The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-11-06
CHARTER OF
Atkins Industrial institute.


me, John d. Wilkinson, Notary Public
duly commissioned and sworn for and
within the Parish and State aforesaid,
personally came and appeared the per-
sons whose names are hereto signed, in
presence of the undersigned attesting
competent witnesses and me, Notary,
who stated and declared that availing
themselves of the provisions of Section
SIT of the Revised Statutes of the Acts
OF 1870 OF the State of Louisiana, as
well as all laws OF similar import relating
to the formation of corporations for
educational purposes, they have formed
and constituted themselves as we'll as all
others who may hereafter become asso-
ciated with them into body corporate
under the name and conditions hereinaf-
ter expressed and have adopted this as
their charter.
ARTICLE I.
The name and style OF this corporation
shall be THE ATKINS INDUSTRIAL
INSTITUTE, and under said name it
may sue and be sued, plead and be i'm
pleaded, hold, acquire, and receive
both real and personal property, either
by purchase or donation, and the same
to sell and dispose of if necessary; to
mortgage, pledge and hypothecate the
same; to make all such rules, regulations
and bylaws as may be necessary in the
government of its affairs, and the same
to change or alter at its pleasure.
ARTICLE IL.
This corporation shall exist for period
OF nine-nine years, unless sooner dis
solved, and when SO dissolved its affairs
shall be iquidated by two liquidators
appointed by the stockholders for that
purpose, who shall give such bond as
the stockholders may require.
ARTICLE HI.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed are hereby
declared to be to conduct, carry on and
maintain an educational institution at
Atkins, Parish of Bossier, State of Lou
isiana, which place is hereby declared to
be its domicil, for the purpose of educat-
ing the colored youth of said parish, and
OF the State of Louisiana, and in fur
therance OF said purpose said College,
through its constituted Board of Trus-
tees, shall have power to grant diplomas
or certificates of proficiency under such
rules and regulations as its Board Of
Trustees may from time to time prescribe.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this corporation
is fixed at Five Thousand Dollars, divided
into one hundred shares of Fifty Dollars
each, and it shall commence operat ons
hereunder whenever all of its capital
stock is subscribed for and paid for
Said stock may be issued for cash, work
or real or personal property, or its equiv
alent.
ARTICLE v.
The affairs of this corporation shall be
under the control and management of
a Board of Trustees to consist of five
stockholds, who shall have power to en-
ploy and discharge at their pleasure all
teachers, employees OF other assistants
needed, and to fix the compensation that
shall be paid to them.
The first Board of Trustees shall be
w. w. Washington, lobe Chitmon,
Peter Dennard, Spencer w. Clements
and Mack G. Kellum, with w. w. Wash
ington as President, Mack G.. Kellum
Vice President and Spencer w. Clements
Secretary and Treasurer. They shall
hold their Office until the first Monday
in October, 1903, when the stockholders
shall elect their successors in Office, each
stakeholder being entitled to one vote,
either in person or by written proxy in
such election, as well as all elections held
by them.
ARTICLE vi.
All legal process shall be served on the
President, or in his absence on the Vice
President, Or in the absence of both of
them, on the Secretary and Treasurer,
at the domicile of this corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
Whenever this corporation is dissolved
its affairs shall be hquidated by two
iquidators appointed by the stockholders
at general meeting called for that pur-
pose, and should two-thirds of the
stockholders desire to terminate this
corporation prior to the limitations here
matter expressed, then such may be done,
but the vote thereafter shall be taken at
a general meeting OF stockholders after
ten days advertisement of the notice of
such meeting, such advertisement to be
made In the paper published at Benton,
in said Parish of Bossier.
ARTICLE VIM.
No stockholdor of this corporation
shall ever be held liable for any greater
amount than the unpaid balance due on
the stock held by him, nor shall any
informality have the effect of rendering
this charter null or of exposing any
stakeholder to any greater liability than
the unpaid balance due by him on the
stock held by him.
In testimony whereof I have caused
said appearers to hereunto affix their
names in presence of the attesting wit
nesses and me, Notary, on this, the Goth
day of September A. D. 1902.
TOBE CHITMON.
w. w. WASHINGTON
PETER DENNARD,
Per lobe Chitmon.
s. w. CLEMENTS,
Per lobe Chitmon.
M. C. KELLUM,
Per lobe Chitmon.
J. w. DORR,
Per Tobe Chitmon.
SAMUEL BOSLEY,
Attest: Per lobe Chitmon.
T. ALEXANDER.
]. w. ATKINS.
GEO. WASHINGTON JACK,
Notary puhlic