St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-10-26
CHARTER.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of ST. Landry,

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Before me, Gus. E. Dupre, q Notayr
Public in and for the Parish and Sfafs
aforesaid, and In the presence Of TIE
witnesses hereinafter named and IN.
dersigned, personally appeared the sew.
eraI persons whose names are hereunta
subscribed and declared that:
They do hereby form 2 corporation to
exist for a term of NinetY-Nine foal
Years from his date, under the name
Eof s,Fhe G~pelousas Stone Brick Com.
pany,n with is domicile in the Citv II
OpeIousas, Parish of st. Landry, for tha
purpose of III snt~facturing and selling
bricks, blocks and building materiaIs
4 of all kinds including lumber, sand. c.
ment and lime to acquire, hold, lease
purchase and sell real estate and prom
erty of all kinds in connection with i'll
said business; to pledge, mortgages
bond and give as security its said prom.
erty in connection with its said busi.
ness.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be Twenty-Five Thousand Dol
lars $4,000. COY divided into two hun
dred and fifty shares of one hundred
dollars each, payable in geash, or prop.
erty, or by services actually rendered
the corporation, at such time and Ia
such manner as the. Board OF Directors
may determine; and the corporation
NAV business when Five
Thousand uOlldIS VI thS capital SHOCK
shall have been subscribed for.
9he business shall be conducted by
Beard of five Directors who shall be
elected by ballot by the stockholders
on the second Monday OF September Of
each gear at an election of which
thirty days noticein writing shall be
sent to each stakeholder by mail. Three
{. Directors shall constitute q quorum.
Each share of stock shall be entitled
-. - = Fn& ha@CaSf i0xYE th anTpFor& zN&e
person or by proxy. The Board of Di.
~rectors shall have the right to make all
! bylaws, to change and alter the same
IL pleasure. The first Board shall be
: composed of J. G.. IaWlef, Vii sibille,
DR.. j.. a. Haas, Louis Hebert, Oscar
Daspit; aud they shall hold office until
their successors are elected and tGke
: their places. The Board shall elect
from among its members u President,
Vice-president and a Secretary-TreaS-
urer. Until such election the follows
ing shall serve AS officers Of the cofpor
: atIon, to-Wit: JIG. LaWler, President;
Oscar Dasplt, Viee-President; and hoy
Edwards, Secretary-Treasurer, The
Directors may act by proxy at meet
lngs of the Board, provided, at least B
quorum of its members are present In
person at said meeting, u provided
tIfurther, that the proxy sinai be in
!, 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 It's members to purchase same on
! equal terms with bona fide buyers OUT
8 side the corporation.
Citation shall be served on the Presi-
; dent, and in the event of his absence Of
disability to act, on the NIce-President:
ana in the event of his absence TO act;
5 on the Secretarg-Treasurer.
S No stockhoider shall ever be held
Iiahte or responsible for the contracts
or faults Ut said corporation IN anS
further sum tina the unpaid balance
due Oh the shares OF stock owned by
= him nor shall any mere informally
ia o~rfianization have the effect OF rem
! dering this charter null or vi exposing
q i stakeholder to any liability bey9Ilg
: the amount unpaid on his stock.
81 At the termination of the charter d
. dissolution of the corporation thi
y affairs shall be liquidated by the Boar
!, of Directors as liquidating commission
ers.
Done, read and signed at my office !
q the City of O~pelouaas, said Parish anl
= State, IN the presence of G. T.. Bale
aud A.. j.. Il. Littell competent WI
nesses, this 9th day OF August, 1917.
Louis Hebert,
". III. SibiIle,
J.B. Sibille, per V. H
~ j. G. LaWler,
T., e. Littell,
= R. LeBourgeois,
Lawrence Larcade,
H. A. Haas.
y Witnesses:
Il. f. Bailey,
Alt. Littell.
IN GUS. IL. DUPRE, Notary Public.
State Of Louisiana,
,f Parish Of st. Landry
y il certify the above and foregoing !
be d true and correct copy Vt Tile orig
nal ON fle anu pf Teeor IL my office
e took No. so of The Mortgage records
the Parish Of st. Landry.
V Witness NY hafa IA seal I'll 3 i3t
day ct september, 1872.
se by. CLERK AMI Reeoraef.