St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-06-17
CHARTER OF THE
j. ROOS BROKERAGE COMPANY,
Y LIMITED.
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
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State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry,
City of O~pelousas.
Be it known that on this Fifteenth
day of the month Of April, in the year
04 our Lord One Thousand Nine Hun
dred and Eleven, and of the I~ndepend-
ence of the United States of America,
the One Hundred and Thirty Fifth, be-
fore me, Leon 8. Haas, q Notary Public
in and for the Parish of st. Landry,
therein residing, duly commissioned
and qualified, and in the presence of
she witnesses whose names are hereun-
TO subscribed, personally came and APP
peRred the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who declared:
that awaiting themselves Of the pro-
visions of the laws of this State, rela-
tive to the organization ot corporations,
they do hereby form themselves into q
corporation and body polite in law for
che object and purposes and under the
agreements and stipulations following,
town.:
. ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be
the /. 81 j. Roos Brokerage Company,
Limited, and under its name shall have
corporate existence and succession for
the period OF ninety-nine years from
the date hereof. 1t shall have power
to contract, sue, and be sued, to make
and use a corporate seal and the same
to break and alter at pleasure; to hold,
receive, lease, purchase, sell, convey
mortgage and hypothecate property,
both real and personal, to borrow and
lend money, to name and appoint di-
EectoFs and managers. for the proper
management of the affairs of the said
corporation, to make and establish such
bylaws, rules and regulations as may
be necessary n proper to carry on
their business, and the same to break
and alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE 2.
The domicile of his corporation shall
be in the City of Opelousas, State of
legal process shall be served on the
president, and in his absence, on the
Secretary.
ARTICLE 8.
The objects and purposes. for which
this corporation is established are
hereby declared to be: to purchase,
lease, sell, mortgage, convey, pledge and
hy~pothecate property, both real and
personal, situated in this State of
Louisiana, to buy merchandise, liquors
and all alcoholic beverages, cigars
cigarettes and tobacco of all kinds and
TO sell same; to act as agents and dis
trfbutors of aforesaid articles; to rep
resent Fire and Life Insurance Com
panies, and Intact tc do any and every
thing necessary and appertaining to
said business.
ARTICLE 4.
The business OF this corporation shall
be conducted by Three Directors, of
whom two shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business. The
following named persons are hereby de-
clar9d to be the first Board of Directors,
and they shall serve as such until the
First Monday Of July, 1912, namely:
Isaac Roos, President and Treasurer;
Jonas Roos Secretary, and Robert
Gardiner, a member of said Board; and
the said named persons shall act in
their respective official capacities until
their successors shall be chosen on the
First Monday of July, 1912.
ARTICLE s.
The Capital Of this corporation is
hereby declared to be the sum of Five
Thousand Dollars, divided into and rep
value of One Hundred Dollars each.
which shares shall be paid for in cash
when called for by the Board of Direc-
tors of said corporation; certificates of
stock fully paid and worcestershire
shall be issued TO each subscriber for
the amount paid by him. This corporal
Eion shall commence to. do business a.
soon as Five Thousand dollars of its
stock shall have been subscribed and,
paid for, and shall begin business onb
the Ist day of July, 1911.
ARTICLE s..
On the First Monday in July, 1917
and annually thereafter, there shall be-
q meeting of the stockholders to elect
for the ensuing year, which
meeting shall be held after ten days
notice in writing to each member by
snaIl at his last known address. and the
thus chosen shall elect the
of this corporation from among
their number.
ARTICLE Z.
This Act of incorporation may be |
changed, modified or altered and the !
of this corporation liquidated by :
q vote Of two-thirds of the capital stock {
present and voting at q special.meeting I
for the purpose, after ten days' I
in writing to each stakeholder by 9
mail at his last known address. In case !
OF liquidation the affairs shall be liqui- :
dated by two members appointed by
stockholders at a meeting recom-
mending the liquidation.
Thus done and passed in my office,at, ]
The City of Opelousas, Louisiana. :
on the day, month and year |
fFst above written, 1
.n.the presence of JOS, u, Pitre and J. A..
competent witnesses of lawful n
sge, who, have herennto signed their :
names, with said appearers and me G
AO$hNS 1AkSE duS 4tdGAAS Vi Vic WHOIcsE | e
Isaac Roos, % Shares; Jonas Roos, "a !
A.C. Gardiner, I Share. =
Witnesses: Jos. e. Pitre, j. A. De- +
can. q
LEON s. HAAS, Notary Public. 4
state of Louisiana, t
Parish of st. Landry. \
i, II. Lee Garland, District Attorney :,
L the 10th Judicial District Of the State {
# Louisiana, do hereby certify that / q
AYE examined the above and forego- !
ng Act of Incorporation of the |. & j. II
BrokerageCompany Limited, aud v
find nothing therein prohibited by {
aw, aud l hereby approve the same. 4
In witness whereof | have h%ereunto e.
ct my official signature this 10Th day n
I the month of June A. ID. 1911. =
II. LEE GARLAND, Il
Attorney 10th Judicial District "
of Louisiana :.