St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-04-20
CHARTER or THE
LAWTELL GIN O LTD.
State OF Louisiana,

and sworn in and for the Parish and
State first above written, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named personally came and appeared
the persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed who severally declared that
awaiting themselves Of the provisions
Of Act No. SO of the session of the Legis-
.lature of the State of Louisiana of 1855,
approved June 18th, 1883, as we'll as the
general laws OF the State relative to
the formation and organization of corr
operations, they have formed and or
ganized, and by these presents do form
themselves Il such other persons as
may hereafter become associated with
them into q corporation and body poll
tic in law for the object and purposes
and under the s~tipulations following,
to-Wit:
Article /. The name and style OF this
corporation is herehydeclared to be the
Lawtell Gin Company, Limited, aud it
shall have and enjoy succession and
existence for a period of ninetY-nine
years from the date hereof. 1t shall
have the power to contract, sue ana be
sued, TIC make corporate seal and the
same to break or alter at pleasure; to
hold, purchase, lease. rent, sell, mort
gage, pledge, and hypotheeate property
real, personal and mixed; to name,
elect and appoint managers, statesmen
and agents to make and establish by
laws, rules and regulations tor the
management of its business and af-
fairs.
Article Ii. The domieile of this COR
poration shall be at Lawtell in the
Parish of st. Landry, State of Louis
lana, where all citations and other legal
process shall be served upon it's Presi-
dent, and in case of his absence Upon
the ViGe-President, or in the event OF
the absence of both the President and
Vice-President on the Secretary-Treas-
urer.
Article III. The object and purposes
for which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are hereby declared to
be as follows, to-Wft:
To establish and operate warehouses,
yards and store eoEns for handling,
storing. weighing, sampling and shell
terfng cotton, cotton seed, corn, rice and
other farm products to own and oper-
ate q cotton gin or gins; to dc a general
brokerage and commission business in
all farm products to own and operate
rice, sugar and syrup mills to q
facture and sell bricks and cement
blocks; to operate wood and lumber
yard; to operate a canning plant for
preserving fruits and vegetables, and to
manufacture vinegar pickles, etc; to
buy and sell all necessary raw mater
.ials, and to handle all by-produets OF
the things so manufactured; and TO
carry on in connection Herewith o
general mercantile business, and to do
any and all things incidental and GER
name to the objects and purposes herein
set forth.
Article w. The capital stock Of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum
of twenty thousand dollars, divided
into two thousand shares OF the par
value of ten dollars each. The amount
of each share shall be paid for in cash
or its equivalent and this corporation
shall become a going concern when.
five hundred shares shall have been
subscribed and paid for.
Article ". All the corporate power
of this corporation shall be vested In D
board Of directors, to be composed of
five stock holders, and the manage
ment of the business shall be in the
hands of the board. The members OF
the said board shall be elected annually
on the second Tuesday Of March of
the a 1912. The members of said
board shall hold offices until their sue
eessoTs have been elected and qualified.
Any vacancy occurring in their body
shall be. filled by the remaining num-
beers from among the stockholders. At
all meetings of stockholders each stock
holder shall be entitled to one vote
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which vote may be cast in person or by
proxy. The Board Ut Directors shall
have power to make all rules and regu-
lationR for their own government and
the proper conduct of the affairs
of the corporation. They shall
| elect from their own humber q Presi-
dent, Viee-President and a Secretary
and Treasurer, but however the offices
of Secretary and Treasurer may be
combined into one office rs the board
may from time to time direct. Until
the election TO be held by the stock
holders on the second Tuesday OF
March, 1918, al hereinafter provided for
is had, w. g. Dejean, j. y. Evans, DR..
Paul Foster, Jules Joubert and John e..
Cannon shall constitute the first Board.
Of Directors with the said w. O.. De-
jean as President, j.. $. Evans az Vice.
President, and DIR. Paul Foster Us Sec
Fetary-Treasurer. Three members OF
the said Board shall constitute u quo
rum fer the transaction OF business
Article vi. The capital stock OF this
corporation may be increased at any
time in accordance with the laws Of the
State. This charter may be amended,
altered or changed or The corporation
dissolved by a vote of two-thirds OF the
stockholders voting by shares at a.
meeting convened for that purpose.
after thirty days. previous notice Of
such meeting as shall have been given
each sfockhoIder by letter and BY pub
LEGATION in or more newspapers pub
lisfed in the Parish of st. Landry.
Article VII. No stakeholder OF this
corporation shall be held liable for d
of the faults, indebtedness, or contracts
thereof in any further sum than the.
unpaid balance due the corporation on
the shares owned by him, nor shall any
informaIity in the organization have
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or of exposing a shareholder TO any
liability whatever.
Article VIII A failure at any time.
to hold meetings or elect directors or
officers as herein provided, shall not
work a forfeiture OF this Charter or dis
solve the corporation, but the existing
board of directors and officers shall
continue antil their successors have
been chosen by election, which election
shall be held a. D as possible.
Article IN. At the expiration of this
Charter, unless sooner dissolved. its IT.
fairs shall be ~ll4uidated by commits
~sioners to be elected by the stoekfloids
ers, and said commissioners are IN
vested with full powers to liquidate the
affairs of the corporation. Said com
missionsrs To be three In number and
to be selected or elected in such manner
az the stockholders ma designate.
Thus done and passed at LaWteIl,
Parish and stats aforesaid, on the day,
month and year first herein above WRITE
ten, ia the presence of Joe r.. E0rmfer
and Amos Bihm, competent witnesses,
who have signed these presents to-
Qether with the appearers ard me,
Notary, after due reading Of the whole.
w. ~. DEJEAN,
j.. -. EVANS.
DIR. PAUL FOSTER,
his