The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
OF THE
acknowledgements Grocer Co.
"LLMITED."
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
OUACHITA.
OF THE

OUACHITA.
TIE KNOWN THAT ON THIS THE
d 3lst day of July A. D: 1883, before mo
Dennis Nj. Sholars a Notary Public i'll
and for said Parish and Stata. duly conf
nissione( and qualified, and in the pres
emce of the Witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and ap-
reared the persons whose names arc mere
unto subscribed, who declared that avaiiilg
themselves Of the general laws of the State
relative 10 the organization OF corporations,
and particularly of the provisions OF Act
No: &c. session 1852 tney nave coHe 40
form themselves into and constitute cor
poration under the following stipulatlons
and agreement, which they adopt as their
charter, to-wit.
This CORPORATION shall be known and
designated by the title of MITCHELL
mick Grocer COMPANY Pan y,ty Of Moaroe ,'s La
and it shall exist and enjoy succession for
a period of ninety mine years from tho date
hereof unless sooner dissolved.
his absence the secretary and treasurer
shall be the officer upon whom al citations
and other legal process shall be served.
ARTICLE IT
The objects and purposes of this corpora
ton are declarec tc 80, to buy and to sell i'll
its corporate name and capacity, every
species o: property, both real and personal,
ard to carry % on R IN ane Gy U
business, with the right to buy ana TO sell
merchandise and produce OF every descrip,,
ton which may enter into commerce anu
10 own and employ such drays. floats and
other auxilliaries as the necessities OF said
business may require.
ARTICLE III.
Tho capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum OF twenty-five
Thousand dollars divided into $50 shares at
par value of one hundred dollars each pay
allie on demand in cash at the time OF SUP
scription The said capital stock may f 90
Thousand dollars on complying WITH eA1s1-
| ing laws.
| All tho cOrporate powers of this company
shnll be vested in and be exercised by /.
Hoard of Directors to be composed of three
stock holders. .
John W. MITCHELL ho j. H. shall mec com"nse
the first Board of Directors, with Jno. W.
Mitchell as president and J. Fl. McCormicS
agent as secretary and treasurer, ana the
said Board of Directors and the other afore-
said officers shall hold their respective Of
fees until the first Monday OF September
1889, or until their successors are elected
and qualified and on tho first Monday OF
Sentembor 1889, and on the Same day an.
nually thereafter an election FOR choosing
directors shall be held at the office of the
nrs STOCK beings e sai
ono vote to be cast by tho holder or by
proxy, ali elections to be by ballot, AND
any Vacancy, occurring ON said Board sinai
he filled by the remaining directors.
| ANY failure to elect directors at genera
meeting of tho stock holders shall not dis
, solye tho company, but the directors there
in Office shall continue TO exercise the!
functions until n new Board Is elected
Two members of said Board shall constitute
t a quorum for the transaction of bushes!
r. and said Board of Directors as we'll AS thu
, ono herein provided Tor, shall have thu
right to adopt such bylaws. rules and reg
= uiations for the transaction or Inc business
$ of said company as may DC necessary, am
. seal with such device rs they may select
/ and shall elect all officers herein provide,
3 for and such other officers as the necessi
4 ties of the business may demand.
t ARTICLE v.
This charter may he amended or thi
J, CORPORATION dissolved by vote of three
# fourths of the stock present or represente
J. at a meeting of the stock holders convene
o for that purpose after fifteen days write
IL notice shall have been given to each stock
d holder or aftor fifteen days publicatlo
10 thereof in one OF the newspapers OF III
d Special meetings of tho stoc kholders ma
h DO called by tho president or III his ansent
], by tho secretary and treasurer at an
1t time upon similar notice.
l. In the event of the dissolution or at IL
expiration of this charter, the liquidatlo
Il of The affairs of tho company shall be col
Quoted by two commissioners to be elccte
NV ballot at n general meeting of tho stool
"a | holders convened for that prrpose, and
=. majority otthe stock present or represente
" shall elect.
u The commissioners thus elected shall
rs rs once proceed to settle and wind up II
~ business of tho corporation, sell or othe
p, wise dispose of its assets, and on paymel
III of it's liabilities, distribute the excess p
= rata among the 81 ockholders.
Should either of said commissioners q
~ or resign the business of liquidating II
~ u, affairs of said corporation shall be co
u, tiuue,l by the remaining commissioners
w ARTICLE VI.
mt No stakeholder of this company sh;
VS. ever be held liable or responsible for T.
e. contracts or faults of the same i'll Al
he further sum than the unpaid balance Il
ed to tho company on the shares owned
oil him nor shall any mere intormality
IL organization have the effect of renderi
to this charter hull or of exposing any Stoc
rs holder to "a liability beyond tho amount
w his stock.
he Thus done and pa sed on the day n
"A date above written AT the city of Monr'
III I.a., in the presence of d. ii. Key ana ID.
ON Dalton, competent witnesses. who hei
unto subscribe their Names with the part
pI hereto. "
ks j. W. MITCHELL.
j. II. MCCORMICK, AGEN
" JNO. r.. MORRIS.
Id Attest: II. II. KEY,
on II. Ii. DALTON.
} SEAL. I ID. NJ, SIlOLARS,
(~) Notary Public