The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-09-21
. I'd Troas,er the last named Office to


to hold dee for a period OF one ~
wear. or util his successor is duly elect,
Cd and quilted. The following named
. stockholrs shall serve in the capac-
tiles naml. until the next annual cleo
ION 70 thcld on the first Monday In
0ctoher 1908: Harry D. Smith, Dr.,
v presidc: D. S. H. Smith, Vice-Presi-
4 don't an r. Herbert Smith, Secretary
+. and Trsurer.
# ARTICLE VIII.
!. Thenty Of the President shall be to
d nresi(st all meetings of the Board OF
re Dirers and stockholders. sign All
N nape1 divesting or encumberlng the
" prony of the corporation, sign an
1e iease mortgages, contracts etc. ana
We he proper officer upon whom service
ne of alton shall be made.
ny lhall be the duty of the Secretary
" anireasurer to act in all the aforesaid
n ca:ities in the absence or inability OF
on tlSresident. u
rs lie Secretary and Treasurer shall
nd % a complete and accurate record OF
x She meetings of the stockholders and
cir I'd of directors and keep. or cause 10
ID under his supervision, a complete
of books covering the transaction OF
on b body corporate. which said set OF
IN Dks shall at all times be open tor IN
detection to all stockholders of the cor
ipration.
nv He shall be the custodian of the funds
lof the corporation, and shall disburse
he same only upon the warrants drawn by
ohimself, and approved by the President.
nat the option of the hoard of directors,
he NAV be required to furnish bond in
such an amount as may be consistent
with the responsibilities of his office.
He must also make tabulated an
itemized statements of the financial con-
dition of the Company. at tie Will OF
the directorate.
The salaries of the aforenamed OIL
GERS shall be fixed by the board of di-
rectors:
ARTICLE IN.
~ stakeholder hereof shall be liable
Nortbe debts or contracts, obligations or
+, faalts of this corporation beyond the
unpaid balance due by him for the shares
of stock purchased in said company, or
shall any informality in the organiza-
ton Of this Company have the effect OF
rendering this charter void, of exposing
any stakeholder to any liability other
than aforesaid.
ARTICLE X.
This charter may he changed, modis
fed or altered. or it may be dissolved
with the consent of three. fourths a. o3
the capital stock represented at genera
al meeting of the stockholders regularly
or especially convened for said purpose, ].
after fifteen days previous notice thereof
has been mailed to the last known adj
dress of each stakeholder. i
ARTICLE XII. /.
Whenever this corporation is dissOlved
for any cause. its affairs shall be liqu&
dated by three commissioners appointalf
for said purpose by the board of dire9;
tors, after thirty days previous notice.
of such contemplated dissolution shall
have been given in weekly or daily
newspaper at the dOmicile of said COmA
pany. O.
These commissioners shall remain
office until the affairs of the corporate
shall be liquidated, and shall be pal,
for their services according to the fed.
fixed by the board of directors. ~
In testimony whereof the parties htH
to have signed these presents and il
Gated the amount of stock subscrlbed.
them in the presence of the other. ca
petent witnesses. and me, Notary, atsl
Office in the town of Franklin, Lp
lana, on this 18th day of Septembes
d., 1907.
JOHN NJ. CArFERY, 1865 Sl1reyl
HARRY D. SMITH, 1865 Shares.
r. HERBERT SMITH, 975 Shares.
H. D. SMITH, so Shares.
D. S. Il. SMITH, q Shares.
MAHLoN w. MATTIsoN, 90 Shares.
Witnesses:
w. H. LATHAM,
l.. A. LoUsTALOT.
HENRY D. SMITH, Notary Public.
State of Louisiana-Parish of St. Mary.
I, VIM. K. Wilson. District Attorney
within and for the 23rd Judicial District
Of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
have carefully examined the above and
foregoing charter of the 'sOrion Oil
Company. Limited" and find nothing
therein contained contrary to law and do
w. X. Wilson; =
Diet Atty 23rd Jud. Dist.
State Of Louisiana-Parish Of St. Mary
1, Wilbur II. Kramer, Clerk 23rd
Judicial District Court, La, and ex-
otficio thereof, do hereby certifythat the
above and foregoing is true and correct
copy of the original act of Incorporation
OF the "Orion Oil Company, Limited, on
file in my office and duly recorded in
Book "a of Mortgages, enter $33, O22 of
this date.
In evidence whereof witness my
official signature and seal this I4th day
of September, 1907.
WILBUR H. KRAMER,
Clerk Court.
Inc l[MINIAI0