St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-23
CHARTER
OF THE
OPELoUsAS HORSE AND MULE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
United States of America,

State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry,
City of Opelousas.
Be it known, that on the 18th day of
the month of October in the year of our
Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Twelve, and of the independence of the
United States of America, the One Hun
dred d Thirty Six, before me, Leon s.
Haas, a Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and qualified, in and for the Par
1sh of st. Landry, State of Louisiana,
and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the per-
sons whose m are hereunto sub
scribed, all of the full age of majority,
who severally declared that availing
themselves of the provisions of an Act
of the Legislature Of this State, being
being known as Act No. SO of the ses-
sion of 1888, as we'll of the laws Of this
State governing corporations in gen.
eral, they DO, by these presents, coven-
ant, agree and bind themselves, as well
as such other peraons as may become
consolidated with them, in order to
form a corporation or body polite in
law, for the objects and purposes, and
under the following stipulations fol-
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be THE OPELOUSAS
LIMITED. Its domicile is hereby de-
clared to be in the City of Opelousas,
Parish of st. Landry, State of Louis
lana. Said corporation sahll exist and
enjoy succession by its corporate name
for the term and period of Niney-nine
years from the date hereof. unless
sooner dissolved.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed, and the ma
ture of the business to be carried on by
it, are hereby declared to be that of en-
gaging in the buying and selling of
horses, mules, cattle, hogs, sheep, ETC.,
and the buying and selling Of live stock
of all kinds and generally to do and
perform any and all acts and things
necessary and proper to a corporation
Of this nature not contrary to law and
these articles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE III.
Citation and other legal process shall
be served upon the President or, In
case of his absence or inability to act,
upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be the sum of Fifteen Thousand
Dollars (s15,000.0 0) divided into and rep
resented by Ono Hundred and Fifty
shares of the par value of One Hundred
Dollars each. The shares of stock of
this corporation shall be evidenced by
certificates of stock signed by the Pres
ident and countersigned By the Score
tary, and shall bear the seal of the cor
poration. This corporation is hereby
authorized to commence business as
soon as Seven Thousand and Five Hun
dred Dollars of its capital stock have
been subscribed for, but no. stock shall
be issued until the same is paid for in
cash, property, rights, credits or SER
vices actually received by said eorpor-
alton.
ARTICLE Y. =
This corporation and it's corporate
n a m g shall have power and
a GRITTY to contract, sue and be
sued, make and use a corporate seal anS
the same to break, alter or amend at
pleasure, to buy and sell horses, mules,
cattle, hogs, sheep and live stock of
every nature and description. TO bor-
row money and pledge, mortgage and
hypothecate its property, both real and
personal, to secure loans, to lease prop
erty to carry on its business, to name
and appoint Directors, Officers, Mana
gers and employees, and tc fix their
compensation, to make and establish
such bylaws and rules and regulations
for the proper management of its
affairs as it may deem advisable, and
to alter and amend same at pleasure,
and generally to do and perform all
things necessary and proper to carry
out the objects and purposes of this
corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
All of the corporate powers of this
corporation shall be vested in and ex-
ercised by q Board of Directors, COM
posed of three stock holders. of which
said Board, two shall constitute q quo
rum for the transaction of business, and
at all meetings of the Board of Direc-
tors the said Directors shall be author
Ized to appoint some stakeholder or q
member of 1.-THE Board of Directors to
act in their stead, if they cannot be per-
sonally present.
The first Board of Directors shall be
composed of the following named stock
holders: Remy WalIier, Adoldh Jacobs
and Allen D~ezauche, of which said
number Remy WaIlior shall be Presi-
dent and General Manager, Adolph
Jacobs, Vice President. and Allen De-
zauche, Secretary and Treasurer, and
said Directors and Officers shall con-
tfnue in Office until the 18th day of
October, 1913, at which time, and an
nually thereafter, a Board of Directors
shall be elected. The said Board shall
be. elected by the stockholders, and
each stakeholder shall be entitled to
one vote for each share of stock regis
tered in his name on the books of the
corporation, and he may vote in person
or by written proxy filed with The Sec
rotary. Notice of the election of Direc-
tors and of all general and special
meetings of the stockholders shall be
given each stock holder in writing by
the Secretary at least fifteen days be-
fore Said election and general and spe-
clal meetings, provided it shall be suf-
hcfent 1t snid notice is mailed 10 the
last known address of the stakeholder.
Notice shall also be published in a
newspaper published in the City ofOpe-
Iousas for at least ten days prior to said
annual meeting and election and any
general or special meeting of the stock
holders of the corporation. The failure
TO elect Directors on the day named
shall moi cause a dissolution of the
corporation, bat the Directors and
officers then in office shall hold over
until their successors are duly elected
q qualified. In such event the Presi-
dent shall call another meeting of the
stockholders in the manner herein pro-
Ylded for the purpose of electing said
officers q Directors. Immediately
after each election the Directors 50
elected shall meet and elect from their
own number the officers of the corpora
ton which shall he president, Vice
President, and Secretary and Treasurer.
ARTICLE VII.
The President may call special meet
1ngSo of the stockholders whenever he
deems II advisable, provided that notice
OF such special meeting shall be mailed
to the last address of each stakeholder
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