The Opelousas courier., 1904-10-29
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dollars of the capital stock shall have been
subscribed and paid, and upon the signing Of
this act OF incorporation.
| ARTICLE v.
The following persons are declared to be the
incorporators of this company. with the num5-
! Der of shares opposite their names. subscribed
| by them respectively, to wit:
Leonee i. Littell. ST shares; Louis Hebert, 50
shares; Joseph G.. Lawler, 25 shares.
All of the corporate powers of this associa-
tton shall be vested In and exercised by Board
of Directors composed of not less than three
nor more than five members; said Board OF
directors to be selected annually on the sec-
ond Tuesday in the month of December In
each year after 1906 The first election under
this Charter is to be held on the second Tues
| day of the month of December, 1906 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 men,
| bers authorized to vote in person or by proxy
at such meetings. and to canvass and declare
| 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 well as those snbse-
quently elected under these articles of incor-
poration, shall continue in office until their
|
inducted into office.
For transacting any and 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 hereinbefors provided for, they
shall elect from their members o President and
| Vice President, and shall likewise select and
| name Secretary, who shall also be Treasurer;
and said Board of Directors shall be author
| lied to appoint, from time to time, and to dis
miss at will, such other officers and employees
| as they may deem necessary for the proper
managing and carrying on of the business OF
the company, and shall likewise fix the com
pensat1on OF all such officers and employees.
Said Board shall have the power to flll vacan-
| cies in their number; to make aud est ablRh, as
well as to amend and alter, all bylaws. rules
and regulations deemed requisite for the sup
port and management Of this corporation; 10
| mortgage, pledge, sell, or otherwise dispose of
| any property of this corporation, and to do all
| such other acts and things as may be necessary
| TO carry out the objects and purposes for
| which this corporation is organized. at Hli .
meetings OF stockholders each stakeholder
| 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 well as the officers,
respectively, of this corporation, to wit: Board
and Joseph G Lawler, with Louis Hebert as
President, Joseph G. Lawler Vlce-President,
and Leonce E. Littell Secretary and Treasurer.
| ARTICLE vi.
| Whenever this corporation is dissolved, eith0r
| by limitation of charter or from other cause,
| its affairs shall be liquidated by two commits
siOners to be appointed from among Its stock
| holders at a meeting OF the stockholders con-
| vened after notice mailed to said stockholders
| at least fifteen days before said meeting, and
published one time each week for three weeks
| in one of the weekly newspapers published in
| the town of Opelousas, La, and elected by
| two-thirds of the capital stock present or rep
resented at said meeting. Said commissioners
| shall remain III office until the affairs of the
Afnt. ul,oN ha.a fnnE f,xIlS 5An
| 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
he dissolved with the assent of tWo-thirds 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 forth aud
published one time each week for three weeks
in weekly newspaper published in tho town
of 0pelousas, La.
The capital stock of said corporation may be
increased upon the assent of all the owners of
all the stock expressed at a special meeting
held for such purpose after thirty days notice
shall have been given by advertisement III u
weekly newspaper published in said town, as
above stated. and after thirty days prior no
tIce in writing, by mail or personal service, TO
each stockholder, or by written consent OF each
stakeholder
ARTICLE VIII.
| NO SbeCKl0lQer snail Dc n6lQ uaDI0 or re-
! sponsible for the contracts or faults of this
corporation beyond the amount OF his unpaid
stock, nor shall any mere informality in organ
ization, or any derect i'll this charter, have the
effect Of rendering this charter null, or Of ex-
posing any stoekholder to any liability.
ARTICLE TX.
No transfer of stock shall be valid or binding
upon the corporation unless the same shall be
stock shall be entitled to vote at any meeting
unless he holds stock duly transferred on said
books. The corporation shall have pledge on
all stock issued for the Indebtedness of tue
stockholder to the corporation.
1t is hereby declared tnat In accordance with
, the terms of Article 4th OF this charter, the
amount OF capital stock for the commence
ment of business operations OF this company
q | has been subscribed and paid for in full, and
G the af0renamed Board OF Directors are hereby
Y authorized to take such immediate actions a
) | may be necessary to carry out aud perform the
. objects of this corporation.
O Thus done and passed in my Office in the
Q town of Opelousas, parish OF ST. Landry, on the
o day and date first herein written, in the pres
= epce OF ID. L. Edwards and Roy Edwards
i competent witnesses, who, with SAID parties
T and myself, notary, sign these presents, aftel
O due reading OF the whole.
d The interIneations aud corrections wer.
u made before singing as follows: In Article 2
!, the words Lands in the State OF Louisiana
7 A. the word thirty" instead OF .'twenty-hye.
t: and .'sx' instead OF ''fve" inserted. Iii Article
5, the words subscribed by them respectively
ana the W0fQ5 'Dy Hlln' auueO ana 11teflpol
J. Witnesses: D. L. Edwards, Roy Edwards
= L. E. Littell, Louis Hebert, j. G.. Lawler.
: : : GUS L. DUPRE, Notary Public.
y Having examined the foregoing act OF iDcol
!, poration, and finding nothing therein eOntrar
~ to law, hereby approve The same.
n Opeousas, La, Oct 25, 1904.
Dist. Atty, 10th judicial Dist. of Louisiana.
. 3 - = ALFRED PAvy, Deputy Clerk.
% State OF Louisiana. !
=, Parish of st. Landry,
D. hereby certify that the above and f0regoin
70 is q true and correct copy OF the original AT
d No. -, on file and of record In my efflce, j
10 Miscellaneous Record Book No. u, page -
% dated October 28, A. ID. 1904.
% ~|~ Witness my hand and the seal &
. }sEAL my Office, at Opel0usas, Louisiana
's l~~~1 J this 2sth day Of October, 1904.
ALFRED PAVY,
Oct. 20, 1904. Deputy Clerk.
NOTICE!
;a LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS. La,
~ Oct. Ii. 1901.
= Notice ia hereby given that the folIowin
70 named settler has filed notice OF his Intentio
II to make final proof in support OF his claim an
that said proof will be made before ".
Wilmington. Jr., U. 8. Com mmissioners at Lon
& HFary r.. A. Duplfssey,
II of St. Landry parish. who mado homestead 81
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= = He names the following witnesses to pros
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