St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-01-25
the Board of Directors.

Ten days prior notice of each election
shall be given in writing by the Secre-
tary unto each stakeholder.
A failure from any cause to hold AN
election for the directors on the dav
above specified shall not dissolve said
Company, but those in office shall hold
over until their successors shall have
been elected, for which an election
shall be called or held, after ten DAYS
prior notice in writing by mail or otber-
wise shall have been given by the Sec
cretary to each stakeholder.
The first Board of Directors shall CON
sist of D. A. Durio, C. Lawrence Pitre.
John B. Joubert, Benjamin S. Jouberf
and Paul Joubert. The first officers
OF this Company shall be D. A. Durio.p
President; Benz. S.. Joubert, Vice-Pres-
ident; Paul Joubert, Secretary.
Said Directors shall continue in office
until the first Monday of May, 1914, or
until their successors shall have been
duly elected and qualified, the Board of
Directors shall have the right to ap-
point all necessary agents, clerks and
employees and to, fix their
ton. The Board of Directors shall au-
thorize the purchase and sale of real
estate, as also the leasing and mortgage
ng of the same.
ARTICLE V.
At all elections for members of the
Board OF Directors and all general cleo
tons every share of stock duly paid up
shall be entitled to one vote. All cleo
tons shall be by ballot.
ARTICLE VI.
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shall ever be held liable or responsible
for the contracts Or faults thereof in
any further sum than the unpaid bal
ance On the shares of its capital stock
owned by him, nor shall any mere in
formality in organization have the effect
of rendering this charter null or expos
ing astockholder to any liability beyond
such unpaid balance.
ARTICLE VII.
All citations Or other legal process
shall be served upon the Manager of
said Company or in case of his absence
upon the Secretary thereof, and all
suits for and in behalf of this Company
shall be brought in the lame of said
Manager for the use of said company.
ARTICLE VIII.
This charter may be amended, altered
or changed, or said corporation may be
dissolved at any general meeting of the
stockholders, convened after thirty
days written notice by the Secretary
to each of the stockholders, at which
meeting the opinion of th~ree-fourths of
the capital stock of said corporation
shall prevail, and in case of the dissolu-
ton OF the charter being determined on,
by like vote, the stockholders shall Sc
lect two stockholders to hquidate and
settle thee business and affairs of said
Company.
In case of the death or resignation of
either OF said commissioners, The Board
of Directors shall select another stock
holder to fill the vacancy.
Said Corporation may be dissolved at
any time without publication or notice
by the unanimous consent of all its
stockholders.
ARTICLE TX.
The Board of Directors shall declare
annually, payable in cash or
its equivalent, when the profits forming
the am shall have been earned.
The appearers in this act have sub
seribed for the amount in stock set op-
their respective names.
Thus done, read, and signed, at Ope-
st. Landry Parish, Louisiana,
on the day and date first above written,
in the presence of G. G. Dominique and
G. Mornhinveg, competent witnesses
who hereto sign with the appearers
and me, Notary, after reading of the
whole.