The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-16

shall continue IN Office until their success
>orS have been elected and indicted into
office. The Directors shall elect one of
their members to he President of this com
plny and another to be Vices President;
and they shall elect from among their
members, or from others VINO are not
directors. one person to he Secretary and
another to he Treasurer OF this corpora
ton, or one person u I'LL both positions.
said Board of Directors may also appoint
an Assistant Secretary. and the person 50
appointed need not De Il stakeholder or
director of this company. said board may
also appoint such other officers or ems
ployees as it may deem necessary. 1t
shall have the power to fill all vacancies
occurring on the Board to make all neces-
Sary by laws, rules and regulations for the
government of this corporation and for the
arrangement of its business and affairs
and shall have power to change the same
at will and so the Board may deem best.
"A majority of the Directors shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of all bust
ness.
ARTICLE VII.
"Ths Act of Incorporation may he
modified, altered, amended, added to or
changed, or this corporation may be dis
solved by and with the assent of three
fourths 81 of the stock repre- >entod at q
general meeting of the stockholders of the
company, convened for that purpose, af-
for thirty 1901 days notice has been given
of such meeting by publication in one of
the newspapers published in the Parish Of
St. Mary"
'.The capital stock may be increased in
any manner provided by the Constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana. 1t
may be diminished i'll amount after CON-
plying with the Regulations prescribed
by The Constitution and laws of the State
of louisiana
ARTICLE VIII.
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solve either by limitation or for any
other cause, its affairs shall be liquids-
ted and its debts and liabilities paid
and tha balance Of its funds, if any, di-
vided pro rata among the stockholders,
under the superintendent aud charge
of three commissioners of liquidation,
to be appointed for this purpose at
general meeting of stockholders, con-
vened after thirty days prior notice
shall have been given, as above pro-
vided. Said commissioners shall re-
main in office until the affairs of said
corporation shall have been fully liqui-
dated, and in the event of the death of
one or more of said commissioners, or
other vacancy occurring in their num-
Der, those who remain may continue to
act, and may fill such vacancy.
Thus done, passed at my Office in the
city of Alexandria, Parish of Rapides,
State of Louisiana, the day, month and
year first hereinabove written, in the
presence of K. F. White and j. r.
Thornton, witnesses residing in said
city, parish and state, who hereuntO
sign their names, with said appearers
and me, notary.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF !tAPIDES,
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA.
l, w. j. Calvit, Clerk of Court and
Ex-oft1cio Recorder of the Parish of
Rapides, Louisiana, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is u true
and correct and complete copy of the
Charter or act of Incorporation, of the
ALEXANDRIA & WESTERN RAILWAY
COMPANY: as originally adopted and
passed before Ralph $. Thornton,
Notary Public. on the 18th, day of Sept
ember, 1909, and as recorded in Con-
veyance Book w folio 346 ct seq.,
Entry No. 734S, and as the Articles II,
w, vi and VII were amended by the
vote of the stockholders and the auth
entic act passed before Ralph S. Thorn
ton, Notary Public, on the 3lst, day of
July. 1913, and recorded in Book l of