t.,aa and to djs1a;sS az viii a ,,anagar
Of thisc corporation and such other agents ma
employees as they may deem proper for The
carrying Oh or the business of The corporation
ano 10y ~ '.,su nave puWSr u III ~ sE
HI., US =, r,,e ns ~ ainu5 " LiaNe ana ~ assl
~ n r. ~ II : 1 4ha y, a,suin.iois ior .ne hiaiass
.ehn VI liC cof P'iatioI. an stockhoInsIH
e Shal oe nela aiter ten days puEs9a,
..ilenf;on ot d;re tuu'iue4 ioa; iot tne a ~
~ entitled t. one y,t ~" fo, ea aonn s sbonn ~ stoa 1
~, III 10 ole aute ZOE each SNARE oi stoeh
lIie p 5y Nun, ~, ontil the first election under
md officers shtli ennstitnts the loo,a Of Idi rees
,ors. as well as the otiicnfs of Tina cornora1iun.
'espectively, to wit: George Il. Meycrs. nrest
lent; Frederick w. Wllsun' vicG- president and
reasurel; Tasso E. Movers, secretary,
apTrGI r. ~
w
whenever this corporationkis dissolved in
manner, its affairs shall Ne liuuidaied BIZ
,Wo commissioners to be seleeteaSsy the board
directors at a special meeting called for that
purpose after ten days newspaper notice, as
lere1n provided.
ARTICLE VII
This art of noorn,,,+;an
%" ~ va a,nrodp u "a may pe ehahssas
oIvad with + dacasu y inns GoFlotatlon u.s