The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-09-05
CHARTER.
State Of Louisiana Parish Of Rspides

State of Louisiana = Parish of Rapides
DE 1T KNOWN THAT ON THIS
| - the thirty first day of August, An
no Domiui Eighteen Hundred and
Eigty-thr and IF the Independence
of the United States of America, the
One Hundred and Seventh, before me,
James Andrews, Notary Public, in
and for the Parish OF Rapides, State of
Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified according to law, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared John C Wicklffe,
herein represented by c. II. Teal by
special power of attorney, aud Charles
H. Teal. in his own right and for him
self, both residents of Grant Parish,
Louisiana, and also Henry A. Biossat,
Henry A. Boyce, Oscar W. Watson,
John w. Miller and Frank A. Blan.
chard, all residents of Rapides Parish,
Louisiana, who severally declared that
awaiting themselves of the powers,
rights and privileges conferred BY the
statutes of the State ut Louisiana rela-
tive to the organization Interpretations
in this State, they do by their presents,
form, organize, constitute and found
a corporation tor the objects and pur-
poses "a shall hereafter be enumerated
and set forth, and to that end they do
hereby covenant and agree to form
and constitute. and do, by their pres
ents, form aud constitute themselves,
and all snch other persons as may be-
come associated with them, whether
by subscription, transfer, succession or
otherwise int" a badly polite and cor
porate, and hereunder bind them
selves and all who may hereafter be-
come associated with them, tn be gov
erned by the following stipulations
and regulations as articles Of the Char
ter Of said corporation:
ARTIcLEI.
The name and title Of said Corpora
ton shall DO "The Red River Oil
Works." aud its domicil shall be at
Bryce, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and
under that name it shall have power
and authority to sue and be sued, 10
plead and he impleaded, to contract
and he contracted with, to make, have
and use corporate seal and the same
t" break and alter at its PLEASURE
Service of citation OF this corporation
hall he made upon it's President when
ever he nav be found, or in his ab-
sence upon the Secretary at the office
+ said cOrpOratiOn.
ARTICLE
The object and business Of this cor
pnratinn shall he to manufacture cot
ron seed into oil. oil cake. meal. HILLS.
fertilizers. and all ether prnduc:s and
articles that it is, or may hereait J. b.
possible tn obtain OF make from cotton
seed Aud t" that end it is empowered
to take, hold and own property, NOV
able and imm"vablr, personal, zeal
and mixe'l, by purchase donation. de
wise, lease or any other title whatsO-
ever.
1t shall have authority TO pnrchase,
lease and own, or to buy, build OF
make any and all means of trarspor-
tation that may i,ecome necessary to
carry Cd it's business. sncl, as carts,
wagons, tramways, bargrs, steam
boats, railways or any other means of
transportation whatever. 1t shall also
have power to gin cotton and grind
grain. 1t shall have power to bn, ard
sell all kinds, character and dcscrip-
ton of property, movable and immov-
able, and take and make gond and
valid titles thereto, except cotton.
| ARTICLR ILL.,.
The capital stock nf this corporation
shall not exceed Fifty Thousand dol
lars, divided into one thousand shares
of Fifty dollars each; but it is author
ICED to proceed to business whenever
Ten Thousand dollars IF said stock
shalt be taken and subscribed.
| M stack holder shall @ IN more than
Five Thousand dollars wortl, IF stock
hrrp,n. Said stock shall be paid fur in
installments upon the call OF The Board
If Directors, but no call shall he for
mo,e than t:,irty-,hrre and one third
uer centum of the face valne If said
stock; and said call. shall be at least
sixty days apart, aud stockholders
.hall have thirty days from the date Of
the call in which to pay the same. If
any stock holder shall fail 10 ray the
call on linn f"r the said per centnm If
his stock, within the thirty days al.
lowed, he shall then have further
delay of rem days at the expiration of
which delay, the Board Of Directors
NAV either forfeit his stock tn the Cor
puration, or sue him for the amour,
due By him at their option.
ARTICLE w
The government and management Of
the affairs of this corporation shall be
| vested in Board of Directors con-
| sisting uf seven Stockholders in this
corporation. They shall be elected by
II vote of the stockholders herein ON
the first day of Jnly 10 each and every
year, unless that day should fall upon
Sunday, in which event the election
shall be held on the second day of in
ly. Their term of office shall be for
one year, but they shall serve until
their successors are elected and quail
fed. Any vacancy or vacancies that
may occur thereon shall he filed by
the B"ard of Directors by selection
from among the stockholders. Imme-
diat.ly after the election of the Board
Of Directors they shall proceed to elect
one OF their number President. They
shall also elect a Secretary, who shall
be the bookkeeper Of the mill they
shall also elect Treasurer, who shall
! give bond in sucl sum 40 the Board f
Directors shall fix. The Board Of Di'.s
rect"rs shall have power to remove the
Secretary and I reasarer. The Presi
leut shall be the manager of the mill
and shall appoint and may remove a
Superintendent thereof, and shall