The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-02
R
Or THE
KENT LAND COMPANY, Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY. J

L. PARISH OF ST. LANDRY. }
Before me- George T. Edwards, q Notary
Public daily commissioned, qaanueu aIt
sworn. in and for said Parish and staIe, anu IL
the presence of tho undersigned W1Ihe Nsa
personally came and appeared o.: q. 49,,
Leonce E. Lit'ell and Ernest X. Easthahh' WI"
severally declared: ..u,s
That. awaiting themselves OF the proxis'1 ths
of Act No. Sc, of the General Assembly tot 'nS
wear 1888, and of the laws OF the eGate VI
Louisiana, relative to the formation am sovt
ernment OF corporations, they do by tins aet
| and instrument of writing. for themse.soa "m s
for such other persons as may becvnddo said
ISOLATED with them. form themselves ant ofnaG.
persons into a corporation. hereinafter neineu,
and they do hereby agree to the 1'llo"ihe
stipulations, t0-wit: -,
ARTICLE Tho name and title OF SAID
corporation shall be, THE KENT LAND COM
PANY. LIMITED, and its domicile shall he
ut Opelousas, Parish OF st. Landry state OF
Louisiana.
ART. TL.-This corporation shall enjoy sncces-
sion for tho full term and period or Ninety
Nine years. from the date of this Act.
This corporation shall have power to make
and use a corporate seal. and the Same to after
and change at pleasure; it shall have the power
to contract. sue and be sued; to bold. receive.
purchase, lease, sell. and convey. and dispose
or FOR profit. real estate and PERSONAL; 10
hypothecate and mortgage its real property
ana personal effects. Int no mortgage on it's
real property. except when authorized at a
meeting Of the stockholders. after a majority
issued has been voted In favor of granting a
VtppOSeu mortgage, except TOT ttiTcltSt money
for real estate. az to which the managing off
GERS may mortgage the real estate purchased:
to- acquire. purchase. own and Lease. mineral.
OIL. gas and timber lands and timber rights.
ana rights of way. and to sell. dispose Of for
profit, lease. rent. nnorat" and develop the
same. and to engage in and conduct q general
timber business and lumber huslna.a in the
state of Louisiana and elsewhere. To acnnire.
own. sell. handle. ronvav ond t%Ransfer trees
logs. timhor. ties. atavaS. lumber AMI forest
products or any manufactured products of
same. and to make contracts in reference
thereto; to own, operate, acquire. hny and
sell. rent and lease saw mills. planning mills,
machinery. appliances. lands. houses. boats.
ramways and pOle-rnads and rights Of way FOR
the transportation conveyance. hanlinr. saw
ing or manufartnrinc of any and all nf said
products
To onerate farms and stores. and huy and
seli s1rh merchandise aud other narsnnal
property. and in general. To do all things IT
NAV deem necessary to tho proper cnndnrt of
the hnsiness of this CORPORATION in the state
nf Louisiana and elsewhere. not inconsistent
with the laws of the United States and tho
State of Louisiana.
To appoint such officers "a the business Of
the corporation NAV require: and tn mako all
necessary rnlaS and nv laws fer tho conduct of
the hnsiness. and the same to change ut will.
ART. III All citations Of process OF law
shall he served on the Preaihnnt: or in his
absence. on the Secretary
ART. TV.-Tha Capital Stuck Of t"ia corpora
tinm ia fixed Mt Two Hundred and Fifty Thnns-
and Dollars, $3.50 o00,. divided INT" Twentvtive
Hundred Shares Of One Hundred Dollars each.
and the corporation ahall he authorized to
business as soon as Five Thousand
Dollars. ts500n1. Of the Stock has been sub
srribed for. and at snch time as tina Board Of
Stock snbscrihhd shall bn maid for either in
cash or by the sale ami transfer to II Of real
nr parsnra nj pronnrtv. for the nses md pnrpnses
of said corporation. or for "nrvir"s Of any
stakeholder or snhs"rihar or other nerson, in
| navmpnt Of which shares af ranital Stock Of
said corporation NAV bn issnna. and the Tapi-
tai stock go issued. shall thnraHpnn AMI there
by. henome and he fnlly naiI mn and nan-as-
| sessablc; and In tho ahapnre Of aetnal fraud In
the transaction. the Judgment Of the Directors
ne to the value Of the prnpertv rnrchased nr
srrFi"es rend rod or contracted FOR. ehali he
conclusive
ART. V.-Tha affairs Of said corporation
shall NO conducted nv a Rnord Of Dirartnra.
CONSISTING Of not lnas thor thren 70, nor more
than fra. ~ ho'dere Of tho Canital Stock Of
said COMPANY. q majority OF whom shall rnn-
st1tnte n nnorFm
The Roard Of Directors shall elect a Prasi-
dent, Vice President. Secrntarv and Treaslrar.
and snch other officers as mar he necessarv
for the management Of this corporation. TT
shall have rower to f!l All vacancies occurring
either hy death. resignation mr. nthnrwi~c. The
offices of Secretary and Trraarrer nav no CON
sO'idatrd and hold nv one perann The follow
ing named Subscribers to the rarital Stock.
shall constitute the first BOARD nf Direntors:
s Fl. Niah. LIE. Tittpi' and Frrest K East
ham. who shall meet without delay and or
ganiza nv %elertin" n President. Vice-Prnsiannt
and secrefarv and Treasurer. The saii BOARD
Of Directors and officers to snrve sonn venr from
date thereof. or until their succnssn~ 20 are re g,,-
larry elected and qualified The animal meet
in" shali he held on the 3rd Tuesday of Novem-#
Der. at which time the Rnar1 Of Directors and
officers shall he elected. a majority of votes
cast at q nfeetin~ Of Stockholders shall elect:
each Stakeholder hcinc entitled to cast either
in person 0r nv Prov. one vote "or aacl, share
of stock owned Nv him.
Said election shall no advertised hv puhlica-
tian or notice ton f6l DAYS ahead. in, a news
naner pnhlished Mt nneinusas. Lonisiana, and
held at the office nf the cnrnnratinn in said
town.
ART. Vino stockhoidsr shall he held ner.
snnallv liable for the fanlts Of this corporations:
nor shall any stoekftaller he liable for any debt
or claim against the earporatinn to a greater
extent than tho unpaid hnlancas dine on Stock
subscribed for. or owned nv him No infer
mality in organization shall effect the liability
of Stockholders or render the charter null and
void.
ART. VII-All notes. bills. drafts and any
the payment of money. or To the performance
of any contractual ALLEGATION. shall be signed
by the President md Secretary.
r V1II.-This act Of Incorporation may
be changed. alter ed or amended. or the corpo-
ration be dissolved. with the consent af three
fourth OF the Capital Stock. represented at q
General Meeting of the Stockholders, convened
for anch purpose. after thirty DAYS notice shall
be given of sucb meeting. nv publication i'm O
newspaper published ut Onelonsas. Lonisiapa,
and written notice mailed TO eacl, Stock
HSfa' '' wv ~ TutpiuttS 10 HutU WeRF1nO.
ART. IX.-When this corporation is dissolved.
either by limitation or otherwise. its affairs
shall he liquidated by three 3l Commissioners
elected for that purpose by the Stockholders,
at a meeting to be called as provided for in
Article VIII of this Charter; the said Commits
s,oners shall remain in office until the affairs
Of the corporation are liauidated and in case
OF death or resignation of any such Commits
sioners. the remaining ones shall elect others
to I'LL vacancy caused thereby.
The original subscription list is hereto an
nexed, and made a part hereof.
Thus done, passed and signed at Opelonsas. |
Louisiana, on this Twentyseventh dav of
November, A. d. 1905. in the presence of T. p.
B0wdena and John W. Lewis. competent wit
nesses, who have signed with the appearers |
and me, Notary, after reading the whole.
Witnesses: (Signedl |
.JNO. w. LEWIS, f. X. EASTMAN.
T.. p. BowDEN l.. F. LTTTELL,
s. H. NIGH.
S.~ GEO r EDwARDs