St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-03-16

UNITED STATES og AMMn16A.
STATE Or LOUISIANA,

STATE Of LOUISIANA,
PARISH on So. LANDRY.
Be II kaown. TAat On this s1st day
Of January, 4 D.. 1918. before me.
DUnLMY Z. GUILBEAU, = Notary
Public, duly commissioned. qualified.
aud sworA, In and for the State and
Parish above written, and In the
presence of the witnesses Hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several per-
sons whose arae r hereunto sub
scrfbed, al of the age of majority.
who declared that aYailing themselves
OF the Laws OF the State OF Louisiana
relative to the organization Of Cor
porations. they hereby form them
selves, and such other persons IS may
hereafter become associated with
them, into and constitute a corpora
ton for the objects and purposes.
hereinafter set forth, and embodied in.
the following Article, which they.
hereby adopt as their Charter. to-wit.
ARTICLE /.
The name Of this Corporations shall
be "THB sIBTLLB CO, NC" and BY.
this name It shall have corporate OK
istence for g period Of ninety nine
(ssl years from the date hereof. I'm.
less sooner dissolved.
And in this name. it shall have pow
er to sue and be sued, TO make and.
use q corporate seal. and to have. hold.
receive, lease. convey, h~ypothecate
and pledge property. both real and
personal, 70 name and appoint such.
directors. officers, agents. and other.
employees as the interest of thiS Cor
poratton may require; and to do any
and nil other acts and things. and
have and exercise any and all other
rights. powers, privileges and i'm.
munities which corporation organ.
ICED under the Laws Of Louisiana, for
the objects and purposes hereinafter
set out, may do or enjoy.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes FOR which
this corporation Ii organized, and the
nature Of the business to be carried
on by It are:
To own and cultivate farm lands.
and the products OF snch farm opera
eons, such 80 sugar cane to manu-
facture into syrup, or sugar. and such
~ rice To hull. clean and polish; and
such rs corn, p6tat6es, meats and
vegetables generally 10 preserve BY
canning, drying and saIains; to own
timber lands, and the same to clear
and develop, and said timber to man
utsetare Into lumber. all OF such
things 10 DO bg processes nov known.
and In nse. 81 such ali may hereafter
be discovered Or invented; 10 engage
IN buying and selling stspTe mercnan-
dise; and " DO any and I'll things,
incident u these objects and purposes
ana not prohibited BY Law.
ARTICLE III. gGi
The amount OF the Capital Stock
authorized bythis Corporation is
Fifty Thousand Dollars ts5O,QOO. O0)
which shall be divided into, and rep
Fenksda bY, FIfty e6ol shares of the
par value Of One Thousand (s1,0O0.-
O0). each.
When fifty t50) per cent Of this
Capital stock siraif haVA bean sub
scribed to. and hfty tsol per cent OF
SUCH subscription, shall have been
paid for, either In cash, or BY trans.
fer of property, Sr labor Ii service
performed, tkis cSrporation shan be
authorized to begin business; 7rovid-
ed that no stock shall be issued uA-
I'll paid for In money, Of Fhy transfer
Of property. Of ~suficient, value, or onl
account equally valuable service rem
dered d labor done.
ARTICLE IN. i
The Capital Stock OF this Corpora
ton may be increased to tho sum-, of
One Hundred Thousand Dollars
Gs1Oo. 900. oO), tho authority for such
increase. and the accomplishment OIL
the fact to be in accordance with theI
provisions OF Law.
ARTICLE ".
The domicile of this Corporation
shall be at Sunset, st. Landry Parish,
La, ana citations or other legal pro-
cess shall be served on the President,
or. in his absence. on the vice-Presi
dent or In the absence Of both said
ohicers. on the Secretary
ARTICLE VI.
The ofacers Of this Corporation
shall be: A President, Wce-President,
Secretary and treasurer, but the Of
iices Of Secretary and Treasurer may
be. filed by o and the sameaperson.
Such omcers shall BE Stockholders ID
said Corporation. and shall be elected
annually by the Board, Of Directors,
and shalt AeIR antl their successors
are elected. duaiiieds and snter Upon
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