The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-08-18

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CHARTER ]
acknowledgements Grocer Co.
"LIMITED."
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
DE KNOWN THAT ON ~ THIS us: Tie az
Is aist tiay Of July A. D. 1883, before me q
nennis NJ, Shoalers a Notary Pubic IN
and for said Perish aea snd in tie
emce Of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned. personally came ana Up
INTO Subscribed, who declared that avaiiing
thawseives Of the general laws ofthe State
relative to the organization OF co9porasVioHn c;
Mo- Mo- Is e. session 1858, they have covenanted
and agreed to and by these presents 90 C
t Into fo ana stpSatons
and agreement, which tney aoop' 10 '"o,A
charter, to-wlt.
| rh;. coronation shall be known and
designated by the title Of Mitchel , ;, st3
mick Grocer Company. "Limited, ats 90
shall be in the Siy OF
a nariod Of ninety-nine years from the date t
hareof unless sooner dissolved.
The nf0StO0QC OF tu0 COIPOA"sAonS ~ - ,
his absence the secretary and treasurer !
i. shall be the officer upon whom all citations {
and other legal process shall be served.
ARTICLE III.
Tho objects and purposes of this corpora
ton are declared to be, to buy and to sell IN
3 its corporate name and capacity, eveay
species Of property notn fs m ia a" the Citv Of
? Monroe. a Wholesale and Retail Grocery
), business, with the right to buy and to sen
: merchandise and produce of every descrip,,
= ton which may enter into commerce ana
to own and employ such drays: noats s any
g other auxilliaries as the necessl''es VI s''o
( business may require.
:, ARTICLE III.
- The capital stock OF this Corporation 'tt; rs
,. hereby fixed at the sum OF ~ sWohsyon a .e
shous xaiue o hundred dollars each
aka ~, damand in cash at the time of sub |
u scription. The said capital stock may oe
3 Increased to sum not exceeume
a thousand dollars on complying W. ..ILl
ing laws. COMMUNICATING d, .-.n exlst
Al the corporate jmmit,1v:: .,;. ooon.n
siona! Pin in and SG1Spe be exercised Sy
Board Of Directors to be composed OF 'nfe
stock holders. ,;.,,eu 7. H. McCormic
so,. John .n w. John E. Morris shall composs
oe AZ f;rst Board of Directors, with mo: y,
49,. Mitchell as presioene , anu treasner. and IL
n agent as secf CT nrsctors and the other afor
said officers shall hold their resPecttt eu, ~
until n the t5eir elect'
4 US a LOO 'ouaiitied and on the first Monaay
been September 1889, and on the sa f ci,Gosi,
, are ~TaIIv thereafter an election ZOE choCs.
ares ,iiractors shall be held at the once OF ~,
lions company, a majority OF , v4.os oUt;t,ed
coast elect each share OF st0ck . po fSoIder or
'hese one vote to be cast ny, VIZ 70, %aiiot a
lbers any vacancy occurring ~ J;ractors
inter- filled by the 1e aact directors at gene
'soei any of the stockholders shall not
ilson solve tie company. but the direc roso -
es oa IN o 0tc1 until new Board is elect
trams T,Ho members Of said Board shall constit
nd is a quorum for Inc 1isant"rs ns we'll as
"a in ona harein provided tor, shall nave
With r;oht to adopt such bylaws. rules ana :;
good uiations for the transsc.TTn n ~ necessary.
to " oaMae 10 be made and to use corpo,
syous seal with such device as 'hey may ro Sei
other for and such other officers as tho hece
ali the ties OF the business may dehA"hu'
uffaio, ARTICLE V.
o This shas'e aisaoiSed by vote Of tn
Wnile 'prti,s Of the stock present or represe
sviga" ut meeting of the stock holders cony;;
for that p1rp%o a 1 been GIVEN to each st
holder or after fifteen Gays pan of
thereof in one of the me%spap ,'av oe
cry OF Aimee meetings Of the stockholders
,,e aaIiefi by the president or in his aDs
Nv the secretary ana treasuAeA' "'
lime upon similar notice. .,
Tn the event Of the dissolution or ~
axniration of this charter, the n9ui W
az the affairs of tho company shaia " ~
Quoted by two commissioners 10 10 tE'o OF =
nv ballot at a general meetihs y. .ne
holders convened for that purpose,
maiority ofthe stock present or fepres
shall elect. .,., o,.,toa oh
once proceed to settle ana vino u
business of the corporation, sell or
xwise dispose of its assets ana on pay
cfits liabilities, distribute the exec
smin among the Stockholders.
should either of said commissions
or resign the business OF hqnl1aAil
atfairs Of said corporation shall %
t;nuad NV the remaining commission
ARTICLE vi.
No stakeholder of this company
aver be held liable or responslpAe
COS Contracts or faults of the same ~
E,rther sum than the unpaid palan
r to the company on the shares OWL
AmeHa hin, nor shall any mere intormai
ltherner ORGANIZATION have the effect OF ien
her lit. thfs charter null or of exposing any
Dao,, ,, holder to a liability beyond the ath'
49,. his stock. a,, ~, tho :,
date above written at me c1Ss v % am =,
terrible La; in the p resesaot witnesses, wht
| appear INTO nae' s,bscribe their names with the
ed, how hereto. amount,
press j. II. MCCORMICK.
prurlent JNo. l.. NORRIS.
will rank Attest: D. II. KEY,
r. II DALTON,