The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-16
CHARTER
ROCK MANETHO STOCK COMPANY
LIMITED.
OF

ROCh MANElf1O SlOCh SoIhA hAN 1
LIMITED.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of jefferson Davis.
Be it known and remembered that on
this Twenty Fifth day OF March A. ID.
1918, before me, H. Albert Davidson, a
Notary Public, duly commissioned,
qualified and acting, in and foreSdld
parish and state, and in the presence OF
the undersigned lawful witnesses,
personally came and appeared in the
persons whose names are hereunto
Subscribed, who declared that availing
themselves of the laws OF the state OF
| Louisiana relative 10 the formation and
organisation of corporations, they do
hereby form themselves, as well as all
those who may become associated
with them, and their successors, into a
corporation and body polite for the
objects and under the Stipulations,
articles and conditions following, to.
wit:
Article l. The name and title of this
corporation is declared to be ROCK
MANETHO STOCK COMPANY LTD. ;"
and under said name it shall sue and be
sued and stand in judgement, and shall
enjoy succession for the period OF nine
ty nine years from the date OF this
charter.
It shall have and usea corporate
seal, and break or alter the same at
pleasure Its donicile is declared to be
Welsh, Jefferson Davis Parish Louis
lana; and all citations or other process
shall be served upon its president, or in
his absence upon the vice.president.
Article II. The purposes and bust.
ness of this corporation are one or
more of the following: Raising and
dealing in thoroughbred stock consist
ing OF: horses, mules, and in fact any
and all kinds of live stock, and to this
end the owning leasing or otherwise
controlling transporting operating in
any way or manner the said property
herein described or other property
necessary or useful to the business as
is usually contemplated TOR conducting
the raising and dealing i'll live stock.
Article III. The capital stock OF this
corporation is fixed at S5000.0O Five
Thousand Dollars and no one hundred
divided into five hundred shares OF
per value of Ten Dollars each. All
stock subscribed fer must be paid for
in cash or property not less than par
the certificates of stock shall be signed
by the president and secretary, and
shall not be issued until paid for and nc
transfers thereof shall bind the copper
alton until the same is made on the
books OF the company.
/ Business may be begun under this
charter when two hundred shares shall
have been subscribed for and paid il
full.
Article w. The powers of this cor
poration are vested board OF directors
COMPOSED OF four stock holders. three O
whom shall be necessary to form {
quorum, who shall be elected at ths
regular annual stockholders meeting
until their successors are elected AMI
qualified. On the day of their qualilica
ton, they shall elect from their humble
; president. vice president, and
+ secretary and treasury, who shall hol'
' Office until their successors are eiecte'
and qualified. The board OF director
f shall have full control of the bushes
of the corporation, and may adopt sucl
j rules, regulations and by laws as ma,
. be deemed expedient. Until the frs
election, the board of directors shall b
. composed of DR.. w. L. Stewart, A. +
! McBurney, Wade E. Plauche and Ed.
Goodreau. All of Welsh, Jefferso
! Davis Parish, La. end until the frs
!. election of officers, DR.. w. l.. SteWar
shall be president, A. r. McBurne
!; vice president Wade E. Plauche secre
= tary, Ed. S. Goodreaux treasurer.
! Article V. A regular annual mee'
! ing of the stock holders shall be hel
y en- the first Tuesday after the frs
!. Monday of April OF each year, specif
meetings shall be held at any time upo
the call of the president or of the vic
!, president and secretary and Treasures
: But no regular or special meeting sha
DC nSsu uutu dl lcI ultSCll hdJc NIlllS
e notice served Oh or mailed to eac
} stockholders.
Article vi The duties of the officer
!, shall be such as are usual to their II
spective positions, together with sue
&C other duties as may be prescribed b
the board of directors.
+ Article VII No stockholder sha
4 never be held liable or responsible fc
a. the contracts of faults of this corpor
ton in any further sum then the Ii
paid balance due the corporation on Il
shares OF stock owned by MIN nor sha
any more infornalitles in the organic
ton Of this corporation have the effe
OF rendering this charter null, or OF e
- posing any stakeholder to liability b
You'd the unpaid balance Of his stock
90 Article VIII This charter may
rs altered or amended at a regular {
rs special meeting by the vote .of stoc
SO holder owning three fourth of Il
90 stock, provided notice of the propos