Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-12
or INCORPORATION
OF The
yrxsls COTTON OIL AND MANUFACTURING
COMPANY.
crATE OF LOUISIANA.
oAA p,pIsH OF TENsAs. }


,-vNowN THAT oNTHIs THE ms isi a ga
b Of july, A. D. 1907, PEE 10th District
Newell, deputy % In and for the parisn y,
Court OF "a 2-oficio Notary PuDnc ,hn ~ nit.
tt sSas ssme' and In the preseH ndersigned,
nesses hereinafter nam a91neared the several
personally ca names are hereunto sun
Prihad who severally declat,e1 ns Of the laws
ing themselves Of the he Pstate Of Louisiana, in
and Constl.uSs and provided, they consracs
SUI w rae and by these presents nav here
selves, as well as sncn perrin nth them, to form,
after become cornoration and body pontlc
an1 con Sor the objects and purposes S roIiow
Ar the agreements and slipu'"'
ing, to-wlt; .pr1cIEI
and STYLE of this Corporati0n
Inc n~ me ssTEN5AS C0TIOr, JILL la Oh hy
s 81 Nt ~ EA1TURING COMPANi,d onthority
said name it shall have pow pow Tor the full term
70 eA AInIs,&-nine Iysl years from TINS oA'e'
- ARTICLE IL.
,...s and purposes for when TINS |
.,,.,,oration Is formed ana inc ara barahN,
SUIRtoass to be carried on py IL, an,,factnrs
declared TO be the proouc'oonti,o seed pro- |
end sale OF artificial ice, cots COY 1000 everv
anu an. Ginning seed cotton, anu 1olns 49,,
thing 1ertinent to the con1ucs % ~ SAID cor
ness as the needs and purpVss"0r thar nurpose
poratiOn may Ianessary machinery, ma
~ -iaI aud appliances that may - S,Iitotnosi
purchase or lease real estate 100 COTTON To-
~ nnrchase cotton seed ana See e,e ,ne nro.
70 Pu ~ hny by retail or wholesale tns Ptoa
Sncts thereof; to manufacture -, ~ eh,,
and 70 seil the same either by re.aii vi oTc1,y
sale. to mortgage o. H Ho, - and 70 name and
nrnoint such managers, officers OF asSn. sst Ss
Ths business of the same requires anu tioT
All necessary bylaws t Tu affsres OF The com
nany and and to do all things necessary ="
ssnccessfuIIy carry ON said business su ba I'm
The domicle OF this corpoir aSansas parish.
the Village OF st. Joseph, III IShsaS i,saii
| i ouisians and all citations anu O.Eei r, loSI
nroeeedings snail be served upon the ~ a.
dent of said corporation or 10 case w. vi i Pas
sence or inability 10 act, upon tue VIZ -
| ident or in case of his absence or lnaOlhtJ 10
acf nnon the Secretary OF the Company.
| ARTICLE III.
| The capitol stock of this corporation Is mere
Inv Iixed al the sum OF Fifty Thousano Doii .
divided into Five Hundred shares OF 'ne par az
| IaIna of one Hundred Dollars eacn, 10 pe
issued for cash paid the corporation, OF LOT
nroperty conveyed, or for services renueLeu
70 ~. and this corporation snail Commences
business as soon as Fifty per cent OF Ine zap
i,aI stock snail have been subscribed.
Tts business shall be managed by a BOARD
of Nine Directors, which may be increased
by majority vote oil. Of sh Soiders All trans
fers Of stock shall be made on the DOCKS VI
The company by the stock holder or by MS
duly authorized agent and atlorhe! II lact'
ARTICLE ~.
| Autba corporate powers Of this corporation
shall be vesIed IN and exercised Dy the boaru
. of directors a majority of whom snail con-
| stitute a quorum for the transaction OF All
business They shall make ali bylaws, rules
and regulations for the government OF the
business and affairs of the company and
/, | alter amend, and change the same at pleas
ure; make all contracts, hire and dIsenarge
All officers, agents and employees and NIX al
salaries and generally to DO and perform al
things necessary in the transaction OF the bu-
, siness and affaires of the company. They
shall fill all vacancies which may occur II
said Board, from death, resignationor otner'
The first Board of Directors of this corpora.
ton shall consist of Z. Steinhardt, Jno. o.
Hamilton, j. s. Rodriguez, W. NJ. DAVIDSON
B. f. Young, A. j. Gibson, John Murdoch
A. Blanche, ST., Joseph Curry, with Jno: g
Hamilton as President, Joseph Curry as wee
y President and W. NJ. Davidson as secretary
and Treasurer, who shall hold their ofhce'
until the LIST Monday of July, A. ID. 1908, o.
until their successors shall. have been dull
elected and qualihed.
Each Board shah appoint its own officers
J | ON the LIST Monday Of July AID. 1908, anC
annually thererfter, an election for Director
J shall be held at the Office of the company
under the supervision Of two commissioner SO q,
rectors then elected shall take their seats i'm
mediately and shall hold the same until thei
{ successors shall have been duly elected an'
qualified.
All the corporate elections shall be by bal
2 lot and a majority of the stock present o
represented by proxy shall elect, AM
each share of stock shall be entitled to on
vote, either in person or by proxy in writing
at any meeting of the stock holders.
Notice of election shall be given to eacl
stock holder in writing by the Secretary
. least ten days before each election, whicl
shall be sent by mail to each stock holder
Any failure to elect Directors on the dat
specified, shall not in any manner invalidat
f, this charter, but the Directors In office shal
continue to hold their seats until their sue
D cessors are elected and qualified, but anothe
election may be held at any time thereafter
holder, and publication for ten days prior {
8 said election in a newspaper published in tn
Village of Saint Joseph, Louisiana.
' ARTICLEV.
Whenever this corporation is dissolve
either by Limitation of its charter, or froI
any other cause, its affaires shall be liQuidai
ed under the superintendent of two stoc
. holders OF said company elected at a genera
r meeting convened therefor, after thirty day
notice shall have been given in newspape
published in the Village of Saint Joseph
: Louisiana, by three publications thereof an
written notice to all stock holders.
= Said liquidators shall remain in Office unit
the anaires OF said corporation shall hay
" been finally closed and liquidated, and
; case OF the death of either of them, the otht
q shall continue to act.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be changed, modified
o amended, or this corporation dissolved wit
y the assent Of the majority Of the stock at
general meeting of the stock holders col
: yened Tor the purpose after thirty DAYS motto
IN a newspaper published In the Village
i saint Joseph, Louisiana, bv three pubIici
lions thereof and written notice to eaC
stock holder.
ARTICLE VII.
The President may, in his discretion, al
SHAH upon the written request of any tv
+ STOCK holders, call special meeting of q
stock holders of this corporations: mott
st thereof shall be given in writing, by the Sc
T corporation.
l. ARTICLE VIII.
II No stock holder shall be held liable or !
sponsible for the contracts or faults of ii
j. company In any further sum than the unps
o. balance due to the Company on the shar
owned by him, nor shall any mere Informal
re IN organization have the effect of renderi
this charter null, nor exposing any sto
ii OF his stock.
!" NO stock of this company shall be ira,
On Ierred, sold or delivered or disposed of wi
:. out the stock holder first giving ten ds
} hO. .,. IN Writing TO the stock holders and
m lowing them the privilege of first purchasi
such stock at its actual value
r ARTICLEIx.
y. Under the above entitled name and for
IL purposes above expressed, the said corpo
III lion snail have the power and AUTHORITY
make, nave, and use a common seal "
Sucn ueYlce and OF such description as Il
aeem proper, and the same TO break, alt
ana amend at their pleasure
IN testimony whereof the said narties n
hereunto signed their names In the nrese
OF A. Il. Green and Robt v Nawall com