The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-10-01
CHARTER.
NUGENT, HARD1NER 4 COMPANY,
LIMITED.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
Parish of kapides


STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of kspides.
Re it known, That ON this, the Twenty
Fifth Day Of July. Ammo Don.ini Eighteen
Hundred and Ninety Two, before me.
I.ouis V. Marye, u Notary Public in and
for the Parish and State aforesaid, duly
com n,issioned al Il qua flied, personally
came and appeared Earnest J. Harsltner
and Henry T.. Hardtner. residents 1T Ra-
pides parish, state of Louisiana, and }.
Moproo Nugent, . resident Of Grant par
ish, State Of Louisiana, who declared I'M
to me Notary that, availing themselves Of
tue provision Of Act number 80 OF the
General Assembly of the State of Lomisi-
ana, approved Juno ~, 1871. an well A.
the gen, raj laws OF this State, relative to
the organization Of corporations. they
have formed themselves, and do by these
presents form aud constitute, Limited
Corporation, for the objects and purposes
and under the stipulatiUns hereinafter set
forth, Us follows. tO-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title If the said corpora
ton shall be. NUGEkr, HARDTNER AND
COMPANY, LIMITED, aud by that name it
shat! continue and enjoy succession for u
term of Twenty Years from the 18th day
Of July, 1899. unless s0oner dissolved.
1t shall have the power to sue and he
sued, to make ard nse q corporate seal, to
hold, purchase ard lease real estate and
personal properly, to cell aud hypothe-
cate the same, t. name and appoint di-
rectcrs, Oi1ic ais and managers and agents,
aud tn make and establish bylaws, rules
and regulations for the management of its
affairs, W. ma, be requisite AID necessary.
ARTICLE II.
The domicil of said corporation shall be
the town # Nugent, on the Houston, Cen
trail Arkansas md NOrthera Railroad, Ia
the Parish Of Grant, State Of Louisiana,
aud all citation or other legal process shall
be served ON the President. Vice-President.
OF on the Secretary Ot the corporation.
ARTICI E III.
The objects and purposes Of this corpor-
alton shall bo that Of conducting gen.
eral Merchandise and Saw ililling and
Planning business Ut Nugent Station. in the
Pa ish Of Grant, State Of LOuisiana.
ARTICLE Nv.
The Carital Stock of this corporation il
fixed ut Six Thousand Dollars, divided in
to Sixty Shares Of One Hundred Dollars
each, aud the said corporation shall have
rhe right to increase its capital stock not
to exceed Twenty Thousand DOll'rs
The capital stock 10 subscribed to aud
has been paid up in the following manner,
to wit: j. Monroe Nugent has Subscribed
to thirty shares, which has been paid up
by him in machinery to the value Of
ner has subscribed 10 twenty shares, which
have been paid up by him in machinery
tU the value Of Fifteen Hundred Dollars.
ard Five Hundred Dollars Of merchan-
disc; and Henry Il Hardtner has subscrib-
| ell to and paid in Ten Shares. which have
been paid by his furnishing merchandise
| to the value Of One Thousand Dollars.
ARrICI.Ev.
| All powers of this corporation shall be
vested in hoard of Three Directors, two
IF whom shall firm quorum. The first
Board of Directors are, Earnest ]. Hardt-
ner. President. J. Monroe Nugsnt, Vice.
President. aud Henry L. Hardtner, Secre-
tary, and they shall bold Office until the
first Monday in March, 1893, Or until their
successors are elected. There shall he an
annual meeting for the purpose Of elect
of each year, and at the animal meetings
Of each year statements shall be made OF
The condition of the business. its assets
aud liabilities
ARTICLE vi.
No shares Of stock shall be transferred
unless they be first offered to the carpora.
ton, and then only after giving six months
previous notice TO the other share holders
and no shareholder shall be held liable
for any contracts or fanits of said cor,,or
alton in any further sum than the amour,
Of their respective shares of stock.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be modified or amend
ed, or the said corporation may be dis
solved by the cOusent Of al the share
holders, uDd when djssolved its affairs ma,
be wound up by the parties hereto. If sat
i~faclory to oil Of them. and. in the even
of disagreement. by an umpire or comIslis
sioneI selected for that purpose.
Thus done and signed at my Office in tn,
city Of Alexandra. ON tho day aid dat.
first above written, and after reading tn
same, 'aDd in the presence of these wiz
nssses. Z. J. HARDTNER.
HENRY Z. HAkDTNER,
I'M. NUGENT,
Witnesses:
/ A. ALBERT,
L. V. MARYE, in.