The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-14

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| STATE OF LOUlsIANx.
PA.lsH cR GRANT.
sSs Sos:s p ssas !. s Ssis e. e
missionsd and qsali6sd. and II the prsssne csu
personally came and Appeared the persons who's
names are here1nt0 Subscribed. al residents Q
this parish and Stats. Who ssysra.ly declares
general laws Of this 6tats relstive ~ the orrsni
xAt1on st cOrporati0nss they have formed and OF
Anised aud by the~s prs-ents d. form and or
alton for the objects and purposes ard unds
the :tipulatisns and agreements hereinafter e
forth and expressed, which ihey hereby ssiop
Articls 1.-The name and title Of n. corpon
Coheso stock Company. Limited. lta dOmi
| Sit shsu Be At Verde. Grant parish; Lcaisians.-
ate name for period Of ninety-nine years frou
snd after the date hereof. All citations or oehs
legal procses ahn!l be served upon the President
from any csuss. The sams shsli b served npoa
=. ;,sisis i'm. object. and purpose. for which
the business to be carried on by It are hereby
declared 70 b TO build. sQuip maintain and op-
er1te school for insts uetion in music literary
IA. and ssncrniIy 10 Do everything that may be
necsssnrytg operate sid sohool. with full power
aieo 70 build. equip usintnin aud operate in
oshsr facilities q may hsrsaftef IS desired.
Article lIl-xhs capital stock e this corpora;
pslI,rs. e p divided into and represented by
four hundred shares Ut the par yalpr Ut fw-uty-
NV d0llnry each, sen PER cent Of which shall be
paid ~ cash within thirty days after the date Of
:anse!1ptIcn. and tn: balance 70 Be paid for in
- the board Of directors may determine.
Article lV-!hls corporation through its board
Of directors shall have tall power to make all
q the bull inss owned IS t. s1s e ss u -
boarding Department or for it, operation TO
contract. sue aud b. sued in its corporate name;
necessary real sstms, by parchase, or Donation.
OF vtherwise; To hold. receive. hire aid pursha.e
real and personal property; to sell. rent, lease
and sssus bonds and notes therefor aud 10 Sc
cure the same BY mortgage upon any aid all VI
the property. rights and franchises VI the conn.,
pany; g name and appoint snch msnsssrr,as~s.t u
rceuire: and TO make such by laws rulse aud
re<uIations for the proper manssem.nt and csn-
euct q lts An,srs - mag be rscesslsxy.
p0fntIoE shall b vested in and exercised by
b0Ard OF direc&Ogs compverd Ave stnckhuld-
era majority # whom sha!l con.tiiu:e quo-
shall mako all by-lxws. rules and regulations for
the manaseneut Vt the business as,d RI of
the oompany. snd alter, amend and change the
manager shall make all contracts hire and dis
charge all olllsers and employees, and generally
d. and perform all things neceusery in the trans
suhject to the control Of the hssard Of tlrtctors.
The eai3 beard Of direc*Ors may 6I all yncai,cies
which may occur in the board from q ash Frsit-
Article Vi The iirst board Of directors Of this
company .hall consist OF 4. L. Purvis, j. N.
flctcher. Jesse L. Fletcher John r. Fletcher
= $500 =: +. i,sTiss; With ND 6. J.. Pu:vis =
Fi.sehes. Treasurer: Who shall held their Offices
until ~ fr.t day Of August, la2 or until their
succeseors shell have bsen nsiecied and qralilird
On re nrst Mo- day in August, IsxEl. sud annu-
ally thereNfter an election for dirsct0rs shall ~
held ~ the ONCE IT the cOmpany, ut Verdn In
All COZ p0r.te elections shall be b ballot. and :
share IT stock ehal hs sntitltd to one vote either
Rocs Il . 4 s5s @ ss s. :" ssse the
days in = weekly newspaper published in i;rss,t
parish. Louisiana.
A. iclr VIi-Wh<n~ver tAis corporation il dis
an. s other By %sSH Of IT, charter e. ::
lated BY two cemmissionefs, to be- app.iptexl
FINN among the rtockholder. ct a meeting 81
si.e st1ckt cieem e,nveasd for that purpe.e sf-
Deen given ~ the eecretary by publication in
any one Of the weekly newspapefs published in
eis1pt partial, louisiana: Said commis.ioner.
y - Of death Of either ct saisi commissioner
the s.ryiyGr siI1li continue TO act.
Article VIII This act Of incorporation may
b modified OF altered. or this Incorporation
may De dissolved with the assent of thrts-fourths
Of the stock present or repreeented at any gen.
eral meeting Of tho stockholders convened for
that Porpcse after thirty days notice u such a
meeting shall have been given by publication in
one Of the weekly newspapers published IN mid
Article lx-No stockhollsr Of this corporation
MALL ever b. held liable or responsible for the
eontraees Or fnuIfs tksrevf in any further sum
han the unp9id balance doe To- the company IN
Ne sl.srss Of stoek owned By him, nor shall any
msre infoTlnality in the organization Of the COM
pany have the effect OF rendering this charter
nall oyof expouinx \ efockbOlher TO any liability
heyoud the nmount Of his stock.
:, Thos done and passed in my ONCE in tolfax.
5saut parrish. Louisiana, on thIs the I'll day Of
November. A. D. Nineteen Hundred and Ono, IN
be presence Of NJ Rsbbins aud W. J. Roberts,
!. D.. competent attsstins Witnesses. who here
INTO subecssbe their Nance together with the
nd parties ard ne Notary. on this The date just
hove written. q. L. PURvIS
J. 4 ELEICHER
) Attee1: ]. N. FLETCHER
J, kOBlN8. J. =. FLEvHER
\. J. ROBERTS, n. D. u. K DEWITT.
JOEL L. TLETfcHER