The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-18

sc!aFeQ - DO Monroe Hardwar6 Company,
Limited"
The corporation shall have its domicil in
the city OF Monroe, in the parish Of Ouaoh-
ita, Louisiana, and shall have aud enjoy
FROM and after the, date hereof unless
sooner dissolved. 1t may have, hold, own,
acquire by.purchase or otherwise, sell. con-
property. movable and iininovable, per-
sonal and real, sue and be sued in ito corpo-
rate name, and may have "a seal with such
mined on by the board of lirectofs. Ths
President OF this company, or n3the event
OF his death. absence. or other inability or
is hereby designated AS the person upon
whom all citations Or other legal process
shall be served or made.
- :. ARTICLE II. -
The objects and purposes for which this
the business to- be cond ucted hy ID sia hSrs-
by declared to be to do Agehei1l hafdSars
business; e buy and sslt iora profit All
for sale in first class hardware store
| --.-a ARTICLE LII.
The capital stock OF this company is
five Thousand Dollars divided into Two
Hundred and Fifty shares OF one hundred
dollars dol each. Iayabiy in cash or its equivs-
or fixtures, and at SINGH time as tho board
| of directors may require.
All transfers Of stock shall be made only
ou Vic OochS u GA0 company Dy tue STOCK
holder or his duly authorized agent Of At
ARTICLE NJ ssFas
The business and affairs. this, COIN liauy
shall. be transacted and nilisgsd sny .
board of three directors, throngh.their sx-
ecutive others.
The officers of the COMPANY shall he
three, VIZ,
| a president, vice president and sscrs-
| tary. The vice president or the secretary
may, at the discretion OF the board OF ii
| as Ck,o
vice president and secretary are each Gun
powered to sign checks, drafts, notes, re-
ceipts or other obligations in seitleusat Of
Edwin II. Sublett, William, G. Williams
and Frank l.: Bnck shall constitute the
first board Of directors, with the said I'd
Williams as vice president and Fratik l..
Bmck as secretary. They shall hold their
offices until the first Monday in May, 1880.
or until their successors shalt have bssu
duly elected and qualified, subject to The
pow er which the board OF directors is here
by declared to have, OF declaring any office
n''''"''' p'u AxRis.rrncnsv,bs s&
| On The first Monday lit May 1890 and
annually thereafter meeting OF the stock
holders OF the company shall lie held at the
place of business of the company for the
purpose Of electing Il board OF directors
1 appoint two stock holders ~ inspectors Of
election TO receive and canvass the votes
cast ut snc!! elections and certify he result
to him. Tho annual meetings. herein
provided for shall also consider all other
! mat ters pertaining to the interests of
the company. Zach board of directors
their election and, shall elect "A president.
vice president and secretary.
Written notice Of said annual meet
ng. and eiec.ions shall be- mailed to tho
| than thirty or less than ten DAYS prior to
said annual meetings. Said notice shall
of his absence death or inshilieyt oactsby
any other officer of the COMPANY
The officers of this company shall be
elected by ballot and majority Of the
| stock voted shall 10 necessary to elect to
any office, and each share Of stock shall De
entitled to one vote in person or by proxy.
| AfSrICLEV vi. '@ y
! Two members OF board or directors shall
! constitute a quorum for the transaction of
all the business and affairs OF the com
pany and they may adopt such by laws,
! rules and regulations for the governmsGt
of the company as. they may deem proper.
l. ~ ARTICLE Wiz.
| Special meetings of the stock holders
shall be held only IN the manner and un-
der the restrictions provided In the by
ARTICLE VIII.
| The president of The COMPANY shall
preside at all meetings Ofthe StockhOfdsrs
and board OF directors. when practicable.
shall exercise a general supervisor aud
control over the affairs OF the COMPANY
and subject to he approval of the board
OF directors shall prescribe all rules for the
government OF the officers and employees OF
the company and shall execute and enforce
| the rules, regulations and by laws adoutsd
by the board of directors. He il hsreby
vested with the authority to- make pur-
! chases and sales, to bind the COMPANY by
contract, to hire aud discharge employss
and generally to conduct the business Of
| the corporation. s a+.Ss
The vice president in case of the ab
sence or inability OF tho president shall act
| in his stead and place and succeed to Ills
duties and powers. Tho duties of the
| cretary shall be defined in the by-laws.
rules and regulations of the COMPANY 80
ARTICLE IN. El- ~
AT the termination of this charter nv
| limitation or otherwise, the business and
affairs OF this company shall be liauidated
by three commissioners to be appointed
from among the Stockholders at a meeting
convened in tho manner hereiu provided
for annual meetings of the stock holders
The said commissioners shall be elected
and their compensation ii xed by a maior,ty
of the shares OF stock present or rsprsseni
ed at said meeting. In the event of the
death or disability ofoue OF more of the
said commissioners the survivor shall
continue to act. - ~.
Thus done and PASSED in my Office at
Monroe, Louisiana, in the presence Of
Thomas y. Ably and John X. Richardson.
competent witnesses residing in the parish
of ouachita, who hersunto subscribe their
names together with said parties and me.
said deputy clerk and eS-oificio not ary or
the day and date iirst above written,
Attest:
THOS. Y. ABLY,
JNO. X, RICHARDSON,
EDWIN II