The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-22

mailed to the last known address Oh oacn
stakeholder; provided, however, that In case
the annual election is for any cause or causes
not held on said first Monday of July OF any
one year after 1904, the said Board OF directors
shall have authority to convOke q spec1ai
of the stockholders for such annual
of officers, on giving the thirty Gays
notice as aforesaid, said officers, so elected 70
hold office until the succeeding first MONDAY OF
July. Tho majority of all the stock represent
ed at such meeting shall be necessary to elect.
Every stakeholder shall be entitled to one vote:
either in person or by proxy, for each snare o.
stock Owned by him, as shown by the BOOKS Oh
the corporation.
AT the same time and place, after the result
of the election Of the Board OF DIRECTORS shai,
have been ascertained, the stockholders shall
proceed to elect from said Board OF Directors
a President, a Vice President and a Casitet'
ANY vacancy occurring III said Board or Dir3S
tors, from any cause whatsoever, shall DC hll"''
election by the remaining Directors. A M
iority of said Directors shall constitute q quo
rum for the transaction of ali business
ARTICLE VII.
Said Board of Directors, at its first meeting
in each year, shall appoint from its own num-
Der a discount committee of two, and they may
also appoint, from time to time. an assistant
cashier, and such other officers, clerks, agents,
etc, as may be deemed necessary for the bust
ness and purposes of said corporation, ana sald
Board of Directors shall have authority TO re
Guire bond for the faithful performance OF
heir duties in such amounts and under such
conditions as it may prescribe in case the same
be deemed necessary. Until the frat election,
to be helu OH the HtSG MOnudy Oh July, lSU4s luo
following named persons shall constitute the
first Board of Directors of this corporation. to-
wit: Il. w. Sbirk. Augustus d. Hazard. Joseph
Gotleib: = J. Lyons. Thos. Capps, +. q. Rich,
G. w. tiavard, OF which Board Z. j. Lyons
shall be President, ii. 8. Joseph, Vice-Presi-
dent, and the office of cashier to be hiled by
the Board OF Directors as and when necessary,
said board and officers TO serve until tho first
election, as provided for hereinabove. This
corporation may be dissolved and its affairs
,Nt.An Avn n 1 IS IN afnntyhnlHar ara old
ing at least three-fourths OF the capital atock
OF said corporation, said liquidation aud DISCO
luton to be determined at a special meeting
held for that purpose after thirty days notice
thereof given to each stockholder by printed
or written notice addressed to him at his usual
postofice at least thirty days before such spe-
cial meeting. In case of the liquidation Of said
corporation for any cause the same shall be
effected by three commissioners to he selected
by the stockholders at / special meeting at
| which such liquidation shall have been deter
| mined on, ana III case any one OF said commits
sioners shall refuse to act, then 1t shall he
competent for the existing Board of Directors
to fill the vacancy in said Board OF Liquida-
tors, and said Liquidators shall continue In
| office until tho affairs OF said corporation shall
be wound up and settled; provided, however,
that said liquidation shall not continue for a
period IF not over two years, unlefs the said
period is extend by a vote of the stockhOld-
ers holding three-fourths Of the capital stock
Of said corporation expressed at a special
meeting called i'll the manner herelnabOve
provided for.
ARTICLE VIII.
The appearers and present iueoEporators of
this corporation have this day subscribed to
the following amounts OF the capita! stock of
this Coz pOratiOn, tO-wlt:
Nick Louis, / share, 500; a. i. Hazard, 40
shares. s 1000; e. W. Shirk, 40 shares, 1900; G.
W. Krotz, 2 shares, 5000; Z. &. Packard, 3 shares
$500; c.. W. Stone, 2 shares, $500; G. w. Hazard,
s shares, $500; Thos. Caps, 8 shares. $500; III. s.
Joseph, 3 shares, $500; Cllas. A. Smith, 5 shares,
$500; JOS. Gotleih, 5 shares, $500; W. C. Scott, 5
| Ia a a GSn0s 7 TT Rpprnrnn I share S1G0. L.
Lyons, 5 shares, $500; 7. I. Ausberry, S shares,
$500; 1876 shares at 500 each, total. $12. 500.
Thus done and passed at the town of Mel
Vile, Parish OF ST. Landry, Louisiana, i'll the
presence of H. Williams and T.. Ii. Lyons. COM
petent subscribing witnesses, residing in above
parish, who hereuntO sign their names with the
appearers and parties aforementioned, and me,
Notary. on the day and date aforesaid.
Witnesses:
(Signed) II. Williams,
l.. III. Lyons.
(signcdl Edward Wake shirk,
Augustus ID. Hazard,
Nick Louis,
G. ". Krotz,
L. q. Richard,
G. w. Stone,
Charlton W. Hazard. s.
Thomas Caps,
II. s.. Joseph,
Charles A. Smith,
" Jos. Goetlieb,
viii C.. Scott,
j. H. Bergeron,
Ernest J. Lyons,
I. 4. Ausberry.
(Signed) SAMUEL III. BUTLER,
Notary Public.
have examined the above and foregoing
act of incorporation and finding Dothing there
in contrary to the laws of the State of Louibi
ana, I hereby approve the same.
K. E GARLAND.
Dist. Atty.
10th judicial District of Louisiana
State OF Louisiana,
. Parish Of ST. Landry.
I hereby certify that the above and Ioregoin
is q true and correct copy OF the original &C
No. 5i436 on file and of record in my office, il
Miscellaneous Book No -, PIP, on Angus
i 10, A. d. 1905.
(~) Witness my hand and the seal G
; }sEAL" my office, at Opelousas, La, this20
i t~~) day of August, A. d. 1908.
OF. THOMPSON, Deputy Clerk.
August %, 1903.-1m