St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-07-15
CHARTER OF THE
|. 8 ]. ROOS BROKERAGE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.

OA1G0Q oGaboS OF America.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry,
City of Opelousas.
Be it known hat on this Fifteenth
day of the month Of April, in the year
OF our Lord One Thousand Nine Hun.
dred n Eleven, and Of the Independ-
ence of the United States of America,
the One Hundred and Thirty Fifth, be-
tore me, Leon s. Haas. a Notary Public
in and for the Parish of st. Landry,
therein residing, duly commissioned
and qualified, and in the presence of
the witnesses whose names are hereun-
to subscribed, personally came and APP
peared the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who declared :
that aYailing themselves of the pro-
visions of the laws Of this State, rela-
tive to the organization OF corporations
they do hereby form themselves into a
corporation and body polite in law for
the OBJECT Inc purposes and under the
agreements and stipulations following,
tO-WIt:
ARTICLE l..
The name of this corporation shall be
the /. G 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. It 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-
rectors n managers for the proper
management of the affairs of the said
corporation, to make and establish such
bylaws, rules and regulations as may
he nnnnpcnpxY n pI NwOoo Ao#G1z..-zs
their business, and the same to break
and alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE 2,
The domicile of this corporation shall
be in the City of O~pelousas, State of
Louisiana, and all citation or other
legal process shall be served on the
president, and in his absence, on the
secretary.
ARTICLE {.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established are
hereby declared to be: to purchase,
lease, sell, mortgage, convey, pledge and
h~ypothecate property, both real and
personal, situated in this State of
Louisiana, to buy merchandise, liquors
and all alcoholic beverages, cigars
and tobacco of all kinds and
to sell same; to act as agents and dis
tributors of aforesaid articles; u rep
resent Fire and Life Insurance COM
panies, and i'll fact tc do any and every
thing necessary and appertaining to
business.
ARTICLE a.
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 heraby de-
clared 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;
Roos Secretary, and Robert
81 timer, 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 5.
The Capital of this corporation is
hereby declared to be the sum of Five
Thousand Dollars, divided into and rep
by Fifty shares of the p a r
value of One Hundred Dollars EACH,
which shares shall be paid for in cash
called for by the Board of Direc-
lors of said corporation; certificates of
took fully paid and worcestershire
hall be issued to each subscriber for
mount paid by him. This corpora
ion shall commence to do business az
Don as Five Thousand dollars of its
took shall nave been subscribed and
,aid for, and shall begin business on
1st day of July, 1911.
ARTICLE g.
On the First Monday in July, 1912
nd annually thereafter, there shall be
meeting of The stockholders to elect
for the ensuing year, which
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office in writing to each member by
1all at his last known address. and this
frectors thus chosen shall elect the
Ulcers of this corporation from among
neir number.
ARTICLE Z.
This Act of incorporation may be
banged, modified or altered and the
of this corporation liquidated by {
vote of tWo-thirds of the capital stock {
resent and voting at a special meeting !
allied for the purpose, after ten days :
Office in writing 10 each stakeholder by
Iail at his last known address. In case
liquidation the affairs shall be liqui- {
ated by two members appointed by
le stockholders at a meeting recon-
ending the liquidation. Il
Thus done and passed in my oflics,at
ls City Of Opelousas, Louisiana.
| he day, month and year
first above written, 4
the presence of JOS. Il. Pitre and ia.
competent witnesses of lawful
70, who have hereunto signed their
smes, with said appearers and me,
after due reading Of the whole,
Isaac Roos, 70 Shares; Jonas Koos, "A
a. G. Gardiner, Share.
Jos. e. Pitre, j. A. De-
an.
LEON $. HAAS, Notary Public
of Louisiana,
Parish Of st. Landry.
r. Lee Garland, District Attorney
the 10th Judicial District Of the State
Louisiana, do hereby certify thatI
examined the above and forego
Act of Incorporation Of the /. & J.
los Brokerage Company Limited, ard
find nothing therein prohibited ny
and | hereby approve the sans.
In witness whereof / have herennto
my official signature this 10th day
the month of June A. ID. 1911.
r. LEE GARLAND,
strict Attorney 18th Judicial District
OF Louisiana.