Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-31

outside th, STATE. or within the STATE +
elsewhere than its domicilc. Nj Cita-
tons or other legal process shall b. .
served upon the President or, IN case Of F.
his absence. upon tie Vice President, or
in the absence of both Of these officers,
upon the Secretary Of the Corporation. !
ARTICLE ~.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation IS established AID the
nature of the business II be carried on
bv it are hereby declared and specified
to be, as follows, to-wit:
To purchase, OWN, hold, sell, eN-
change, reclaim, develop, ir.lrovc.b"lI
upon, irrigatc, cultivate, rent and mort
gage, real property, improved and uu-
improved, rural and urban; TO raise, bay
sell. mortgage and deal in mules horses,
cattle and any other live stock; - buy,
sell, own. lease. build, construct. cpcrote
and manage mills gins, rcluerics, fac
tories, congresses, printing Offices, man
ufaCturcs of goods, wares, merchandise
and personal property Of every class and
description, and to hold, own, sell or
| dispose of, trade, deal III and deal WIN
all the articles OF commerce, at wholesale
or retail; TO carry on all or any part OF
the business of manufacturers, mer-
| chants, traders, importers, exporters
and dealers in and with goods, wares
and merchandise of every description, oi
establishing, developing, managing,
operating and carving OH Of industrial,
| commercial, trading, manufacturing
mechanical, engineering, building, con
struCting, contracting, mining, refining,
chemical real estate, logging, lu'uhe;-
ing, agricultural, plantation, and dairy
ing, enterprises, undertakings, propo-
sitions, concessions of franchises, IN all
their respective branches OF construct
ing, equipping, improving, working,
developing, purchasing, selling, LEASING F,
hiring. mortgaging. operating, aud dea.-
ing in and with the public and q2a-'-
public and development WORKS and co.,
veriences. including docks. harbot',
piers, wharves. canals, reservoirs. tn -
baukments and improvements and 9th 7
engineering work; OF operating ware
houses. markets buildings, tu'ncis.
BRIDGES and other works and COVE 70
fences of public or qllsi-public use or
utility; or purchasing or otherwise &C
uuiriug. maintaining. selling, pic'l"i; .,
mortgaging, leasing, hiring and fulfilling
any contracts, franchises and coutes
sions, for or i'll relation to tie corS':uc
{ ton, execution, equipment improve
. ment. management. operation or o1tr"
of such works, and of undertaking, eX
ecuting. Carrying ont, disposin% q, o.
, otherwise turning To account OF th'
the same. and generally. i'll carving OF
its business or businesses, or Tor tho
' purpose of attaining and furthering an,
: of its objects or purposes, to do any ant
| all other things and exercise any and al
other powers which are now or may ID
hereafter permitted BIZ the laws OF IL
State of Louisiana, relative to the or
ganization of corporations.
ARTICLE V.
The business affairs of this corporation
7 shall be managed by Board OF Tire
t ~ Directors, and ali of the powers Q
Il this corporation, without restriction
r shall be vested in and exercised bv sat
} Board of Directors Each director Shal
e own i'll his own right at all times durin
!. his term of office, at least one full-pai
II and unpledged share of capital stock
!, Said Board of Directors shall be electe'
: annually on the first legal day Of tn
IL month of October, of each year, III
II first election to be held i'll the year 1915
T The said directors shall elect from the,
II number a President, a Vice-Presidel
L and Secretary Treasurer. They ma
s. appoint other agents and employees
,e who may be removed at the pleasure {
4 said directors, They shall also hay
"a power to ill any vacancy in their nun
K Der.
w The directors shall be elected at
$ stockholders meeting, held at the don
i, icile of the corporation. and notice {
lie said meeting shall be delivered, person
lie ally or by depositing in the postofic'
X properly addressed. TO each stockholde
ii at least fifteen davs before such meetins
<; Other Stockholders meetings may
III held WHEN ordered by the Board of ID
s, rectors or upon the demand OF twent'
as five per centum of the outstamdir
N stock, notice of such meetings 20
iy given as prescribed for meetings To ele
NJ directors. Each stakeholder shall
every stockholders meeting be entitlC
to one vote, in person or by write
&c proxy, for each share of the capt.
tv stoc, held by him, or he may send Ii
~ vote by letter. the signature OF WhiC
nd must be.acknowledged before Notai
No Public or other officer authorized To tai
II afIidavits. The stockholders shall ha'
be the right of cumulative voting in Il
es election Of directors.
he Until the next general meeting 10
IT. held under this charter on the FIRST lee
Il, dav in the month of October, 1915, d
III BOARD of Directors shall be composed
in AIessrs. Frank A. GodChauS, OF Ne
or Orleans. la, Robert T. Putnam,
or Abbeville, La, and l. Otto BToussard
of Abbeville, La, with the said Frank
* Godchaux, president; Robert l.. PutnaI
ed vice president, and J. Otto Broussar
lal Secretary Treasurer.
&c The President. or in his abseECe, {
ii Vice President of this corporation sh'
nd have power IN the name ana III nehaii
of the corporation, to authorize the instit
nd ton of any SUIT ana other legal ProCee
bv ings, as authorized by Section 10 of A
No. 267 of 1914.
on ARTICLE VI.
re- At a meeting of the stockholders dr
we called for the purpose, by the vote
rs. two-thirds of all its stock. these artic
On of incorporation may be amended. mo
&c, fed or changed, in any manner &C
ny farmahle to the laws OF this state.
cludink the increase or decrease of
capital stock Provided, however, Il
all the objects and purposes OF incorpo
u.s. ton shall not be changed. and the ca
ers tai stock shall not be increased to M