The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-29
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LITTELL & HEBERT COMPANY, Ltd;
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.


Before me, the undersigned notary public IN
and for the aforesaid State and parish, on the
25th day of October, A. D. 1904, personally
came and appeared Leonee i. Littell, Louis
Hebert and Joseph G. LaWier, II sidents OF ST.
Landry parish. La, who declared and SAID unto
me, notary, that availing themselves of the
provisions Of the laws of the State relative to
the formation OF corporations, and especially
of the provisions of Act No. So of che General
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana of the year
1888. they have contracted and agreed, and do
by these presents contract and agree ana blnd
and obligate themselves, as We'll as such other
ptrsons as may become associated with them,
to form and constitute a limited corporation in
law for the objects and purposes, and under
tie stipu iations and articles following, to- wit:
tLat is to say:
The n4me and the title Of the said corpora
ton shall be the LITTELL & HEBERr COM
PANY, Limited, and under its said corporate
name it shall have power and authority to
have aud enjoy succession for the full term
and period OF ninety y-nne years, from aud after
date herein; to contract, sue and 10 be sued; to
make corporate seal, and the same to break
or alter at pleasure; to hold lease, sell, pur
chase, convey, as well as to mortgage, pledge
and hypothecate under its aforesaid corporate
name, property both real and personal; to
name and appoint such managers, directors,
officers and agents the interest and eonve
niences of said association may require; to
, make and establish such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the conduct OF its affairs as
may be necessary and proper, and the same to
change, alter or amend at pleasure, and to do
all such other acts and things as may be nee
esSary to carry out the objects and purposes
| of this corporation.
ARTICLE III.
| The domicie of this corporation shall be In
| the town of Opeloueas, Louisiana, and the ctta
tien and all other legal process shall be served
on the President of said corporation, or in his
absence or death, upon the Vice-President, or
| in the absence or death OF both, upon the Sec
retary, and all suits shall be brought in the
corporation name, under and by authority of
| the Board of Directors.
| ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which this corporation is es-
! tablished, and the nature and kind OF business
| to be carried on, are hereby declared to be to
| hold, buy, own, sell. mortgage, hypothecate,
pledge and lease lands in the State OF Louis
i lana, and to plant, cultivate and raise thereon
/ all such crops as may be grown and made in
| Louisiana; to buy, own and hold, sell. pledge
/ and lease, all kinds of personal and movable
property that may be necessary to or facilitate
i the carrying on of the corporate business; to
! buy, construct, own aud operate saw mills,
sugar mills, syrup or moiasses nliis, o. otner
4 making and manufacturing OF all kinds OF
1 sawed lumber or other products OF the timber
on lands ownad. leased or held under contract
by the corporation, as well as to manufacture
i and convert into commercial or meTenanfaDle
j forms the crops grown on lands owned, leased
II or held aaader contract by said corporation or
4 by other persons, firms or corporations, and
i generally to huyy8wn. lease, sell and make all
other contracts ia relation to all kinds Of real
personal and movable property as iLlay be in.
u cldental to or advantageous to the general
business of this eorp0ration.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of said corporation is here
by flxed at the stun af thirty thousanc
Il $50 G0e.0a} dollars, divided Into SIX hundred
Il f6o0l shares OF the par value 0I fifty $4,000
4 dollars each, and the same tg 10 paid as herein
.The business of thia. corporation shall com
4 mence when the sum OF five thousand ls5 600