The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-07-21
LEGAL SEMENTS.
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ACT OFINEUs,PDHAY:ON

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ACT OF INCossPoRAT:ON
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La DUEA GOLD AND SILVER MINING
AND MILLING co.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
DEIT kNOW+ AND Rl;MEM BERED,
- thar wethe undersigned, W. II. Kings
Ely, q. a. Singer and G. II. Milliken, all
of whom are subscribers 10 ;hs original
subscription list of STOCK and stock holders
MINING AND MILLING COMPANY,
awaiting ourselves of the cons: i:tti ION at.d
laws of the State of Louisiana relative
to the organization OF corporation for
public improvements, have Form Il our
selves into IA corporation and do hereby
and by these presents form, organize
iZa ard constitute Uul sci VH- and Il other
"a: sulls as.lnay hereafter BECOME hssocin-
ted wi, II into Il body corporate
poration, nd TO that cad and for that par
pose do cunvenanJ and agree to be governed
by the following stipuiations and "big.-
tons and regulations as articles OF i,!~"i-
poration which are 30 be the charter OF SAID
corporation '"-wit .;,.,,,, w.,
The name and iiI!e Of said cori": alton
shall he the la DukA G0iD AND
SILVER MINING AND MILLING COM
f,t,r:t'it;n shall have site. e>sion and exis-
fence for and during; Tie IuI term of
Ninty-nine years tr"tl chn date Of this act
unless: sooner dissolved. II may sue and
be sued, may hold rcH! aud personal estate,
my receive grants O, land, and personal
property, rights, privileges, franchises and
immunities and generally possess and en-
joy all tho powc,s and privileges which
such corporations are or may be authorized
to possess under tho constitution, or b.
general or special lay or laws OF tins state.
ANlICLEIi.
The place chosen for the domiciic OF This
corporation is Monroe, in the Parish of Qua
chitl, State of I.0uisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which said corporation
has been organized arc as follows: 10 de
velop, mime AMI mill tl,a orr. OF he Ii. Du-
cola and Silver siiss.s located and Ht:iit:
in tho Microbes mining histric; III the South
western portion OF The State of Chihuahua,
i'll the Republic of Mexico.
ARTICLE. ".
All citations shall be served upon tie
President, or in his absence upon the Score
tary, Treasurer, General Attorney, first or
second assistant Secretary. at the office aud
domicilc ofthc company.
ARTICLE V.
The amount Of capital stock OF said cor
poration shall be Five Million Dollars, ,ii-
vi,tcd into Five Hundred Thousand Shares
OF tho par yaluo of Ten Dollars each.
ARTICLE VI.
Section 1.-The corporate powers of this
company shall be invested in Il board Of (i-
rectors composed ofscYen stock holders to
be elected as provided for in tho charter OF
said company, and in such other officers
ana agents us may 30 appointed from
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 are
elected to fill their places.
Upon the death, resignation or other dis
ability of amy officer or director, the re-
manning directors shall have the power to
fill tho vacancies caused thereby.
Tho directors shall elect ono of their
number to be president Of theis corporation,
and may elect from themselves or appoint
from others outside the directors, one
person to DO Vico President, another TO DO
Secretary, another to be Ist. Assistant
Secretary, another 10 be End Assistant
Secretary and another TO be Treasurer and
another to be Managing Director. Said
directors shall have power to make aud
prescribe such bylaws and rules and re-
gulations tor the government of tho com
pany as they may deou advisable, and
haye power to alter, amend and revoke tho
same from time to ti!lc us they see fit
An election for directors shall be by bal
lot, and every stock holder shall DO cnti-
tied to one veto in person by written
proxy, for each share of stock owned by
him, for at least thirty days previous to said
election.
-Four directors shall constitute Il quorum
for the transaction Of business.
The annual meeting for the election OF
directors shall DO held on TIC frs, Tues
day in April of each year.
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation may be dissolved at 4
vened for that purpose, with the consent OF
two-thirds of the stock OF the company,
and in case of such a!ssolut ton, the liqui-
dation shall he conducted by three com
miSSoncrS elected by ballot III such
meeting.
At tho termination OF this charter Tho
liquidation Of the affairs Of tEs company
shall be conducted by Il similar board OF
three commissioners to be i'll the s,:,nic way
elected at 4 general meeting; OF he stock
holders convened for that purpose.
A &
The first board of directors of t!.iss cor
poration shall be composed OF w. II. Kings
berry, Sam Ii. Milliign, II. W. Ogden, j.
II. Milliken; G; A; Singer, Chas. II: Mill.
ken and J.. -. McLain, and the officers Of
this corporation for the ensuing year shall
be follows:
President, James Ii. Milikcn; Vico
President, Henry w. ogden; Treasurer.
LIST. Assistant Secretary, Henry :. Ely;
End. Assistant Secretary, l.. j. Mcl.ain;
Managing Director, sam. II. hiillikcn.
ARTICLE
Tho board of directors OF thi, orpora-
ton shall have power 10 establish, and
maintain branch offices at other than the
place OF it's doniciic, as the demands of the
company may require.
ARTICLE y.
No stock holder or stock subscriber shall
be liable III any manner for tho con! raciS,
faults or obligations of this corporation, the
full amount OF its capital stock having
been paid ut date oisubscrip,ipn.
Attest: -. SINGER,
w. i. MIEI.SArS, II. w. OGDEN,
X. II. ESDoM, per pro q. y. Singer.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH Of prAClIITA. Before me The Hn-
der signed authority personally appeared
this 18th day OF May, \. u. fsSS, G. a. Sin
gor who in his Individual capacity and az
agent and attorney in fact 10. II, ". Ogden
signed tho foregoing instrument in my
presence and i'll the presence OF w. l.. Mill
saps and X. ii. Endom witnesses If lawful