The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-22
CHA r T E r
THE LEBLANC MACHINERY coMPANy
INCORPORATED -

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THE LEBLANC MACHINERY coMpANv
INCORPORATED -
United States of Anerica-state Of Iou;.,
ana-Parish of Ascension @A
YNE it known and remembered, shat on Il;
Is eleventh day of the month Of March e #
the year of Our Lord one thousand MIN a
hundred and Twenty-Five and of the indss
pendence of the United States OF Amer;.ss.
the one hundred and forty -sixths
Before me, Caleb c. Weber, d notary nnb
lie, duly commissioned, sworn and qualiaas
within and for the parish OF Ascension, stat.55
of Louisiana, and in the presence of the VII 4
nesses hereinafter named and undersienad II
Personally came and appeared the severss
persons whose names ara hereul,to ami
scribed, who declared 20 ms, notary tha. /.
avaiing themselves of the laws If this sfats
relative to the organization of corporations
and particularly of Act No. 2GI Of the eap'
eral assembly of the state Of louisiana. fa,8
the year 1914. and all acts amendators.
thereto, they do by these presents form and
organize themselves into Il corporation a,
the objects and purposes and under IN
stipulations and articles following. to.wit. u
ARTICLE :.
The name of this corporation snail be THp
LEBLANC MACHINERY COMPANY, IN.
CORPORATED, and its slomicil IS herahn
fixed at Donaidsonville, i'll the parish of A.
cension, Louisiana; its duration shall be f.n
a period of ninety mine years from and II.
ter this date; it shall have power and M.
thority under its corporate name 70 pur.
chase, acquire, improve, mortgage and aIen
ate real estate, and personal and mixad
property, borrow money, obligations to eos n
tract, sue and be sued, and generally shau
possess and enjoy all the powers and an.
thority and privileges conferred by law on
corporations.
ARTICLE II.
oh nd rnr ,,3:.l
CORPORATION is formed and organized is haras
by declared TO be: to buy and sell, eitha,
by wholesale retail, all kinds of ma
chinery, including engines. farming In.
plements. tractors, automobiles, and ua-
chinery and supplies OF every kind and d.
scription whatever; 10 eugage il the buyino
and selling and milling O: rice and corn and
all by-products in connection Herewith. ana
generally to dc and perform al! things ne.
cessary and incidental, in carrying out ths
objects and purposes for which this eerpo-
ration is organized.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corporation il
hereby fixed at the sum of five Thousand
t$6OO0) dollars, to be divided into fiftyf59l
shares of the par value of hundred
($l0O) dollars each which may be Maid
for either in cash, property or good viii 4
the time of subscription.
ARTICLE II.
The affairs of this corporation shall IL
managed and conducted Ly board Gf di.
rectors composed of three directors, which
shall be elected by the stockholders by hal.
lot at a general meeting to lie held ON tha
second Saturday Of March of each year. ex.z
cepting the present year The following
stockholders shall constitute the first board
of directors, viz: Charles Leblanc. Eimore
j. Alleman and Waldon .. Leblanc. the
postotfice address and residence Of each be-
ing Donaidsonville, Louisiana OF whom
Charles j. Leblanc, shall be president; the
said Eimore AIleman, shall be vice pres-
ident, and the said Waldon c. LEBLANC shah
be secretary-treasurer. The board OF di-
rectors shall make and establish such by
laws. rules and regulations may be ne
cessary and proper for he conduct and
management of the affairs of this corpora.
ton. A majority OF the board of directors
shall constitute quorum for the transae9
tion Of all business.
ARTICLE Y.
This act Of incorporation may be modified,
changed or altered, or this corporation may
be dissolved, or the capita! may be increased
to sum not exceeding the SUM Of fifteen
thousand dollars, in accordance with law, ST
| a meeting called for said purpose, after writ
! ten notice to each stoekholdeI by mail at
least ten days prior to the date Of tha
meeting.
ARTICLE VI.
This corporation shall begin business
when at least one-half of the capital stock
herein fixed has been subscribed and paid
| for either in cash or by the transfer Of
property and good will equivalent to cash.
ARTICLE VII.
Service of citation and legal process shall
be made upon the president and in his alb
sence upon the secretary -tr kurer, or in The
| manner pointed out by laJ " the servies
| of legal process upon corp pns.
ARTICLE vi
No stockholder shall eve e held liablt
~1k n.n&S. -
| faults of this corporation in any furthel
sum than the unpaid balance due the cor
poration on the shares of stock owed b.
him. nor shall any informality in the or
ganization have the effect of rendering thi
any liability beyond the unnd@ amount re
| naming due on his stock. -
ARTICLE I1
The stockholders have n etive'y writ
ten opposite their names @ amount Q
stock in this corporation s&9scribed for b
each of them. that this act may sery
as the original subscription list Of thi
corporation.
| Thus done and passed at my office. in tn
| town of Donaldsonvlle, parish of Ascension
Louisiana, on the day. month and year frs
above written in the presence of Messrs.
G. Hanson and A. S. st. Amant. competen
/ witnesses, who sign these presents wit
| said appearers and me, said notary afte
due reading.
STOCKHOLDERS NAMES OMMITED).
! Witnesses: S
E. C. HANSON,
A. S. ST. AMANT
c. c. WEBER, @
Notary Public
| State OF Louisiana, parish Of Asension-l
! do hereby certify that the above and fore
! going to be duly recorded in Book of Char
| ters No. l, folio As
In faith whereof. witness nay hand on
| seal of office, at Donaldsonvil!e. La, this III
| day of April, 1922.
MARIE MICHEL,
Dy. Clerk and Recorder.
true copy. -,sg
MARIE MICHEL,
Dy. Clerk of Court.