The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-05-20
following. to-wit:
ARTICLE

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The name and style OF this corporation shall
be the DONALDSONvILLE HOTEL COM
PAhY. and by that name it shall have and en-
JOY all the rights and privileges granted by law
to corporations; it shall exist for the period OF
ninety -nine years from this day; it shall have
power to contract, sue and be sued in its corpor-
ate name; to make and use a corporate seal and
the same to alter at pleasure; TO hold iecelve
pledge property both real and personal Ito is
sue bonds, notes and other obligations: to make
such bylaws and regulations for the proper
management and control of the affairs OF said
corporation as may be necessary and expedient,
and generally to have and exercise all powers
conferred b, laWon corporations.
ARTICLE II.
The domicjle OF this corporation shall be in
the parish OF Ascension. and all citations and
other legal process shall be served on the Dresi-
dent, or in his absence on the first or second
vice president.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poration is established and the nature OF the
business to be carried On by it are declared to
be: to own, operate, manage and lease hotels; to
OWL purchase, sell and lease lands, and gener-
ally to do any and all things incident or neces-
sary to the carrying out OF the above purposes
and objects. and generally TO carry on any law
full business or enterprise not inconsistent with
the constitutions Of Louisiana or OF the United
States.
The capital stock of this corporation is hereby
fixesHat twenty-five thousand dollars represented
by two Hundred and fifty shares OF the par value
of one hundred dollars each, to be paid for in
money or property or services rendered in such
manner and in such amounts and at such times
as the board of directors shall determine. All
shares of stock shall be full paid and non-asses-
sable. No transfer of stock shall be binding
upon the coTpeTation unless made upon Its
books in person or by proxy. This corporation
shall begin business as soon as five Thousand
dollars Of its capital stock shall have been SUBJ
scribed for.
e>.1,S>> - ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers of this corporation
shall he vested in and exercised by board OF
directors com posed OF fifteen stockholders, five
of whom shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of business. The directors shall#be
elected annually on the last Monday of January
in each year. Such election shall be by ballot
and each stakeholder shall be entitled to one
vote in person or by proxy for every share OF
stock held by him which has been standing IN
his name for q period OF not less than Ten Gays
said election shall be given to each stocknolder
by written notice mailed I'm addressed to
his residence or place OF b ane or oy de1Very
to him in person. Any vat: nc occurring IN the
board of directors may be by the remain
ing directors. Failure to hold an election on the
date above specified shall not dissolve the cor,
poration but the directors then in office shall
remain in Office until their successors are
elected and qualified. The directors at their
first meeting after election shall elect presi-
dent first vice president second yice-presi-
dent a secretary, and treasurer. The board
of directors shall employ and appoint such
other officers and agents as may be necessary
The board of directors shall have power 70 en-
and amend the same, director of this carpo-
ration n ay delegate in writing to any other dl-
rector any right and power enjoyed by him.
The secretary need not be director. Meyer
Lemann f. Il. Lemann. Adolphe Meter. IL. Ii
We'll, J. N. Colomb, Chas A. N anrin, J. AsDals
feres. j. J. Lafargne Emil Sunbery, solomon
Klotz, w j. harrison, Alex Bloomenstiel, John
S. Thibaut, Fred Rogge and v. Maurin shall
constitute the first board OF directors, who shalt
hold office until the last Monday in january
1912 or until their successors have been elected
and qualified. Myer Lemann shall be president.
Emil Sunbery shall be first vice president. Victor
Maurin shall be second vice president, j. b.
Blum shall be secretary and Chas A. Maurln
s-''1l = Ns' ARTICLE VI.
General meetings of stockholders shall be held
annually as provided in article i've, ana the
president or any three stockholders may call a
special meeting of the stockholders for any law
full purpose upon giving notice in the manner
prescribed by article five. TO action OF stock
holders at any meeting shall be valid or binding
unless stockholders representing majority Of
all the capital stock subscribed for shall be
present or represented by proxy,
ARTICLE VII.
No stockholder shall be liable or in any man
ner responsible for the contracts or faults OF the
corporation beyond any unpaid balance thai
may be due BY him, nor shall any informally IN
void. I
This charter may be altered, amended or
modified or the corporation dissolved by a vote
of three-fourths in amount OF the capital STOCK
represented at meeting of the stockholders
called for that purpose IN accordance With the
notice provided in article five OF this act. At
the termination 81 TINS charter OF u me case o.
CORPORATION shall be iquidated by three com.
missioners elected by vote of three-fourths Of
the stockholders represented at g meeting called
for that purpose Said stockholders shall estab-
fish the terms and manner in " hich said LIQUID
alton shall be made and define the powers and
duties and compensation OF said commissioners
The subscribers to this act of Incorporation
have respectively written opposite their names
the amount of stock subscribed for by each of
them SO that this act may also serve as the or1gl-
nal subscription list of this corporation.
Thus done and passed in the parish of Ascen-
sion, state Of Louisiana. on the day. month and
wear first above written, in the presence of Fred
Landry and james fortler, good ana eompstent
appearers and me, notary AFTER theS feadlng OF
the whole.
b. Surbery five Isl shares $500
sol Klotz two t2f shares 200
T. J. Lafargue two ~ shares 200
Marie lsafargue. per ]. ]. Lafargue, two W
n s. arm two laY zoo
Chas Maurin, two [2l shares zoo
w ID. Park. one a J share loo
Fred Rogges two ~ shares ----------------- Zoo
Has Won otten one Il J share loo
Tony SobraI one II y share e. 100
:,Jacinta Sobral per T. Sobral one ~ share loo
5nayid Israel Jr., one .(ll share ---- loo
s. "a sI,a1feres. FIVE t5) shares-------- 500
skdnInhe Meter Ave ~ sllares----5---------5 300
a1ay Elaonenstiel, two t21 snares----- Gao
- n Harrison three { 81 shares 100000 300
Il, +, Marshall three f3Y shares ---- 300
Percy a s., e1aanu two t11 shares ----------- Zoo
RIunI & w ell five ISL shares 600
bIyer Len,ann, i've 81 share 300
b. b Ielnann. i've Isl shares boo
.Kessier Bros, per j e. Blum one { II share loo
p s. ley Poche one &c u share loo
FRED. LANDRY.
Illnesses. JAMES FoRTIER.
IL.SI WALTER LENA Mn,