The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-04-13
CHARTER

State of Louisiana.
Before me q. ID. Domengseux, Notary Pub
lie. in and for the Parish and State aforesaid
and in the presence of the witnesses hereinaf
tor named and undersigned. personally appear
cd the several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed. who declared that, availins
themselves of tho laws Of this State relative e
the organization Of corporations, they havs
contracted and agreed. and do BY these present,
contract and agree with each other and bind
and obliRate themselves. as we'll 40 such person
or persons Who may hsrea1sr become sssocia
ted with them. to form and constitute corpo
ration body polite in law. for the uses and pur
go, and under the articles and stipulations fol
lowing, to-wit:
The name of this Corporation 10 hereby de-
clared to be ADVANCE PRINTING AMI
PUBLISHING COMPANY. INC. and its do
micils shall be in the Town of Brssux Bridge
Parish of st. Martin. State Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE ii.
Tho objects and purposes for which this cor.
porstion 10 organised. and the nature Of the
business to be carried ON BY ii are hereby do
slsrsd to b to buy. own. operate or sell ono OF
moro printing offices with all required equip
msnt and machinery: to engage in y general
printing and publishing business. and sspe-
cially to own and publish one OF more neweps-
pers. magazines or periodicals; to publish, buy
and sell books and other publications: to buy
and cell 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 any thing else or en-
gage in any other business germsine 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 ($lO.OOO.OO) divided into
and represented by ten thousand shares of the
par value Of ono dollar ($i.UO) each. This COZ
pOration shall be authorized to commence bust.
ness as soon as Five Thousand Dollars
($5,oOV.OO) Of its authorized capital stock shall
have been subscribed and Twenty Five Hundred
Dollars ($25OoOO) of the subscribed shall have
been paid in, shall exist for ninety mime IVY
years unless sooner dissolved. and may in
crease it's capital stock to Fifty Thousand Dol.
lars ($50,UuO.UO).
ARTICLE Nv.
all Of the corporate powers Of this corpora-
ton shall be vested in q board of not fewer
than three ~, nor more than i've (5J directors,
a majority of whom shall constitute u Quorum
for the Transaction Of business without the ne
cessity of any authorization or ratification
whatever Of their sections by the stockholders;
and the said board except the first, which is
hereinafter provided for. shall be elected an
nually by ballot, BY the stockholders on the
second Tuesday in March Of each year, of which
election fifteen u5) days previous notice in
writing shall BE- sent to each stockholders by
the secretary BY mail.
The Board Of Directors shall elect q Presi.
dent, Vics-Presidsnt and Secrstar y. Treasurer,
or may elect both Secretary and Treasurer,
out of their own number.
, ARTICLEv.
j.. L. Simmons, of Brsaux Bridge, La, X. j.
Pstin, of Bresux Bridge. La. and p. l.. Beg.
maud, of Breaux Bridge. La. with L. l.. Sim.
mons as President. X. j. Pstin ss Vice-Prssi-
dent and r. l.. Bagnsu as Secrstasy- Treasurer
shall constitute the first Board of Directors and
shall hold Office until the second Tue sday in
March 1913. and until their SUCCESSORS arc cleo
led and qualified.
ARTICLE vi.
Citation shall be served on the president, or
in the event of his absence or disability, upon
the vice-president. and whenever this CORPORA
lion shall or may be dissolved, whether by Ii.
IMITATION or otherwise, it's affairs shall be Ii.
luidated by one OF more liQuidators selected by
he stockholders from amOug their own num-
DER.
AKTICLL VII.
No shareholder shall ever 10 liable or respon.
'i6le for the contracts or faults of the corpors
ion in any further sum than the unpaid bal
'nce due Oh his stock for which he has sob
'cribod. nor shall any mere Informally in OF.
have the effect Of rendering this
'hartsr null or exposing q shareholder to any
liability other than the balance ON his stock |
for by him.
In order that this act Of incorporation may
'lso serve a. the original subscription list the
hereto. have ct fort the number of |
hares subscribed for by each, opposite their
James. with their respective post Office sd. |
lresses, according to law.
Thus done, read and passed at my Office In the |
Town Of Breaux Bridge. La, in the presence Of |
}. L. Angelic and Godfrey Pellsrin competent
witnesses who hereunto signed their names
nth the sppesrsrs and me, said Notary, on this
fifteenth day of March. 1918.
Forty-nine hundred and fifty shares, Z. l..
immons, Bresux Bridge, La.
Twenty h'e shares. Il. j. Patin, Brsaux
ridge. La.
Twenty-Five shares. p. L. Bsgnaud: Breaux
ridge, La. I
Witnesses: Sig. U. L. Angelic
Big. Godfrey Psllerin,
Sig. g. D. DOMENGEAUX,
Notary Public.