St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-12-11
CHARTER OF THE
UNION SUNSET MERCANTILE
CO.. LIMITED.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
IA FISH DR GT IANDR

PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
Bel known that on this thirteenth
day OF the month Of October, in the year
of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hum
gred ms Nine, before me, James Raoul
narish ana State dnIv commissioned.
Qualified and sworn and In the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named and
UNDERSIGNED, personally came and ap-
neared the persons whose names are
who severallv declared that awaiting
themselves of the provisions Of an act
Of the Legislature OF this State known
as Act No. IS Of the session OF 1883. as
well az those of the general laws of this
State relative to the organization of
corporations they have formed and or
ganized, and BY these presents do form
and organize themselves into corpora
tlo1 for the on1eess ana PURPOSES ano
hereinafter set forth, which they adopt
as bhelf enafteF Y
ARTICLE
lhe naIis IL ssyIe y s4la PSla
non shAh ps 1lls 9IImIelrs ohaon Sun
ssI 1eL5@lsAls s - = 5ansas4I. c.
aags ~ aalllea.e - . 1850 ~
gafIsn ai4a., ana snaaL - s4s
nsaAua1Aoe 4 $3.50 80 - 5s.sa
eorporage nane anu ~ any uaLtns
8 psrIo1 p II 800, - sts
sooner 9IssoIVen ny 1hs actAon y iAs
ssocKnoiaers owning 2 maturity y ehs
eapisal ssoch.
ARTICLE II.
Tna ah4act ana nnrnosaa AR vvhieh
.b3s $500 tfcn + esks bIisbad and the
4 tyro X tha b~nstnasa ntandad ~ 70
nar5nctsd ana carriad IN ~ # ara here
- Ian5asaS - bs IL and trs 81.
~ - S1nsat ~ Tandru parfsE Tnnis.
- 49, 8 ~a4aSI naraL njfsa brssi1ass f.
hnIan1 sai4 maTaLanaisa ana arficlas
- 49, 81 azsa-r 5ssarInt;an and 70 deal
g~jctSltnra r~odgTaFs III n-anraatfors
M5t5 s,seh h~ns;nsss 8. Inv ana sail rice
entfa1 n~nta1aas etes to make advances
to farmers, and generally 70 make con
sLacLs = y 49, rS XIV h,ss{ ~ s Ansl
1Sle
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock OF this corporation
is hereby declared TO be the sum OF
Three Thousand Dollars 70 be divided
into or represented 6y SIX hundrea
shares OF the sum or z dollars eaen,
which said shares shal! Pc pald Tor Ia
such manner, n on such terms as may
be prescribed by b Board Of directors
provided however, q q this corporation
may organize ana commences business
II
lars in shares OF SAID capital stock snail
have been bona q subseE@Den 2 Z
Transfers OF stock sha1l anly pc mace
on the Q Of the company Dy 2 Stock
holder IN person or DE- proxy, put none
shall pc sold 0Y 2 stoch@loIQeE unless
the salu stock shalL nave gITsk pssA ".
Tered Tor sale 20 the
at he same price 0uergu 70 DINERS
through written notlce SSafVen On tne
President Of the company AnQ ohAy tne
failure or neglect OF thesoGner sIock.
holders bo aFAli 5heliseLsss HAsntA vi
enSb staeE hacome transfesTbIe.
NJ oart5aesf shall he assned exceni
- Fnifv naid m s+oek.
nrYrrr TE
AbL1S12
The b~nsiness os this coordination shall
be and alIits CORPORATE powers
shah be vested is q Board Of Directors
eomnosad az not more slan six stock.
bnldars Fl Ia elected actually on the
irsf Tuesday Of November Of each wear
e-nmmanaing III 1910 AT 9ha hrst meet.
inc in each wear said Board shall eleei
one Dftheir members as president, an.
lothera as fce-President, another as Sec.
rakarv. all the officers elected shall be-
members 81 the Board; the secretary
shall also be the treasurer and general
MANAGER.
AtaII elections 81 directors. the per.
sons receiving the votes of the majority
in amount of the capital stock OF said
company shall be declared and at all
meetings Of the Board Of Directors the
action or decision Of the directors hold
ing b majority III mount or capita
stock Of the company shall prevail
which shall also constitute q quorum
but in case Of the absence Of any direct
Or he shall have power to authorize ans
third party t act Ia his stead vote q
AL questions and sign oil drafts 81 acti