The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-10-25


as Two Thousand $4,000 dollars
Of the capital stock shall have been sub
scribed. The Directors shall have the
right to determine how much additional
stock shall be issued.
ARTICLE w.
The corporate powers of this company
shall be vested In and exercised by q
Board Of five Directors. three of whom
shall constitute quorum for the transac
ton of business and their decision shall
Do valid corporate acts. There shall be
elected from these q President and Sc
cretary and Treasurer; the Board of Dr.
rectOrs shall be elected on the End Mon
day of May Of each year. Until the cleo.
ton Of 1914 the following persons shall
constitute the first Board of Directors:
Dr. Geo. K. de Laursal. DIR. Geo ]. Saba
tier. Rev. j. Rogust. R. Martin. L. v.
Liable. and until such time Geo. r. de
Laureal. n. d. shall be President and r.
Martin. the Secretary and Treasurer. At
every election aud meeting of stock.
holders. each stakeholder shall b. snti.
tied to one vote for each share Of stock
registered in bis hame and may vote BY
proxy.
ARTICLE
The Board of Directors shall have
power to fill vacancies In their number,
caused by death, resignation or other
wise from among the stockholders of
the corporation. The said Board shall
have full control Of the property of this
Company and shall 80 conduct, manage
and use the same in their discretion
they deem 6t and that is consistent with
the objects of this Company Of the vel.
fare OF the same. 1t NAV adopt such
rules and regulations 40 the affairs of
the corporation may require. employ
such servants. clerks. or other agents as
it, may appear desirable; to fix and d.
termine the salary of officers and other
employees herein provided for.
0StASbH We
This Charter may be changed Or amen
ded. the stock increased Or decreased, or
the corporation dissolved. at Q general
meeting Of stockholders convened for
the purpose, with the ascent Of three
fOurths OF the entire stock issued, whe-
thsr present or represented at such meet.
ing. Thirty days prior notice of such
meeting shall be given In q newspaper
published in this city. Notice shall like.
wise b. given in writing. In case Of
dissolution Of this corporation, the IL
quotation Of its affairs shall bs conduc-
ted by three commissioners. selected
from among the stockholders at meet
Ing called for that purpose, as above set
forth in this Article. Said Commission.
ers shall remain in Office until the nnal
liquidation.
In case Of death of one or more of such
commissioners the survivor or survivors
shall continue to act.
ARTICLE VII.
No Stockholders Of this corporation
shall b. held liable for the contracts or
faults thereof in any further sum than
the unpaid balance due the Company on
the shares Of stock subscribed for or
owned by him, nor shall any informali-
y in organization have the effect of
rendering this Charter null or of ex-
posing a stakeholder to any liabilities
beyond the unpaid balance. if any, of bis
stock.
Thus done and passed at my Office on
this day, month and year az above writ.
ten, in the presence Of A. p. Bienvenu
and NJ. nucrsst, competent witnesses Of
lawful age and residents of this city,
who hereuntO sign their names together
with said parties. and me, Notary. after
due reading Of the whole.
Subscribers:
G. r. dc Laureal
P. R. Burke
L.V. Liable
T. Stark
G. L. Liable.
Witnesses