Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-08-02
CHARTER.
STATE srLOUlSsANA.(
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-NEn KNOWN AND REMEMBERED
th,sA on this tho I'D day oC May A. D
I'D ONE TROUeAND EIGHT HUE.
DRRD AND EI0TY FOUR. before
- Francis y. Dawson, . Nsessy Pahaic d..
II comuslssioned sud swOrp in aod for SAN
Parish and STATE, and IN the presence Of shc
witsesses hereinafter named and undersign-
ed, personally came sad appeared n .. smith
J. II. d. B0wnsP. 3. C. Carroll, Geo. q. Wsd-
ain &. Martin and A. B. Fttman. the seve-
raj persons whose namce ere hcrrune0 sub
e-ribed, who declared and said, that avaSling
themselves Of the laws Of this state. relative
to the organization Of Corporations for works
OF public improvements and utility. they nave
united and agreed. and by these presents do
unite and agrcc for themselves and such other
persons rs may hereafter become associated
with them. to form and constitute corpora
ton for the purpose and objects, and unde
the stipulations end articlcs Soalovfngs
tO-wits
Tho name ssa title q - Csspss.Aasa
shall be "CottOn Lands Co0paay," I'D 10
dou.icile g Tsllulah. Madisna Pasish, iItaAe
Of Louisiana; hat said domicile may IN The
discretien Of the Directoey be changed TO
any Other locality. not incoosdstcnt With u .
Sid Corporation shall exist and have end
enjoy saeceasioa under its corpsrstc name
for the term and period II twenty -dve yes~,
commencing on, and 30 re counted nom and
after the day and dsto hereof.
Tho President. and in hts absence, the ron
oral Manager, and in tho absence " both 81
| these, the Secretary Of the Company, AN
hereby designated "a tho officors on whom
all citations and othor legal processes shall
be served.
Said Corporation shall have power and
| authority to contract, sue and be sued undel
its corporate name, TO make and nee . cor
poratc seal, the same b break or alter ut will
well ne lease. mortgage and hypethecate nm
der its corporate name proPe rty, both reA
and personal, to make, sign, and endors,
promissory notos, bonds, drafts, and bills o
exchange In the transaction Of their business
to borrow such sums Of money rs may lie he
quired 10 the purchase: cnltivatio z, improve
ment. reclamation. protection, and dcvclOp
nsent Of lands aud Other property, and oil al
any kind Of improvements, snd the promo
ton Of other corporate interests, end tor tbi
purpose may issue bgaAs % Sthos S6fiGa1isas
secured By mortgage spOa tia f.snehises IN
sll o. any part q tie property, both real m.
personal VI said Company, Win Pove. 70 sell
pledge or Otherwise dispose u sid bonds
ssd 10 use the Same In PuFobaee and payr0ea
for property, aud 10 nasuo sad spp0lnt sucl
4 snagers, DirectOrssnd officers, and to max
and establish such by -laws, rules, and regu
latiOns fOr the proper management and gov
ernment OF the affairs q said CorpOrntinG
~ may be necessary cd prorae, end tn
!, same TO change, amend, and alter ut pleasure
ARTICLE
Tho purposes for which THE Corporation
established. arc declared tO he, 70 huy. hold
cultivate, improve saA adj Land, and Wit
: power TO mortgage and ensamber the sam<
, 70 construct and maintain works Il land n
clsma:ica, draiaase. end ysusecsis.. 10 Prc
otha psedsets efths - cd Dsns0lly I
foseee agriculture, - tie raising q stool
III g manufacture cotton md voolen yAfne n
e1oehs, other O boeA, to manufacturo Inn
~ IN. n eonernllY Msppfseture sny n