St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-21
CHARTER
In.
The State of Louisiana.

in and for the above parish ana SS n
duly commissioned andsquaIi6aa Ss w,
sonaliy came and appeared Loren1abSI9 -
Mornh1nveg, Bernard Bennett
Rlseman, Dr.John A. Haas, d. C.. Rosn
Jr., y. II. Reeder, Alex. r.. Ghisol,a
w. Pate, William j.. Sandoz. q us
tin, +. l.. Sandoz, and Adofphe Teeat
residents of the above parish ana Sts 49,
who declared unto me, Notarv II az
presence of the hereinafter namad sAs
undersigned competent witnesses 49,
they do by these presents hereby assa
clate themselves, as well as alI nfbas
persons VINO may hereafter become n.
forming, under the laws u
the State of Louisiana, and partIcnis. ~
under Act 78o of 1904, Of the Genersi 4
sembly of said State, under the fnIIow
ing articles Of Incorporation:
ARTICLE i.
The name of this corporation SHAH 6
Opelonsas Plumbing Company.
ARTICLES
The purpose for which this eorno..
ton is formed is to conduct q repsrsi
plumbing, heating, electrical and pers
eral merchandise business, and in con
nection Herewith to buy, sell. No.
gage or hypothecate all kinds 800
classes of movable property ana raaTi
estate, and erect all classes OF hniid.
ings thereon, and to accept moetgaea
security, etc.
ARTICLE 8.
The domici.e and place of bustnasz ~
said corporation shall be the Cifv *
Opelousas, Louisiana. Citation ~
other legal process shall be service ar
the president, or in case of his absence.
on the secretary
ApTTC1 n
The corporation is organized to exist
for a period OF twenty-five years from
date hereof.
ARTICLE /.
The capital stock of this eorporafiou
is b ereb by fixed at Ten Thousand
($l0.000.O0) Dollars, divided into ara
hundred (100) shares of the par yalna NJ
One Hundred ($l00l Dollars each, which
shares shall be fully paid for by The
subscribers in cash at the time of iss1.
ance at par, and shall be worcestershire.
The corporation shall be authorized
TODD business as soon as Five Thou
($5000.00l Dollars of its capitsl
has been subscribed.
ARTICLE 6.
The first board of directors Of this
corporation shall be Alex r Chisolm.
Joseph w. Pate, William j. Sanaog.
John A. Haas aud u. FL. MornhinVep.
all residents of the above parish ana
State, and they shall hold office until
their successors are elected and quali-
fed OF this board Of directors, William
]. Sandoz shall be president, Alex R.
Chisolm, viee-president, and Il, "a.
MornhinYeg, secretary-treasurar.
The corporate powers OF this com
pany shall be vested in its board Of
directors, its officers and such commit.
as said board may appoint, and the
board shall have authority to name Il
Of It's members or any other stock
boider the general manager Of Its
affairs.
ARTICLE Il.
The regular annual meeting OF thu
stock holders of this corporation shall
pc held on the first Monday of July of
each year, beginning with the year
1913, when d board Of i've directors Shall
be elected to serve for the ensuing year;
board of directors shall organize
annually Immediately after the cleo
ion of Its members and at such organ
zation meeting shall elect officers for
his corporation. Three directors shall
1t all times constitute q quorum for the
transaction of business. At all meet
ngs of stockholders each share of stock
hall represent one vote and the direc-
pors shall be elected by q majority vote
u the stock represented ut said meet
ngs.
Amy suit may be brought and any
oond, affidavit or other document neces-
airy to assert the rights of the corpnr-
in a judicial proceeding may ba
executed by the president or Vice-prssi-
lent of this corporation, oil in the alb
'enee OF both, by the secretary.
ARTICLE s.
Whenever this corporation Is dis
either by limitation of time or
b determination OF the stock
lolders, its affairs shall be l~iquidatad
0y three commissioners appointed for
hat purpose at Q meeting OF the stock
lolders, said appointment to be upon
he vote of fftY-one per cent of all the
took of the corporation +; in case Of the
ieath or inability to act Of a or more
II the commissioners, the other or
shall act alone. After all lias
of the corporation have been
any funds remaining I'm the
lands of the commissioners shall be
pro rata among the ~stockhold.
after giving twenty days prior no
zee by publication ia y newspaper pub
in Opelousas, La.
ARTICLE O..
No stakeholder of this corporation
hall, ever be held liable or responsible
its contracts Or faults in any further
.uIn than the unpaid balance due ed
shares of stock OF this corporations
,Wned by him, nor shall any mere in
ormality in the organization of Tits
have the effect of render
this charter null or Of exposing
to any liability beyond the
mount of his stock.
ARTICLE 10.
This corporation may be amended HI
dissolved with the assent OF fifty-0ne
cent In amount ofthe whole capital
took at a general meeting OF tho stock
held for that purpose after
hirty days notice of such meeting sball
,e given by advertisement in Il news
aper published at Opeiousas, In, and
notice OF said meeting mailed
) each stockholder at the time OF tfs
srting said advertisement.
Thus done and passed at Opeioasas
IA, in the above parish, In the pfeselIce
t s. A. Stanley and Ennis \. Kerr
9th competent witnesses, On tile dag
nj date first h~eretnaboYe written.
(Sgd( Alex Il. ClisoIm,
E.. III. Reeder,
WI. Saiidpz.
D. II. Rose, Jr,
III.