St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-08-08

and costs, unless the same is immedi-
ately paid, and upon terms of credit
corresponding with the note maturing
January LIST, 1915.
july II ct M. L. SWTRDS, Sheriff.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OE ST. LANDRY.
BE 1T KNOWN, That on this 1st day
of the month of July A. D. 1914 before
me, J.. A. Smith, a Notary Public, duly
commissioned, qualified and sworn, in
and for said State and Parish, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, p~ersonally
came and appeared Antoine Foraz, Mis-
treSS Maria ForaZ, wife of G. Horaist
and the said Horaist to aid, authorize
and assist his said wife herein, Mistress
Josephine Foraz, wife of Joseph Bur-
leigh, and the said Burleigh to aid.
authorize and assist his said wife here.
in, G. Horaist and Joseph Burleigh. all
residents of this parish who deelaredth at
they do hereby form and organize them
selves into a corporation for a term of
twenty-five years from this date, for
the purposes and objects and under the
stipulations, articles and conditions fol-
lowing, to-Wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of the said cor
poration shall be The Marie P. Colomb
Planting and Merchandising Company,
Limited, and its domicile is hereby fix
ed at the Village of Grand Coteau, La,
and under its said corporate name ii
shall have power and authority to con-
tract, sue and be sued; to make and use
a corporate seal and the same to break
and alter at pleasure; to hold, receive,
have, purchase and improve, alternate,
convey, sell, borrow, pledge, mortgage
and hypothecate under its said corpo-
rate name, property, real, personal and
mixed, and to do all other acts and
things permitted by law, or as shall or
may be necessary and proper to carry
out the objects and purposes Of said
corporation.
The President, or in his absence, the
Secretary, shall be the proper person
upon whom citation or other legal pro-
cess shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized, and the
nature of the business to be carried IN
by it, are the cultivation and operation
of farms and plantations and the con-
Quoting and running OF a general mer-
camille store or stores.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be twenty-four thousand dollars,
divided into and represented by two
hundred and forty shares of the sum of
enc hundred dollars each, subscription
to which said stock is hereby made as
hereinafter indicated, the same to be
paid for, at not less than par, either in
cash or by property transferred or ser
vices rendered.
ARTICLE w.
The corporate powers of this COM
pany shall be vested and exercised by a
board of three directors. The first
board to be A. ForaZ, Joseph Bur-
leigh and G. Horaist. The said A. Eos
to be President and the said G. Hoo
raist to be Secretary, and the said
Joseph Burleigh Treasurer They shall
serve for one year from this date, or until
their successors shall have been elected
and qualified. Annually on the first of
July, unless the same should be a holi-
day, when the election shall be held On
the next legal day thereafter, a Board of
Directors shall be elected.
Notice OF such election shall be given
by at least two weekly publications
Immediately preceding the date for
such election.
ARTICLE v.
The Board Of Directors shall have full
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 con
troll of the property OF this company,
and shall SO conduct, manage and use
the same as intheir discretion they deem
fit, and that is consistent with the OBJ
jects of this company, or the welfare OF
the same.
The said board shall employ or APP
point such agents, servants or clerks as
may be necessary for the conducting Of
the business of the corporation; Xix their
compensation, term of service, etc.
The said board is further authorized
to frame and adopt such bylaws, rules
and regulations as may be needful tor
the proper conducting and management
of the affairs OF this company.
ARTICLE vi.
In case of dissolution or termination
of this corporation, either by Limitation
of its charter or any cause, the liqlida-
ton of its affairs shall be conducted by
three commissioners, selected from the
stockholders, at a meeting called FOR
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thereof being given.
Said commissioners shall remain IN
office until the affairs of said corpora
ton shall have been fully liquldafed.
In case OF the death of one or more o1
said commissioners, the survivors or
survivor shall continue to act.
ARTICLE VII.
No s%tockholder of this corporation
shall ever be held liable or respoIsI.
BILE 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 Dy
him or her, nor shall any informally IN
organization have the effect of render
ing this charter null, or of exposing, 9
to any liability, beyond tile
unpaid balance, il any, Of his stock.
Done and passed at Grand Coteau, Ia.
the day, month and year above
written, In the presence of VIM. Brink.
haus and DudleyL. Guilbeau competent
witnesses, who hereunto sign Their
names, together with the said appear.
ers, and me, Notary, after reading OF
the whole.
Witnesses: