St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-25
ed as hereinafter provided fer.
ARTICLE II.

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The domicile Of this company shall
be in the city of opelousas, parish OF
ST. Landry, State of Louisiana, and
all citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the President Of
the said corporation, or in case OF his
absence or inability to act upon the
Vice-President, and in case of the alb
sence or inability of both the Pres
ident and Vice-President, then upon
the Secretary-Treasurer
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes OF this
corporation shall be to engage in the
business of buying and selling for
profit general merchandise Of every
description and to establish and oper-
ate in the city of Opelousas, and In
other cities, towns and villages in
the State of Louisiana, Of in any 9TH
er state or states should this cor
poration so desire ald determine mer-
ehandise stores and warehouses; also
to buy and sell cotton In bales or in
the seed, corn, rice, sugar cane, pota-
toes, vegetables and fruit; to buy and
sell real estate; to own, lease and
operate cotton gins, congresses, corn
and grist mills, syrup mills and can
ming plants, and to do or perform any
other thing or act incidental to or
necessary for the operation and
growth of the business of this cor-
poration as delinenated above.
ARTICLE w.
This corporation may sue and be
sued in its corporate name, and by
and through it's President or in his
absence through the Vice-President,
who may appear and act in court pro-
ceedings for and on behalf of this cor
poration without the necessity of any
further authority from the stockhoid-
ers or directors thereof; and through
its board Of directors this corporation
may sell, mortgage, hypoth acate,
pledge, lease and suitcase real estate
and personal property, though this
grant of authority shall in no way
or interfere with tae authority
of the managing officers to carry on
the ordinary business of the corpora
ton and to make contracts respect
ing the purchase or sale of merchan-
disc and the of payment
therefor; to borrow money in further
ance of the objects and purposes OF
this corporation and to make con-
tracts of mortgage and pledge to Sc
cure the same; to make use OF Q cor
.orate seal and the anne to break
and alter at pleasure; to name and
appoint such managers, directors, Of
feers, agents and clerks as the in
.erest or convenience of said corpora
ion may require.
ARTICLE v.
The Capital Stock Of this corpora
ion is here by fixed at Ten Thousand
Dollars, (s10.000.00}, represented BY
one hundred shares, l100l, of a par
1a1ue Of One Hundred Dollars (S100.-
)0) each.
This corporation shall commence
business as soon as Three Thousand
Dollars of the stock has been sub
and paid for.
BY a vote of two-thirds of the
the capital stock of this
corporation may be increased to an
not exceeding Fifty Thousand
Dollars, (s50,0o0.00).
ARTICLE VI.
The business affairs of this corpora
ion shall be transacted by and
through a board of five directors who
hall be stockholders, and to be elect
at a meeting to be held for that
suppose on the second Monday of
he months of January Of each year.
Tie Directors thus selected shall
erve for one year or until their sue
essors shall have been duly elected
nd qualified. The Board of Dir
ctors shall elect from their number
President, a Vice-President and a
'ecretary-Treasurer, and a majority
( the board shall have the power to
IL any va ancy occurring in that
ody or amorg the officers, and to
rake such bylaws, rules and regula
as they may deem proper for
transaction Of the business and af
airs of said CORPORATION, to change,
tier or amend the same at plea sure.
oappoint end fix the salaries of all
Ulcers, clerks and employees. and
he am to change and dismiss at
1eas,1ra. though such authority may
e conferred upon the President or