Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-09-26
ACT OF INCORPORATION
TFNSAs COTTON OIL AND MANUFACTURING
COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, J
PARISH OF TENsAs. }

ruAr ON THIS THE lst day
B6i naIS n 1902, before me ,l =,
Newell deputy Clerk OF ~ ~. .ha parish of
Court OF Louisiana, In ana i"r Public in and
90 the same and In the presence ~ s1Snad
nesses hereinafter named anu she Several
personally came and appearSa -enn+o sub
10000 whose names are hereu-.o Ill
peIssonsS ~ severally declared, that, avail
ing themselves OF the provision o y, in
and Constitution of the state 9i Inv Contract
such cases made and proNldeut .n TJ;nri them-
,sd s'e and by these presents Dlnu I L.
selves as well as such persons - my ~ form
after become associated Win e51 hldv nolitic
and constitute corporation ana DooS P "a mn
=; HnG lou for fhe objects and purposes anu u III
der the agreements and stiPuiatlons ioiAo"
ing, to-Wlt: nr1CIET
The name and style Of Goq tbs SV oPfI AND
MANUFACTURING C0MPAN1s, an ~
aid name il shall have power and ant ,I 9r,y
Ia exis. and enjoy SUCCESSION ioI ~ w 49, -
OF ninety mine 1891 years from 'A'i'
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes Io r,, w Of the
oor,o-aTion il formed and the nature Vi s sne
| h,Rtnsss 70 Ia carried on by 1t, are neIeoy
Declared 20 be the productlon, MAJ i'l1 nro-
and sale of artificial ice, colton sc; So p
| dncrs GINNING seed cotton, anu uolns 800
' n,9,f to the conduct of such Dusl-
| ness as the needs and purposes Vi SStu s.,
| poration may requirei anu IoI .ns,. mo :
/ a all necessary
| tertaI and aDpIiances that may De heSueu,
| purchase or lease real estate, cree. . o.
10 purchase cotton seed anu seeo Colon t - ~
sell or buy by retail ot VINO tlIre orIihciai ice
ducts thereof; to manufacture az 'Li.enn h -,
| ana 10 sell the same either by retali OF MuolS
sale, TO mortgage IT'S proPeIt! ,.n,a n nj
money, issue bonds or notes anu 90 n-, ~
appoint such managers, oncers VI as - -
T6es husiness OF the. same requires ana mahe
all necessary bylaws, rules anu rss M IN.
for the government OF the analres ol tile SoA =,
pany and and to do all Things heceSSi' ~
| ssnccsssfulIy carry ON said business. -
Tne domIcle Oh this corporation snAn De -
the Village of st. Joseph, IN Iehsds 1 ISL.
Louisiana, and all citations anu o.her teeH
Drocaedin1s shall be served upon the Presl
Dent or SAID corporation or III case "a ui So, az
sence or inability TO act, upon the vice fres
ident, or in case OF MS aDssnce '" ,,a,Ir y
act, upon the Secretary of the Company
ARTICLE III.
Thecapitol stock of this corporation Is here
nv fixed AT the sum of Fifty Thousand Dohar
: divided into Five Hundred shares OF the pa
| value of One Hundred DOLLARS each' " "
issued for cash paid the corporaslon, y, ~
property conveyed, or for services renuere
10 H. And this corporation shall conlmenc
. business as soon as Fifty per cent oI tne cap
ital stock shall have been subscribed.
ITS business snail be managed by Boar
of Nine Directors, which may be increase
by majority vote OF the STOCK hoiIeIs
> any meeting of the STOCK holders; All Trans
Iers OF stock shall be made ON lhe popks
the company by the stock holder or by III
, duly authorized agent and attorney In TACT
ARTICLE ".
All the corporate powers OF this corporatio
. shall be vested in and exercised by the BOAR
, | of Directors, majority OF whom snai cor
, stitute a quorum f0c the transaction oI a
a business. They shall make all bylaws, rule
: and regulations for the government OF IN
r business and affairs of the company an
alter, amend, and change the same at pleas
ure: make ali contracts, hire and discharg
O ali officers agents and employ ees and NIX a
salaries and generally to do and perform a
J. things necessary In the transac tlen OF the o.
. | siness and affaires of the company. The
. shall fill all vacancies which may occur
{ said Board, from death, resignation or othe
wise.
ton snail consist OF K. Steinhardt, Jno.
(, Hamilton, ]. 5. Rodriguez, w. NJ. DaNlosol
4 B. +. Young; A. J. Gibson, John MuruCel
I, A. Blanche, ST., Joseph Curry, with Jno.
q Hamilton as President, Joseph Curry AS Viz
> President and w. NJ. Davidson as Secretai
= and Treasurer, who shall hold their ono
. until the Ist Monday OF July, A. d. 1908,
until their successors shall nave been du
! elected and qualified.
Each Board shall appoint its own officers
On the LIST Monday of July A. d. 1903, al
annually tbererfter, an election for directo
| snail be held at the office OF the compan
under the supervision of two commissioning
= to be appointed by the President, and the
Z rectors then elected shall take their seats II
4 mediately and shah hold the same until the
successors shall have been duly elected al
V qualified.
All the corporate elections shall be by bs
lot and a majority of the stock present
represented by proxy shall elect, al
each share of stock shall be entitled to o.
vote, either in person or by proxy in writin
at any meeting of the stock holders
J Notice of election shall be given to ca
stock holder in writing by the Secretary
L least ten days before each election, viii
shall be sent by mail to each stock holde
Any failure TO elect Directors on the da
specified, shall not in any manner invalida
this charter, but the Directors in office sh
e continue to hold their seats until their 81
j cessors are elected and qualified, but anoth
u election may be held at any time thereaftG
after ten days written notice to each sto
holder, and publication for ten days prior
II said election in a newspaper published in
Village Of Saint Joseph, Louisiana.
ARTICLE V.
whenever this corporation Is dissolv
either by limitation of its charter, or fr,
!. any other cause, its affaires shall be liquids
y ed under the superintendent of two sto
holders Of said company elected at a gene
meeting convened therefor, after thirty da
n notice shall have been given in a newspaI
X. published in the Village of Saint JOSEF
nv Louisiana, by three publications thereof a
- written notice TO all stock holders.
= Said liquidatOrs shall zen ain In Office ur
- the affaires of said corr Grafton shall ha
been finally closed and Iiquidated, and
case of the death of either of them, the otl
shall continue to act.
ARTICLE vi.