St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05
United States of America, State of Lou

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isiana, Parish of st. Landry.
BE IT KNOWN, That on this 3fst day
of the month of July, in the year Oh oul
Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen
1914, before me, B. F. Vannoy a notary
public, duly commissioned, qualIfiee
and sworn in and for the Parish OF ST
Landry, State of Louisiana, and in tht
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared, Bett1sor
William Clopton, Mrs. Julia Foote
Widow of Dr.. William F. Ciopton, an6
Henry Z. LoWrey, all residents OF tht
village of Morrow, said parish and state
OF age, being the persons whose name:
are hereunto subscribed, who declared
That availing themselves of the laws
of the state Of Louisiana relative to tht
organization of corporations, in sucf
cases made and provided, they have
constituted and formed, and by these
presents do constitute and form them
selves, their associates, successors ane
assigns, into a corporation, for the OBJ
iects andpurposes and under the terms
conditions and ~stipulations hereinafter
set forth, to-WIt:
ARTICLEI-
The name and title of this corporation
shall be w. f. Clopton 6 Company, In
e~orDorated, and it shall have and enjoy
corporate succession for q period Of
ninetV-nine years from this date, anC
shall have for the purposes Of the bust
ness carried on by it, all the powers
conferred by law on corporations, II,
GLIDING the power TO contract debts,
borrow money, issue notes and other
obligations, to purchase, lease, sell
mortgage, pledge, exchange, and other.
wise acquire, ALLEVIATE, cucumber or dis
pose Of property, real, personal or mix
ed; to contract, sue and be sued;to make
and use, If il SO desire, q corporate sea
and the same to alter or break al
pleasure; TO make bylaws for ifs gov
~ernnieat, and the same to alter. amend
or repeal at pleasure to narne and en-
pIoy such managers, directors, officers,
agents and employees as It's Interests
may require, and generally to exercise
all the powers necessary or convenient
to- carry on said business whether here.
in specifically enumerated or not.
ARTICLE II.
The domieiie of this corporation shall
be in the village of Morrow, III the par
isf Of St. Landry, state Of Louisiana,
and all citations or ether legal process
shall be served on the President, andin
/ ease Of his absence or disability on the
Secretary. and in any other ease II the
manner provided by law.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized. and tbs
nature of the business to be carried OF
by it, are declared to be the following
to-Wm
To acquire and to own, operate ane
maintain a retail general merchandise
store or stores and business in st. Ian
dry parish, La, and IN connection there
with to buy and sell live stock, cottor
and other agricultural products, moss
lumber. ETC., and in general to engage
in and carry on all such business ane
transactions as are usually conducted
ator in connection with general country
stores, or which may be Complementary
or incidental to its principal business
and to posses and exercise all TIE
powers, rights, privileges and irnn1u1i
ties granted and permitted by law.
AR1TCLEV
The Capital Stock Of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sur OF Ter
Thousand Three Hundred $40, 10000
dollars. divided into and represented
by One Hundred and Three
los shares Of the par value of One
Hundred Dollars $4,000 each, none
preferred over others, with the Prlyi
Iege of subsequently increasing the
amount of capital stock to twenty-five
! Thousand Dollars {S25,G00.003 as {
maximum limit, in the manner preserlb
ed by law.
All of said one hundred and three
shares OF capital stock are subscribed
and fully paid for at the execution O
this act Of Incorporation, the corporation
issuing said stock for cash andpropertY
actually received from the undersigned
subscribers ID the proportions herein
after set forth, as payment for the IN
terestof said subscribers IN the net as
sets and property Of the general store
business formerly operated by the
partnership Of w. F. CIopton & Com
pany, purchased by the corporation as
its actual cash value in property, cash
and credits of good character and con
dition found at the corporations doml
Gle at Morrow, La, without consIdeFa
tfonor payment for the good will OF the
partnership also transferred, all as IN
yentoried and appraised by sWorn ex
| perts IN the succession proceedings O
the late DR.. VI. r. CIopton, No. 6670 0.
the probate files of st. Landry Parish
La, which valuation is hereby adopted
and made the appraisement OF the here
matter named and undersigned Dlree
tors Of this corporation; said property
/ being described In detail as follows.