The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-21

dnd nypOtnecate property. both real
and personal, to name managers,
agents and directors, as the interest
OF the corporation may require, and
tn make and adopt such bylaws and
regulations as may be necessary
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the City of Lafayette,
l.afa yette Parish, said State, and
the President, or in his absence, the
Secretary shall be the proper person
on whom legal process may be served.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed are here
by declared to be: To engage in ag-
riculture and planting; to own and
operate a plantation or plantations:
10 buy and sell real estate or person
al property; to ALLEVIATE, by mortga ge
or otherwise, any real estate pur-
chased by it and to do any and all
acts necessary or incident to the pur-
poses for which the same has been
organized.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at TWENTY
FIVE THOUSAND (S25OOO OO) DOL
LARS, divided into TWO HUN
DRIED and FIFTY (25O) shares of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH
and business under this charter shall
commence whenever FIFTY-FOUR
HUNDRED (S5400. O0) DOLLARS of
the capital stock is subscribed for
and paid.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers of this COR
poration shall be vested in a Board
OF Directors, composed of nine stock
holders, who shall be elected on the
second Monday of April, 1913. and
annually thereafter. The first Board
of Directors shall be Nathan Abram-
son, John G. Nickerson, o. B. Hop
kins, Or. A. r. Trahan, c. I. Young,
Morris Rosenfeld, Myrtil Meyer,
Sigmund B. Kahn and Charles D..
Gallery, with Charles D. Gallery
President, Orren B. Hopkins, Vice
president and Clifton L. Young, Sec
rotary and Treasurer, who shall hold
their Offices until the election of their
successors as herein provided.
A majority of the stock present
shall elect the directors. each stock
holder being entitled to one vote for
each share of stock owned or con-
trolled by him. and shall be entitled
to vote either in person or by proxy
in writing. Notice of election to be
given by printed notice in a weekly
paper published in the parish of LAT.
Louisiana, thirty 1907 days in
advance of any election.
ARTICLE vi.
All vacancies occurring in the
Board of Directors shall be filled by
election by the remaining members of
the Board.
ARTICLE VII.
No sale of stock in this corporation
shall be valid or binding unless the
same is transferred on the books of
the Company. Any stakeholder de-
string to sell or dispose of the stock
owned by him shall give thirty days
thereof to this company, and
offer same first to this corporation
ard then to the then existing stock
holders, Or to any one or more of
them, who shall have the option to
purchase same at its market value;
on their failure to so purchase said
stock, the said stakeholder may then
offer and sell such stock elsewhere.
ARTICLE VIII.
No stakeholder of this corporation
shall ever be liable for the contracts
or faults of this corporation in any
further sum than the amount of the
upaid balance due on his stock, nor
shall any infOrmality in organization
have the effect of rendering this char
ter null or of exposing q stokholder
to any liability beyond the unpaid
amount due on his stock.
ARTICLE TX.
This charter may be amended or
changed by a two-third (2-3) vote OF
the stockholders thereof at a meeting
called for that purpose, or the same
may be dissolved by such q vote in
such manner after thirty days pub
lished notice in a newspaper printed
in said parish and State.
Whenever this corporation is dis
either by limitation or other
wise, its affairs shall be liquidated by
three commissioners chosen by the
for that purpose. and
said commissioners shall give such
bond and security as the stockholders
may provide.
Done and signed at my Office in the
OF Lafay cite, State of Louis
lana, in the presence of Joseph Du-
cote and Daniel Debaillon competent
witnesses, who sign with appearer
anG ne, Notary, after due reading of
the whole.
"Original Signed"
Chas. D. Gallery, six shares; M.
Meyers, per |. B. Bendel, six shares;
0. B. Hopkins. six shares: s. B.
six shares: M. Rosenfield, six
N. Abramson. six shares; A.
K. Trahan, six shares; J. c.. Nicker-
son, per N. Abramson, six shares; c..
I. Young, per O. B. Hopkins, six
WITNESSES:
JOS. DUCOTE,
DAN DEBAILLON.
F. K. HOPKINS,
by. Clerk of Court and Ex-Of-
icio Notary Public.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Lafayette.
Having carefully examined the fore
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