The Opelousas courier., 1904-08-27
OH A r. II Z R,
st. Landry Stock, Loaq and Building
Association, Limited.
STATE ohiLoUIsIANA, ;

PARISH oFtST LANDRY.
Be it known, that on this second (2d) day of
the month of August, a. ID. nineteen hundred
and four, before me, Lucius~9. Dupre. q no
tary public, duly commissioned and qualified
as such, in and for the parish OF st. Landry,
State aforesaid, and in the presence of the
hereinafter named witnesses, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who declared that
aVailng themselves of the provisions OF the
laws of this State. and especially n Act No.
100 OF the Acts of the Legislature OF H902. they
have eovenanted, agreed, and bind ttYAmselVes,
as well as other persons as may he APfter as
sociate with them, into corporation pd body
polite in law for the object and prrI YES and
under the following stpulatlons, tow n
ARTICLE L. ibM
The name of this corporation shall l. N'The
St. Landry Stock, Loan and Building Al locia
tion. Limited" and by that name shaRSlaVe
power and authority to have and enjc lsuc-
cession for a period OF ninety-nine ye.. p, to
contract In its corporate names and likeWoR to
sue and be sued, to purchase, reserve. pid,
mortgage, hypothteate, pledge OF convey lsspp-
erty, both real and personal, to employ mx Ia
gers agents, directors, or other officers as r ay
be deemed necessary, and from time to time TO
make and adopt such bylaws and rules a ld
regulations as may be necessary or expedieLit;
as also to have and use corporate seal.
The original subscribers to the stock of this
Association, to wit:
Finegan Hams, five shares. Lawrence
G. simon, five shares. j. W. Renty, five
II
bell, five shares, Richard B. Bradley, two
shares, j. L. DAVIS. two shares, Andrew Adj
kins, two shares, VIM. Johnson, two shares.
Sarah A. Hills, four shares, Clara James, two
shares Virginia Cosey, two shares, Elizabeth
Lewis, two shares, Mrs. Mary Hardy, two
shares, Lawrence Balque. two shares, FL. E.
Jones, two shares, Moses Bordelon, five shares,
| shares, David s. Locks, three shares, George
Hawkins, one share, George johnson, two
| shares, N. c. Carr, one share, Frank Jackson
IL, lois ATnaR fyryn nh.rnC Hon
White, three shares, Edgar Foot, two shares,
JEFF Davis, two shares, Felix Mack. ST.. three
shares, JEFF Bowman, one share, Henderson
| Young, two shares, Charlie Wilkerson, one
share. Howard washington, one share, Clifton
Lemons, one share, Lewis Lemon, one share
| jeremiah Simon, two shares, George Davis
| two shares, Clayborne Lewis, one share, Lessie
| Washington, two shares, ,Ju ude Allen, two shares
Mrs. Emily Dejean, --, Mrs. Ann Coleman
| ARTICLE H.
The domieile of this corporation shall be il
! the town of Opelousas, Parish of st. Landry
State OF Louisiana, and all citations, wr1ts 0i
| legal process whatever, shall be served on the
President, or in case of his absence or inability
| to act, on the Vice-President Of said corpora
| tion.
The object and purpose of this corporation
/ and nature of the business to be carried ON b.
| It, are hereby declared to be for the purp0s
/ of assisting the members thereof In purchas
estate and homesteads, and removing incum
| brances therefrOm, aud for the purpose o
floaning money to the members thereof, an
| the conducting of such business as may b
consistent with the terms of this charter
ARTICLE w.
| The capital stock of this corporation 10 here
by fixed at $50 0O0) fifty thousand ollars, an
the Association shall commence business a
soon as seven thousand ts7, ,0OO) shall have bee
subscribed. The same to be issued in conseeU
| tive installments, or In one or more successiv
series. The said capital stock shall be divide
1 into shares of one hundred dollars tSl00), pays
BILE in monthly instaiiments at fifty cents pc
share. This Association may also issue PAL
up, full paid and permanent stock, payable o
such terms as may be hereafter fixed by th
bylaws. The capital stock of this AssOciatio
may be increased at any future day by vol
of three-f0ufths of the stockholders at an
meeting called for that purpose by publicatio
OF at least seven days preceding said meetin
ARTICLE "
When upon due compliance with the formal
ties required by law. the stock of this Assoei
tion shall be increased, the original stOckhol
ers shall by preference respectively have I'll
privilege of taking shares in proportion to I'll
shares already held by them, after which 9
remaining shares shall be disposed Of at n
less than par value by the board of directors
the best advantage and interest OF the Ass
citation.
! ARTICLE VT.
/ All shares shall be payable by monthly i
staliments OF fifty cents. The board of dire,
cent per aunum upon advance payments
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