The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-07-07
LEGAL DvERTIsEMENTs.s
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ACT or INCORPORATION
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LA -DURA GOLD AND SILVER MINING
. AN D MILLING co.


.. AND MILL1Nn co.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
NUACHlTA.
DElT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED,
II lhaa we tlAo under signed, w. II. Kings
berry, J. IL. Miliiken, IL: W. Ogden, II. $:
OF whom are subscribers TO the original
list of stock and stock holders
IN The Ia BTE M GotR AS do S1tNEK
availng ourselves of the constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana relative
to the organization OF corporation for
public improvements, have formed our
selves into Il corporations and do hereby
and by these presents form, organize
iza and constitute ourselves and all other
:. & With us into a body corporate or COR
poralion, and to that end aud for that pur-
pose do covenant and agree to be governed
bv the following stipulations and obliga-
tions and regulations articles of incor-
poration which are TO be the charter OF said
corporation to-wit:
shall be the s'LA DURA GOLD AND
SILVER MINING AND MILLING COM
pANY, "a,.d that by said name said cor
poraLiOn shall have suct ession and exis-
fence for and during the full term of
Ninty mine years from the date OF this act
unless sooner dissolved. It may sue and
be sued, may hold real and personal estate,
my receive grants of land, and personal
property, rights, privileges, franchises and
imlnunities and generally possess and on
such corporations are or may be authorized
to possess under the constitution, or By
general or special law or laws of this State.
81. ARTICLE II.
The place chosen for the doMicile Of this
corporation is Monroe, in the Parish of Qua
chta, State Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III. ''' ..'|
The purposes for which said corporation
has been organized are rs f,llows: To de-
velop, mine and mill the ore of the La Du-
IA Gold and Silver mines locat cd and being
in the Morelos mining district in the South
western portion OF the State of Chihuaha,
in the Republic of Mexico. f-'i.
.. ARTICLE ". ...
All citations shall be served upon the
President, in his absence upon theSecre-
tary, Treasurer, General Attorney, first .r
second assistant Secretary, at the oirco and
domicile of the company. -Is.+s!
The amount Of capital stock OF said COR
poration shall be Five Million Dollars, di-
vided into Five Hundred Thousand Shares
OF the par value of Ten Dollars each.
ARTICLE VI. ..sa
Section 1.-The corporate powers of this
company shall be invested i'll a board Of di
rectors composed ofseven stockholders to
be elected as provided for in the charter OF
said company, and in such other officers
and agents as may be appointed from time
to time by said board.
Directors shall be elected annually, but
| in case ans such annual meeting is not
held at the time appointed, the directors lit
Office shall continue therein until others are
elected to fill their places. ann,
Upon the death, resignation or other dis
| ability of any officer or director, tho re-
naming directors shall have the power TO
| ill the vacancies caused thereby.
| The directors shall elect one Of their
| numberto be president OF their corporation,
| and may elect from themselves or appoint
| from others outside the directors,
! person to be Vice President, another to be
Secretary. another to be LIST. Assistant
| Secretary, another 10 lie End. Assistant
Secretary and another to be Treasurer and
| another to be Managing Director. Said
directors shall have power. to l,iake aud
prescribe such bylaws and rules and re-
! gulatiOns Tor the government OF the COM
pany as they may deem advisable, and
| haye power 10 alter, amend and revoke the
| same from time to lime as they see iit
| An election for directors shall be by bal
| lot, and every stock holder shall DO enti-
| tied to one vote in person or by written
! proxy. for each share of stock owned by
him, for at least thirty days previous to said
! election. s-s-s
Fonr directors shall constitute Il qnornm
| for the transaction of business.
| The annual meeting for the elect ion Of
directors shall DO held on the frs, Tues
day in April of each year. ''''s-
| ARTICLE VII
| This corporation may be dissolved at 4
general meeting of the stockholders con-
| vened for that purpose, with the consent of
| two-thirds of the stock of the company,
and in case of such dissolution, the liqui-
dation shall be conducted by three COM
missioners elected by ballot at such
| meeting.
At the termination of this charter the
liquidation of the affairs of this company
shall be conducted 10y similar board of
three commissioners 10 be in the same way
elected at a general meeting of the stock
holders convened for that purpose.
| ARTICLE VIII.
The first board of directors OF this cor
poration shall be composed ofW IL. Kings
berry. Sam II. Milliken, H. w. Ogden, j.
! II. Mlliken, G.. a. Singer, Chas. II. Mlli-
| ken and H. d. McLain, aud the officers of
| this corporation for the ensuing year shall
! be follows: r..... ..
President, James II. Milliken: Vice
| President, Henry w. Ogden: Treasurer.
G. a. Singer; Secretary, w. Ii. kingsbHr,
LIST. Assistant Secretary, Henry $. Ely );
End. Assistant Secretary. L.. ID. NlcLain :;
| Managing Director, Sam. II. Miffikcn.
! ARTICLE IN.
The board of directors of. this orpor IL
| ton shall have power TO establish and
| maintain branch Offices at other than the
place OF its domicile, as the demands of the
| company may require.
| ARTICLE X.
! No stock holder or stock subscriber shall
be liable in amy manner for the contracts,
| faults or obligations ofthis corporation, he
full amount of its capital stock having:
been paid at date ofsubscription.
| Attest: q. a. SING Err,
| w. +. MfEI.sAPS, H. w. OGDEN,
X. II. ENDoM, pcrpro G.. a. Singer
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
| PARISH OF OUACIITA. Before me the nn-
der signed authority personally appeared
this 18th day Of May, \. ID. 1858, G. A. Sim
ger who i'll his individual capacity and rs
agent and attorney i'll fact 70. ii, w. Ogden
signed The foregoing instrument in my
| presence and in the presence of w. +. Mill
sapS and X. II. EudOm witnesses of lawful
age and domicile.
In testimony whereof have affixed the