The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-20

State of Louisiana-Parish of As
cension.
ID E 1T KNOWN, that on this,
I'D the 26th day of March, in the
year one thousand nine hundred and
twelve, before me, WALTER LEM
ANN, a notary public duly commits
stoned and qualified in and for the
state and parish aforesaid, and IN
the presence of the, witnesses here
matter named, personally came and
appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who
declared that, awaiting themselves OF
the laws of the state OF Louisiana
relative to the organization of cor
porations, they do by these presents
organize and constitute themselves a
corporation and body polite for the
purposes hereinafter expressed. and
do adopt this act as their charter,
binding themselves, their associates
and successors thereto.
Article i.
The name and title of this corpora.
| ton shall be L. A. COLOMB & SON,
| LIMITED. It shall be domiciled in
| the parish Of Ascension, state OF
Louisiana. All citation or other legal
process shall be served upon the
president, and in his absence upon
| the vice-president.
| Article H.
/ The purposes for which this cor
| poration is established and the ma
| ture of the business to be carried
on by it are hereby declared to be:
| To conduct a general insurance
| agency and insurance brokerage
| business; to act as agents for fire
life, marine, casualty, plate glass
burglary, guaranty and other insur
| ance companies and to do a gen
| eral insurance business, and gener
ally to conduct and manage. any Other
business incident thereto; and gener
| ally to carry on any lawful business
or enterprise not inconsistent witt
| the constitutions of the state of Lou
isiana and of the United States.
Article III.
The capital of this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum OF Fifteen
| Thousand Dollars, divided into one
| hundred and fifty shares of the par
value of one hundred dollars each
The said stock shall be issued fol-
cash or its equivalent in such man
ner as may be determined by the
board of directors. This corporation
shall become a going concern and
shall be authorized to do business as
soon. as three thousand dollars OF its
capital stock shall have been sub
scribed for No transfer of capital
stock shall be binding upon this cor
poration unless recorded in the books
| thereof and made pursuant to and
| in accordance with it's charter and
bylaws. No stakeholder may offer
for sale or transfer his stock in this
corporation without giving to the
other stockholders thirty days prior
notice Of such intention, and the
other stockholders shall have the
first privilege of purchasing said
stock at the book value thereof for
a period of thirty days from the de,
livery of said notice, after which
thirty days said stock may be sold
in the open market.
AELlCt6 lY.
The business Of this corporation
shall be conducteH by board o.
three directors, who shall be elected
by the stockholders annually ON the
first Monday in April in each year.
Said board of directors shall elect
from among themselves a president
vice president, and a secretary
treasurer A majority of the board
Of directors shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction Of all business.
The first board Of directors of this
corporation is hereby declared to
be as follows: President, Alex
Bloomenstiel; vice president, ]. n.
Colomb: secretary NJ. F.
Bloonenstiel. They shall serve I'M
til their successors are elected and
qualified. The board of directors
shall have power to appoint such
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