Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-06-12
CHARTER
INCORPORATION
or THls
HELENA PIsANrINtS COMPANY,
LIMITED


~ NOW ALI. MEN b. THESE TRES
IA ents: That we whose names are
herennTo subscribed, awaiting ourselves
of the laws ofthe State 81 Louisiana, in
sach cases made and provided and es-
'peciaily Of aeE OF the Legislature Of this
State snownas Act No. 50 Of the seq
sion of 1883. approved on January 29th.
1883 do by these presents. c0yenant.agree
and bind ourselves as follows. as well
as such other person as may become
hereafter associated with us 70 form and
constitute a body corporate and polite
i in law for the objects and purposes and
under the sttpulations and agreements
following which we adopt as our clIar-
ter, tO-wit:
ARTICLEI
The name and title Of me corporation
shall be the HELENA PBANTTN ]
COMPANY. LIMITED. It's domiciie
shan be in the Parish efsFeusas, in this
State. and it shall have and enjoy sue
cession under its corporate name for a
period of ninety nine fears from and
after the date hereof.
ARTICLEH
The objects and purposes of this cor
lpnration shall be the carrying IN of a
planting business. and particularly OPP
Grating and eultivating 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 immovable. con-
strict buildings, TO buy and sell mer-
,-candise, either in connection with said
planting operations or separately, and
7 to conduct and carry on any other meT-
camille business that may be necessary !,
profitable. advantageous or exDedient
In connection with any Of the aforesaid
objects or enterprises. The corporation
shall begin business as soon as this char
ter shall be signed by three persons and
1t shall have the right to sue and be
l'sued and may have corporate seal with
such device and inscriptions as the
Board of Directors may select, and she
same it may break at pleasure.
ARTICLE III
The capital stock Of this corporation
Els fixed at Ten thonsand dollars Is o.
00a.00) which may be increased to (525.-
0000J1 Twenty-Five thousand dollars by
a vote of shree-fourths of the share hold
/ ers. the capital stock TO be divided into
Four hundred shares of Twenty-Five
(S2600) dollars each.
ARTICLE w
The officers of thlscorporStion shall
be Presidents, Ma',ager-and-Sccret
and Treasurer; bat the Managcr-snd-
Secretary may be authorized by the
Board OF Directors 10 act rs Treashrcr
whenever 1t becomes expctEent on ad-
yantageous To do.so.
The said officers shall be tho ex-oiiicio
members OF the Board OF Directors.
which shall be four IN nuElher. two OF
I whom may constitute quofiiia and the
said Board Of Directors shall have the
power to fill Al sae.lncies in their body,
from whatever eanse arising.
ARTICLE v q
All process Ehall be served upon the
Manager or In his alb
sence. upon the Treasurer. William
Moss shall be the first President, NJ. III.
Heller. the first Bf9nager-and-Secrs
and Charles Wise. the first Treasurer
Tho. first Board Of Directors shallcon-
sist of the three above mentioned officers
and Mr.. Hartwig Moss, and the said
Board shall have power 10 make all By
Laws for the government and condnct
of this corporation and 20 change the
same at pleasure
Any share holder owning ono share
hof stock of this Corporation shall be ell
Iigible to any Office.
The foregoing officers shall hold office
until the Tuesday following the frs
Monday in January, 1898; on said day
rand on the Tuesday following the frs
Monday of each and every year thereaf:
ter the officers and directors shall bt
Ielected.
At all elections, each share holder
shall be entitled to as many votes as h
has shares, and may vote BY proxy.
/ ARTICLE VI
i This charter may be amended, altered
or modified or the corporation dissolved
by vote Of three-fourths of the share
i holders, voting BY Shares. at q gehera
meeting convened for such purpose, af
4 ter such notice as the Board of Director
may select, and at its dissolution for an!
cause its affairs shall be liquidated b,
three commissioners or liquidators wh'
shall be chosen.by tho shareholders
No shareholder of this corporation
shall be held liable for any Of the indebt
ednees. con5raetsor faults thereof IN an!