The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-06-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
CHARTER.

the undersigned, whose names are hereto
subscribed as corporators, do hereby form
become associated with us by subscription,
purchase, transfer or succession. Il corpora
providing; for the organization of corpora
lions. and have agreed upon the following
s,ip%atiS 9 "; to g"Sorn the i " the
ARTICLE FIRST.
The namc and title of said corporation
shall be the MERCHANTS, WH>EF.'"Nr ana
TIA NSFER COMPANY. and its unnilcIlc shall
be il. the town OF Trenton, ouach''" parish,
ARTICLE SECOND.
The purpose OF said corporation is hereby
declal ed To DO as follows, to-wit: r" It."
general wa N ;'n s;Grae nj is rem II.
minus of the Nicksburg, shreveport and
Texas RAILROAD, and to transfer goods. pro
duce, cotton, etc., to and from trenton TO
Monroe, Louisiana.
ARTICLE THIRD.
The President, or in his aisence, the
Secretary, shall DO tho proper officer upon
| whom to serve citations in all snits against
the Company.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
Tho capital stock OF this corporation is
fifty shares of ono hundred dollars each,
and all of said stock is paid mp i" f"li.
Transfers OF stock shall DO made on the
books of the Company, by the nrc.'itent
nn% Secretary only on Hsamu o, ,H
but not while any indebtedness to the
Company exists on tho part of the holder.
| fled away, and new one issued. signed
by the President and Secretary: N. No cerli-
| will be issued, and transfer of less than
| one full share permitted.
ARTICLE FIFTH.
Tho said cOrpOratiOn shall have and enjoy
all tho powers and privileges apper,ai"inE
to corr ,orations authorized by law, aud
shall exist for the term 70. Of twenty year.
shall commence on and after this date, aud
| shall DO lnanaged by Board OF directors
| shall constitute Il quorum. Said Board Of
! Directors shall. elect from among their
| shall serve until their successors are elected
! They shall have power to adopt such by
laws as they %a , Deem ] tor ,ns
or amend the charter whenever they shall
deem it i'll the interest OF the Company.
into tho first Board of Directors, to-wit:
I G: sta,mdifcr., Uriah Millsors' ioh" NJ
W. p. Rcnwick and L. d. McLain.
ARTICLE SMITH.
On the first Monday of May, 1850, and
ors by tho stockholders shall he held ut the
d"miciie Of the Company; Said election
shall bc e;titlcd to one vote. a plurality
| OF votes cast shall decide the election, which
elect ion shall DO held underline supervision
Of the President and Secretary. 4 failure
| from any cause to elect directors shall not
dissolve tho said corporation, but the di,
rectOrS and officers then in Office shall hold
| over until another election is held.
| ARTICLE SEW ZENITH.
| Upon tho dissolution of this corporation
| ter, or otherwise, it's affairs shaIl he ii4ui-
dated by two commissioners, to ho selected
~ be- .e snccaiiV hold for th;,l m'r1,,,m" t'eI
! thirty days notice. said commissioners
shall Immediately proceed to wind up the
ment of all it's liabilities, to dist, ihute lie
| excess pro rata among the Stockholders.
| ARTICLE EIGHTH.
,1,<1t nr l,ph IL
! or responsible to or through said corpora
ton for it's contracts or fault. in amy further
sum than the amount Of stock held by him
! in said Company.
! ARTICLE NINTH
1t shall be lawful for this Company t"
sue and to bo sued in its corporate name;
to acquire property real and personal in ITS
| corporate name. If i'll the opinion Of its
officers and directors Inc: interest OF ne
| legal documents shall be signed by tho
| President and Secretary.
ARTICLE; TENTH.
| The President and Secretary shall cause
| to he made out on the first of june. 1879.
| and nAonthlN thereafter, 4 statement Of the
receipts and expenses of the company for
each previous month, which statements
shall be submitted to the Hoard of Direct
| ors for their approval.
ARTICLE ELEVENTH.
| n" dividend shall be paid t" amy stock
holder Of this Company, unless, such :
to the officer whose duty it is I" pay over
| the dividends.
Done and executed before me, the
| dorsi:,neu Recorder and cX-onctn Notary,
| in tho presence of George NJ. Riser and
| Charles r.. Eynunh, competent witnesses
! who haye signed with said %,l lrs..r iber* and
mo Notary, this 18th day of May, \. u. one
! thousand eight hundred AMI >:eveuty -nine.
Original signed
THOS. MCGUIRE,
L.. NJ. KIDD,
II. NJ. MCCORMICK.
| w. ~. j. LEWIS,
J JNO. Il. MORRIS.
| W. l.. EENWICK.
UElAH Ml;I.SAtss.
nc. STA NDIFEE
| Witnesses: .INp. pRAi;p.
| GEO. NJ. RISER,
| CHA%. T. E,ECM.
| II. w. NIcCLt.N DON
| EecOI,ier and eN oiliciD Not. lul.
! Filled 18th May, 1879, and duly Iecnri-d
| in NOtariai Book " y, pnseS ::I::, .ti!, PA.
| In testimony Whereof, hercuni" SIGN my
| 49, name and atliN NV seal OF office,
| ! L.. $. the datn above filed.
| l~ X. W. N,tI.GNppS.
| rs TT Recorder.
F"" ~A"E'
THE INGLESIDE PLANTAT!N&
On Bayou DeSi:,ra, tive miles from, Mnn-
! roe 200 acres of land, 500 open and under
| fence. Place in splendid condition, welt
pf,l,s f.,l.