The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-17
ARTICLE Y.

| The stockholders of this corporation shall
! hold an annual meeting at the office Of the
corporation on the End Tuesday Of August,
| A. D, 1905, and annually thereafter on said
| date and it snail be the duty OF the Secretary
| to mail a written notice to each StOckhOider at
| his last known poSt0ttce address at least Ten
| f0} days prior to said Injecting notifying him
| of the date thereof. At each annual meeting
of tue stockholders t!.ey shall elect from
among their number Board of Directors COM
posed of not less than Three (3) nor more than
| Five ~ stockholders, and transact such other
business as may come before them,
The President may call special meeting OF
the stockholders at any time upon Ten Q0)
days notice as provided for regular meetings.
which notice Shall contain khe date of said
meeting and the objects for which 1t is con-
Yened: no business shall be transacted at a
special meeting except such as relates to the
object set forth III the written notice calling
same.
At all meetings of the stockholders each
stakeholder is entitled to one vote fol, oeQch
share Of said stock owned by him, and any
stakeholder unable to attend meeting may
be represented by any other stakeholder upon
presenting written proxy authorizing such
representation,
The officers Of this corporation until the
first annual meeting in August. 1903 are
hereby declared to be Fred y. Caiklns, presi-
dent; Edwin c. Willard, vice president and
Philip Miller, secretary and Treasurer, and
these three shall constitute Board Of Dircc-
tors until that time.
ARTICLE VI.
The President shall be the chief executive
officer of this corporation and shall preside at
all meetings Of the stockholders and Board Of
Directors, and perform Such other duties as
are usually to the chief officer OF such cor
The Vice President shall in the absence or
inability of the President, perform tie duties
Of that officer during such absence or inability.
The Secretary shall keep all minutes of the
meetings of the stockholders and of the Board
of Directors, and do and perform such other
duties as may be required of him by the Board
of Directors.
The Treasurer shall keep true and correct
account of all moneFs due and received or ex-
pended by this corporation and dishurse the
same upon proper voucher and perform such
other duties as the Board of Directors may re-
quire of him and give such bond as the Board
Of Directors may determine advisable.
The Board Of Directors shall have the gem
eral supervision and control Of the business
and affairs of this corporation and shall elect,
at the first meeting after their selection at an
annual meeting, from among their number
President, q Vice President, q Secretary and
Treasurer, but the same member may perform
the duties of both Secretary. and Treasurer
when so elected by the Board of Directors.
They shalt have power to fill any vacancies
which may occur in either the Board of Direc-
tors or officers Of this corporation. They shall
have power to adopt, amend and revoke any
bylaws, rules and regulations deemed neces-
sary. To confer special power not named in
this Charter upon any officer Of this corpora
ton. They may fix the date or dates on which
to hold their regular meetings and shall hold
special meeting at any time that the Presi-
dent may choose to call one. AT all meetings
q majority OF the Board shall constitute
quorum to do and and transact business.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be amended or the corpor-
alton dissolved with the assent Of three.
fOurths (3-4l of the stock present or represent
ed at regular stockholders meeting, or at q
special stockholders meeting called for that
"'''''' ARTICLE VIII.
Whenever this corporation is dissolved,
either by limitation of time or by vote Of the
stockholders, or any other cause its affairs
Shall be llQuldated under the supervision of
Two t2)liQuidstOrs to be appointed for that
purpose at either regular or special meeting
Of the stockholders with such powers and act
under such restrictions as may be designated
in the resolution appointing same, which
liquidators shall make full report of their
acts as such and shall be recorded in the man
ner required by law.
ARTICLE TX.
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable or
responsible for the contracts or faults of this
corporation in further sum than the unpaid
balance due the corporation on the shares
owned by him; nor shall any mere informality
in the organization have the effect of render.
ing the charter null or OF exposing the stock