The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-08-05
George lAIsIl)riil|ge
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KEPROVIDENCE, LA.
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FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES,
HARDWARE AND GRAIN.
Fresh, Dried and Canned Fruits.
ss~FREE DEIIyERYwrrIN CORPORATE LIMITS

modified or altered at a special meeting OF
tie stockholders conveyed for that pur-
pose after thirty days prior notice by "A
publication in q weekly newspaper. pm
lished in the town of Providence, with the
assent Of two-thirds OF the capital stock OF
said corporation.
ARTICLE TX.
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable
or responsible for the contracts or faults Of
said corporation in any further sum than
the unpaid balance due by him or her OH
subscription to the capital stock; DOR shall
any mere informality Ia organization have
the effect OF rendering this charter null or
Of exposing a stakeholder to any further
liability than tho unpaid balance due on
said stock.
ARTICLE x.
The following named persons and stock
holders are hereby declared to be the first
board of directors, and shall hold their
Offices for one wear, or until their success
ora are elected:
J. c. pittnan, J. n. Hill. Z. j. Hamley.
Phil Mcclure, 8. w. Smith, jr., j. w.
Tooke, j., j. e. Reynolds.
ARTICLE Xl.
This corporation shall be dissolved and
liquidated at the end OF Its term. or earlier,
prov idiug three-t0urtbs OF the capital stock
shall have agreed thereto at meeting
called for that purpose, by three commas
sieners appointed by the board OF directors,
at a. regular meeting OF said board. SAID
commissioners shall be stockholders OF the
corporation. and their compensation as
Iiquidat0rs shall he fixed by the board on
their day of appointment. Said commits
sioners shall continue 10 act until the
business af the corporation shall be entire
ly closed and iiqaidated, and ia the event OF
the death Of either or two OF them, then the
survivors or the survivor alone shall act.
ARTICLE XII.
At ali meetings of the stockholders for
the election Of directors or for other pur-
poses, each stakeholder shall be entitled
to one vote personally or by written proxy.
for each share of stock owned by him or
her. and q majority in amount OF the stock
present or represented. shall constitute u
quorum for the transaction of business.
Thus done and passed in my Office in the
town OF Providence, parish OF East Carroll,
State of Louisiana, on the day. month and
year first above written, in the presence OF
NJ essrs. w. e. Powell and Jas. N. Turner.
good and competent witnesses. who have
signed these presents with the parties. and
me. Notary, after due reading OF the whole
J. c. pittman, Phil Mcclure. j. n, Hill d
Bro, J. n. Hill, w. ". White, q. Maine.
Clifton f. Davis, F. +. Montgomery. Max
Levy, Yancey Bell by j. N. Hill. George
Ashbridge, ". B. Pierce. F. X. Ransdell. &.
J. Hamley. A. s. Hill by j, N. Hill, T. W. Jay
by C. T. Davis, Simon Witkowski. j. W..
Pittmau, s. W. Smith, jr.. j. w. Tooke, lr,
by S. w. Smith. jr.. j. E. Reynolds by s. w.
Smith. jr.. A. l.. Atkins BY 5. ". Smith, ",
G. A. Voelker per George Ashbridge. Il. NJ.
Franklin. V. NJ. Purdy & Son. +. X. Ber-
nurd. Jas. S. Millikin.
f. WAYLES BROWNE.
Witnesses; Notary Public.
" r POWELL
JAS N. TURNER.
State of Louisiana.
Parish of East Carroll.
i, w. 8. Holmes, District Attorney of the
Itb Judicial District OF La, hereby certify
that having examined the foregoing act OF
Incorporation OF the Lake Providence
Bank and finding the purposes thereofiegai
and nothing therein contained contrary to
the constitution and laws of the State or OF
the United State, hereby approve same.
Done and signed in said parish on this III
day ofJuly, 1880.
W. 8. HOLMES,
Dist Atty It'll Jud. Dis
/, ID. W. Gilmour. deputy clerk It'll Dis
triet Court ADD eX-offieio deputy Recorder,
de hereby certify that the foregoing char
ter Of the Lake Providence Bank" is duly
recorned In mortgage book ~" folio 23l
ct seq
Witness my hand and seal this Srd day OF
July. $780, d. w. GlLMOUR,
by Clerk and ex-officio dy Recorder.
Providence. La. July 6, 1893.