The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-07-30

within the limits OF each ana any smeh pA'-
ishes. parish wards, cities, towns or villages.
Section 9. To appropriate property Accord
ing to existing laws or future laws
section TO- To cross intersect, join Gr unite
Its railroad, or railroads. or pfahches VIII n nms
other railroad or railroads heretofore or mere
after constructed i'll the state OF Lou!slti''t, nr
any other State at any point upon lts route; ROUTE
and upon the GROUNDS Oh suGh tter n paasssr
turnouts sidings, spurs, switches, ana "ther
conveniences in fnrtherance OF the ohJecis vi
its connections and business
Section H. To purchase or lease from any
railroad company or corporation the railroads.
charter, franchises, property and apnhftehat-
ces thereof, and to maintain, use, ana operas a!
the same as q part OF the property Va '"''
company.
Section H. To borrow money or to purchase
or lease property on its own credit iof lhe
purpose of constructing, maintaining anu nrSt
afing its railroads and branches or estan'lsh-
ing continuous or connecting lines, as hefelh-
after provided, and as evidence for sneh loans;
or for the purchase lease ,rta OF ""as,a hauas or
nromissory notes, bearing interest at sueh RAE
Der annum as the company may 'lect' pay a"''
Mt such times or places as may heaSieet hP''h,
and for securing the payment OF such bonds ot
notes and the interest thereon; to mortEage
and pledge it's railroad or railroads. us ri'P':t'
its corporate franchises, ana any ana III W llts lts
real estate and personal property, or i'oti. ny
deed of trust or any other form OF hyrotheca-
ton. ., =, Wv
All citations and otnef leSal profess sI''li 40 40
served ON the president OF the company or ~
his absence upon tie vice e-president, secretary
or treasurer Of said corporation. or upon suen
other person may be designated py '"o
company.
Section l. The capital stock OF this corpora
ton shall be two million dollars represented
by 90 900 shares, of a par value OF one hnn"tH" t
capital stock to be pad in lnsta'llaehts az
called for by the board OF directors tne ."'"t
amount payable not less than 1 WE'VE W -
| from the first Cali, provided that h9t over -
per cent. shall be called Ior at one tune no
| shall more than one call be made every st&t%
days. .,7 .,, r,,7. ,st,tr,s,
subscriptions for said stock of thts cotr1ratiH'
shall be determined by the board OF diSeo US,
| except that no stock shall he ls~"ed - @ '5hs
company unless it be for money "s properly
actually received by it, or for LABOR done
| Section g. In case of the failure of any sG''-
scriber to pay for the whole or any par a. @ ni?
| snhscription at the time i'll the glannar hAe,s
| by the board of directors, the shares ol st"th
40 subscribed for and all payments pFevlo4siI
made thereon a their 6pard 6p9n Of pdx s
| service of written notice and Iaihf6 10 pay
Section L. No stockholder of said corpora
I tion shall ever he liable or responsible loE lis
1 contracts faults in any further sum IMAM
/ fine nnnaid balance due the company oIs at
count Of the shares of stock owned nv nun; nor
| shall any mere informalty III the organization
have the effect of rendering this cnartSt or OF
exposing the stockholders TO any iabllity pt-
yOnd the amount OF this unpaid stock sub
scription.
ARTICLE vi.
The corporate power of this company shall
be vested in board OF directors compoS3n,a 3, oi
seventeen members. The firpt beard of dIree-
TORS shall he constituted as follows u NJ.
ROagni, E. P. Veazie, M. Halphen, M VHaseca'
m n THOMPSON, J. P. Saizan Isaac Roos, J. +.
| sandoz Thos III. Lewis, f. j. Dletlein, II. l..
Estorge, r. Lee Garland, i. d. Estlietie' JOS
M. Boagni, B. III. Pavy. O. Dardehn ana !, L :;
, Dnssmanu The directors herein named snail
hold office until the first Monday iii May, 1905,
and annually thereafter on the first Mohdaf Hf
I the month OF May, general meetns oL the
stockholders of said company shall be heiu,
, and there shall be elected from among Ihe
stockholders as many directors. 10 serve ant- 4
ing the ensuing year. as VIII CON G"ahle1e ne. , ran
, bv the publication in a newspaper published a6
Opelousas and notice mailed TO each stock,
holder for fully ten days prior tnefss" l at ~
ers present and represented snail pe necessary
' to elect, and at such election each stockhotdef
shall be entitled to east esner ~ te e,f hed n1 y M
:, him. ANY share or shares of stock u ans1trr"a
i. ten days prior to election shall not he entitled
d to vote Ali directors shall continue III olHca
4 until their successors are elected and inductea
II into office. The directors shall eject one ~
their number to be president OF SAID company
and another to be president, ana may
elect from among themselves, or appoint 1fcn
e Others outside of directors ore person I" F@
2, secretary, another person to oe treasurer sn
other person to be the geneE l. manager, ana
one person to be attorney OF the company, on
one person to fill all positions. SAID boaIa may
rs also appoint such other officers or employees
| as If NAV deem necessary. 1t shall have power
I m fill ali vacancies occurring In ITS own pouN
=, to make all necessary bylaws, rules ana fesu,
lations for the government OF tne business Nv
b. affairs of the company, and to change me s'tle
u | at Measure as it may determte. A maJofltl o'
~ the directors shall constitute quorum FOR tle
d transaction of all business ais BOARD OF al
IL recfors NAV be increased by twO-thlrds vote
nc | Of the members, provided the total number
u, shall not exceed twenty-five
r. ARTICLE VII.
"a ~ This corporation may be dis osved by the as
~ sent of threefourths of the amount OF the SUD
h scribed capital stock at genei msetg ~ evn m
~ yened for such purpose after thltty dhys u"
~ fice Of such meeting shall have been gwen, b
~ adyeI tised in of the newspapers pnbilshc,
" " IN the town of Opelousas. ! SO capital stoci
Oa NAV he Increased in manner and form proSid
IN ed by the general laws or tue state on sue
subjects. 1t may be diminished III anioun
1 after eomplying with the same requirement
N nres cr,bed by the general laws of this State IL
lid the increase of the capital stock o. such COZ
an me poration. .,r,orr r. v,1t
ex- Whenever this corporation shall be dissolyet
lis either by limitation or for othef cause fs Il
he fairs shall be liquidated Its dehis and abtltl'
ail- nad and the balance OF its funds II any, I
in divided pro rata among the t 80 -
iza der the superintendence and charge or thf'
,m- commissioners of liquidation TO ne appoint,
md for that purpose at Il general Ineetihs VI u
stockholders c0nVGHt'i, ~ '''SS
ces notice shall nave, peeh SlfStl III vhe ~ W ~
as newspapers pfbisheu az W ss 81. ~
Ive- misslOne1s shall remain III once hniit Tue
chr fairs OF said corporation shall nave tteh iui
Dch lqnidated. ana iii case oi lhe us -, Va ''i1
sks more of the comlhlssioLeisf III pta'ea FoS"
Ots occurring in their number, Those fcIhalhii
shall continue to act, and may nil skJa vaed
ata cies.
or A"1 AoA'N
me, This charter may be altered or added to a
one time by majority vote OF the eapit''l SO
MES then issued and outstanding. at a Uieeing
the stockholders convened for the p:tfpo
mr. after publication of notice ot said meeting
and ten days i'm newspaper published at
lors, dOmicile of the company.
Tors, Dome. passed and signed at Opelousas |
sa i'd an the day month and year aforesaid IN
d TO presence of Peyton K. sandoz ana jo
tine Jacobs, competent witnesses aha me- hoti
man Dublic, after due reading.
may M. yilaseca e. r. Yeazie: III. Halphen. y
lfare naagni los. P. saizan H. f, Est0rae Is
Ro0s g. j. Dietlein. b. Fl. Payy tper IL T.
sons forgel. E. d. Estiiette, j. j. Thompson.
Inch- Sanioz lper J. j. Th0mpsenl, Thhs. Ii Icy
0 for los. M Boagni, Il. Lee Garland, l.. j. u
and mann, O. Dardean.
and witnesses: r. r. SandoZ, Jonas Jaeoes;
spOr- LUCIUS l.. CASIiIi>E,
and Notary Publi
stab State OF Louisiana,
es of parish of ST LANDRY
otner have examined the wlfsiin
70 " sEALI foregoing act of incorporation
r@f find nothing therein III cor HUI
D. e the constitution and laws OF the state 0f ~
anu lana I therefore approve the same.
com witness my signature at Opeiousas, l'a,'
10th day OF June, 1904 nc.pr.un
quest Dist Atty, 10th Judicial Dist. OF Loaisiai
lerEls Filed June 20, 1904.