The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-03-22
The ''Jatr Land and Reclamation
Company, Limited.
.CHARTER.


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Be Il known that ON the eighteenth DAY
Of March in the year Of our Lord One
fhousand eiei,t bund: ed eud ninety tl54O!
aud Of the Independence Of the United
States OF America ous hundred and fouf-
teen (ll4, before me Andrew Thorpe -
Notary Public duly commissioned ana
qnali6ed In and for the parish Of Grant.
State Of Looisisna. and IN presence OF the
witneases named and undersigned to-wit:
8. w. Rhorer and Phillip do0ds, person
ally came and appeared G. G Mash, y.
Goodwin, Il. =. Cameron, Joshua Kemp,
il Geo b Johnston per pro J. Kemp, Sr.,
aud Charles II. Teal, all residents Of and
dousjciled in the Parish of Grant aud state
Of Louisiana Who declare that awaiting
themselves Of the provision Of the laws OF
the State Of Louisiana relative 70 the or
ganixation Of corporations, they have con-
tracted aud agreed aud by these presents
contract and agree and bind and obiga'e
themselves as well - such persons - may
hereafter become associated with them Y,
form aud constitute corporation ana
body polite in law for the objects and pur-
poses and under the agreement and stipu-
Iations following to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style Of this corporation
! shall lie 1.-THE Jatt Land and Reclamation
Company. Limited aud by that name It
| sbnli have power and authority TO sxis'
enjo, succession Tor the full term ana Pc.
Rod OF niuety mine years, commencing ara
70 be computed from the date OF moor
poration. -
! The domicilc Of the corporation shGil be
| In Colfax, in the Parish Of Grant. State OF
Louisisns, and citations or other legal pro-
cess shall he served upon the president o.
said corporation, or IN case OF his absence
or inability to act, upon the secretary
ARTICLE III.
The objects aud purposes for which this
corporatiun il established are declared "a
be the buying. selling aud reclaiminl
waste lands aud improving the same-tc
act a. agents for the purchase, sale, ieas
ing and renting Of lsuds, and 90 and per
form sll acts necess Try in the premises
aud for tho purpose of carrying on any
lawful business or enterprise rot inconsist
ent with the constitution and the laws Q
s''' ARTICLE Nv.
This Cooperation shall have power b.
and under tho above name to enjoy IN
following rights aud privileges to-wit;
II shall be capable IN law 10 purcnsse
receive, hold and enj . lands aud otns
property OF any kind whatever. ~ sna'
have the rights to grant sell OF mor1S.s'
n, d Ia ,Iispose Of said pr0perty-to ~
and bs sueti--to plead and be impleadet
. contract with, to make and use comiuo
: saal. to cxtablish by laws. TO govern thi
cor,oration and 70 htst debentHres q
| other honda and to do general loan ~
purchasing business.
ARTICLEv.
The cnpital atock IF this corporation
her. by fixesl 1T one hundred Thousand do
lars ssOO, OO0) divided into two thousa''
(suuU) shares Of the par value OF NIFTY 9"
lara s$5U) each, with lhhelty to crmmsn'
oretatsons whenever tea Thousand uo.ia'
fflp.OOU) of the capital shall have bee
snha.ril,.d No stockholder shall ever I
held liable or responsible for the cont'ac
or faults OF this corporation IN fnrth'
sum than the unpaid balance due on II
shares Of stock held by him, nor shalt nj
mere informality IN the organization ha'
the effect Of rendering this charter null
sx,osing n stockholicr to any liability .
yond the amount OF hi~ stock unpaid.
ARTI LIZ vi.
a,i,n .ha,l ~ exercised by board If 4
rsrt.,rs eouposed IL five (5) st,rkholde
az thi, eo,npany-a majority Of the boa
sha coustit,stc quorum f,r tae tran
action or business. Tho officers OF II
company shall be presiusu', supsr, !
tendent AMI secretary VINO nns'' ms"
as treasurer sai, "inee's snN'' nc e., ,'e s'.
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