The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-11-05
NO. 9

subscribed and paid and upon the signing OF
this act OF incorporation.
ARTICLE v.
The folio wing persons are declared to be the
inoorporators OF TINS company, with Ine r,s, mum
by them respectively, to wit:
Leonce E. Littell 81 shares; Louis Hebert, 3S
shares; Joseph G. Lawler, IS shares.
ALI Of the corporate powers Of this associa-
tion shall be vested In and exercised by Board
of Directors composed OF not less than three
Directors to be selected annually on the SEQ
ond Tuesday In the month Of December In
each year after 1905. The first election under
this Charter is to be held on the second Tues
day of the month of December, 1905. All such
elections shall be by ballot at the Office OF this
| corporation under the supervision of one com.
/ missioner, to be appointed by the Board OF
Directors, who shall receive all votes of menl-
| bers authorized to vote In person or by proxy
at such meetings, and to canvass and declare
the results of such election; the said election
| to be held after due notification thereof given
| by the Secretary by written notice addressed
to the stockholders or served personally upon
them fifteen days prior to the date OF said cleo
ton, as also by publication in some newspaper
published in the town of Opelousas La. 1t is,
however provided that the Board of Directors
hereinafter named, as we'll as those subse-
quently elected under these articles OF lncor-
poratiOn, shall continue in office uutll their
| successors shall have been duly elected and
inducted into office.
For rranSacflng any ana all business OF This
corporation two members of the said Board
of Directors shall constitute quorum, and at
the first meeting of such Board, after its first
annual election hereinbefore provided for, they
shall elect from their members President and
Vice-President, and shall likewise select and
| name Secretary, who shall also be Treasurer;
ICED to appoint, from time to time, and to dis
| miss at will, such other officers and employees
as they may deem Necessary hor the proper
the company, and shall likewise fix the COM
pensatiOn of all such officers and employees.
| Said Board shall have the power to I'LL vaean-
cies in their number; to make and establish, as
we'll as to amend and alter, all bylaws, rules
and regulations deemed requisite for the sup
port and management OF TINS corporaIon; 70
any property of this corporation ana to do all
| such other acts and things as may be necessary
which this corporation is organized. At all
meetings of stockholders each stockholder
| shall be entitled to one vote In person or by
proxy for each share of stock held by him
| Until the first election held under this char
| ter, as hereinabove provided, the following
| Board of Directors and officers shall constitute
the Board of Directors. as we'll as the officers,
respectively, of this corporation, to wit: Board
| of Directors-Louis Hebert, Leonce f. Littelt
| and Joseph G. Lawler, with Louis Hebert 40
President, Joseph g. Lawler vlce-President
i and Leonce E. Littell Secretary and Treasurer.
| ARTICLE vi.
Whenever this corporation Is dissolved. either
/ by limitation of charter or from other cause,
sioners to be appointed from among its stock
holders at a meeting OF the stockholders con-
vened after notice mailed to sad stocEho
at least fifteen days before said meeting, and
published one time each week for three weeks
in one of the weekly newspapers published In
Wo-tEtrds tive Of the capital stock present or rep.
resented at said meeting. Said commissioners
shall remain IN office until the affairs OF the
| said corporation shall have been fully liquids
ted, and in case Of death of one OF said COM
missioners, the other one commissioner shall
be authorized to complete said liquidation.
ARTICLE VII.
| This act Of incorporation may be changed,
| modified or altered, or said corporation may
| be dissolved with the assent OF WOthirds OF
the owners Of all the capital stock represented
at any general meeting of the stockholders OF
said corporation convened for such purpose,
after notice by mail, as above set fortn ana
published one time each week for three weeks
In weekly newspaper published IN the town
rhe capital stock Of said corporation may be
increased upon the assent of all the owners OF
| all the stock expressed at special meeting
held for such purpose after thirty days notice
shall have been given by advertisement in q
weekly newspaper published IN sald I1 tow, town, az
tIce In writing by mail or personal service, TO
each stoekholder, or by written consent OF each
ARTICLE VIII.
No stockholder shall be held liable or re.
O sponsible for the contracts or faults OF tnis
CORPORATION beyond the amount of his unpaid
stock, nor shall any mere informality ID organ
ization, or any defect in this charter, nave the
effect Of rendering this charter null, or OF ex-
posing any stockholder to any liability
ARTICLE TX.
I'll No transfer of stock shall be valid or binding
upon the corporation unless the same shan pc
dnIy made on it's books, and no transferee OF
stock shall be entitled to: vote at any mestlng
unless he holds stock duly transferred on saId
The snail hase peage@ @
II, stackhOlder to the corpOraGlOn.
It is hereby declared that in accordance will
} smonnt of capital stock for the commence
5 ment of business operations or thls company
mas been subscribed and paid for 10 full, anc
ne authorized to take such immediate actions al
!y NAV be necessary to carry out and perform th'
.s objects OF this corporation.
to Thus done and passed in my Office In thu
he town Of opelousas, parish or e. LANDRY, on @ .a
ly ence of D. l.. Edwards and Roy Eowaras
ral competent witnesses, who, with said partie
ar and myself, notary, sign these presents, a1Ie
do due reading OF the whole.
nd The interneations and corrections wel
Ter made before singing as follows: In Article
NJ the words Lands in the statc OF Louisiana
in and the word "lumber" interlined In Artic
ier 1, the word "thirty'' instead of "twenty-hye
7it and ssix" instead OF "fve' inserted. In Artic
S, the words "subscribed by them respectivelS
and the words "by him" added and interllne
rs Witnesses: D. l.. Edwards, Roy Edward
- ~ | GUS Il. DUPRE, Notary RupiAc.
ave Having examined the foregoing act OF ince
w w poration, and finding nothing therein contra
!. !. IL ~ 10 law, hereby approve the same.
:. 'eo % | Opelousas, La, Oct. 25, 1904.
nr. max Dist Atty 18th Judicial Dist of Louisiana
R 1Rge '40O ALFRED PAvY, Deputy Clerk
10 State OF Louisiana,
ors Parish OF St. Landry,
we. thereby certify that the above and foregol
to is a true and correct copy OF the Original
and No. -. on file and of record In my ONCE,
] as miscellaneous Record Book No. Ia, page .
0 to dated October %, A. d. 1904
} do 1~1 witness my hand and the seal
nee sEALI my office, at Opelousas, Louisiai
9Bes ~ this 2sth day of October, 1901
ALFRED PAVY,
Oct. 90, 1904. Deputy Ciers
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dta- SHERIFF SALE.
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n1S lib DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. Ii
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