Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-07-31
CHARTER
INCORPORATION
PRINTING AND
8, aPuBLIsHINGFCo COMPANY.
LIMITED.
OFTHE
3d. STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF TFNs,s

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Young, Mrs. Martha G. Garrett author
'Zed by her husbrnd, III. A. Garrett
'Thos. P. Clinton. Joseph Curry and
Charles g. cordill. whose names ane
Hereto subscribed, who declared to me,
Notary. as follows:
That ayailiUg themselves Of the pro-
visions of the law and Constitution OF
the State of LouiSiana they do herebv
form themselves. their heirs. successors.
] assigns and such person or nersons %
may hereafter become asssoeiatad with
them into a CORPORATION. according 70
the laws Of the State under the terms
and stipulations set forth in the follow
ing charter, to-wit:
ARTVCLFI
The name and title OF Shis cornoration
shall he the TFNSAS : AZFT1E
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COM
| PANY. LIMITED, and bv that name
said corporation shall have power and
I authority tn have and enjoy succession
I for the full time ana period of twenty
five years from date hereof. and the
domicile Of said company shall be fixed
at st. Joseph, Tensss parish. Louisiana,
| end there all citations or other leoal
proceedings shah be served upon the
! President Of said corporation. or In his
absence on the Secretary thereof and
said corporation shall have power and
authority To contrect. she and be sued
IN the corporate name: to MIKE and nae
a corporate seal; 10 hold receive, pur-
chase and convey under the corporate.
name anv property real or personal: TO
name aud appoint such managers. d.
rectors and officers as their interest and
convenience may require and TO NAVE
and establish sueh hv-laws for the nroo-
or management and regulation Of the
affairs of the corporation as may be
necessary and n-oper.
ARTICLE II
Tho nurposes for which this corpOra-
tion is established and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are de-
clared TO he as follows. to-wit: The
printing and publishing OF newspaper
IN toe town 81 st. Joseph, in this parish,
and the printing ofsuch work as usual
ly pertains tonewspaper offices.
ARTICLE III
The capital Of this corpOration is here /
by fixed At Eight (Ss00) Hundred Dol I
lars, divided into Eighty (SO) shares of
Ten (Sl0) Dollars each. all Of which (
stock has been subscribed and paid in. /
ARTICLE "
The powers of this corporation shall I
be exercised by and the business of the3
same shall be under the control and /
management of the Board OF Directors
composed ofthree stock holders to he .
elected annually on the first Monday in
December annually of each wear.
The oIectiOn shall be by ballot and the
Board of Directors then elected shall
serve until their successors shall have
been elected; majority Of the votes
3Sst shall elect, and each share of stock
SHALL be entitled to one vote either in
person or by proxy, any vacancy occur
ing shall be filed by election by the re-
directors; two ofthe Board of
Directors shall constitute a uuorl. IN for
the transaction of business and said
Board of directors at their first meeting
after their election in each wear shall
select ont OF their own number a Presi-
dent and Treasurer and shall appoint
from time TO time Secretary and sucb
officers. managers and agents as NAV be /
deemed necessary for the business and
purposes Of said corporation and shall
dismiss the same at pleasure. |.
ARTICLE V /,
The certificates of socks in this cor. :.
,oration shall be made PAYABLE 70 the
order Of the stock holder owning same
md shall DO transferable without any
,ther formality than endorsement and
delivery of same
ARTICLE vi
When this corporation is dissolved by
orOtherwise. it's affairs shall
'e ilquldated bv three stock holders ap-
'ointed by majority in amount of the
apital stock at a general meeting OF
took holders called for that purpose
tier notice by publication in newspa-
'er published at st. Joseph. Louisiana, :
or three weeks prior TO said meeting; .
AID commissioners to remain in Office :.
ntll the affairs of the said corporation q
hail have been fully liquidated. P
ARTICLE VII
This act of Incorporation may be
hanged, modified or dissolved with the
ssent of two-thirds Of The stock holders
t any general meeting held for such 4
urpose after due notice as provided in
rticle VI.
ARTICLE WI
No stock holder in this corporation o.
hall ever be held liable or responsible 1
n the contracts or faults of said cor d
5rHtfOn In any further sum than the a
npaid balance due the company on th
lares owned by him nor shall any ~
ere ihformality in Organization have -
lie effect of rendering said charter null v
of exposing any stock holder to liza o.
lily beyond tho amount of his stock. 10
ARTICLE TX CT
The first ennul meeting of the stock =
)iders of this corporation shall be held
the first Monday in December. 1896,
vi until that date the following per-
ms, stock holders herein, shall compose q,
e Board of Directors. to-wit: ri. A. q
arrett, Joseph Curry and c. C.. Cordill. SO
whom II. A. Garrett shall be Prcsi- &C
mt and Joseph Curry shall be 1'reasur-
OF this corporation until their sue
sSofs are elected and qualified.
This done aud passed at my office at
I. Joseph, Louisiana. this day and wear
rein written in presence or Cecil Z.
ewell and alex. Blanche.
ftest.
G. 4. NEWER,
A. BLANCHE. w