The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05

| ing except notices to increase the capl-
tai stock or alter or amend the charter
or dissolve the corpora,'on-which shall
be given for thirty days in writing and
in public print.
ARTICLE VII.
The officers Of this corporation shall
consist of a President a Wee Pres; dent.
a a Secretary ana Treasurer and Il
General Manager. The office ot General
Manager shall be held corioinfly with
that of President, and he office If SEQ
retarv and Treasurer shall he held ny
one and the same person
The General Manager shall be elected
by the stockholders which election
shall be made at the time the Board of
| Directors are eleCted--and he shah have
power to draw and sign all checks,
drafts. notes, &c. 10 employ and dis
charge such over>ecrs, clerks, book
keepers. agents and other employees and
laborers as are necessary for the man
agement of the bu,n' $ of this corpora
ton, and may fix the compensation t"
be paid such help.
Until the election to he held on the
first Monday in April, 1907. the follow
| lng named persons shall constitute the
| first Board of Directors. to-wit:
John r. Todd, John X. Todd Jr.
! and Robert f. Lee Todd with John Il.
Todd as President and General Manager
K. f. Lee food as President, and
John r.. Todd Ir rs Secretary and
Treasurer.
ARTICLE VIII.
This charter may be amended. modi-
fed or altered. or the corporation dis
solved with the assent of three fourths
4 at yf.l
present or represented at the general or
special meeting of the stockholders held
and convened for such purpose after
thirty days prior notice in writing and
in print shall have been given unto each
stakeholder or sent him by mail to his
last known Postotfice address.
ARTICLE TX.
No stakeholder Of this corporation
shall ever be held liable for any Of the in
debtedness, contracts or faults thereof in
any further sum than the unpaid bal
ance due the corporation on the shares
owned by him, nor shall any mere in
formaitv in the organization have the
effect of rendering this charter null, or
of exposing a shareholder to any liabil
ity whatever.
ARTICLE y.
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earlier dissolution of this corporation. its
affairs shall be liqnidated by three COM
missioners. to BE- elected by the stock
holders holding stock in said company,
and said commissioners are hereby vest
ed with full power and authority to sell
any and all assets and property, real.
personal or mixed of this corporation,
and to convey full and complete title
thereto, and to do and perform any and
all acts essential and proper to a full
and complete liquidation of the affairs of
this corporation. and to distribute the
proceeds. if any. as herein provided
In the event of the death, inability, or
resignation of any one or more OF said
commissioners. the survivor or survivors
shall continue to act and be likewise
vested with all power and authority as
herein mentioned.
SO that this charter may serve also
the purpose of and as a subscription list,
the undersigned organizers of this cor
pOration have respectively subscribed
for stock therein in the number OF shares
and amounts respectively set opposite
their signatures hereto.
Thus done and passed at my office in
the Town Of Franklin Parish of st,
Mary Louisiana, in presence Of Robert
l.. Sigur and Robert H. Collins, who
hereunto sign their names, together with
the said appearers and me, said Notary.
on the day and date aforesaid.
lSigned) JOHN K. TODD, SIR. 1925 shares.
K. E. LEE TODD, - shares.
JOHN II. TODD, JR., 10 shares.
Witnesses:
r. l.. SIGU2.
Il II. COLLINS.
CHARLES F. BoRAH Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, !
Parish Of St. Mary.
The above and foregoing charter OF
ELLERsLIE PLANTING COMPANY. LIMITED.
having been handed to me for eXamina-
ton as to its legality. and having read
the same carefully, and finding that the
purposes and objects of the corporation
as specified in said act are legal. and
that none of the provisions contained
therein are contrary to law. l hereby
endorse and approve the said charter
In evidence whereof witness my Of
fetal signature this LIST day of May, 1906.
(Signedl w. X. WILSON.
District Attorney, 23rd Judicial District,
in and for the Parish of ST. Mary.
Louisiana.
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of St Mary.
|, j. WOOD CH.DwICk, Deputy Clerk
of he 23rG Judicial District Court of
Louisiana. in and for the Parish of 81
Mary, and ex-otticio Recorder of the
Parish OF st Mary, Ii. do hereby GER
fly that the above and foregoing is a
aud correct copy of the charter Of
ru. ,sLIE PLANTING Co., LTD, and of
.LLEi. 'iticate If the District Attorney
ne cef' .ached the original of which
hereto at Of record in my office. re-
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PARISH on O. va, witness my hand