St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-08-15

addressed to said stockholders at their
last known ~postoffice addresses respec-
lively, and deposited in the United
States mail at least fifteen days prior
to the date fixed for the holding Of the
meeting.
At ali elections and all meetings of
the stockholders, each stakeholder
shall be entitled to one vote for each
share of stock standing in his or her
name on the books of the corporation
at the date of said election or meeting,
said votes to be cast in person " by
written proxy, Or by letter as provided
by law, when duly authenticated be-
fore a notary, and the majority of votes
cast shall elect or shall decide the ques-
ton at issue unless otherwise provided
by law.
Any failure to elect the directors at
such time as provided in this article
shall not dissolve or affect the corpora
ton, nor impair its management in any
respect, but the directors in office
shall continue to act as such until their
successors are elected and qualified.
Any vacancy occurring on the board of
directors shall be filled from among the
stockholders by the remaining direc-
tors.
The board of directors shall elect as
soon as possible after their own APP
pointment or election a president, a
vice-president, and a secretary-treas-
urer, and may grant to each officer
such powers as they deem proper
and fix their respective. duties and
compensation. The board of directors
may also from time to time as they see
fit, name and appoint all such other Of
flcers and such agents, servants and en-
ployees as they deem necessary, and
fix and define their powers, duties and
compensation. The president and vice
president shall be stockholders and
members of the board OF directors, but
the secretary-treasurer and any other
officers elected or appointed need not
necessarily be either disectors o. stock-
holders and two or more of their
offices may be merged in one should
the board OF directors see fit.
The board of directors shall be vested
with full power and authority to make
all contracts, purchases and sales, and
to adopt all Bylaws, rules and regula-
tons for the conduct of the business of
the corporation, and may alter, amend
and change the same at pleasure, and
in general to do and perform all things
necessary in the transaction and man
agement of the business and affairs of
the corporation.
At all meetings of the board Of direc-
tors each director. including the pres
ident or presiding officer, shall be en-
titledto one vote.
The following named persons shall
constitute the first board of directors
and officers of the corporation under
this charter, and they shall hold their
offices until the first Monday Of July,
1915, or until their successors are cleo
tednand qualified, viz:
Board of Directors: B. w. Clopton,
Henry E. Lowery, and Mrs. w. F.
Clopton.
Officers: B. w. Clopton, president;
Mrs. w. F. Clopton, vice president,
Henry E. Lowery, secretary and treas
urer.
ARTICLE VI.
This act of incorporation may be
modified, changed or altered, with the
assent OF tWo-thirds of the capital stock
represented at a meeting of the stock
holders convened for such purpose in
the manner provided in Article v,
hereof.
Any change made or proposed with
reference to the capital stock shall be
made in accordance with the laws Of