The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-08-10

ms. O. Fulton, r. r. Arceneaux, John
H. Cooper. P. J. Unkel, +. Nj. Clark
and C. F.. Carr. Said Board of Di-
rectors shall have power to make all
necessary bylaws, rules and regula-
tons for the purpose of governing the
affairs of this corporation, and to
change or alter the same at pleasure.
They shall also annually elect a Sec
rotary and a Treasurer, neither OF
whom need be members of the Board
of Directors. All officers and employ
ees of this corporation shall be sub
iect to the direction and control OF its
Board of Directors, All vacancies in
the Board of Directors or other Otti-
GERS shall be filled by the remaining
members of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VI.
The stockholders of this corpora
ton shall hold an annual meeting on
the second Tuesday of May, 1907, and
annually thereafter, at whichmeetlngs
every share of stock shall be entitled
to one vote, and if the holder thereof
is unable to attend in person, he may
delegate the power of voting his stock
to another person by written proxy,
which must be filed with the Secretary
and preserved among the records Of
the corporation. At each annual
meeting the said stockholders shall
elect Board of Directors for the en-
sueiDg year, and transact any other
business which may come before them.
The Secretary shall give each stock
holder notice of each meeting of its
stockholders by written or printed no
tice, mailed to the known postottice
address of said stakeholder at least
fifteen days previous to said meeting,
All elections or votes taken at such
meetings of the stockholders shall be
by ballot. The President may call a
special meeting of the stockholders at
any time he deems advisable, by re-
curing the Secretary to mail written
or printed notices to each stakeholder
as provided in cases of regular meet
ings. except that such written or print
ed notice shall contain statement of the
business and purposes of such meeting
and no business shall be transacted
: at such meeting except such as is stat
2 ! ed in said notice calling same.
ARTICLE VII.
] This charter may be altered or
! amended and this corporation dis
4 solved by vote of three-fourths OF the
1 stockholders present or represented a.
r a meeting convened for that purpose
h by order of the Board of Directors
f and after thirty days notice shall have
: been published in the newspapers ant
n notice mailed to each stakeholder a.
Il required by law in such cases, ant
= this corporation may be CONSOLIDATED
l. with any other railroad company il
r accordance with the laws of the Stat
/, of Louisiana upon the subject of con
d solidation of railroad companies. A
e the termination of this Charter or uE
l. on the dissolution of the corporate
ct by three-fourths vote of the stock
IS holders PRESENT. or represented at
=, meeting called for that purpose, I'll
)e stockholders shall elect three commits
Of sioners for the purpose of liquidatin
the affairs of this corporation, undt
such terms power and authority 1
may be more definitely specified in tt
'n resolution appointing them,
~ ARTICLE VIII.
O) No stakeholder of this corporate
o. shall ever be held liable or respons
Oh BILE for the obligations, contract
of debts of faults of the corporation
Oh any further sum than the unpaid ba
ny ance due the Company upon the shar
n of stock owned or subscribed for
by him, nor shall any mere sformality
ty the organization have the effect
On rendering this Charter null, or expo
lis ing the stockholders to any liabili
er beyond the unpaid balance, if an
d. upon his stock.
of This done and past at my office
all the town of Welsh, Louisiana, in h
OK presence of P. w. Kiplinger and j.
Oh Anderson, lawful witnesses, who her
ay unto sign as such, together with sa
ng parties and me, Notary, on the da
be month and year first above written.
I'd v;,,ossos. P. w. Kiplinger.
oh " i'"e''o'' j. A. Anderson.
av Signed: VIM. P. Russell, Jr.,
,is Notary Public.
nee E. NJ. Clark.
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