The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-07-11
MISCELLANEOUS.
CHARTER.

STATE or LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OUAcHrrA.
~, Know all men by these presents. that we.
subscribed Is Corporation, do hereby ss,rm
sssosis.ea With us BY suisse s"Sssr is
%a on :his gssse
providing for the organization OF corpora
STIMULATION. to govern The sam a. as sSs
charter of .aid corporation, to-wit:
| ARTICLE FIRST
| Tho name and title of naid corporst,o,
shall he the MERcHANrs' WHARFsoAT AND
TRANsFER COMPANY, and Its domicilc shall
ARTICLE SECOND.
declared to be rs follows, to-wit: no do
general wharfboat and storage business In
minus Ss'y Of tho WieksbrEs shsexepo n sS
Texas Ksi1ro.d and to sfaSsfe, SSs Pro,
ARTICLE THIRD.
The President, or in his absence, the
Secretary, shall be the proper officer upon
tho Company.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
The capital stock Of this corporation is
hfty shares OF ono hundred dollars each,
and all Of said stock IL paid up In full.
OF sSe by 30 .he
holder thereof aud surrender Of eortiac.se.
L
The Cancelled certificate shall be carefully
the ana ss S8s "e No esas
| hcate Of stock for less than one full share
will BIO issued, and no transfer OF less than
| ono full share permitted.
ARTICLE FIFTH,
The said corporation shall have and cnioy
sna
Iso% NAY asst, 4: 5; is!e: Z. Su. Ss
shall be managed by n Board OF Directors
composed Of seven persons, four of whom
Directors shall elect from I among " their
| number President and Secretary, who
They shall have power to adopt such BY.
ssssrsmsas Of sSe So%pssy. sa!l to .os s' ses
| or amend the charter whenever they shall
Tho following named persons shall oonsti-
kaesn: 1TH Ses: !is sn W:"fs ' %aS,e ~
| w. +. Rcnwick and L. ID. McI4ain.
| ARTICLE SIXTH.
! On tho first Monday of May, 1880, and
annually theroafter. the election Of direct
domicile of the Company. Said election
shall shall D., be by ballot, and zach share Of stock
east sha decide he
! election shnl! be hold under the supervision
OF the President and Secretary. A failure
dissolve tho said corporation, hut tho lii-
rectors and officers then In office shall hold
| over until another election Is held.
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
by the expiration Of tho term Of this char
dated by two commissioners. to be seiectod
by the stockholder at q general meeting
s held fs that
business Of the Company, and aiter. pay
excess pro rata among the stockholders.
ARTICLE EIGHTH.
No STOCKHOLDERS shal! evcr be held liable
ton for its contracts or fault. in any further
sum than tho amount of stock held by HIN
| in said Company.
ARTICLE NINTH
> 1t shall be lawful for this Company t.
r sue and to DO sued in its corporate name
corporate ha,nc. II in the opinion OF it, It.
. officers and directors tho interest OF tho
Company Com would DO Pro"e.ed thereby: Al
President and Secretary.
!, ARTICLE TENTH.
Tho President and Secretary shall cause
to DO nado ont on tho first or June, 1879,
and monthly thereafter, Il statement Of the
receipts and expenses Of tho company for
shall DO submitted to tho Board Of Direct
ors for their approval.
!, ARTICLE ELEVENTH..
al No dividend shall be paid to any stock
eahibit his eeFtlfeato ee Of n sS
l " 1Lo oiACoT "uoSc SuCy IL ~ 10 pay OVOT
| tho dividends.
. Dono and executed before mo. tho UNI
! dersigned Recorder and ex-OficiO Notary.
, | In the presence of George M. Riser and
Charles T.. Bynuul, competent witnesses
: | who haye signed with said subscribers and
| mo Notary, this 18th day OF May, A. ID. ono
thousand eight hundred and seventy nine.
THOS. MCGUIRE,
| l.. NJ. KIDD,
! +. NJ. MCCORMICK,
| w. A. J. LEWIS,
! JNO. Il. NORRIS,
| w. T.. RENWICK,
URIAIL NdILLSAPS,
r.. G. STANDIFER,
Witnesses: JNO. DRAGO.
] GEO. NJ. RISER,
| CHAa. e. EYNUM.
Il. w. McCLENDON,
| Recorder and ex-Oflicio Not. Pub.
! Filed 2sth May, 1870, and duly recorded
in Notarial Book" - pages 2i2 243, pa.
In testimony whereof, I herounto sign my
| (~- name and aiiix my Soal of office,
| L.. r.. tho date nbove filed.
| t-) X. w. McCLENDON,
SO ct Recorder.
FOR SALEs
THE INGLESIDE PLANTATION,
On Bayou DeSiard, five miles from Mon
roo +; l 200 acres of land, 800 open and under