The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-09-01
CHARTER
TOWN OF BREAUX BRIDGE,
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN,

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| STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Before me CD. Donengeaux. a Notary Pub
lie, in and for the Parish and State aforesaid.
| and in the presence of thewitnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally appeared
the several persons whose nalI are, hereunto
subscribed, who declared that. availing them.
selves of the laws of this State relative
| to the organization of corporations
they have contracted and agreed,
and do by these presents contract and agree and
bind and obligate themselves, As well as such
person or persons who may hereafter become
associated with them. to form and constitute a
corporation and body polite in law. for the
uses and purposes, and under the articles and
purposes, stipulations following. to-wit:
ARTICLE 4.
| The name of this corporation is hereby de-
clared to be LOUISIANA PRODUCTS AND
micile shall be in the Town of Breaux Bridge,
Parish of st. Martin, State of Louisiana.
! ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which this corporation il
organized, and the nature of the business to be-
carried on by il hereby declared to be to buy.
sell. own, improve, mortgage. and lease real
estate and to farm and plant the same. and Ia
do general real estate business; to grow, pro-
duce, buy or sell any and all agricultural. bor-
ticutural, Horticultural and other farm pro-
ducts, including live stock and poultry, and 10
manufacture and convert any and all of the raw
materials of the farm, forest, lake. gulf ocean or
stream into the finished product; TO act as
agent. either general, special, or local for any
other corporation, association. company or con-
Germ, IN manner not contrary to law, such as
insurance. mortgage and investment compa-
nies' to deal In, own, and buy and sell any and
all stocks, bonds, mortgages, and any and all
securities UT evidences of Indebtedness; and
generally to engage in any other germaine. or
incident to or connected with any of the above
enumerated objects.
ARTICLE ILL.,
The Capital Stock of this corporation shall
be Ten THOUSAND $4,000 .OO) DOLLARS.
divided into ONE THOUSAND shares of a par
value of TEN DOLLARS $1,000 each payable
IN cash. or property actually received. or AS
otherwise provided for or not contrary to law.
ut such time, aud in such. manner as the Board
of Directors may determine. The capital stock
of this corporation may, however. be increased
toThree Hundred Thousand $500 ,OOc. 800 Dollars.
ARTICLE Nv.
ms corporation may commence business az
soon as nifty (5O) per cent of it's authorized
capital stock shall have been subscribed for.
and nifty (jO) per cent of the stock subscribed
Tor has been paid in, and shall exist for period
OF ninety-nine (gsJ years from this date, unless
sooner dissolved.
ARTICLE v.
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ton shall be vested in board of not fewer than
than three 80, nor more than five 90 directors.
majority of whom snail constitute quorum
for the transaction of business, without the ne
cessity of any authorization or ratification what
ever OF their actions by the stockholders; and
the said board, except the first, which is here
matter provided for, shall he elected annually
by ballot. by the stockholders ON the second
Tuesday in August Of each year, of which cleo
ton hfteen 15) days previous notice in writing
shall be sent to each stakeholder by the secre
tary by mail.
The Board of Directors shall elect a Presi
dent, Vice-President, and a Secretary Urea
surer, out of their own number.
ARTICLE vi.
A. A. Ransonet. Il. L. Simmons and j. w.
with L. l.. Simmons as Vice President. and
j. w. Begnaud Secretary Il reasurer. shall con-
stitute the first Board of Directors and shall
hold Office until the second Tuesday of August
1915. and until their Successors are elected and
qualified
ARTICLE VII.
Citation shall be served OF the president. or
in the event of his absence or disability. upon
the vice-president, and whenever this CORPORA.
ton shall or may be dissolved, whether by linn
itation or otherwise. its affairs shall be liau-
dated by ole or more liquidators selected by
the stockholders from among their own numb Der.
ARTICLE VIII.
No Shareholder shall ever be Liable or respon
sible for the contracts or faults of the corpora
ton IN any further Gum than the unpaid ba
lance due on his stock for which he has sub |
scribed, nor shall any mere informally in or |
ganization have the effect of rendering this
charter null or exposing a shareholder to any
liability other than the balance due ON his stock
subscribed for by him.
In order that this act of incorporation may
also serve as the original subscription lin the
Subscribers hereto, have set forth the number |
Vi shares subscribed for by each, opposite their |
names, with their respective post Office adj |
dresses, according to law
Thus done read and passed at my Office in the |
Town of Breaux Bridge. La, In the presence of |
Iodfroy Pellerin and L. Gnidroz competent |
witnesses who hereunto signed their Names
with the appearers and me, said Notary, on this
Fourth day of August 1917.
No. OF Shares Address
A. A. Ransonet. 70 Breaux Bridge La
Jos. w. Begnaud Is
l.. l.. Simmons 20
j. A. Potter 5
Charles Rees
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