The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-06-23


--oF THE
LA DURA GOLD AND SILVER MINING
AND MILLING co.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF
DElr KNOWN AND REMEMBERED,
ID that we the undersigned, w. H. Kings
E RS5 6. A. A. singer and &. II. MiIiiken, ali
OF whom are subscribers to the original
subscription list Of stock and stock holders
MINING AND MILLING COMPANY,
availing ourselves OF the constitution and
laws OF the State of Louisiana relative
public improvements, have formed our
selves into corporation and do hereby
and by these presents form, organize
ize and constitute ourselves and all other
ted with us into body corporate or cor
por alton, and to that end and for that pur-
pose do covenant and agree to be governed
by the following stipulations and "bliga-
lions and regulations as articles OF incor-
poration which are TO be the charter Of said
corporation to-wit;
The name and title Of said corpora alton
shall be the s'LA DURA GOLD AND
SILVER MINING AND MILLING COM
PANY,"and that by said name said cor
tence for and during the full term of
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 personal
property, rights, privileges, franchises and
imnunities and generally possess and en-
such corporations are or may be authorized
to possess under the constitution, or by
general or special law or laws of this State.
ARTICLE II.
Tho place chosen for the dOinicile of this
corporation is Monroe, in the Parish of Qua
! chita, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which said corporation
has been organized are as follows: To de-
velop, mine and mill the ore of the La Dn-
ra Gold and Silver mines located and being
western portion OF the State of Chihuahua,
in tho Republic OF Mexico.
ARTICLE ".
All citations shall be served upon the
President, or i'll his absence upon tho Secre-
tary, Treasurer, General Attorney, first or
second assistant Secretary, at the office and
aomicile of tho A eS%PsnEE.
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 aR & Teh E1 VI e's"'
Section 1.-The corporate powers of this
company shall be Invested III q 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 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 any officer or director, the re-
naming directors shall have the power to
fill tho Vacancies caused thereby.
| The directors shall olect one Of their
number to be president of their corporation,
and may elect from themselves or appoint
from others outside the directors, one
person to DO Vice President, another to be
Secretary, another to be LIST. Assistant
ISecrectary, another to be End. Assistant
Secretary and another to be Treasurer and
another to be Managing Director. Said
prescribe such bylaws and rules and re-
gulations tor the government of the conf
pany as they may deem advisable, and
same from time to time as they sec fit.
| An election for directors shall TO by bal
lot and every stock holder shall DO cnti-
tied to one vote in person or by written
him, for at least thirty days previous to said
| election.
-Four directors shall constitute quorum
! for the transaction of business.
! The annual meeting for the election OF
directors shall DO held on the first Tues
day in April of each year.
| ARTICLE VII.
This corporation may be dissolved at a
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, tho liqui-
dation shall DO 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 by n similar board OF
three commissioners 10 be in tho Same way
elected Mt 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 OF w. IL. Kings
berry. Sam II. MiIIiken, II. w. Ogden, J.
II. Milliken, G. a. Singer, Chas. II. Mill
ken and l.. d. McLain, and the officers OF
/ this CORPORATION for the ensuing year Shall
be follows:
President, James II. Millikeh Vice
President, Henry w. Ogden; Treasurer
G. A. Singer; Secretary, w. II. kingsbnrY
LIST. Assistant Secretary, Henry >. Ely
End. Assistant Secretary, L: ID; Mclain
Managing Director, Sam. II. Millikcn.
ARTICLE lN.
Tho board of directors of this orpora-
ton shall have power to establish ano
maintain branch offices at other than the
place OF it's domicile, as the demands ofthe
company may regrilTTei nv
No stock holder or stock subscriber shall
be liable in any manner for tho contracts
faults or obligations OF this corporation, tht
full amount of its capital stock having
been paid at date of transcription.
| Attest: q. a: SlNGEk,
| w. i. MILI.SAPS, II. W, OGDEN.
X. H ESDoM, per pro G.. a. Singer
, PARIsH OF OUACIrIrA. ! Before mo ihe'nn
: der signed authority personally appearec
this 18th day of May, a. u. lSSS, G. n. Sin
ger who in his individual capacity and us