The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-09-14

be held by one person at the option o
the stockholders. each OF the Said officer:
to hold Office for period of ohe Il
year, or until his successor is duly elect
ed and qualified. The following nance
stockholders shall serve in the capac
tiles named. until the next annual cleo
ton to be held on the first Monday in
October. 1908: Harry ID. Smith. Jr.
| President: ID. S. H. Smith, NicePresi-
dent and X. Herbert Smith. Secretary
and Treasurer.
| ARTICLE VIII.
| The duty of the President shall be to
preside at all meetings of the Board of
| Directors and stockholders, sign all
papers divesting or encumberInS the
property of the corporation, sign all
leases, mortgages, contracts. etc, and
| be the proper officer upon whom service
| Of citation shall be made.
1t shall be the duty of the Secretary
! and Treasurer to act in all the aforesaid
capacities in the absence or inability OF
the President.
The Secretary and Treasurer shall
keep complete and accurate record Of
all the meetings of the stockholders and
board of directors and keep, or cause to
set Of books covering the transaction of
the body corporate. which said set OF
books shall at all times be open for III
spection to all stockholders of the cor
pOratlon.
He shall he the custo dian of the funds
of the corporation, and shall dlsbursc
the same only upon the warrants drawn by
himself, and approved by the President.
At the option of the board of directors,
he may be required to furnish bond in
such an amount as may be consistent
with the responsibilities of his office.
He must also make tabulated and
itemized statements of the financial con-
dition of the Company. at the Will of
the directorate.
The salaries of he aforenamed Off
GERS shall be fixed by the board of d.
rectOrs.
ARTICLE IX.
No stockhoIdrr hereof shall be liable
for the debts or contracts, obligations or
fanlts 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 be changed, moii-
fled or altered. or it may be dissolved
with the consent of three. fOurths a. of
the capital stock represented at a gener-
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.
ARTICLE XI
Whenever this corporation is dissolved
for any cause. its affairs shall be liqu'-
dated by three commissioners appointed
for said purpose by the board of direc-
tors, after thirty days previous notice
of such contemplated dissolution shall
have been given in Il weekly or daily
newspaper at the domicile of said Com
pany
These commissioners shall remain in
shall be liquidated, and shall be paid
for their services according to the fec
fixed by the board of directors.
In testimony whereof the parties here
to have signed these presents and 'ndl-
Gated the amount of stock subscribed by
them in the presence OF the other cons
petent witnesses. and me, Notary. at my
office in the town Of Franklin, Louis
lana, on this 18th day of September, a.
D., 1907.
JOHN NJ. CAFFERY, 1865 Shares.
HARRY D. SMITH, 1865 Shares.
r. HERBERT SMITH. 975 Shares.
II. ID. SMITH, 80 Shares.
D. S. II. SMITH, % Shares.
MAHLoN w. MATTIsON, 90 Shares
Witnesses:
w. H. LATHAM,
l.. A. LOUsTALOT.
HENRY ID. SMITH, Notary Public.
State of Louisiana-Pa,ish of -. Ma"
I. Wm. X. 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 "Orion Oil
Company. Limited and find nothing
therein contained contrary to law and do
hereby approve same.
W. X. WILSON.
Dist Atty 23rd .1ud Dist.
State of Louisiana--Parish Of St. Mary.
I, Wilbur H. Kramer. Clerk 23rd
Judicial District Court, La, and ex-
)fficio thereof, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a 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 1913, O22 of
this date.
In evidence whereof witness my
official signature and seal this 18th day
Of September, 1907.
WILBUR H. KRAMER,
Clerk Court.
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