St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-07
ARTICLE ".

The corporate powers or this com
pany shall be vested in and exercised
| by a board of three or more directors
out of which, a president, a vice presi.
dent. and a secretary and treasurer
shall be elected, the secretary and
treasurer may be one and the same per-
son.
Two of said board shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business,
and their decisions shall be valid cor.
porate acts.
The follwing persons shall constitute
the first Board of Directors : A. B. Dore,
DR.. g. Richard, Mrs. A. B. Dore, Mrs. G,
Richard, with A. B. Dore as Presidents,
DR.. G. Richard as Vice President, Mrs.
G.. Richard as Secretary, and Mrs. A. B.
Dore as Treasurer.
No person shall be eligible as director
or an officer who is not a stakeholder of
this company.
Said board shall continue in office un-
til the second Monday in the month of
January, 1918, Cor until their successors
shall have been elected) on which day
and thereafter annually, a Board of
Dirscters shall be elected, unless the
same should be a holiday, when the
election shall be held on the next legal
day thereafter. Notice of such election
shall be given by at least ten (I0) days
prior to the date thereof by publication
in any newspaper published in the par
ish of st. Landry. Any failure from
any cause whatever to elect Directors
the day named for that purpose shall
not dissolve the corporation, but the
Directors then in Office, as we'll as the
officers of said company shall hold over
until their successors are chosen.
At every election and meeting each
stakeholder shall be entitled to vote for
each share of stock registered in his
name, and may vote by proxy
After each election the Board of Di-
rectors shall elect from their own mum
Der the officers of said company.
ARTICLE ".
The board of directors shall have full
power to fill vacancies in their number
caused by death, resignation or other
wise, from among the stockholders Of
the corporation.
The said board shall have full contro oil
on this company, and shall so conduct,
manage, and use the same as in their
discretion they may deem fit, and thai
is consistent with the objects of this
company, or the welfare of the same.
The said Board shall also have the
right to appoint agents. employees, SER
wants and clerks as 1t may deem neees-
sary for the conducting of the business
Of Tie company, fix their compensation,
term of service, with the right to dis
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and the said Board shall have right to
fix and determine the salaries OF the
several officers herein PROVIDED for.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be changed, modf-
fed or amended, the capital stock in
creased or decreased, or this corpora
ton may be dissolved, at q general
meeting of the stockholders convened
for that purpose with the assent of
three fourths of the capital stock is
sued, whether present or represented
at such meetiug1. Ten days prior %
tice of such meeting shall be given in
any weekly newspaper published In
the Parish of st. Landry.
In case of dissolution Or termination
of this corporation, either by Limitation
of it's charter or from any cause, the
of its affairs shall be CON
by three commissioners, selected
from the stockholders. and at such q
meeting called for that purpose, rs
above set forth in this Article.
Said commissioners shall remain in
Office until the affairs Of said company
shall have been fully I~iquidated. In
Of death of one or more of said
commissioners; the surviving members
Or member shall continue to act.
ARTICLE VII
No stakeholder OF this corporation
shall ever be held liable or responsible
tor the contracts or faults thereof, In
sny farther sun than the unpaid ball
amce due b accompany On the shares Of