The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-08
c H A r r E r
THE LEBLANC MACHINERY COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.

IHE Le6lANN NANE41NEk1 SSfVAA <Hi'A'
INCORPORATED.
United States Of Ameriea-State of Louasls
ana--Parish OF Ascension.
BNE it known and remembered. that on THIS
ID eleventh day of the month OF harch' III
the year OF Our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-five, and of the indie
pendenee of the United States OF America
the one hundred and forty-sixth.
Before me. Caleb c. Weber. notary pup
lie, duly commissioned. sworn and quahneo
within and for the parish of Ascension seate
of Louisiana, and In the presence OF the VIII
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned
Personally came and appeared the severs
persons whose names are herennto su"
scrbed, who declared to me. notary, tha'
awaiting themselves of the Laws OF TINS state
relative TO the organization of corporations
and particularly of Act No. 267 of the gen
eral assembly Of the state Of Louisiana FOR
the year 1914, and all acts amendatory
thereto. they do by these presents form ano
organize themeelves into corporation tor
the objects and purposes and under thf
stinulatons and articles following. to-"lt'
ARTICLE |.
The name OF this corporation shall be THE
LEBLANC MACHINERY COMPANY, IN
CORpORATED, and it's donicil is hereby
fixed a: Donaldsonville. in the parish OF aa-
cension. Louisiana; ITS duration shall be fo'
A period of ninety nine years from and al
ter this date: it shall have power and au
thority under its corporate name to pur
chase, acquire, improve, mortgage and alien
ate real estate. and personal and naixee
property. borrow money, obligations TO con
tract, sue and be sned. and generally snai
possess and enjoy all the powers and au
thority and privileges conferred by law or
corporations.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which thi
corporation is formed and organized is here
| by declared to be- to buy and sell, eithe,
ty wholesale retail all kinds of ma
chinery including engines. farming i'm
PIGMENTS. tractors. automobiles, and MIA
chinery and supplies Of every kind and de
scription whatever: to engage in the buyinf
and selling and milling Of rice and corn ant
all by-products in connection Herewith, an'
generally to do and perform all things ne
eessary and incidental In carrying out th
objects and purposes for which this eorpo
ration is organized.
ARTICLE III
The capital stock of this corporation il
hereby fxed at the sum of Ave thousant
ts5ooo) dollars, to be divided into fifty $50
shares of the par value of one hundred (Sl00
dollars each, which may be paid for eithe
in cash, property or good viii at the tim
Of subscription.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation shall b
managed and conducted by board Of di
reetors composed of three directors, which
| shall be elected by the stockholders by bal
lot, at q general meeting to be held on th
second Saturday of March of each year, e%
stockholders shall constitute the first boar'
Of directors, viz: Charles Leblanc. Elmor
J. Aleman and Waldon c., Leblanc, tn
postofFiee address and residence of each be
ing Donaldsonville, Louisiana. of whom
Charles ]. Leblanc, shall be president: tn
| said Elmore J. Alleman, shall be vice pres
| ident. and the said Waldon c. Leblanc. shall
be secretary treasurer. The board of di
reetors shall make and establish such by
| laws. rules and regulations may be ne
| eessary and proper for the conduct an
management Of the affairs of this corpora
tion. A majority of the board of director
| shall constitute quorum for the tranaac
| .ion OF nil business.
ARTICLE V.
| This act of incorporation may be modified
| changed or altered or this corporation ma.
| be dissolved, or the capital may be increase
| to q sum not exceeding the of hftee1
| thousand dollars, In accordance with law. a
| a meeting called for said purpose. after writ
ten notice to each stockholder by mail a
| least ten days prior to the date Of TIL
! meeting.
! ARTICLE VI.
| This corporation shall begin busines
! when at least one-half Of the capital stocl
| herein ixed has been subscribed and pa
for either in cash by the transfer o
| property and good will equivalent to cash.
| ARTICLE VII
| Service of citation and legal process shal
| be made upon the president and in his ab
senee upon the secretary treasurer, or in tn
| manner pointed out by law for the serVic
| of legal process upon corporations.
! ARTICLE VIII.
! No stoekholder shall ever be held liabl
| or responsible for the debts. contracts o
faults Of this corporation in any furthe
sum than the unpaid balance due the cor
poration on the shares of stock owned b.
! him, nor shall any informality In the or
ganization have the effect of rendering thi
charter null exposing a stoekholder t.
any liability beyond the unpaid amount re
naming due Off his stock.
ARTICLE TX.
The stockholders have respectively writ
ten opposite their names the amount 0
stock in this corporation subscribed for b!
each of them, that this act may serv
as the original subscription list of this cor
poration.
Thus done and passed at my office. in tn
town Of Donaldsonville. parish Of Ascension
Louisiana, on the day, month and year frs
above written in the presence Of Messrs. E
c. Hanson and A. S. St. Amant. competen
witnesses, who sign these presents will
said appearers and me, said notary. afte
due reading.
STOCKHOLDERS NAMES oMMITED>.
Witnesses:
Z. C. HANSON,
A. s. ST. AAANT