The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-09-17
CHARTER.
NUGENT, HARDTNER & COMPANY.
LIMITED.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of kapides.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of kapides.
BE it known, That on this, the Twenty
Fifth Day Of July, Ammo DonIini Eighteen
Hundred and Ninety Two, before me,
Louis v, Marye, Notary Public in and
for the Parish and State aforesaid, duly
commissioned and qualified, personally
cauue and appeared Earnest j. Hardtner
and Henry Z. Hardtner. residents Of Ra-
pides parish, State Of Louisiana, and j.
Monroe Nugent, resident of Grant par
ish. State Of Louisiana, who declared un-
to me Notary that, availing themselves OF
the provision of Act number 36 of the
Genersl Assembly Of the State Of Louisi-
ana, approved June %, 1854. ~ we'll as
the general laws of this State. relative to
the organization Of corporations. they
have formed them selvss and do by these
presents form and constitute, a Limited
Corporation, for the objects and purposes
and under the stipulations hereinafter set
forth, AZ follows. tO-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of the said corpora
ton shall be. NUGENr, HARDTNER AND
COMPANY, LIMITxD, and by that name it
shall continue and enjoy succession for q
term of Twenty Years from the 25th day
of July, 1892, unless sooner dissolved.
L It shall have the power to sue and be
sued, to make and use corporate seal, to
hold, purchase and lease real estate and
personal property, to sell and hypothe-
cate the same. to name and appoint d.
rectors, officials and managers and agents,
and to make and establish bylaws, rules
and regulations for the management Of its
affairs, as may be requisite aud necessary.
ARTICLE II.
The domicil of said corporation shall be
the town of Nugent, oTi>the Houston, Gen.
trail Arkansas and Northern Railroad, in
the Parish of Grant, State of Louisiana,
and all citation or other legal process shall
be served on the President, Vice-President,
or ON the Secretary of the corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes Of this corpor-
| alton shall be that of conducting q gen.
eral Merchandise and Saw Milling and
Plsning business ut Nngent Station, in the
Parish Of Grant, State OF Louisians.
ARTICLE Nv.
The Capital Stock of this corporation ia
| fixed at Six thousand Dollars, divided in.
1
each, aud the said corporation shall have
the right to increase its capital stock moi
to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars
The capital stock is subscribed to and
has been paid up in the following manner
to- wit: j. Monroe Nugent has subscribed
to thirty shares, which has been paid NJ
by him in machinery to the value o
Three Thousand Dollars; Earnest j Hardt
ner has subscribed 10 twenty shares, which
have been paid mp by him in machiner,
to the value of Fifteen Hundred Dollars
and Five Hundred Dollars Of merchan
disc; and Henry + Hardtner has subscrb
ed to and paid in Ten Shares. which hav
been paid by his furnishing merchandis
to the value Of Ono Thousand Dollars.
ARTICLE v.
All powers of ths corporation shall b
vested in Board of Three Directors, tw
Of whom shall form q quorum. The firs
Board of Directors are, Earnest J. Hardt
ner, President, J. Monroe Nugent, Vice
President. and Henry E. Hardtner. Score
tary, and they shall hold Office until til
first Monday in March, 1893, or until thel
successors are elected. There shall be a
annual meeting for the purpose Of cleo
ing directors. on the first Monday of Marc
of each year, and ut the annual meeting
Of each year statements shall be made I
the condition of the business. ito asset'
and liabilities
ARTICLE vi.
No shares of stock shall be transferre
unless they be first offered to the carpor,
ton, and then only after giving six montl
previous notice to the other share-h
and no shareholder shall be held lab
for any contracts or faults of said corpo
alton in any further sum than the amoul
of their respective shares of stock.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be modified or amen
ed, or the said corporation may be di
solved by the consent of all the shar
holders, and when dissolved it's affairs MI
be wound up by the parties hereto, II ga
isfactory to all of them. and, in the eve
Of disagreement. by an umpire or comm
sionor selected for that purpose.
" Thus done and signed at my Office in I
J city of Alcxsndria, on the day aud d.
first above wyittcn, and after reading t
=, same, and in the presence OF these W
J nenses. E, j. HARDTNER,
O. HENRY f. HARDTNEE
IN. NUGENT.
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d A. ALBERT,
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g L. v. MARYE,
{sEALY Notary Public