The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-12-21

1Q0O Nm OA&y AVA 3AAA&4 ~ - A0&W1
ING COMPANY, LuuT1n
STATR or LOUISIANA, Be it known,
PARISH OF BossER. that on this the
18th day Of November, A. D., (1809),
eighteen and ninety mine, before me,
Robert Beverly Hill, Deputy Clerk and
ex-of6cio Deputy Recorder and Notary
Public in and for the Parish Of Bossier,
Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
flied, and in the presence of the subscrib-
ing witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned, personally came and appeared
the persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who severally declared, that
awaiting themselves of the provisions OF
an act, No. SO. of the session Of the Leg
islature of Louisiana. approved June 20,
1888, as well as those of the general laws
OF the State of Louisiana, or other special
acts passed by the Legislature Of Louis
lana relative to the organization of cor
porations, they have formed and organ
lied, and, by these presents, do form and
organize themselves, their associates and
successors into corporation for the OBJ
iect and purpose, and under the laws and
stipulations hereinafter set forth, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this corporation
shall be ssBenton Gin and Manufacturing
Company, Limited" and under said
name, it shall have and enjoy succession
for the period of ninety mine years from
the date of this charter; may sue and be
sued; may have, hold, purchase, sell,
convey, lease, mortgage and pledge
properly, real and personal; may have
and use a corporate seal, and to change
same at will; and generally, may have
and possess any and all powers and priv
ileges which corporations are or may be
authorized to possess by law, and partic-
ularly carry out the purpose OF this cor
poration; and its domicile shall be the
town Of Benton, Bossier Parish, La.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purpose OF this corpo-
ration are declared to be-to gin and
pack cotton for the public; to buy cotton
and cotton seed and sell the same; to buy
and sell timber; to buy and sell lumber,
and to manufacture same into salable
articles for sale; to establish, maintain
and operate water works for the purpose
Of selling water to the public, or any
other enterprise that the directors or
stockholders may see 6t TO attach to this
ficial to the same.
Apr,rrvm
Citations and all legal processes shall
be served on the President, and in his
absence on the Secretary.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corporation
il declared to be ten thousand dollars
oslo, 600 0O, divided into two hundred
lAO) snares Q! my ooiiars escn, Wnlcn
snan De paad Io5 ~ casn, OF PUpelsy
actually soid ana oenvereo % tnis GIlpo-
ra1on, ana snall % uue any payable -
sucn amounts ana az sucn IlMes anu
places as the noa!u o. II Dlioc1ols nay
resolve ana oeuermne. Ins corpol a9on
snaH Oegln ope1aeiun % soon 81 s,ASy
SoO) snaree, mAanG snleo snous s..n u0l-
lars iSS,UO W snan nave 9eea sGpi'c1'u-
% 70 inc cs'plssl s'ocA' snu pau nl'
ARTICLE Y.
Inc auaars OF tnls COZ Ia1.on snaa ~ ~
1noel the manaeenensa anu co1eiuI VI sno
board o. DarecooIs, coMpos1u u ~ seven
stocknoloers, Iour OF wnom snan cInss =.
cute quorum 70 Do Slec.eu aalu slA o.
= IL - IL = ed HGo~xo~,
purpose, % pe neia On me nls. aona e.s.
n Nay, n.y., snI y1.'tly aa S,s stLbo aLS,
son aays noslco slv0l, ~ es'. ,a.. n 49,
py tne oeGIesay, e.acn s1lslI an, Y, $50 -.
Delng enuelo4 70 one vu n 0ns.. S Sho nlss
elec.lon. uno noslu % D1e Nei1s, on e = r.
a: y. rn N4 u T $3.50 n
1.lon, =. "A. Guy l.s1ll1 - We IN,
until s| their smcc =, are iulv elected.
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Ahlp-I W.
The officers OF this corporation snail BE-
a President, Vico-Presldent, Secre-
tary and Treasurer, and said ofbcers
shall be elected annually BY the Board OF
Directors, and until the hrst election the
officers shall be as follows: Thomas M.
Vaughan, President; Joseph =. Adger,
Vice-President; James =. Creswel.
Treasurer, and Luther g. Smith, Secre-
tary, who shall serve until their success
sors are duly elected.
ARTICLE vn.