Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-07-03
INCORPORATION
OF The
HELENA PLANTING COMPANY,
LIMITED.

II NOW ALL MEN b IN ZOE hHA0
N efts: That we whose names are
herennto subscribed. awaiting ourselves
OF the laws Of the State Of Louisiana, IN
such cases made and provided and es-
pecially Of act Of the Legislature OF this
SAate known as Act No. 80 of the ses-
sion of 1893, approved on January 2Sth,
1855 de by these presents, covenatt,agree
and bind ourselves as follows. rs wen
as such other person as may" become
hereafter associated with us to form and
constitute body corporate and polite
IN law for the objects and purposes and
under the stipalAtions and agreements
following which we adopt as our char
ter, te-wit:
The name and title of the corporation
shall be, the HELENA PLANTING
COMPANY, LIMITED. Its domicile
shall in the Parish Of Tensas; IN THIS
State, and It shall have and enjoy sue
oession under its corporate name Tor q
period Of ninety-hine years nom anc
after the date hereof.
ARTICLE III
The objects and purposes Of this cor
poration shall be the carrying on OF a
plantiug business. and particularly or.
Grating and cnItivating the plantation
known as the Helena Plantation In the
aforesaid Parish OF Tensas.-to purchase
and lease, sell. and mortgage, or pledge
property movable or iIhmovable, con-
stflct buildings, to buy and sell mer-
teandise, either in connection with said
pIahting operations or separately, and
TO conduct and carry on any other mer-
camille husiness that may be- necessary
profitable. advantageous or expedieni
in connection With any OF the aforesaid
objects OF enterprises. The corporation
shall begin business as seen as this CHAR.
ter shall be signed by three persons and
IL. shall have, the right to sue and be
tsued and may have corporate seal WITH
such device and inscriptions % the
Board of Directors may select, and the
same it may break at pleasure.
ARTICLE III
The eapitaI stock of this corpdtatior
ID fixed at Ten thousand dollars $40,
600. O0l whichahay be increased TO tS2o.
OOO.OO) Twenty-Five thousand dollars by
a vote of threS- fourths of the share hold
ers, the capital stock to be DIVIDED int
Four hundred shares of Twehty-hV'
(S25.OO) dollarseach.
ARTICLEIv
The officers-6f this corporation shal
be Presidents; MISUNDERSTANDING
and Treasurer; but the MaTlager-ano
Secretary may be authorized ny I'll
Board OF Directors to act as Treasure
whenever Il becomes expcdient or al
vantageous to do so.
The said Officers shall be the ex-ofiici
members of TIE Board Of Directors
which shall b four In number, two {
whom may Constitute quorum and tn
said Board of Directors shall have IN
power to fill all vacancies in their body
from Whatever cause arising.
ARTICLE V
An PROCESS shall be served upon tn
MISUNDERSTANDING OF In his al
sence, upon the Treasurer. Wlinal
Moss shall be the first Presidents, M. 1
Heller, the first Mansgerland-Seerstar.
: land charles Wise. the first Treasure
The first Board Of Directors shall col
sfst of the three Ibove mentioned officel
' and Mr.: HartMig Moss; and the sai
Board shall have power to make all b.
3 Laws FOR the government and condn'
+. 81 this corporation and-to change Il
lsarne at pleasures
a Any share holder owning enc shat
tot stock Of this Corporations shall be
fgible TO any Office.
q The foregoing officers shall hold otti'
lutttil. the Tuesday following the, M
IMBhdSy in Jatdary, 1893; On said d.
ind on the Tuesday following the M
!; Monday of each ind every Year there:
% tsf the. officers ind directors shall
elected. L.:
VI Al ali elections, each share bold
a shall be entitled to as many votes as
" has shsrek; and may vote by proxy.
= ARTICLE VI
This chatter may be amended. alter
= Or modified or the corporation dissolV
N BY a vote d threc-fonrths OF the shal
> holders; Votihg BY sbsres. at gene
l. meeting convened. for stch purpose,
id ter such notice az the Board of Direct
hay selects and atits dissolution for a
cause its affairs shall be, liquidated
three commissioners or Equldat6rs "
=; shall be chosen by the shareholders.
No stakeholder of this corporate
;" shall be held liable for any of the lnde
q edness, contracts or faults tqereoIfh Z
further sum that the unpaid Balance
. the Corporation on the shores owned
N, kim, nor shall any infOrInality in org
Z ization have the effect Of rendring
OF Smarter null or ofjsxposins a shafeh'
d. ertd any liability beyond the amour
:, tile unpaid balaflee due on his ste
IT.: ARTICLE VII
NO Failure to hold the meetings proyi
% for in the foregoing articles shah .
work forfeiture of this CHAPTER and
0ffieers and directors shall hold q
ks places until their successors are cleo
/. In witness whereof, we the afore
ITO perstins hereby sign our names on
mir ist day of May, 1886.
H. MOSS,
ngl p. FRANKENBERG
he Per pro II. Moss,
WILL MOSS,
q N: H. HELLER,
,h. CHAS. WISE:
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