St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-23
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4THE sIBlLLE CO., INC"
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

UNt1 ELI SIA1Eo VI AAAGAAG1oAs
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
Be it known, That on this 31st day
Of January, A. D., 1918, before me,
DUDLEY 4. GUILBEAU, a Notary
Public, duly commissioned, qualified.
and sworn, in and for the State AMI
Parish above written, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several per.
sons whose NJ are hereanto sub
scrlbed, all Of the age Of majority,
who declared that availing 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 as 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 Corporation shall
be aTHE SIBILLE CO., INC" and by
this name it shall have corporate *
istence for a period Of ninety nine
$3.50 years from the date hereof, i n
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, hypothecate
and pledge property, both real and
personal, to name and appoint such
directors, officers, agents, and other
employees as the interest Of this Cor
poration may require; and to do any
and all other acts and things, and
have and exercise any and all other
rights, powers, privileges and i'm
munities which a corporation organ
lied 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 is organized, and the
nature Of the business to be carried
on by it are:
To " and cultivate farm lands,
and the products of such farm opera
tons, such as sugar cane to manu-
facture into syrup, or sugar; and such
as rice to hull, clean and polish; and
such as corn, potatoes, meats, and
vegetables generally to preserve by
canning, drying and sailing; to own
timber lands, and the same to clear
and develop, and said timber to man
ufaeture into lumber, all of such
things to do by processes now known,
and in use, or such as may hereafter
be discovered or invented, to engage
in buying and selling staple merehan-
disc and to do any and all things,
incident to these objects and purposes
and not prohibited by Law.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the Capital Stock
authorized by this Corporation is
Fifty Thousand Dollars $3.50, 100000.
which shall be divided into, and rep
resented by, Fifty 600 shares of the
par value of One Thousand (s1, 900.
oo) each.
When fifty 600 per cent of this
Capital Stock shall have been sub
scribed to, and fifty (5O) per cent of
such subscription, shall have been
paid for, either in cash, or by trans
fer of property, or labor or service
performed, this Corporation shall be
authorized to begin business; provid-
ed that no stock shall be issued un-
I'll paid for in money, or by transfer
of property, of sufficient value. or on
account equally valuable service rem
dered or labor done.
ARTICLE w.
The Capital Stock Of this Corpora.
ton may be increased to the sum Of
One Hundred Thousand Dollars
$500, 900. 100, the authority for such
increase, and the accomplishment of
the fact to be in accordance with the
provisions of Law.
ARTICLE v.
The domicile Of this Corporation
shall be at Sunset, st. Landry Parish,
La, and 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
officers, on the Secretary
ARTICLE VI.
The officers Of this Corporation
shall be: A President. Vice-President,
Secretary and Treasurer, but the Of
fees OF Secretary and Treasurer may
be filled by one ard the same person.
Such officers shall be stockholders in
said Corporation, and shall be elected
annually by the Board of Directors,
and shall serve until their successors
are elected, qualified and enter upon
the discharge of their duties.
ARTICLE VII.
The corporate power of this Cor
shall ha vnsfad IN and its