The Opelousas courier., 1905-12-09
r.
-OF This
KENT LAND COMPANY, Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

51A1E Of !
PARISH OF ST. landry. )
Before me, George T. Edwards. q Notary
Public duly commissioned, qualified and
sworn, in and for said Parish and state, anu ~
the presence of the undersigned witnesses
personally came and appeared .: II. N.Y.
Leonce E. Litiell and Ernest X Eastnam' "n'
severally declared: -
That. awaiting themselves of the provlslons
of Act No. SO, of the General Assembly, ioI ZIG
year 1888, and of the laws Of the otate VI
Louisiana, relative to the formation and gov.
ernment of corporations, they do by tnis aoi
and instrument of writing. for themselves AZ" as
for such other persons as may Deco11 sai5
ISOLATED with them, form themselves anu soy
persons into d corporation, hereinafter GeMneu
and they do hereby agree to the 1oil'"ihs
stipulations. to-wit: -
ARTICLE 1.-The name and tltle OF sac
corporation shall be, THE KENT LAND COM
PANY. LIMITED. and Its domiciie small be
at Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, State OF
Louisiana.
ART. H.-This corporation shall enjoy sncces-
sion for the full term and period of Ninety
Nine years. from the date Of this Act.
This corporation shall have power to make
ana use a corporate seal. and the same to alter
ana change at pleasure; 1t shall have the power
to contract. sue and be sued; to hold. receive,
purchase, lease, sell. and convey. and dispose
OF Tor profit. real estate ana PERSONAL; to
hypothecate and mortgage its real property
anu personal effects. but no mortgage on its
real property. except when authorized at a
meeting Of the stockholders, after a majority
issued has been voted in favor OF granting a
proposed mortgage. eXcept for purchase money
for real estate. as to which the managing off
GERS NAV mortgage the real estate purchased;
~ acquire. purchase. own and lease. mineral.
on: gas and timber lands and timber rights.
ana rights of way. AMI to sell. disDOsa Of for
pront, lease. rent, nparata and develop the
same. and to engage in and conduct q general
inlber business md lumber business in the
state OF Louisiana and elsewhere. To acnnira.
own. sell: handle. conway and transfer trees.
logs. timber. tics, slaves. lun.her and forest
Pfodncts or any manufactured nrOdncts OF
same. and 10 mako contracts in reference
'nereto: 10 own. OPERATE. acquire. buv and
sell. rent and lease saw mills. blaming mills,
machinery. appliances lands. hnnses. bnata,
tramwnys and p0le-r0ads and rights Of wav for
the TRANSFORMATION conveyance. haniing. saw.
ing or manufacturing Of any and all Of said
OrndlctS
To onerate farms and storpa. and hnv and
sell snch merchandise and other nersnnal
property. and in general. to do all things IT
NAV deem necessary to the nroper conduct Of
the business Of this rorporation In the state
Of Louisiana and elsewhere. NOT inconsistent
With the laws Of the United States and the
State of Tn"isiana.
To appoint sneh officers pa the hfsirnss ~
the corporation NAV renn1re: and tn make all
necessary rnles and by laws for the cnndn"t OF
the hnsirnsS. and the Same to rhanea Mt will.
ART. HI-An citations Of nrn"pss of law
shall he served on the President: or tn his
absence. on the Secretary
ART. TV-Thn CapitaI Stack Of thia cnrpora-
tion ia fixed at Two Hundred and Fifty Thcna-
and Dollars $3.50 0NO,. divided into Twenty-nve
Hundred Shares Of One Hnn1rni Dollars each.
and the rorpnration shall he authorized to
commence business 30 soon pa Five Thousand
Dollars. fs50on) of fha Stock hae hnan snh-
srrihed for. and at such time as the Roard ut
Directors NAV. nv resolution. direct. Said
Stock subscribed shall he maid for either in
cash or by the sale AMI transfer to II nf real
or personal proprrtv. for the usns and rnrposas
nf said rnrnoration. nr for ~arvices Of pnv
stakeholder or snhsnriher rr nthor nnrsnr. in
n0VmQnf of NC hiah Qhorac aF (roptfa1 Gtonb -
sa'd "nrnnrattnn NAV hn issnad. and the Tapi.
tai stock 90 issnnd. shall t~ha-eunnn and thnrn-
hy. harorne and he fully naihsiun ana non-as.
snssah1o: and In the absence Of actual frauh in
the transaction. the Judgment IF the Directors
az tn the va'ue OF the prnrertv nnrrhasaG or
services rnnd red or contracted fnr. shall he
cnnr1nsivn
ART. V.-Tha affairs of said eorporation
shall he conducted nv a BOARD of Directors.
consisting nf not less than thrca. fs( nor more
than f~e. ~ holders Of the Canital Stock Of
said Cnmnanv. q majority Of whom shall con-
stltnte n quorum
The Roard of Directors shall elect p Presi-
dent, Viee-Preaidant Secretary and Treasurer.
and such other officers % NAV Re nacpsearv
shall have nowar 10 All AL vacancies Occurring
either nv dnnth. resignation nr otherwise. The
cftices ct secrafa-y ard Treasurer m,v he CON
solidated and held nv one pnranr The follow
ing named subscribers to the Canitai Stock.
shall constitute the fret BOARD nf DIRECTORS:
9 III. Nigh. 7. r.. Tittnl' and Fr-nst X Fast
ifiIl w KIM y j ftPlNf ann or
earize hv %electino . President. Vice president
and Secretary ard Treasurer. The said Board
ut Directors and officers tn serve one wear from
date thereof, or until their sncoessors arc reen-
larlv elected and qualified THE ANIMAL meet
ing shall he held on the ard TuAadav Of Nnvem-
bnr. at which time the Board nT Directors and
officers shall he elected. 4 majority Of votes
cast eta maetip" Of Stockholders ahall elect:
each storkhn16er heing entitled to cast. either
in person or bv nrOyr. one vote for each share
of stock owned nv him.
GaiT aIantinn ,yo ~, lr.~xS. - --s1t--
fion OF notice ten 90, DAYS ahead. In a news
naner published at Onelousas. louisiana. and
held at the office Of the corporation In said
ART. Vino stockhn,der shall he held per.
snnaliv liable for the fanlts Of this CORPORATION:
nor shall any stakeholder he liable for any debt
or claim against the cnrnnration TO a greater
extent than the unpaid balance due on Stock
for. or owned by him. No inf0r-
mality in organization shall effect the iabiHtv
of Stockholders. or render the charter null and
void.
ART. VTI.-All notes. bills. drafts and any
other instrument binding this corporation to
the payment of MONEY; or to the nerformanee
Of any eontractnal Ot1igation, shall he signed
by the President and ancretarv
ART. VIII.-This act of Incorporation NAV
be changed. altered or amended. or the corpo-
ration be dissolved. with the consent af three
fourth Of the. Capital Stock. represented at =
General Meeting of the Stockholders, convened
for such purpose. after thirty DAYS notice shall
be given Of such meeting: by publication in a
PeP az SkpfsuShSy ESDHtFtnbns
and a written notice mailed tn each Stock
holder ten Q0 days previous to sueh meeting.
ART. IX.-Whent this corporation is dissolved,
either by limitation or otherwise. its affairs
shall be tiquidatef by three g, Commissioners
elected for that purpose by the Stockholders,
at a meeting to he called as provided for in
Article VIII Of this Charter; the said Commits
sloners shall remain in office until the affairs
of the corporation are lidnidated and in case
OF death or resignation Of any such Commits
sioners. the remaining ones shall elect others
to fill vacancy caused thereby.
The original subscription list Is hereto an.
nexed, and made a part hereof.
Thus done. passed and signed at Opelnusas.
on this Twenty-seventh dav. of
November, A. D. 1905, in the presence of T. P.
Bowden and John W. lewis. competent wit
who have signed with the appearers
and me, Notary, after reading the whole.
Witnesses: fSigned)
JNo. w. LEWIS, +. K. EASTMAN,
T.. p. BowDEN l.. +. ITTTELL,
8. III. NIGH.
.A Notary Public.