The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-06-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ACT OF INCORPORATION
---oF THE
IA DURA GOLD AND SILVER MINING
AMI MILLING

SUI IHG---
LA DURA GOLD AND SILVER MINING
AND MILLING co.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF
OUACHITA.
DE 1T KNOWN AND REMEMBERED,
- that we the undersigned, w. II. Kings
berry, J. II. Milliken, II; w. Ogden, II. $:
of whom are subscribers to the original
list Of stock and stock holders
in the LA DURA GOLD AND SILVER
MINING AND MILLING COMPANY,
laws of the State of Louisiana relative
to the organization of corporation for
public improvements, have formed our
selves into a corporation and do hereby
and by these presents form, organize
iZe and constitute ourselves and all other
persons as may hereafter become assoca-
poration, and to that end and for that pnr-
pose do covenant and agree to be governed
by the following stipulations and nbliga-
tions and regulations as articles of incor-
pOratiOn which are to be the chan ter of said
corporation to-wit:
ART1CLEI.
The name and title of said corpo, alton
shall be the ola DURA GOLD AND
PANY, ''and that by said name said cor
poration shall have succession and exis-
fence fer and during. the full term of
Ninty-nine years from the date Of this act
unless sooner dissolved. 1t may sue and
he sued, may hold real and personal estate
my receive grants of land, and personal
property, rights, privileges, franchises and
imnunities and generally possess and on
Joy all the powers and privileges which
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.
The place chosen for the domicile of this
corporation is Monroe, in the Parish of Qua
chita, State of Louisiana.
The purposes for which said corporation
has been organized are as follows: TO de-
veIop, mine and mill tho ore of the La Du-
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 mpOn tho
President, or in his absence upon tho Sccre-
tary, Treasurer, General Attorney, first or
second assistant Secretary, at the office and
domicile of the company.
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 often Dollars each.
ARTICLE vi.
Section 1.-The corporate powers of this
company shall be invested i'll Il board Of d-
rectors composed ofscven 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 othcr dis
ability of any officer or director, tho re-
naming directors shall have the power to
fill 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 tho directors, one
person to be Vice President, another to be
Secretary, another to be End. Assistant
Secretary and 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-
gulatioDs tor the government of the COM
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 divectors shall DO by bal
lot, and every stock holder shall DO enti-
tied to one vote in person or by written
proxy, for each share of stock owned by
him, for at least thirty days previous to said
election.
-Four directors shall constitute n quorum
for the transaction of business.
directors shall be held on the first Tues
day in April of each year.
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation may be dissolved ut Il
Vened for that purpose, with the consent of
two-thirds of the stock of the company.
and in case Of such dissolution, the liqui-
dation shall be conducted by three conn
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 similar board of
three commissioners 10 be in the same way
elected at II general meeting of the stock
holders convened for that purpose.
ARTICLE VIII.
The first board of directors of this cor
berry. Sam II. Milliken, II. w. Ogden, j..
II. Milliken. G. A. Singer, Chas. II. Nilli-
ken and l.. ID. McLain, and the officers of
this corporation for the ensuing year shall
President, James II. Milliken: Vice
President, Henry w. ogden: Treasurer,
G. A. Singer; Secretary, w. ii. k!ngsburY;
LIST. Assistant Secretary, Henry S. Ely :;
Managing Director, Sam. II. Millilleu.
ARTICLE TX.
Tho board of directors of this orpora-
ton shall have power TO establish and
maintain branch Offices at other than tho
place Oft domicile, as the demands of the
company may require.
ARrICLEN.
No stock holder or stock subscriber shall
DO liable in any manner for the contracts,
faults or obligations of this corporation, The
full amount of lis capital stock having
been paid at date DISSATISFACTION:
Attest: q. \. SINGER,
W, +, MIIrsApS II. w. OGDEN,
X. III. ESDoM, perpro G. y. Singer.
STtrEor LOUISIANA.
PA,tIsu or OuAclnrA. Before me the un-
der sign ed authority personality appeared
this 18th day of May, \. d. lSSS, G. a. SIN
ger who i'll his individual capacity and rs
agent and attorney in fact TO. II. VI. Ogden
signed tho foregoing instrument in my
presence and in the presence of w. +. Mill,