St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-03-02
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PARISH or aT LANDRy

UMKFMD STAFR OBJ AMERICA,
sTAFH OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
Be It known. That on this s1st day
of January, A. D, 1918, before me.
DUDLEY L. GUILBHAU, 4 Notary
Public. duly commissioned. qualified,
aIia sworn, 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 names are hereunto sub
acribed, al Of the age of majority,
who declared that aYaiIing 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 d corpora
tion 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 THE sIBILLM CO., INC.," and by
this name it shall have corporate ex-
istence for a period of ninety nine
(s9l years from the date hereof, un-
less sooner dissolved.
And in this name, 1t shall have pow
er to sue and be sued, to make and
s a 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 inn
munities which a 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 is organized, and the
nature OF the business to be carried
on by it are:
TO own and cultivate farm lands,
and the products Of such farm opera
lions, 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 nan.
ufact1re into lumber, all of such
things to do by processes now known,
and in use, Of such as may hereafter
be discovered or invented: to engage
in buying and selling staple merchan-
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 Cooperation is
Fifty Thousand Dollars ESQ, 600. O0)
which shall be divided into. and rep
resented BY, Fifty 500 shares of the
par value OF One Thousand $4,000.
00l each.
When afty (50l 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
to begin business; proyid-
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 ".
The Capital stock of this Corpora
lion may be increased to the sum OF
One Hundred Thousand Dollars
(s10O, 100000, the authority for such
Increase, and the accomplishment off
he fact to be in accordance with the
provisions of Law.
ARTICLE v.
The domicile of this Corporation
hall be at Sunset, st. Landry Parish,
"a, and citations or other legal pro-
,ess shall be served on the President.
II, in his absence, on the Vice-Presi-
lent or In the absence of both said
,ficers, on the Secretary
ARTICLE vi.
The officers of this Corporation
hall be: A President, Yice-President.
Secretary and Treasurer, but the Of
ices Of Secretary and Treasurer may
,e filed by one and the same person
such officers shall be- stockholders in
aid Corporation. and shall be elected
annually by the Board OF Directors.