St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-30

oPELOUSAS HORSE AND MULE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St. Landry,
City of 0pelousaT

sxEf OetObefin the year OF QUE
ehh A. Tfhhf!ohtgsahd Nine hundred aha
United States of America, the One Hun
dred and Thirty Six, before me, Leon 2.
Haas, a Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and qualified, in and Tor the faF-
ish Of st. Landry, State of Louisiana,
and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the per-
sons whose names are hereunto sub
scr1bed, all of the full age of majority,
who severally declared chat ayailing
themselves of the provisions of an Act
Of the Legislature Of this State, being
being known as Act No 96 of h SEES
sion of 1888, as well of the. laws of this
State governing e~orporat1oEs IN gen
teral, they DO, by these5preseEts, coven-
ant, agree and bind themselves, as we'll
as such ether peraons as msy become
consolidated with them, an d to
form a corporation Or body polite IN
law, for the objects and purposes and
under the folleWIpg -stipulations fol
lowing, to-wit
ARTICLEI.
This, name and title of this corpora
tion snail be THE OPELOUSAS
HORSE AND MULE COMPANY,
LIMITED. Its domicile is hereby de-
clared to be in the City of Opelousas,
III ~
lana. Said corporation sahu exist ana
enjoy succession by its corporate name
for the term and period of Niney-n1ne
years from the date hereof. unless
sooner dissolved.
ARTICLE Ii.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed, and the ma
ture of the business to be carried onsby
it, are hereby declared to be thai OF en-.
s- =. So lYTrino and sailing Ut
horses, mules, cattle, hogs, sheep, etc.
and the buying and selling Of live stock
of all kinds and generally to do n
perform any and all acts and things
necessary and proper to corporation
of this nature not contrary to law n
these articles of incorporation.
ARTICLE III.
Citation and other legal process shall
be served upon the President Or In
case of his absence or inability to act,
upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE w.
> The capital stock OF this corporation
shall be the sum of Fifteen Thousand
Dollars ($l5,O00.O0) divided into and rep
resented by One Hundred and Fifty
shares of the par value of One Hundred
Dollars each. The shares of stock OF
this corporation shall be evidenced by
certificates of stock signed by the Pres.
fdent and countersigned by the Score
e tary. and shall bear the seal of the cor
= poration. This corporation is hereby
authorized to commence business 81
, soon as Seven Thousand and Five hun
Idred Dollars of its capital stock nave
!. been subscribed for, but no stock shat
be issued until the same is paid for II
cash. property, rights, credits Or ser
vices actually received BY said corpor
alton.
ARTICLE v.
This corporation and it's corporate
mans shall have power ant
. authority to contract, sue and 81
sued. make and use a corporate seal an
the same to break, alter or amend q
pleasure, to buy and sell horses, mules
cattle, hogs, sheep and live stock o
every nature and description. To Dor
I row money and pledge, mortgage ant
u hypothecate its property, both real ant
:, personal, to secur loans, to lease prop
erty to carry on its business, to nam,
and appoint Directors, Officers, Mana
d gers and employees, and to fix thei
compensation, to make and establis
: such bylaws and rules and regulation
2 Tor the proper management OF 1t
q affairs as 1t may deem advisable, an
& to alter and amend same at pleasure
y and generally to do and perform al
!, things necessary and proper to carr,
J. out the objects and purposes OF th1
corporation
v ARTICLE VI.
4 All of the corporate powers OF thi
~ corporation shall be vested in and ex
ii ercised by q Board of Directors, com
p posed of three stock holders, OF Wh1cI
said Board, two shall constitute . quo
RIM for the transaction Of business, an
ID at all meetings of the Board of Diret
i tors the said Directors shall be author
u lied to appoint some stockholder or
re member Of 1.-THE Board of Directors t
!. act in their stead, IT they cannot be pei
sonally present.
- The first Board of Directors shall b
composed of the following named stoci
a. holders: Remy Wallior, Adoldh JacoE
: and Allen Dezauche, of which sal
number Remy Wallior shall be Pres
Is dent and General Manager, Adolp
Jacobs, Vice President, and Allen ID
y zauche, Secretary and Treasurer, an
le said Directors n officers shall col
tinue in office until the 18th day
October, 1913, at which time, and al
e. nuaIly thereafter, a Board OF director
NJ shall be elected. The said Board sha
Il be elected by the stockholders, an
VI each stakeholder shall be entitled
OF one vote for each share of stock regl
tered in his name on the books OF IT
CORPORATION, and he may vote in perse
or BY written proxy filed with the Sc
- rotary. Notice Of the election of Dire
tors and of all general and speeI
meetings of the stockholders shall !
given each stoekholder in writing (
the Secretary at least fifteen days .
Is fore said election and general and SIP
cial meetings, provided 1t shall be So
icient if said notice is mailed to tt
be last known address of the stockholde
We Notice shall also be published in
n newspaper published in the City ofOp
nv Iousas for at least ten days prior to sd
he annual meeting and election and ar
of general or special meeting of the stoc
!. holders of the corporation. The failu
to elect Directors on the day naIni
shall not cause a dissolution of Il
- corporation, but the Directors al
e officers then in office shall hold oy
y until their successors are duly elect
and qualified. In such event the Pre-
dent shall call another meeting of t
. stockholders in the manner herein pr
. Yided for the purpose of electing sa
tie officers and Directors. Immediate
after each election the Directors
elected shall meet and elect from thu
own number the officers of the corpo1
z +ion urbinI, rhaI1 ha pracj9npt W