Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-08-07
CHARTER
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PUBLIsHNG ceMPANY
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DETr KNcnrN ANpRE N EaiBEREp
( I'D that on this the nth day 81 March.
1896. before pc Richard n whitney,
fDeputy Jerk # the 6ourt md ey-
oficio a NorsarF Public ~ agd for this
paTish AND Ssate end in preseRos Of the
undersigned witnesses personally came
and appeared u. A. Garrett. Fm. g.
y 0png. Mrs. Martha g. Garrett authors
lied by her hfIsSrfia. HA. CARROTS
frhos 2. Clintoa Joseph cnrrv aud
Charles 9. Cerdill. whose names are
trrato subscribed. who declared 20 nie.
Notarv, ais follows; -.
That availiyg themselves 0stfe pro-
visions OF the iaw and Constitution or
the State OF fcuisiana thPv 30 hereby
foTmtheusel their Aeirs, Successors.
assigns aaa siich person. OF ns-sons 81
NAV hsreafteF become asssNelorcil vida
them into Cefnor,tion, ACCORDING 10
the lnwsaos the STATE upJer the teu.s,
and ssjpula5lons set forth ii slit foiloH
Ing charter, to1'yr
. Article
The name sod t,tla % {his cara0-afian
shall be the 'rFTSAS = AYE'iif'ft.
PRINTING ND PUnETSfITNe CONF
PhNY. LIMITED. and BIZ that harpa
said corporation shah have nower enid
authority 70 have and eniov Euecessi9n.
for the faIl fine and period Of twentl'-
FIVE wears ron date hereof. 49d TIE
domieile 81 said company shall be fixed
st st. Joseph. Yeasas parish, Louisiana,
and fhere an citations or other local
proceedings stall be Served uron the
President Of said cornarStfori. or IN bis
absence on fbe Secreta7y there0f: and
said corporation sirail Mti-e rover and
authority 80 c0ntrect, suotand DO, suad
IA tho cfrsloratenarne: TO make and fse
a corporate seal; to hold receive. liur-
chase ane ccnyer under Che corporate
name anv Drnpc.ty real or pcrsonal; 20
name arc ippoiat such managers, IL
reetors ard officers rs t1eir interest andt
convenience mas require and To maize
and establish speh bv-laws for the p-o0.
TT r1anagallent and Regulations OF the,
affairs Of che corporation as may be
necessary sad proper. 6e
ARTICLE IT
The purposes for which tnie eornora-
ton Is established and The nature Or tide
husinoss to be earricd on BIZ it arr fle-
eIa~cd to Ne rs follows. to-wif. The
printing and Duislishing Of r newsDaps IT
in the town of So. Joseph. 70 this parish.
end the printing Of sucn work Is usual
ly pertains 10 newspaper offices.
ARTICLE III
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by fixed 1T Fight $500 .Hunared DOLE
lars, divided into Eighty $50 sshares OF
Ten (St0)s Dollars each. all of which F.
stock has been subscribed ana paid in.
W ARTICBEIY
The powers of this corporation ehalli
be exercised by and the business Of the 7
same shall be under the consrol anas
management Of the Roard OF Directors
composed Of three stock holders 70 be
elected arraaliy on the first Monday in /
December snruany ofeach year,
The erection shall be by ballot and the
Board OF Directors then elected she'll
serve until their successors shall hsve
been elected; a majority of the votes
aast shall elect, end each share Of stock
shall be entitled TO one vote either in
person. or }y proxy, any vacancy yoccilr-
ing shall be filed By election by Che re-
manning directors; two ofthe. Board of
Directors shah constitute quorum FOR
the Transaction Of business and said
Board of Directors at their lirst meeting
after theirceieetion in each year shah
select ont OF their own numbe- a Presi-
dent and Treasurer and shah appoint
from time to time a Secretary and saeh
officers. managers and AGENTS as may be
deemed necessary for tie business and
purposes Of said CORPORATION aid shall
dismiss the same ut pleasure.
ARTICLE v
Tho certificates of socks in this cor
poratiOn shall be made payable 20 the
order Of the steck holder owning Saule
and shall be transferable without any
other forrnality than endorsement and
delivery Of same
ARTICLE VT
When this corporation is dissolved By
Limitation or otherwise.lits affairs shat
he lquiaated hv.three stock holders an
pointed by q majority in aiaomt ~ the
capital stock NJ q general meeting Of
stock holders called for fiat purpose
after notice by psDlication III u newspa-
per puhlished ai.Si Josepn. T.ouisian2-
4o- 80 ~ tttA ~ a-A' ~
said commissioners to ramain in Office
until the sf'airs< 81 the ssia corporation
shall have BEEN fally Hquiaatetl.
ARfiCbE VIC
This act of Incorporation may he
modified OF dissolved witbtlIe
assent or twO-thirds Of the stock holders
at any general meeting held for suoh
purDose5 after due notice "a provided 10
Article VI ~
Article VIII
No stock holder in This corporation
sh.lll ever be held liable on rf spansihle
for & contracts or la5llts Of sadicor-
porati0n in any lurther sgna than the
unpaid balance due the company Oh
shares oHned by him nor shall AIRY
mere inloTnality il Organization have
the effect og rendering said ctarternrll
OF Of EXPOSING any stock holder to li'=
billy beyond tho am0Rat Of us stock.
ARTfcHEIx