The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-06
CHARTER
State Of Louisiana Parish Of Orleans
City Of Ne,c Orleans.

lay o. Ae1o O'tcu"a'
DE IT KNOWN, THAT ON THIS The
d eleventh day of July, i'll the year one
thousand eight hundred and ninety, be-
fore me, John Bendernagel, notary Pub
lie, in and for the city and parish OF New
Orleans. State of Louisiana, duly cOmmls-
stoned and qualified, and i'll the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
personally came and appeared
the persons whose names are hcreunto SUBJ
scribed. who seyt rally declared that, avail
ing themselves OF the,provisions OF Act NO.
SO of the Legislature of this State, ap.
proved June 70, 1888, as well as OF those OF
the general laws of this State relative to
the organization of corporations. they nave
formed and organized, and 10y these pres
ents do form themselves and those whom
they represent, into and constitute cor.
poration for the objects and purposes and
under the stipulations and agreements
hereinafter set forth, which they hereby
adopt as their charter, to-wlt:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of the said corporation
shall be the alexandria Publishing Com
pany. Limited" and by that name it shall!
have and euioy succession Tor a term OF
ninety-nine years from and after the date
hereof Itshall have power and authority
to sue and be sued to make and use q cor
porate seal, and change the same at pleas
IRE, to hold, purchase, lease, sell and n.y.
pothecate property, real and personal. nee
cssary and proper for their business, to
make and issue bonds. to name, elect anu
appoint managers, directors and agents,
-, Nv
rules and regulations for the management
of the business and affairs OF said corpora
ton as may be requisite and necessary.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of said corporation shall be
the city of New Orleans, parish OF Orleans,
Louisiana, where all citations and other
legal process may be served on the presl-
dent of the company, and citation may
also be served on the business manager
thereof mt Alexandria, i'll the parish OF
Rapides, i'll said State.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes of this corpo-
ration shall be to publish a daily newspa-
per in the city of Alexandria, to be styled
the alexandria Daily Times" and to do
Job printing and all work appertaining to a
printing and publishing establishment Ill
all its branches.
/ ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock of this company is fixed
at twenty Thousand dollars, divided iuta
four hundred shares of fifty dollars each.
and may be further Increased ON conf
pliance with existing laws.
The corporation may begin business and
be "a going concern when five thousand
dollars Of said capital stock shall have
been subscribed for; and shares of stock
may he issued for money paid or propert.
received or labor done, and shall he PAID
for at such time, in such manner and al
such appraisement as the said board OF dt
rectors may determine; each share OF stoek
shall he entitled at all corporate meetings
: to one vote, in person or by proxy.
ARTICLE V.
All the powers eff this corporation shall
be vested i'll and exercised by a board o
! five directors, who shall each own ut leas
, five shares OF the capital stock of this cor
poration, a majority of whom shall consti
tute quorum for the transaction of al
business. Edward Il. Wheelock, Charlie
. NJ. Greene, Robert Strong, Theus N. Mile
: and Pearl Wight, with the said Edward Il
, Wheelock as president, Charles Nj. Greene
as treasurer and Robert Strong as score
tary, shall constitute the first board of di
rectors, and they shall hold their Office
I: until tho second Tuesday in Decenbes
1891, or until their successors shall hav
. been duly elected and qualified.
}. On the second Tuesday i'll December
e 1891, and annually thereafter an election
for directors shall be held ut the office o
). the company; each board of director
~ shall elect q president, treasurer aud Sec
2 rotary, who shall hold Office until thei
ls successors are elected by the sncceedin
;. board; said board Of directors shall ais
s elect a business manager, who shall hol
i office during the pleasure of the board
2 At all elections which shall be conlnt
i ted by ballot, majority of the stochholt
;! ers represented in person or by proxy sha
Il elect said directors. Notice Of all ele
i tons shall be given in one of the newsp
= pers published in the city of New Orleal
4 and one newspaper published in the Gil
8 of Alexandria for fifteen days prior to Il
II election.
. Any vacancy occurring in said board
Il directors, from any cause whatsoever, shs
2 he filled by the remaining directors.
q ARTICLE vi.
., No sale of stock shall be held valid
w binding on this corporation unless t
o. same shall have been transferred OF t
10 books of the company; nor shall Al
- stakeholder vote ut an election for dire
III tors unless lie has been the owner of t
~ stock sixty days prior to said elcctiG
ne aud no stakeholder shall ever be held Ii
of BILE for any contracts or faults of said c,
porati0n in any further sum than the II
sH paid balance due the company OH I
n Shares owned by him.
.. ARTICLE VII.
OF This charter may be modified, chang
IS or amended, or the said corporation ID
q. be dissolved by vote of three fourths
n the stock represented at u general me
W ing of the stockholders, convened
IT. those purposes, after thirty days previo
he notice of such meeting shall have be
90 given in one of the newspapers publish
~ in Now Orleans and in one published
'Vn Alexandria.
e. Whenever this corporation is tlissolv
it. by limitation or otherwise, its affairs sh
he lqudatcd by three commissioners
be elected at the meeting called to d
VI solve, or in case of termination of chart
rs at general meeting of the stockhold
cir to he held at least fifteen days before t
of mination of charter by limitation. af
fifteen days previous notice of such me
w. ing shall have been given in a newspa|
ne published in New Orleans, and in G
.u- published in Alexandria, by major
rd of the stock present or represented at ST
meeting, and said commissioners, or ST