The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-11-29

or THE
C1z rs ROAD BUILDING
ASSOCIATION.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, j
State of Louisiana, :
Dn~;ch of T ov I

| PARISH OI AdI6yotCc.
Before me, Orther c. MOutOn, a
Dotary public, personally came and
appeared A. B. Denbo, A.. E. Mouton,
F. Demanade, j. Arthur Roy, M.
R~Osenfeld, T. M. BiOssat, Chas. o.
Mouton. Albert Landry, B. N.
Corona and N. p. Moss, all residents
of the parish of Lafayette, Louisiana,
who severally declared, that availing
themselves of the powers, rights and
privileges conferred by the laws of
Louisiana relative to corporations,
and particularly those conferred by
Act No. 81 of the General Assembly
of the year 1902, they do by this act
and instrument of writing form them
selves, and such other persons as
may become associated with them.
into and constitute q corporation,
hereinafter defined: and they do
hereby agree to the following stipu-
latiOns, to wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of this corpora
BODYBUILDING ASSOCIATION"
and its dOmicile shall be at Lafa.
yette, Lafayette Parish, State of
Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
This corporation shall enjoy &C.
cession to the full term and period of
ninety-nine years from date of this
act.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall have power
to make n use q corporate seal,
and the same to alter and change at
pleasure; it shall have the power to
contract, sue and be sued: to hold,
receive and purchase, lease, sell and
convey property, both real and
personal, to hypothecate and mort
gage its real property and personal
effects, to appoint such officers as the
business of the corporation may re-
Quire, and to make all necessary
rules and bylaws for the successful
conduct of the business, and the same
to By changed at will.
ARTICLE w.
The purposes and objects for which
this corporation is formed are hereby
declared to be: To build, repair and
maintain public roads and bridges,
under contract or otherwise in the
parish of Lafayette. Louisiana; and
to promote and assist the cause of
good roads, and to do any act necces-
sary to successfully conduct the
affairs of this corporation.
ARTICLE v.
Ali citations or process of law shall
be served on the president, or in his
absence the vice-president, or in the
absence of both of these on the secre-
tary.
ARTICLE vi.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at fifty thousand
dollars, divided into two thousand
shares of (S25.O0) twenty-five dollars
each, and this corporation shall be
authorized to do business as soon as
two-hundred and fifty dollars of it's
stock has been subscribed for; and
the capital stock and all monies
collected by subscriptions or dOna-
tions shall be deposited in bank to be
disbursed on the joint order of the
president, or vice-president and the
secretary of the corporation, in pay
ment of work done on public roads
and debts otherwise contracted.
AUx1OAE Wiz
The business or affairs of this
corporation shall be conducted under
the management and control of. q
Board of Directors Il be composed
of ten stock holders, five of whom
shall constitute q quorum. The Board
| of Directors shall elect a president,
yice-president and secretary, all of
whom shall serve without pay; and
they shall have power to appoint
such other officers or employees as
may be necessary to carry on the
work of the corporation, and fix their
compensation. It shall have power
to fill all vacancies occurring either
by death, resignation or otherwise.
A. b. Denbo, A. f. Mouton, F.
Demanade, j. Arthur Roy, M. Rosen-
field, T. M. Biossat, Chas. o. Mouton,
Albert Landry, B. N. Corona, and
N. p. Moss shall compose and con-
stitute the first Board of Directors;
the said named persons shall hold
ONCE until the second Wednesday of
June, 1901, ct which time, and an
nually thereafter q new board of
officers and directors shall be elected.
A majority Of the votes cast at .
meeting Ut the stockholders shall
elecs, each stakeholder being entitled
to cast either In person or BY proxy
one vote for each share Of stock
owned b. him. Said meeting shall