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

day Of August, A. D., 1912, before me
VIM. Alex Robertson, q Notary Public
IN and for the above parish and State
duly commissioned andsqualifed, per
sonally came and appeared Lorenzo II
Mornllinveg, Bernard Bennett. Reu
RIseman, DR.. John A. Haas, ID. C. Rose
Jr., Il. FL. Reeder, Alex. r. GhisoIm. j
W. Pate, William =. Sandoz, G. H. Gre
tin, f. l.. SandoZ, and AdoIphe Jacobs
residents of the above parish and State
1 who declared unto me, Notary, in the
presence Of the hereinafter named anc
undersigned competent witnesses, thai
they do by these presents hereby asso
ctate themselves, as well as all other
persons who may hereafter become as.
ISOLATED with them, for the purpose oil
forming, under the laws 81
the State of Louisiana. and particularly
under Act rs of 1904, of the General As
senbly of said State, under The follow,
ing articles Of Interpretations:
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be
0pelousas Plumbing Company.
ARTICLE 2.
The purpose for which this corpora.
tion is formed 10 to conduct q general
plumbing, heating, electrical and gem
eral merchandise business, and in con-
nection herewith TO buy, sell, mort
| gage or hypothecate ali kinds Il u d
classes of movable property and real
estate, and erect all classes of build
ings thereon, and TO accept mortgage
security, etc.
ARTICLE 8.
The demici,e and place of business of
said corporation shall be tho City of
Opelousas, Louisiana. Citation o /
other legal process shall be served on
the president, or in case of his absence,
on the secretary
ARTICLE 4.
The corporation is organized to exist
for period OF twenty-five years from
date hereof.
ARTICLE 5.
The capital stock of this corporation
in b re b y fixed at Ten Thousand
($l0,O00.00l Dollars, divided into one
hundred (l00) shares of the par value OF
One Hundred (SI00l Dollars each, which
shares shall be fully paid for by the
subscribers in cash at the time of issn-
ance at par, and shall be worcestershire.
The corporation shall be authorized
TO dc business as soon as Five Thou
sand ~($5OO0.00l Dollars of its capital
stock has been subscribed.
ARTICLE 6.
The first board of directors of this
corporation shall be Alex r Chisolm.
Joseph w. Pate, William ]. Saudoz,
John A. Haas and l.. FL. Mornhinveg,
all residents Of the parish and
State, and they shall hold office until
their successors are elected and quail
fed of this board of directors, William
j. Sandoz shall be president, Alex Il.
Chisoln, vice-president, and L. FL.
MornhinYeg, secretary-treasurer.
The corporate powers Of this com
pany shall be vested in its board of
directors, its officers aud such commit
tees as said board may appoint, and the
board shall have authority TO name
OF Its members or any other stock
holder the general manager of its
affairs.
ARTICLE Il
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of this corporation shall
be held on the first Monday of July OF
each year, beginning with the year
1913, when a board ofhye directors shall
be elected to serve for the ensuing year !;
the board Of directors shall organize
annually Immediately after the cleo
ton of It's men bers aud at such organ
meeting shall elect officers for
corporation. Three directors shall
at all times constitute d quorum for the
transaction of business. At all meet
of stockholders each share Of stock
shall represent one yute and the direc-
shall be elected by a majority vote
Of the stock represented at said meet
Ings.
ANY suit may be brought and ii
bond, affidavit or other document neees-
'ary 10 assert the rights of the corpor-
stiOn in A judicial proceeding may be
executed by the president OF yice-pFesf-
lent of this corporation, or in the ab-
ience of both, by the secretary.
ARTICLE 8.
Whenever this corporation is dis
either by limitation OF time or
~ the determination of the stock
FOLDERS, its affairs shall be IiQuidated
W three commissioners appointed for
hat purpose at . meeting of the stock
folders, said appointment to be upon
he vote of hftY-one per cent of all the
took OF the corporation; in case OF the
or inability to act of one or more
{ the commissioners, the other OF
Ithers shall act alone. After all liza
OF the corporation have been
any funds remaining in the
lands of the commissioners shall be-
fvided pro rata among the stockhoId-
rs, after giving twenty days prior mo-
ice by p i~titieatton IN y newspaper pub
ished il. } ~.Jeiousas, La
ARTICLE 8.
No stakeholder of this corporation
hall, yer be held liable or responsible
OF its contracts or faults in any further
un than the unpaid balance due ON
shares of stock of this corporation
by him, nor shall any mere in
DrmSlity in the organization of this
orporattonthaye the effect of render
NJ this charter null or of exposing al
tockholder to any liability beyond the
mount OF his stock.
ARTICLE 10.
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