The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-04-15
HA r r E r
THE LEBLANC MACHINERY CoMfANs >
INCORPORATED.


OF
rur 1aR1A ANc MACHINERY COMPANY.
INCORPORATED.
11n;+ed States of America-state Of Loulsl-
ana-Parish of Ascension.
u~E it known and remembered. that on this
R eleventh day of the month OF March, IN
@~ the wear of Our Lord one thousand nine
b,ndred and twenty two, and of the inde-
nendence of the United States OF America
the one hundred and forty SIXTH
Before me, Caleb c. Weber, notary pup
lie. duly commissioned, sworn anu quanI.
Within and for the parish of Ascension state
of louisiana and in the presence OF the VII
nesses hereinafter named and Undersigned
Personally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereuhto sa stD+
scribed. who declared to me, notary, that
availing themselves of the laws of this state
relative to the organization OF corporations
and particularly of Act No. 26I OF the gen
eral assembly of the state OF Louisiana' lor
the wear 1914, and all acts amendatory
thereto. they do by these presents form and
organize themselves into a corporation ior
the objects and purposes and under the
stipulations and articles following, to-"H:
ARTICLE I. -
The name of this corporation shall De I'M
1aRI,ANC MACHINERY COMPANY. IN
CORpORATED, and its domcil is hereby
fixed at Donaldsonville. in the parish of AS
cension Louisiana; its duration snail De 1ol
a period of ninety-nlne years from aho ai
ter this date; it shall have power and au-
thority under it's corporate name to pur-
chase, acquire, improve, mortgage ana aneh
ate real estate. and persona! ana "IAeN
property, borrow money. obligations to con-
tract sue and be sued and. generally shall
nossess and enjoy all the powers and au-
thority and privileges conferred by law on
corporations.
The objects and purposes for which TINS
,. Form dh nrrAnZq0 mere
by declared to be: to buy and sell, either
by wholesale or retail, all kinds OF ma
chinery, including engines, farming 'ni
plements, tractors, automobiles, and ma
chinery and supplies of every kind and de-
scriptlon whatever; to engage In the buying
and selling and milling OF rice and corn and
all by-products in connection thereWith' anu
generally to do and perform all Things ne
cessary and incidental in carrying out the
objects and purposes for which this corpo-
ration is organized.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation Is
hereby fixed at the sum OF nve thousand
(S5OOO) dollars, to be divided into fifty t5o)
l$l0O) dollars each. which may be paid
for either in cash. property or good will at
the time of subscription
ARTICLE ~.
The affairs of this corporation shall be
managed and conducted by a board OF da-
u
shall be elected by the stockholders by bal
lot, at a general meeting to be held on the
second Saturday of March of each year, ex-
cepting the present year. The following
stockholders shall constitute the nrst noafd
of directors, viz: Charles Leblanc. Elmore
j. Alleman and Waldon c. Leblanc. the
postoffice address and residence of each be-
ing Donaldsonville, Louisiana, ~Hof whom
Charles J. Leblanc, shall be president; the
said Elmore Alleman, shall be vice pres
ident and the said Walden C. Leblanc, shall
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 the conduct and
management of the affairs of this corpora
tion. A majority of the board Of directors
shall constitute a quorum for the transac-
tion of all business.
ARTICLE V.
This act of incorporation may be modified,
changed Or altered, or this corporation may
be dissolved, or the capital may be increased
to a sum not exceeding the sum of fifteen
thousand dollars, in accordance with law, at
a meeting called for said purpose. after writ
| ten notice to each stockholder by mail at
least ten days prior to the date of the
meeting
This corporation shall begin business
when at least one-haf of the capital stock
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 treasurer. Or in the
s1anner pointed out by law for the service
of legal process upon corporations.
ARTICLE VIII.
No stockholder shall ever be held liable
or responsible for the debts, contracts or
faults of this corporation in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due the cor
poration on the shares of stock owed by
him, nor shall any informality in the or
ganzation have the effect of rendering this
charter null or exposing a stockhoider to
any liability beyond the unpaid amount re-
naming due on his stock.
ARTICLE TX.
The stockholders have respectively writ
| ten opposite their names the amount of
stock in this corporation subscribed for by
each of them so that this act may serve
as the original subscription list of this
corporation:
Thus done and passed at my Office in the
town of Donaldsonvilles parish of Ascension.
louisiana the day, month and year first
above written in the presence of Messrs. E.
G. Hanson and A. 8. st. Amant, competent
witnesses, who sign these presents with
said appearers and me, said notary after
due reading.
STOCKHOLDERS NAMES OMMITED).
Witnesses:
E. C. HANSON,
A. S. ST. AMANT.
C. C. WEBER.
> Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, parish of Asension-I,
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 NV hand and