St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-07
CHARTER
The State of Louisiana,
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Be it known, that on this, the oosk
day Of August, A.. D., 1912, before ma
VIM Alex Robertson, a Notary PuhlIo
in and for the above parish and Stats
sonally came and appeared Lorenzo u
Mornhinyeg, Bernard Bennett. Ran
Riseman, DR.. John A. Haas, DC. Rosa
Jr.. e. FL. Reeder, Alex. X. ChisoIm
w. Pate, William j. Sandoz, &. RI Isra
tin, f. l.. Sandoz, and Adoiphe ,JaeaSs
residents OF the above parish and Stafa
who declared unto me, Notary, in fha
presence Of the hereinafter named and
undersigned competent witnesses. fhaf
they do by these presents hereby assoc.
ciate themselves, as we'll as all othar
persons who may hereafter become NJ.
ISOLATED with them, for the purpose N
the State of Louisiana, and particulars
under Act rs of 1904, Of the General Az
sembly of said State, under the follow.
ing articles of incorporation:
ARTICLE i.
The name of this corporation shall he
.Opelousas Plumbing Company.
ARTICLE 2.
The purpose for which this corners.
ton is formed is to conduct a general
plumbing, heating, electrical and rel.
eral merchandise business, and In con.
nection Herewith to buy, sell, mort.
gage or hy~pothecate all kinds md
classes of movable property and real
estate, and erect all classes of build.
ings thereon, and to accept mortgage
security, etc.
ARTICLE s..
The domiciie and place of business AZ
said corporation shall be the City of
Opeloasas, Louisiana. Citation 81
other legal process shall be served Ga
the president, or in case of his absence.
on the secretary
ARTICLE 4.
The corporation is organized TO exist
for q period of twenty-five years from
date hereof.
ARTICLE s..
The capital stock of this corporation
Ia h Q g BY fixed at Ten Thousand
($IO,OO0.00l Dollars, divided into one
hundred (l00} shares Of the par value 81
One Hundred ($l001 Dollars each, which
| shares shall be fully paid for by the
subscribers Iii cash at the time OF issus
ance at par, and shallbe worcestershire.
The corporation shall be authorized
to do business as s0on as Five Thou
sand ($5000.O0l Dollars Of its capital
stock has seen subscribed.
ARTICLE u.
The first board of directors of this
| corporation shall be Alex II Ghisolm,
Joseph w. Pate, William j. Sandez,
John A. Haas and l.. I'll. MornhtnTe0,
all residents of the 20 parish ana
State, and they shall hold office until
their successors are elected and quail.
fed of this board of directors, William
j.. Sandoz shall be president, Alex II.
Chisolm, vice-president, anu i. H,
MornhinYeg, secretary-treasurer.
The corporate powers o. this com
pany shall be vested IN its board of
directors, its officers and such commit.
tees as said board may appoint, and the
board shall have authority to name one
of its members or any other stock.
holder the general manager u is
affairs.
ARTICLE Z.
The regular annual meeting of the
| stockholders Of this corporation shall
be held on the first Monday of july Of
each year, beginning with the year
1918, when a board OF five directors shall
be elected to serve for the ensuing year
the board of directors shall organize
annually Immediately after the elee-
ton ofits members and at such organs
~iZation meeting shall elect officers Tor
this corporation. Three directors shall
at all times constitute u quorum for the
transaction OF business. Ae I'LL meet
ings Of stockholders each share o stogk
shall represent vote and the dIrec-
tors shall be elected by a majority Eote
OF the stock represented at said meet
ings.
ANY suit may be brought anu any
bond, affidavit or other document neces-
sary 10 assert the rights Of the corp0EP
alton In a judicial proceeding may be
executed by the president OF Vtce~EEesl-
dent OF this corporation, or in the ab-
sence Of both, by The secretary.
ARTTCTaE
whenever this corporation Is dis
solved, either by Limitation Ut time or
by the determination of the stock
holders, its affairs shall be ~liqnidated
by three commissioners appointed for
| that purpose at y meeting of the stock
/ holders, said appointment to be upon
the vote of tifty-one per CEN Of all the
stock OF the corporation; IN case Of the
death or inability to Actof n or more
of the commissioners, the other or
others shall act alone. After all ila-
biIities OF the corporation have been
/ adjusted any funds remaining In the
hands of the c,In snlssiOnefs shall ne
divided pro rata ntIoiig the stockheld-
ers, after giving twenty days prior no
tice by p~lplicaLiOn IN II newspaper pup-
lished in Opelousas, La.
ARTICLE 9.
No stakeholder of this corporation
EShHII, ever be heI1 liable or
for its contracts or faults in any fuTther
sum than the unpaid balance due on
the shares or stock of this corporation
owned by him, nor shall any mere In
formality in the organization OF this
I~corporation have the effect OF render
ing this charter null or of exposing 4
stockholder 10 any liability beyond the
amount of his stock.
ARTICLE 10.
This corporation may be amended or
dissolved with the assent OF lftysone
per cent in amount OF the whole CAPITAL
stock ar d general meeting OF the stock
| holder-, held for that purpose, after
thirty days notice OF such meetingshsli
be gwen by advertisements In q leWss
paper published at Opelousas. Las ana z
written notice of said meeting i1allea
to each stakeholder ut the titne OF iu-
serfing said advertisements.
Thus done and passed ut Opelohsasi
La, in The above parish, in the pressnce
of S.. A. stanley and Ennis >. keffi
both competent witnesses, on the Gay
and date first h~efeinaboVe written.
(Sgd) Alex r.. Ghisolm,
Il. III. Reeder,
WI SandoZ.
DC. Rose, Jr.,
Il! ii. Mornhinveg,
Ben Riseman,
j.. A. Haas,