The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-04-22
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
state Of Louisiana-Parish of Rapides
CHARTER
of Alexandria Cooperage Company,
Limited.

CHARTER
of Alexandria Cooperage Company,
Limited.
DE IT KNOWN THAT ON THIS 10TH
ID day Of March, in the year of our
Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Nincty-slx, and, of the independence of
the United States of America the One
Hundred and Twentieth, before me,
Louis J. Hakenyos, a Notary Public, duly
commissioned and qualified in and for
the Parish of Rapides and State of Lou
isiana and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersign-
ed, personally came and appeared George
W. Bolton, 3. P. MnlvihilI, K. h. Love
land, B. Ehrstrin, +. b. Aldricb, Albert
Ter, all residents of the Parish of Rap
ides aud State of Louisiana, who seye-
rally declared, that availing themselves
Of the provisions of Act of Legislature of
this State, known as Act Number Thirty
Eight OF the Session 1888, as we'll as the
general laws of this State, they have
formed and organized and do by these
presents form themselves into corpora
ton for the objects and purposes and I'M
der these stipuatinns and conditions
hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE
The name and title of this corporation
shall be THE ALEXANDRIA COOPER
AGE COMPANY. LIMITED, and its DOM
icle shall be the City of Alexandria, Rap
ides Parish, Louisiana, and it shall con-
tinue and exist under said corporate
name, for a period of ninety-nine years
| from tile nineteenth day Of March, 1896,
aud shall have power and authority to
sue and be sued, to make and use cor
porate seal, to hold, receive, lease, pur-
| chase and convey, and to mortgage and
ALLEVIATE in its corporate name, and under
the restrictions established by law, prop
erty both real and personal, to name aud
appoint such managers, directors and
officers rs it's interests and convenience
bylaws and rlics, for the proper man
agement and rcgulatiosrof its affairs, as
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 Vice President or
in the absence of both, the Secretary
Treasurer shall be the proper Officer
upon whom shall be served all citations,
notices or other legal process against
said corporation.
ARETCLEII.
The ohjectsa and purposes of this corpo
ration sh%fl he to manufacture barre
stock, consisting of the manufacture o
4 I, ,{, IL, 1,n,Jip,ry
hoops and any and all material necessar!
in putting up barrels.
ARTICLE Ill
The capital stock Of this CORPORATION il
hereby fixed at Twenty Thousand Dol
lars, divided into two hundred shares O
One Hundred Dollars each, payable
either in cash Or in snch manner as tn,
Board of Directors may determine. Til,
Company to begin operation as soon IA
Five Thousand Dollars shall have becl
subscribed.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be exercised by Board o
Seven directors who shall be elected al,
nualIy, at the general meeting OF til
stock holders of this corporation, as pro
yldcd herein, after ten days previUu
: notice thereof, shall have been given b.
, publication in one of the newspapers i
,, this city. And all of the said Board sha
be elected by the stockholders on tn
,, first Monday of March, each year, CON
! lnencing with the first Monday Of Mare
+ 1897. Four members shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of business
SAID elections shall be held at the dom
, Gle of said corporation, under the super
vision of three stockholders, appointe
i, by the Board of Directors. The stool
, holders receiving majority of the vote
cast shall be elected. Each stockholde
shall be entitled i'll person or by prox.
, to one vote for each share of stock Owne
b by him. The failure to hold the electio
on the day specified shall not di
solve said corporation, but the dire
| tors then in Office shall hold Ovt
until an election is held in the MAJ
ncr herein provided for, and III AZ
diiion thereto written notice of sal
election shall first lie given to each stool
holder at least ten days previous to sue
election. The Directors shall elect fro
their number, President, Vice-Pres
n dent and a SecretaryTreasurer Sa
directors shall have power to fill all Vi
I: cancies in their number, and shall hay
general authority to carry out the objcc
and purposes of this corporation.
0 ARTICLE
The first Board of Directors S'all COZ
a sist of George w. Billion, 4. p. Mnlv
hill, Il. b. Lovcland, B. Ehrstein, +.
n Aldrich, l.. J. Hakenyos, and A. Petit
' gill, with said George w. Bolton,
President; Z. ?. Mulvihill, Vice-Pres
n dent and Il. b. Loveland as Sccrctar
= Treasurer and +. B. Aldrich, as Manage
5 ARTICLE VI.
All checks, promissory notes, drafts, a
0 ceptances or other evidences of debt,
il well as obligations of any kind, bindil
the SAID corporation, shall be signed
the President, or IN his absence or inc
o pacity to act, then Ivy the Vice-Presider
u aud shall be countersigned by the Seer
tary-Treasurer, or in his absence or i
capacity to act, then by Secretar
. Treasurer pro tenn, appointed by t
u Board of Directors for that purpose.
+, ARTICLE VII.
II This act Of Incorporation may be chan
II ed. altered or modified, or said corpor
II ton may he dissolved, with the consent
three fuurths of the capital stock repl
: senteh at any general meeting of t
! Stockholders Of said corporation, conye
" ed for that purpose, after ten days mott
of such meeting shall have heen given
:, publication in one OF more of the new
papers published III this city.