St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-10-05
CHARTER.
The State of Louisiana,
Parish of st Landry.

The State of Louisiana.
Parish OF st Landry.
Be 1t known, that on this. the 29tI
day of August, A. D., 1912, before Inc
VIM. Alex Robertson, a Notary Pubic
in and for the above parish and State
duly commissioned a~ndiqualiffed, per
sonally came and appeared Lorenzo FL
Mornhinveg, Bernard Bennett, Bel
Riseman, DIR. John A. Haas, DC. Rose
Dr. e. II. Reeder, Alex. r. Chisoln. j
w. Pate, William j.. Sandoz, G. H. Gre
tin, Z. l.. Sandoz, and AdoIphe Jacob.
residents of the above parish and State
who declared into me, Notary, in the
presence of the hereinafter named ana
undersigned competent witnesses, thai
they do by these presents hereby asso
ciate themselves, as we'll 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 TSof 1904, of the General AS
sembly of said State, under the follow.
ing articles OF interpretations:
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be
Opelonsas Plumbing Company.
ARTICLE 2.
The purpose for which this corpora
ton Is formed is to conduct q general
plumbing, heating, electrical and gem
eral merchandise business, and in con-
n~eetion Herewith TO buy, sell, mort
gage or hypothecate all kinds 4 n d
classes of movable property and real
estate, and erect all classes of build
fngs thereon, and to accept mortgage
security, etc.
ARTICLE 8.
The domiciIe and place of business of
said corporation shall be the City of
O~pelousas, Louisiana. Citation r
other legal process shall be served on
the president, or in case of his absence.
IN the secretary.
ARTICLE 4.
The corporation is organized to exist
for q period OF twenty-five years from
date hereof.
ARTICLE 5.
The capital stock of this corporation
In h g r e b : fixed at Ten Thousand
($I0,O00.O0) Dollars, divided into one
hundred (l00) shares of the par value of
One Hundred ($I00} Dollars each, which
shares shall be fully paid for by the
subscribers In cash at the time of issu-
ance at par, and shall be worcestershire.
The corporation shall be authorized
to do business as soon as Five Thou
sand (~S5000.00l Dollars of its capital
stock has been subscribed.
AhItCLE b.
The first board of directors Of this
corporation shall be Alex r Chisolm,
Joseph w. Pate, William r.. Sandoz,
John A. Haas and L.. II. Mornhinveg,
all residents of the above 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 r.
Chisolm. vice-president, and l.. H.
Mornhinyeg, seeretary-treasurer.
The corporate powers o + this com
pany shal be vested in its board of
directors, its officers III such commit
tees as said board may appoint, and the
board shall have authority to name one
of its members o. any other stock
holder the general manager OF its
affairs.
ARTICLE Z.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of this corporation shall
De held on the first Monday of July Of
each year, beginning with the year
1918, when u board offvs 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 members Il at such organ
iZati0n meeting shall elect officers for
this corporation. Three directors shall
at all times constitute Il quoFnm for the
transaction of business. At all meet
ings of stockholders each share OF stock
shall represent n vote and the difee-
tors shall be elected by a majority vote
of The stock represented ut said meet
ings.
Any suit may be brought and any
bond, affidavit or other document neces-
sary TO assert the rights Of the orpor-
alton in a judicial proceeding may be
executed by the president or y~ice-presi-
of this corporation, or in the ab-
senee OF both, by the secretary.
ARTICLE 8.
Whenever this corporation is dis
either by limitation Of time Oh
by the determination of the stock
holders, its affairs shall be liquidated
by three commissioners appointed for
that purpose at II meeting OF the stock
holders, said appointments to be upon
the vote OF %tifty-one per cent of ali the
stock of the corporation; in case OF the
death or inability to act of one or more
of the commissioners, the other or
others shall act alone. After all Lia-
of the corporation have been
adjusted any funds remaining in the
hands OF the commissioners shslI be
divided pro rata among the stockhoId-
ers, after giving twenty days prior no
tice by Publication IN u newspaper pub
lished il .eIousas, La
ARTICLE 81.
No stakeholder of this corporation
shall, eve be held liable or responsible
fer its contracts or faults in any further
the unpaid balance due on
the shares of stock of his corporation
owned by him, nor shall n mere in
formalfty in the organization OF this
corporation have the effect of render
ing this charter null or of exposing Il
10 any liability beyond the
of his stock.
ARTICLE 10.
This corporation may be amenieI or
dissolved with the assent OF fifty-,ene
per cent in mount OF the whole capt. Il
stock at a general meeting of the stock
holders, held for that purpose. after
thirty days. notice of such meeting shall
given BY advertisements III u news
paper published at OpeIousas, La sud \
notice of said meeting mailed
to each stoekhoItlef At tile tina Of in
saiti advertisement.
Thus done aud passed ut 0pelousas,
La, in the aboye parish, in the presence
of s. A. STANLEY and Ennis s. Kerr,
both competent witnesses, on the day
and date first h~ereinaboye written.
(Sgd1 Alex r.. Ghisolm,
E. III. Reeder.
w. j.. SandoZ.
d. e. Rose, Jr,
l.. IL. Mornhinveg,