Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-06-26
CHARTER
SAMSON ABSTRACT
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United States of America,

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Personally came and appeared the
,ryral peers ms whose names are here
ant, subscribed, all above the age OF
MAJORITY, who scvcraIiy and mutually
declared unto me-, tha', al"IilhG 'h''H
,rIyc, Of the provisions of the laws or
the state o1 Louisiana, relative 10 me
urga llatIun Of corporations, 'NprclaIIn
Act -oI Of TIA" General Assembly "l
LOU lana for the year I9i4, they nave
covrAantcd 2hd agreed, ana no. oN
these presents, covenant ana agree. Tor
themselves, sAer successors an" assigns
as vel as an N"ch persons aS SHall
hereafter become associated win lhth'
to form themselves INTO a corP'Ia.IIoh
or body PoIltlc Ill law, lor tne Vpl'''S
and purposes, and under the stlPuia'louS
and conditions OF the articles hefeIh'
after set forth.
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be Samson Abstract Co.,
Inc, and as such It shall have and
enjoy succession and existence by its
corporate name for period of ninety,
nine l99) years, unless sooner dissolved
according to law, with such powers as
are conferred upon corporations by
Section of Act No. 267 Of 1914.
ARTICLE 2.
The domicile of said corporation
shall be at Abbeville, Vermilon Par
ish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE 3.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business TO be carried on
bv il. are stated and declared to be
as follows, to-wit:
To transcribe the records Of the
Parish Of Vermlion, Louisiana, and 10
make abstracts of title to real estate in
the State Of Louisiana:
To examine, certify, guarantee and
insure titles to real estate:
To conduct a general agency and
commission business for others in the
purchase, sale and management of real
estate for others and the negotiation
Of loans thereon:
To acquire, own, sell and otherwise
dispose of, and deal in, real estate,
stocks, bonds, mortgages, securities,
notes and commercial paper Of corpor-
ations and individuals.
ARTICLE 4.
The Capital Stock Of this corporation
is hereby fixed at Ten Thousand
($1O,0OO.OO) Dollars, divided into and
represented by Ole Hundred (100)
shares, of the par value of One Hun
bred ($l00.00) Dollars, each, TO be sub
scribed and paid for in the manner
prescribed by Paragraph c, OF Section
i, of Act 267 Of 1914.
The amount Of the capital stock OF
this corporation may be increased TO
the sum of One Hundred Thousand
($100,000.00) Dollars.
ARTICLE 8.
The business and affairs of this cor
poration shall be managed by Board
of Three ~ Directors, and all powers
of this corporation, without restriction,
shall be vested and exercised by said
Board Of Directors Said Board Of Dr.
rectOrs shall be elected annually on the
first legal day of the month of June,
Of each year, the first election to be
held III 1921. The directors shall elect
from their number a President, Vice
President and a Secretary'Treasurer.
They shall have power to fill vacancies
in their number
Until the next general election to be
held under this charter, the Board OF
Directors shall be composed OF Messrs.
y. W. LahQrN, JOhh Nugler ana r. d.
Samson, all of Abbeville, Louisiana,
with a. .. Landry, as President, F. j.
samson as Nlee-Presldent ana Manager,
and John Nugler as Secretary'Ireas-
urer
ARTICLE o.
This charter may be amended in the
manner prescribed oY section or Act
267 of 1914, the same may be dissolved
in the manner prescribed by Section Is,
of said Act, and the liquidation in the
manner prescribed by Section 30 of
said act.
The subscribers here have set oppo'
site their names the number of shares
subscribed for by each OF them, III
order that this charter may serve also
as the original subscription list; -
thus done and passed at Abbevllle,
Nermllon Parish, LOUISIANA, in the
presence OF MessIs. Adam Boudreaux
and Alpha Baudoin,. good and compe'
tent witnesses, residing IN TINS parish,