St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-10-05

State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry,

Parish of st. Landry.
Before ME, Gus. E. Dupre, "a Notarv
Public in and for the Parish and Stat
aforesaid, and in the p~essence OF TIA
witnesses hereinafter nasaeG and uns
dersigned, personally appeared the sev4
eral persons whose anne are hereant6
subscribed and declared that:
They do hereby form q ~eornofAkfnp 8
exist for q term of Nincty-Sfne 1qa1
Years from this date, under the nams
of "The 0~9elousas Stone Brick Cor
pany,n with It's domicile in the CITY ~
0peiousas, Parish of st. Landry, for TIA
purpose OF manufacturing and selling
bricks, blocks AND building matariaIs
of all kinds including lumber, sand ess
ment and lime; to acquire, hold, lease.
purchase and sell real estate and pron.
erty of all kinds in connection with rs
said business; to pledge, morteapa
bond and give as security its said pron.
erty In connection with its said busi.
ness.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be Twenty-Five Thousand Doll
lars ($25,000.00) divided into two hun
dred and fifty shares of one hundred
dollars each, payable in leash, or prom
erty, or by services actually rendered
the corporation, at such time and in
such n as the Beard of Directora
may determine; and the corporation
may commence business when Five
thousand dollars of the capital stock
shall have been subscribed for.
The business shall be conducted BY 4
Board of five Directors who shall liz
elected by ballot by the stockholders
on the second Monday OF September of
each year at an election of which
thirty days notice in writing shall be
sent TO each stakeholder by mail. Thrae
Directors shall constitute a quorum.
Each share of stock shall be entitled
to n vote, to be cast by the owner Ia
person or by proxy. The Board of Df
reetors shall have the right to make ali
bylaws, to change and alter the same
at pleasure. The first Board shall be-
composed of j. G. LaWler, VII. SibiILe.
DIR. j. A. Haas, Loais Hebert, Oscar
Daspit; and they shall hold office until
their successors are elected and take
their places. The Board shall elect
from among its members u President
Vice-President, and a Secretary-Treas-
urer. Until such election the follow
ing shall serve as officers Of the corpor-
alton, to-Wit: j. g. LaWler, President.
Oscar Daspit, Vice-President; aud Roy
Edwards, Secretary-Treasurer. The
Directors may act by proxy at meet
Of the Board, provided, at Ieasta
quorum of its members are present Iii
person at said meeting, ana provided
further, that the proxy shall be la
writing and given to a Director.
No sale or transfer Of stock shall be
made Without first giving the corpora
ton ten days notice in writing, with
the privilege to the corporation or any
OF its members to purchase same on
equal terms with bona ide buyers out
side the corporation.
Citation shall be served on the Presi.
n AZ r. =n nj ( ~ ~ u n n 3-4nE--.1A@L.#
disability to act, on the Vice-President:
and in the event of his absence to act,
on the Secretary-Treasurer.
No stakeholder shall eyer be held
liable or responsible for the contracts
sum than the unpaid balance
due on the shares of stock owned by
him nor shall any mere InfortnaiftV
In Ortlanization have the effect OF rem
dering this charter null or OF exposing
q stakeholder to any liability beyond
the amount unpaid on his stock.
At the termination OF the charter cir
dissolution Of the corporation the
affairs shall be l~iqutdated by the Board
OF directors as l~iquidating commissions
ers.
Done, read and signed at my office at
the City of Opelousas, said Parish and
State, III the presence OF G. K. Bailey
aud A.. j. q. Ifttell competent wit
nesses, this 9th day of August, 1912.
Louis Habert,
". H. Sibille,
J.B. Sibille, per VII. IS.
j. e. Lawler,
4. %. Littell,
Il. LeBoargeois,
Lawrence Larcade,
J. A. Haas.
Witnesses:
CT. Bailey,
Alt. Littell
GUS. Il. DUPRE, Notary Public.
State of Louisiana,
Parish OF st. Landry
Iceftify the above and foregoing Ia
q true u correct COPS st the urigf-
nal on tile and OF record in my office III
Book No. 30 of the Mortgage recufds of
The Parish OF st. Landry.
Witness my lialtI and seal this 18th
day of September, 1872.
q. II. BAILEY,
by. Clerk anu Recorder.