The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-03-29
CHARTER
Rice Mill Company, Ltd.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Fermilion.
of nh

SASooSANs lIluO h0uOIOu dklS
two and of the independence of tn,
United States of America the sont
hundred and twenty-six: Before me
Anthony j. Golden, a Notary Public
duly commissioned and qualified al
such in and for the Parish an(
State first written, and in pres.
ence of the undersigned competent
witnesses: Personally came and APP.
peared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed anC
undersigned, who declared, that avail.
ing themselves of the provisions O.
the Constitution OF, and the laws O
the State OF Louisiana in regard to the
formation of corporations, they do by
these presents, form themselves, theil
| associates, successors and assigns into
a corporation and body polite under
the laws of this State, under the con-
ditions and for the purposes herein,
after stated, to-wit:
ARTICLE L.
The name of this corporation shall
be THE PLANTERS RICE MILL
COMPANY, LIMITED,D under which
name it shall exist for a period ~ofInine-
ty-nine years from the date of this act,
and shall have and enjoy all the pow
ers and authority conferred by the
laws of the State of Louisiana upon
corporations for the purpose of engag-
ing in the business hereinafter stated;
as well as the power to mortgage and
pledge their property movable and i'm
movable.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this company
shall be at Abbeyille, Vermilion Parish,
State OF Louisiana. All cittions and
other legal process shall be served up
IN the President of the company and
in his absence on the Vice President
or on the Secretary and Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corporation
shall DO Fifty Thousand $3.50, 000) Dol
lars divided into Five Hundred Shares
of the par value of one hundred dollars
each, which is fully subscribed and to
be paid into the treasury of said COM
pany as called for by the Board of Di-
~rectoIs of the corporation. Certificates
Of stock shall be signed by the Presi-
dent and by the Secretary and Treas
or in the absence or inability of
the President to act, by the Vice
President and Secretary and Treasu-
rer. Said certificates shall he issued
only when paid in full, and said stock
shall be transferable only on the books
Of the company on the surrender or due
proof of loss of the original certificate.
ARTICLE ".
The purpose this company and the
nature of the business intended to be
CARED on by it are declared to be:
To cultivate and raise rice and mill
ice, to warehouse and store rice, buy,
sell and deal"in rough and clean rice
md to manufacture paper and other
products and articles from straw. In
'rder to carry out said objects, or any
# them, to purchase, hold and own, or
lease such lands, buildings, ware
houses, machinery and other property,
Movable and immo 7able, as may be
equlred or convenient in the cultivat-
ng, manufacturing or Warehousing
ice or in any other way to purchase or
dispose of rice; to buy, sell and feed
stock; and to make advances to
engaged in c%ultivating or
in rice and to construct and
in connection with any of
heir land, tramways, railways, barge
mes and elevators; to pay for all
property of any kind acquired for the
urpose OF the corporation either in
honey or in stock or bonds of the cor
Grafton, as the Directors may decide,
build, acquire, W and operate
'rlgating and navigation canals and
enerally to make all contracts that
be incidental to or connected with
business of the corporation in any
I its branches ais above setforth,
ARTICLE v. {
All powers of this corporation shall ,
9 vested In and exercised by a board !.
not less than nine MOI more than :
as directors, each of whom shall l
at least five shares of the capital
OCH OF this company and a majority
whom shall constitute a quorum.
he directors shall be elected BY bal S
: at an annual meeting of the share
olders, under the supervision of two i
'mmlssioners appointed by the Board
Directors, which meeting shall be 1
9ld on the second Monday in June of
'ch year beginningt the second Mon +
" in June 1909, after due notice and
IVertlsement in any weekly paper T
lbllshed at Abbeville, Louisiana, two
7eks prior ty the holding of the cleo J
IN. AT meetings of the stockholders
On stakeholder shall be entitled to Z
vote for each share of stock