The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-04-15

New Orleans. La.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State of Louisiana-Parish Of Rapides.
CHARTER
o. A1exandria Coorerage ComPany,
Limited.
DEIT KNOWN THAT ON THIS 10TH
u day Of March, in the year of onr
Lord. One Thousand Eight Hundred and
and of the independence OF
the United States Of America the One
and Twentieth, before me,
Louis J. Hakenyos, Notary Public, duly
and qualified in AID for
the Parish of Rapides and State Of Lon
isiaua and in the presence of the wit
nesSes hereinafter named and nndersigu-
ed, personally came and appeared George
W. Bolton, +. p Mnlvihill, Il. 3. Love
land b. Ehrstein, +. b. Aldrich, Albert
Pettingill, Thomas Clements I. c. Mil
Ter, all residents Of tho Parish of Rap
ides and State Of Louisiana, who seve-
rally declared, that awaiting themselves
of the provisions of Act of Legislature of
this State, known as Act Number Thirty
Eight of the Session 1883, as well as the
general laws Of this State, they have
formed and organized and do by these
presents form themselves into Il corpora
ton for the objects and purposes and I'M
der these stipnlatinns and conditions
set forth.
ARElCLEI.
The name and title Of this corporation
shall be THE ALEXANDRIA COOPER
AGE COMPANY, LIMITED, ard its dom
icile shall be tho City of Alexandria, Rap
ides Parish, Louisiana, and it shall con-
time and exist under said corporate
name, for a period of ninety-nine years
from the nineteenth day of March. 1895,
and shall have power and authority to
sue and be sned, to make and use a cor
poratc seal, to hold, receive, lease, pur-
chase and convey, and to mortgage and
ALLEVIATE in IT'S corporate name, and under
The restrictions established by law, prop
'rty both real and personal, to name and
appoint such managers, directors and
officers as its interests and convenience
may require, to make and establish such
bylaws and rules, for the proper man.
agrment and regulation of its affairs. as
may be necessary and proper, and gen.
orally shall possess, enjoy and exercise
Ill the rights and privileges granted by
law to corporations, and the President
or 10 his absence, the Nice-lreSident or
in the absence of both, the Secretary
Treasurer shall I've the proper officer
upon whom shall! be served all citations,
notices or other legal process against
said corporation.
ARTICLE II
The objects and purposes of this corpo,.
ration Shall he to mann!actnrr bariui
stock. consisting Of the manufacture u!
barrel slaves, barrel headings, barrel
hoops apG any and all material necessary
in putting up barrels.
ARTICLE III.
The CAPITAL stock Of this cOrNOrati ion is
hereby fixed at Twenty Thousand Dol
lars, dissirec71%-- to two hundred shares of
One Hundred Doflans--each, payable
either in cash OF in such nlaIil1etf ia the
Board of Directors may determine. The
Company to begin operation as soon as
Five Thousand Dollars shall have been
ARTICLE ~.
The corporate powers Of this corpora
ton shall be exercised by u Board OF
Seven Directors who shall be elected an
nually, at the general meeting of the
of this corporation, as pro-
vitlrd herein, after item days previous
Eotice thereof, shall aiave been given by
publication in one Of the newspapers in
this city. And all of the said Beard shall
be elected by the stockholders OF the
first Monday of March, each year, COM
mencing with the first Monday of March
1897. -Four members shall constitute Il
quorum for the transaction of business.
SAID elections shall be held at the domi-
Gle of said corporation, under the super
vision of three Stockholders, appointed
by the Board of Directors. The stock
holders receiving a majority of the votes
cast shall be elected. Each stakeholder
shall be entitled in person or 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 direc-
tors then in office shall hold over
until an election is held in tho man
ner herein provided for. and in adj
dtien thereto written notice of said
election shall first be given to each stock.
holder at least ten days previous to such
election. The Directors shall elect from
their number, a President, Vice -Prcsi-
den6 and Il Secretary Treasurer. Said
directors shall have power to fill all va
cancies i'll their number. and shall have
general authority to carry ont the objects
and purposes of this corporation.
ARTICLE V.
The first Board Of Directors shall con.
sist of George W. Bolton, +. p. Mnlvi.
hill, r, B. LoveIaud, Is. Ehrsten, +. &
Aidrich, l.. j. Hakeayos, and A. Pettin-
gill, with said George w. Bolton, az
Presideni E.-P. Mulvihill, Vlcc-Presi.
dent and II. b. Loveland as Secretary
Treasurer and F. B. Aldrich, as Manager
ARTICLE VI.
All checks, rromissory notes, drafts, ac.
ceptances or other evidences of debt, as
well as obligations of any kind, binding
the SAID corporation, shall be signed by
the President, or IN his absence or inca
pa'ity to act, then by the ce-Presideut
aud shall be countersigned by the Sccre
tary- Treasurer, or in his absence or in
capacity to act, then by a Secretary
Treasurer pro TEN, appointed by the
Board of Directors for that purpose.
ARTICLE VII.
This act of Incorporation may be chang
ed, altered or modified, or said corpora
ton u'ay bc dissolved, with the consent q