The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-03-30
CHARTER

Town of Breaux Bridge. Parish of st. Martin,
State of Louisiana.
Before me g. d. Domengesux, Notary Pub
lie. in and for the Parish and State aforesaid.
and in the presence of the witnesses hereinaf-
ter named and undersigned. personally appear
ed the several persona whose names are here
unto subscribed, who declared that, availing
themselves 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 with each other and bind
and obligate themselves, as we'll as such person
or persons who may hereafter become associa-
ted with them, to form and constitute a corpO-
ration body polite in law, for the uses and pur-
SEES, and under the articles and stipulations fol-
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE
The name of this Corporation is hereby de-
clared to be ADVANCE PRINTING AND
COMP my, nc, and its do
micile shall be in the Town of Breaux Bridge,
Parish of st. Martin. State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE ii.
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poration is organized, and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are hereby de
clared to be to buy. own. operate or sell one or
more printing offices with all required equip
ment and machinery; to engage in a general
printing and publishing business, and espe-
cislly to own and publish one or more newspa-
and sell books and other publications: to buy
and sell articles of commerce or manufacture,
or supplies. required by this corporation, its
employees or patrons, or connected with its
business; and shall have authority to buy, sell,
own, improve, operate, mortgage and lease real
estate; and generally to do anything else or en-
gage in any other business germaine or incl
dent to or connected with any one or more of
the above enumerated objects.
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock of this corporation shall be
Ten Thousand Dollars ($10.0OO.OO) divided into
and represented by ten thousand shares of the
par value of one dollar (Sl.OO) each. This cor
poration shall be authorized to commence bust
ness as soon as Five Thousand Dollars
($5,0OO.OO) of its authorized capital stock shall
have been subscribed and Twenty Five Hundred
Dollars ($25OO.OO) of the subscribed shall have
been paid in, shall exist for ninety nine (93)
years unless sooner dissolved, and may in
crease its capital stock to Fifty Thousand Dol
lars (S50.OO0.00).
ARTICLE Nv.
All of the corporate powers Of this corpora
ton shall be vested in a board of not fewer
than three (S), nor more than five % directors,
a majority of wnOm shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business without the ne
cessity of any authorization or ratification
yh.tav ~ tha,r otto kv fka Lh,ll
and the said board except the first. which is
hereinafter provided for. shall be elected an.
nLslly by ballot, by the stockholders ON the
second Tuesday in March of each year, of which
election fifteen Q5) days previous notice in
writing shall be sent to each stockholders by
the secretary by mail.
The Board of Directors shall elect Presi-
dent, Vice-President and a Secretar Treasurer
or may elect both Secretary and Treasurer
out of their own number.
ARTlCLEV.
n. L. Simmons, of Breaux Bridge, La, X. j.
Patin, of Breaux Bridge, La. aud P. l.. Beg
maud, of Bresux Bridge. La, with 4. l.. Sim.
mons as President. Il. J. Patin as vice-Presi.
dent and P. l.. Bsgnaud as Secretary Treasurer
shall constitute the first Board of Directors and
shall hold offine until the second Tue ebay in
March 1919. odd until their SUCCESSORS are cleo
ted and qualified.
ARTICLE vi.
Citation shall be served ON the president, OF
in the event of his absence or disability, upor
the vice. president. and whenever this corpora
ton shall or may be dissolved, whether by Ii
imitation or otherwise, its affairs shall be Ii
quidated 10y one or more lIQuidators selected b,
the stockholders from amoug their own mum
Der.
ARTICLL VII.
No shareholder shall ever be liable or respon
sible for the contracts or faults of the corpora.
ton in any further sum than the unpaid bal
ance due On his stock for which he has sub
scribed, nor shall any mere informally in or
ganization have the effect of rendering thi,
charter null or exposing a shareholder to am
liability other than the balance on his stool
subscribed for by him.
In order that this act of incorporation ma,
also serve as the original subscription list the
subscribers hereto, have set fort the number Of
shares subscribed for by each, opposite thsil
dresses. according to law.
Thus done, read and passed at my office in the
Town of Breaux Bridge, La, in the presence Of
U. l.. Angelic and Godfrey Pellerin competent
witnesses who hereunto signed their name,
with the appearers and me. said Notary, on thi,
fifteenth day of March, 1918.
Forty-nine hundred and fifty shares. Z. L
Simmons, Breaux Bridge, La.
Twenty i've shares. Il. j, Patin, Breau,
Bridge, La.
Twenty-Five shares. p. l.. Begnaud; Brsau,
Bridge, La.
Witnesses: Sig. o. l.. Angelic
Sig. Godfrey Pellerin.
Sig. q. ID. DOMENGEAUX,
Notary Public