The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-03-22
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Central Farmers Union
Purchasing Agency,
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CALgsAsIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA.
LIMITED.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARisH or CALCAsIEU.)
DE IT KNOWN. That on this, the 18th day
ID of January, in the wear Of our Lord,
One Thousand Eight Hunderi aud Eighty Nine
and Of the Independence of the United StatHB, the
One Hundred and Thirteenth. before me. 81 "
Hsrgrove q notary public duly commissioned
and qualified ia and for said Parish and State
and in the presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared L. A. MILLER, c. SIMMONS, J. W. MAY
JKO ID. KENT, SR., and ALLEN SMITH; who, for
themselves and suGh other person persons who
may associate, or become associated with them,
severaIiy declared that ayaihng themselves OF
the general laws Of the State relative to the
organization Of corporations for works of public
improvements, etc, they have formed themselves
into and constitute corporation, with all the
powers vested by law in such corporations, and
themselves under the following agreement and
stipulation, which they adopt as their charter.
tO-Eit:
The name of the corporation shall be this CEN
TRIAL FARMERS UNION PURCHASING
AGENCY Of Caloasleu parish Louisiana, Linn
ARTICLE Il.
The domiCile Of this corporation shall be Dry
Greek, CalCaBieu. Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes of this corporation are the follow
my IL AUhhANt 70 EtHtbAi inbIGAUlltE business,
and 10 act as agents for the purchase and sale Of
all farm products and supplies, and all that az
pertain 70 the handling receiving, forwarding
and marketing Of said products and the puT
chasing Of supplies; TO make and use corporate
seal, and the same to break and alter at pleasure
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation is hereby
fixed at the sum of as OJJj. to be represented by
two hundred shares Of t$2jl each which capital
stock NAV be increased 10 fSlD. OOOi OF decreased
the DTIuiUal it4- u nj nf rT no
Stockholders, and by COmpl ying with the laws Of
the state of Louisiana. Said corporation shall be
authorized 10 commence business when 81 900
shall have been subscribed for and paid up.
ARTICLE Y.
Subscriptions for stock shall be paid for as fol
lows, tO-wit: t2jl per cent. at the time Of sui
sCriptlon; i2J per cent quarterly until thu whole
amount Of subscription is paid.
ARTICLE vi
Subscription for shares Of capital stock shall be
received tOnlyl from individuals who arr chosen
by SubFarmerH Unions
ARTICLE VII
Each Sub Farmers Union shall be en- titled 10
elect one individual 10 whum stock will be sold
who shall be elected at the time Of subscription
for stock, and thereafter at the time the regular
election OF officers.
ARTICLE VIII
Transfer Of stock shall Do made only upon ih,
books OF this corporation. and no stock holder
shall be authorized tU sell shnTr or shares to any
one at pJiv ato said mi shall otI,,r snrI sI,, or
shares 10 the corporation said corporation shall
be authorized 10 buy til" sam" Of til, for value
thereof.
ARTICLE ~
Each stakeholder snail be entitled 10 as many
votes as he represents paid up shares OF STOCK.
ARTICLE Y.
The stock holders EhaU rIart five n, stnrL.
holders a board Of directors. three g. directors
sAiIi constitute quorum Tor thr transaction Of
u President Vice. Pr,sidrrt S.,.r.t,r,. ,I,,osI,,,
and Srrgeunt-at- A rms
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point or distnisz ot Ti.a-r' Ii - ,I e.
And oibrT t,l,j,,.. ,s tI,,. I'y,
for the Iusints. and r,,IT I Of s,iG .I,,,I
and to rpgulate their .aItr, t,I,ttu def,.T, hal,
bond and 10 enact aII,.r ,r amend aI,[ and ali
bylaw REQUISITE for tllr ,ur,rort and 1,,ra,,.
mept Of tho affair, and husI,,I nr eaid ~,,rI1.,
ton. Provided, all such Dg.Iuw shall Iemaiu i'll
il i"lC" VI Ia" uhIIi th Ft"' khOlutT7 Shall nav
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ARTICLE NIL
The aren't and tmrInv,- pl,ou la. 7.,,r,,,,r =,
give sufficient bond appro,rJ hr tb, IoarI nj
directors IT, cove ali Tl,,,, IiIii' ,,,r w.
them and 10 receive lrnr- thu. CrI, / sI,,,.,s
Unions aud forward to the purchasing agent all
oIufIa loL 5GPpLle~ forward mouur' iui salt and
L,.P' "a, a.; a. "',"vn '''" "l'N ~ 'E''", d" III
| "' VI 81 '"i" '"l Pvl"tvH.
ARTICLE MIL
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Iii''' a. INV" '"'"I IHh'. !" pay All current
st,iCI "''""n Ign per CEN Oil C"PL'a.
oI"|h N"'an"'. j. any 1" Huu-i aihtI- mon
-AhIIl II. AIN
No stoc knoIurl shall EVER D' nabir o. Irzpve.
bI" for tho contracts or faults Of this uUIpuIajluu
i'll any further sum Lhuu Ii, UNPAID bnlau,, dine
the slre7 Of stock auDarrIbGI fur ul oW ned h,
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