St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-17
Charter.

United States OF America,
State of Louisiana.
Parish Of st. Landry.
Be it kown, that on this Sth day Of
the month of April, A. D., 1918, before
me, William ]. Sandoz, a Notary Pub
lie, in and for the above parish and
State. duly commissioned and qualified,
personally came and appeared Louis l..
Daniel, John Fontenot, EdW. w. Daniel,
Robert M. Fitzpatrick, Pierre Mistric, j.
Collins Cormier, Chas. 0. Dejean, Mrs.
JOHN Fontenot and Mrs. Louis L.
Daniel. residents of the above parish
and State, who declared unto me,
Notary, in the presence of the under
signed competent witnesses, that they
do by these presents hereby associated
themselves, as well as other person
who may hereafter become associated
with them, for the purpose Of forming,
under the laws of the State of Louisi-
ana, the following articles of incorpora
tion:
ARTICLE i.
The name of this corporation shall be
Port Barre Amusement and Sales Co,
Ltd.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is formed is to- conduct a place of
amusement and recreation, at which
moving pictures, theatricals, lectures
and other entertainments will be given
for the edffication and enjoyment OF
the public; to sell refreshments to the
guests; and to conduct a sales office OF
lumber and building materials, etc.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile and place OF business of
said corporation shall be at Port Barre,
st. Landry parish, Louisiana. Citation
or legal process shall be served on the
president, or in a OF his absence, on
the secretary.
ARTICLE w.
The said corporation is organized to
exist for aperiod OF twenty-five years
from this date.
ARTICLE v.
The capital stock Of this corporation
is hereby fixed at Five Thousand
-, 000} Dollars, divided into five hun
bred shares of the par value OF Ten
$40 Dollars each, which shares shall
be fully paid for by the subscribers in
cash at the time of issuance aft par, and
shall be worcestershire
ARTICLE vi.
This corporation shall be authorized
to commence business as soon as Seven
Hundred and Fifty ($750l Dollars OF its
capital stock has been subscribed and
paid in.
ARTICLE VII.
The first Board of Directors Of this
corporation shall be Louis Z. Daniel,
John Fentenot and Chas. @. Dejean,
and they shall hold office until their
successors are elected and qualified: of
it's board of directors, Louis L. Daniel
shall be president, John Fontenot, sec
rotary and manager, and j. Collins
|Cor4nier, treasurer, and Chas. @. De-
Jean, yicepresident.
Me corporate powers OF this COM
pany shall be vested In ifs board OF
directors, its officers and such commit
tees as said board may appoint.
ARTICLE VIII.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders OF this corporation shall
be held ON &ne first Monday of July Of
each year, beginning with the year
0ifs WAEA a 50dA VA "a NG AA& OAA1A1
Saail be elected to serve for the ensuing
ar; the board OF directors shall or
ganize annually Immediately after
the election Of its members and at such
organization meeting shall elect officers
for this corporation; two directors shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction
OF business At all meetings OF stock
holders each share OF stock shall rep
resent one vote and the directors shall
be elected by q majority vote OF the
stock represented at said meetings.
Amy suit may be brought and any bond,
affidavit or other document necessary
to assert the rights Of the corporation
in a Judicial proceeding may be ex-
eeited by the president, or In his
absence by the treasurer or secretary.
ARTICLE TX.
Whenever this corporation is dis
solved, either by limitation of time OF