The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-04-01
Prof Smith, for 70 Y.srs PrineipAl Of the
COMMERCIAL COLL EGE OF KY. UNIVERSITY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State of Louisiana-Parish of Rapides.
CHARTER
of Alexandria Cooperage Company,
Limited.

CS1ANxGkt
of Alexandria Cooperage Company,
Limited.
DEIT KNOWN THAT ON THIS 10TH
ID day of March, in the xeser of our
ord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Ninety-slx, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the One
Hundred and Twentieth, before me.
ouis J. Haienyos, Notary Public, duly
commissioned and qualified in a.d for
4he Parish of Rap,des and State of Lou
i,iana and in the presence of the wit
arsses hereinafter named and underslgn-
Il. personally came aud appeared George
". Bolton. L P Mulvihill, Il. b. Lave
fand. g. Ehrstein, r. B. Aldricll, Albert
Pettinlill, Thomas Clements. /. c. Mil
lrr. all residents of the Parish of Rap
iaes aud State Of Louisiana, yho seye-
rally DECLARED, that availing t mselves.
of the provisions of Act of Leg 2tare Of
this State, known as Act Numbe Th,rty-
Eight of the Session ,srS, rs wei as the
general laws of this State, the have
formed and organized and do by these
presents form themselves into 4 corpora
ton for the objects and purposes and I'M
der these stipHiatians and conditions
hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be THE ALEXANDRIA COOPER
AGE COMPANY. LIMITED, and its DOM
icile shall be the City of Alexandria, Rap
ides Parish, Louisiana, and it shall con-
time and exist under said corporate
name, for period of ninety-nine years
from the nineteenth day of March, 1896.
and shall have power and authority to
sue aud be sued, to make and Use cor
porate seal, to hold, receive, lease, pur-
chase and convey, and to mortgage and
ALLEVIATE i'll its corporate name, and under
the restrictions established By law, prop
erty both real and personal, 10 name and
appoint such managers, directors and
officers as its interests aud convenience
may require, to mako aud establish such
bylaws and raies, for tho proper man
agcnlent and regulation of its affairs rs
may be necessary and proper, and gen
orally shall possess, enjoy and exercise
all the rights and privileges granted by
law to corporations, and the President,
or in his absence, the Vicc-Presiient or
in the absence of both, the Secretary
Treasurer shall be tho proper officer
npon whom shall be served all citations,
notices or other legal process against
said corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The objects aud purposes Of this rorpo-
ration shall he to manufacture barrel
stock, consisting of the manufacture OF
barrel slaves, barrel headings, barrel
hoops and any and all material necessary
in putting up barrels.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corroration is
hereby fixed at Twenty Thousand Dol
lars, divided into two hundred shares of
One Hundred Dollars each, payable
either in cas!, or in snch manner rs the
Board of Directors may determine. The
Company to begin operation as soon az
Five Thousand Dollars shall have been
subscribed.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers Of this corpora
ton shall he exercised by Board of
Seven Directors who shall be elected an
nually, at the general meeting of the
stockholders of this corporation, AZ pro-
yided herein, after ten days previous
notice thereof, shall have been given by
publication in one of the newspapers il,
this city. And all ofthe said Board shall
be elected by the stockholders on the
first Monday of March, each year. conf
mencing with the first Monday Of March
1887. Four members shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business
SAID elections shall be held at the dnmi-
Gle of said corporation, under the super
vision of three stockholders, appointed
BY the Board Of Directors. The stock
holders receiving q majority Of the votes
cast shall he elected. Each stakeholder
shall be entitled in person OF by proxy,
to one vote for each share of stock owned
by him. The failure to hold the election
on the day specified shall not dis
solve said corporation, but the diree-
tors then in Office shall hold over
until an election is held in the man
ner herein provided for, aud III ad-
dition thereto written notice of said
election shall first be- given to each stock
holder at least ten days previous to such
election. Tho Directors shall elect from
their number, President, Vice-Presi-
deni and u Secretary-Treasurer. Said
directors shall have power to fill all va.
cancies in their number, and shall have
general authority to carry ont The objects
and purposes of this corporation.
ARTICLE V.
The first Board of Directors stall con.
sist OF George W. Bolton, f. 7. Mnlvi.
hill, r. b. Lovcland, 3. Ehrstein, F.. b
Aldrich, L. J. Hakesyos, and A. Pettin.
gill, with said George w. Bolton, a.
President; E.. p. Mnlvihill, Vlce.Presi.
dent and Il. b. Loyeland as Secretary.
Treasurer and +. B. Aldrich, as Manager
ARTICLE VI.
All checks, promissory notes, drafts. &C.
ceptances or other evidences of debt, as
we'll Az obligations of any kind, binding
the sand corporation, shall be signed by
She President, or III his absence or inca
pacity to act, then by the Vice-President
aid shall be countersigned by the Score
ta,yIreasurer, or in his absence or in
capacity tn act, then by Secretary
Treasurer pro tenn, appointed by the
Board of directors for that purpose.
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