St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-28
CHARTER.
State OF Louisiana,
Parish OF st. Landry.

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Before me, Gus. e. Dupre, "a Notary
Public in and for the Parish and State
aforesaid, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned, personally appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed and declared that:
They do hereby form q corporation to
exist for a term of Ninety-Nine 1921
Years from this date, under the name
of nThe OpeloEsas Stone Brick Conn
pany," with It's domicile in the City of
! OpeIonsas, Parish of st. Landry, for the
purpose OF manufacturing and selling
bricks, blocks n building materials
OF all kinds including lumber, sand, ce-
ment aud lime; to acquire, hold, lease,
purchase aud sell real estate and prop
erty OF all kinds in connection with its
said business; to pledge, mortgage,
bond and give As security its said prop
erty iii connection with its said nusi-
mess.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be Twenty-Five Thousand Dol
lars f$25, 000.O0) divided into two hum
dred and fifty shares of one hundred
dollars each, payable in fcash, or prop
erty, OF by services actually rendered
the corporation, at such time and in
such manner as the Board of Directors
may determine; and tire corporation
may commence business when Five
thousand dollars Of the capital stock
shall haze been subscribed for.
The business shall be conducted by u
Board of five Directors who shail be
elected by ballot by the stockholders
OH the seeon Monday OF September of
each year at an election of which
thirty days notice In writing shall be
sent TO SAC stockhulaer by mail. Three
DIRECTORS shall constitute u quorum.
Each share OF stock shall be enlisted
to one vote, TO be cast by the owner i'll
person or by proxy. The Board of BIZ
rectors shall hAve the right to make all
bylaws, to change and alter the same
at pleasure. The first Board shall be
com posed of j. It. LAWYER VII. Sibille,
Dir. j. "A. Haas, Louis 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 corpol-
alton, to-wits JIG. Lawief, President;
Oscar Daspit, Vice-Pr resident aud Roy
Edwards, Secretary-Treasurer. f h .
Directors may act by proxy at meet
lngs of the Board, provided, at least u
quorum OF its m are present in
person at said meeting, and provided
further, thai the proxy shal be in
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No sale u transfer of stock shall be
made without first giving the corpora
ttuII Letl days notice III writing, with
the privilege TO Incorporation or any
OF It's members to purchase same on
equal terms with bona fide buyers ouG-
slide The corporation.
Citation shall be served on the Presi-
deHG, and in the event of Ills absence or
disability to act, on the VIee-President:
and Ill III event OF his absence to act,
On the Seeretary-Treasarer.
No stakeholder shall ever be held
liable or Responsible for the contracts
or faults of said corporation III any
further sum than the unpaid balance
due ON the shares OF stock owned by
him; mol shall any mere informality
in orfianizatiou have the effect OF rem
dering this charter null or of exposing
q stoekholder ~ any liability beyond
the amount unpaid On his stock.
at the termination of the charter or
dissolution of the corporation the
affairs shall be llquidated by the BoHrd
OF Directors as liquidating commission
ers.
Done, read and signed at my office at
the City of Q~pelousAs, said Parish aud
State, in the presence of e. b. Bailey
anu A. j.. Z. LitteIl competent wit
nesses, this 9th DAY OF august, 1872.
Louis Henert,
". III. Sibille,
J.Bs sIbilIe, per VII s,
j.. Ct. LaWlsr,
La. h. Littell,
X. LaBourgeois,
Lawrence Larcade,
j. A. Haas.
Witnesses:
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