The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-07-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
LA DURA GOLD AND SILVER MINING
AMI MILLING co.


LA DURA GOLD AND SILVER MINING
AND MILLING co.
ST ,TE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF
DElT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED,
~ a4 we M thn iHnaersisHsd' % w. H. kings
Ely, q. A. Singer and G. II. Milliken, all
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
to the organization OF corporation for
public improvements, have formed our
selves into n corporation and do hereby
and by these presents form, organize
ize and constitute ourselves and all other
pc as may hereafter become assOca-
ted with us into body corporate or COR
poration, and to that end and for that pur-
pose do covenant and agree to be governed
by the following stipulations and obliga-
lions and regulations as articles of incor-
poration which are TO be tho charter OF said
corporation tO-Wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of said corpo, alton
shall! be the e. IA DnR I, GGLn AMP
rANY, 'and that by said name said cor
por-,;iou shall have suct ession and exis-
fence for and during the fun term of
unless sooner dissolved. 1t may sue and
be sued, may hold real and personal estate,
nay receive grants of land, and personal
property, rights, privileges, franchises and
imnunities and generally possess and
JOY all tho powers and privileges which
such corporations are or may he authorized
to possess under the constitution, or by
general or special law or laws of this State.
ARTICLE II.
The place chosen for tho domcile of this
corporation is Monroe, i'll the Parish of Qua
| chita, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which said corporation
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vclop, mine and mill the ore of the La Du-
| III Gold and Silver mines located and being
III tho Morefos mining district in the South
western portion of the State of Chihuaha,
in the Republic OF Mexico.
ARTICLE ".
All citations shall be served upon the
President, or i'll his absence upon the Secre-
tary, Treasurer, General Attorney, first or
! second assistant Secretary, ut the office and
domicilc of the company.
ARTICLE v.
Tho amount of capital stock OF said cor
poratiou shall be Five Million Dollars, di-
vided into Five Hundred Thousand Shares
| OF the par value of Ten Dollars each.
ARTICLE vi.
Section 1.-The corporate powers of this
company shall be invested in n board of di-
rectors composed of seven 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 he elected annually, but
in case any such animal 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-
manning directors shall have the power to
I'LL the vacancies caused thereby.
The directors shall elect 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 be Vice President, another to he
Secretary. another to be LIST. Assistant
| Secretary, another to be End. Assistant
Secretary aud another to be Treasurer and
another to be Managing Director. Said
directors shall have power to mako and
prescribe such bylaws and rules and re-
| pany as they may deem advisable, and
! haye power to alter, amend and revoke the
| same from time to time as they see fit.
An election for directors shall he by bal
| lot, and every stock holder shall be- enti-
| tied to ono vote in person or by written
| proxy. Tor each share of stock owned by
| him, for at least thirty days previous to said
] election.
-Four directors shall constitute quorum
| for the transaction of business.
The annual meeting Tor the election of
directors shall be held OF, the first Tues
day i'll 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 tho stock of tho company,
| and lit ease OF such dissolutiot1 the iiuui-
dalion shall be conducted by three COM
missioncrs elected by ballot at such
| meeting.
| At the termination of this charter the
! liquidation of tho affairs of this company
| shall bc conducted by Il similar board of
| three commissioners 10 be in the same way
elected at Il general meeting OF the stock
| holders convened for that purpose.
| ARrIC Gle VIII.
Tho first board of directors of this cor
poration shall be composed ofW. ii. Kings
| bory, sam II. Millikem, II. w. Ogden j.
| II. Milliken, &. a. Singer, Clas. II. Mill
| ken and Il. ID. NIc!4ain, and the officers Of
| this corporation for the ensuing year shall
be follows:
President, James II. Milliken; Vice
President, Henry w. Ogden; Treasurer
G. n. Singer: Secretary, W. IL. Kingsburv;
LIST: Assistant Secretary, Henry $. Ely;
End. Assistant Secretary. l.. ID. McIain
Managing Director, sam. II. Miltiilen.
ARTICLE IN.
The board OF directors of this orpora-
ton shall have power to establish and
maintain branch offices at other than the
| company may require.
ARTICLE Y.
No stock holder or stock subscriber shall
be liable in amy manner for the contracts,
full amount of its capital stock having
been paid at date of subscriptions.
Attest: q. "A. SINGER,
w. +. MtLLSArS, III. w. OGDEN,
H. II. lINDOM, per pro G.. a. Singer
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF OuACIIIrA. Before me tho uu-
der signed authority personally appeared
this nth day OF May, \. ID. lSSS, G. "A. Sin
ger who in his individual capacity and as
agent and attorney i'll fact 70. ii, w. Ogden
signed Tho foregoing instrument in my
presence and in the presence of w. +. Mill
saps and Il. II. fndom witnesses of lawful
age and uOmicilc.
In testimony whereof have affixed the