The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-06-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ACT OF INCORPORATION
LA DURA GOLD AND SILVER MINING
AND MILLING co.

LA DURA GOLD AND SILVER MINING
AND MILLING co.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF
DEL KNOWN AND REMEMBERED,
ID that we the undersigned, w. H. Kings
Ely, g. A. singer and G. Il. Miiiikel, ali
Of whom are Subscribers to the original
list of stock and stock holders
IL IL the Ia 1 %n Goh r. AND I0S SILTHEYk
availing ourselves of the constitution and
laws Of the State of Louisiana relative
to the organization Of corporation for
selves into a corporation and do hereby
and by these presents form, organize
ize and constitute ourselves and all other
persons as may hereafter become associa-
ted with us into a body corporate or cor
poration, and to that end and for that pnr,
pose do covenant and agree to be governed
by the following stipulations and obllsa-
lions and regulations as articles of incor-
poration which are to be the charter OF said
AK;r1cLE1.
The name and title Of said corporation
SILVER MINING AND MILLING COM
PANY, "and that by said name said cor
poration shall have succession and exIs-
Ninty- nine years from the date Of this act
unless sooner dissolved. 1t may sue and
be sued, may hold real and personal estate,
my receive grants of land, and persona!
immunities and generally possess and en-
joy all the powers and privileges which
such corporations arc or may be authorized
to possess under the constitution, or ~
general or special law or laws Of this State.
ARTICLE III.
The place chosen for tho donicile of this
corporation is Monroe, in the Parish OF Qua
chita, State of Louisiana.
RFfftf,E III
Tho purposes for which said corporation
has been organized are as follows: 10 DE-
veiop, mine and mill the orc Of tho L. Du-
RI Gold and Silver mines located and being
III the Morelos mining district III the south
western portion of tho State of Chihuahua,
in the Republic Of Mexico.
ARTICLE ".
All citations shall DO served upon the
President, or in his absence upon tho Secre-
tary, Treasurer, General Attorney, first or
second assistant Secretary. at the Office and
aomicile of the c S,3'I9s1 NV
The amount Of capital stock OF saii cor
poration shall be Five Million Dollars, di-
vided into Five Hundred Thousand Shares
OF tho par value Of Ten Dollars each.
ARTICLE VI.
Section 1.-The corporate powers OF this
company shall be invested in a board OF d.
rectors composed ofseven stockholders to
be elected as provided for in tho charter OF
said company, and i'll such other OilicorS
and agents as may be appointed from time
to time by said board.
Directors shall be elected annually, but
in case any such annual meeting IS not
held at the time appointed, the directors in
Office shall continue therein until others arc
elected to fill their places.
Upon tho death, resignation or other us
ability of any officer or director, me re-
naming directors shall have tho power to
fill tho vacancies caused thereby.
The directors shall elect one OF lnelr
nu.nber to be president of their corporation,
and may elect from themselves or appoiiC
from others outside the directors, one
person to be Vice President, another TO be
Secretary, another to be list. Assistant
Secretary, another to be- End. Assistant
Secretary and another to be Treasurer and
another to be Managing Director, Said
directors shall have power to make ana
prescribe such bylaws and rules and re-
gulations Tor the government OF the com,
pany as they may deem advisable, and
haye power to alter, amend and revoke the
same from time to time as they soc tit.
An election for directors shall be by bal
lot, and every stock holder shall DO enti-
tied to one vote in person or by Wrtteil
proxy, for each share of stock owned py
him, for at least thirty days prcyious 10 sald
election.
-Four directors shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business.
The annual meeting for the electloh OF
directors shall DO held on the first Tues
day in April of each year.
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation may be dissolved at u
vened for that purpose, with the consent OF
two-thirds of tho stock of tho company
and in case of such dissolution, the llqui-
dation shall be conducted ny three conf
missioners elected by ballot at such
At the termination of this charter the
liquidation OF the affairs of this company
shall be conducted by Il similar board OF
three commissioners TO be in the same way
elected at a general meeting OF tho STOCK
holders convened for that purpose.
ARTICLE VIII.
The first board of directors of this cor
poration shall be composed ofW. II. Kings
berry, Sam II. MilIiken, II. w. Ogden, j.
II. Milliken. q. "A. Singer, Chas. n: Mill
ken and l.. D. McLain, aud the officers OF
this corporation for the ensuing year shall
President, James II. Mili;en; Vice
President, Henry w. Ogden; treasurer
LIST. Assistant Secretary, Henry >. Ely
End. Assistant Secretary, l.. ID: MciIalh
Managing Director, Sam. II. Miiliken.
ARTICLE l X.
The board of directors of this orpor:t-
ton shall have power to cstaplish an.
maintain branch Offices at other than the
place OF it's domcle. as the demands OF the
company may require.
No stock holder or stock subscriber shat
be liable in any manner for the contrac,S
faults or obligations ofthis corporation, the
full amount Of its capital stock having
been paid ut date ofsuhscriplion;
Attest: q. ~. SlNNrts,
W. +. MILLSArS, III. w. ot'DEN,
X. II. ENDoM, pCrpro q. N. singer
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF OUACuIrA. Before me the I'm,
der signed authority personally appeare.'
this 18th day Of May, 4. ID. 1883, G. A. Sin
ger who in his individual capacity and rs
agent and attorney in fact 70. II. ". oSdei
signed the foregoing instrument IN my
presence and in the presence of W. r: MIL,
saps and II. IL. Endom witnesses OF lawiu
age and donIicitC.
In testimony whereof have affixed the