The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-10
CHARTER.


Qualified, and in the presence Of the witnesses
! hereinafter named and undersigned, declared
State relative 70 corporations, and especial,
of Acts No. IS Of 1883 and 1S OF 1902 OF the zen
eral Assembly Of Louisiana. They have cove
nanted and agreed and y these plessn. - vel
| as such other persons as may hereinafter y
associated with them, TO form and constitute
corporation, body polite IN law ioi inc Pua.
noses and objects, and under the stipulations
and provisions hereinafter set forth, which
they hepeby accept and constitute as thei'
'nA' ~ " ARTICLE ONE.
l The name and title OF the said corporation to
be the North Louisiana OH and Mineral Com,
pany, Limited, and its dimicile is hereby estat.
fished ct WINFIELD, Parish Of VIM, state o.
Louisiana; and under its said .cofporate nHme'
said corporation shall have power and author,
! fly to contract, sue and be sued; TO make ana
use Q corporate seal, and the same 70 preaK
and alter at pleasure; to hold. receive, have.
row, pledge, mortgage and hypothecate under
its said corporate name, property, real, per-
sonal and mixed; to name and appoint sucn
officers directors. AGENTS ana 10 ac convenence Of
said corporation may require; to make ana es-
tablish bylaws rules and regulations OF ITS
affairs, as may be deemed necessary ana proper.
at pleasure; and do all other acts ana Things
permitted by law, or IS shall or may De neces,
sary and proper TO carry out the OBJECTS ana
alton unless sooner dissolved by majority OF
its stockholders, shall exist ana con.inue ,o th
period of ninety-nine years, from and AFTER the
date hereof. o
Suits for said corporation shall be brought
in the name Of the corporation BY its pre5i-
dent. or in his absence or inability 70 act, IN
the name OF General Manager. ana al process process
or General Manager at the domicile and office
OF the Company, and in case Of the absence or
death a. inahility TO act from any cause OF
these two O6icers citation nav be served on
he Secretary. The officers ofthis CORPORATION
shalI he 4 Pr. sident. Ist Vice President. md
Vice President Secretary and = Treasurer.
a rennire shslI rive bond. the amonnt Of
which, the said Board shall determine. Each
officer shall be . stakeholder in the said Com
pAny, and shall be selected annually by the
cessors are elected; however, such officers win
De subject to removal at the direction OF said
6oGso Ioa 600 cause sno~n y any time oeiofe
ARTICLE THREE.
The objects aud purposee for which this
Corporation is organised, Ind the nature ofthe
Be the following, to-wit: To buy, purchase
and otherwise acquire, by deed Of gift, will or
otherwise, to own, have and hold, TO sell,
stone coal lead zinc, copper. gold. silver
platinum, and ali other minerals and mineral
deposits Of whatsoever Character or descrip-,
On.
and operate mines, drills pumps. and mining
machinery in every form and Character, pipe
lines, tanks, elevators and reiineries, in short
Oorinc. pumuing. refining. nipinr tan ing.
barreiin9 and shfppinr. and mnrs-etinr oil. and
ar other kinds md character OF machinery
marfetine Of a.y and sill mineral deposiss: to
construct. own ana onerate railroads' fran,
roads, electric plants, and to manufacture, buy
and kinds OF miners;s and =, ineral denos;ts.
to buy and sell oii. coal. gas and ali Other
kinds and Character Of mineraI BEARING lands:
to own, buy, and sell town lots, buiidinss. &c,
and TO do an Other things neces-ary for the
execution and carving out of the above
objects
Article FOUR.
lac capitai :.ock shaI be One Iiilion Del
, ns aiside. mtg one million shares at Cne
a Dol.af sacn, SI.n lne eri.ne.e OF GeglniEs
ave ihousanu Dolafs nave oeen subscribed.
AETfCLE FIVE.
The corporate mower OF this cornoratio,
somno os in not lea shan 81 @ 70 se
tor;tr. ~ sais hor-s =, d;t -, !, 1na MA
onorum' TIE stoeL ho,Srrs shall Sold ,s1ns
lar annual mcetings. tie time Of which shall
he desiSnatefi in tSe ~ I've ~ ,ha co-, s,,
ton, and at such meetings shall elect = bod
Of directors and transact any other lawful
business that may come before their meeting
The said board Of directors shall meet within
y sSA1 - sAsSA VIC ASSuAnA oAAAAuaA iAcStAns
OF stockholders, and at such meetings elect
President, First Vice President, Second Vice
President, Manager and Secretary, Treasurer
and such other officers as they may deem nee
essary to serve for next insuing year,
The first Board Of Directors. however, shall
and are declared to to be, M. +. Machen, A. p.
Collins, d. z. James, C. II, Elliott, j. NJ. Lee
per, L. d. Jones, d. B. Coates, ]. L. Durham,
w: e. Abrams, @. IL. Durham, P. F. Smith,
]. w. Boyett, ST., W. 8. Kelly, w. w. McCarty,
O. N. Grishazn, and they are hereby given the
power and authority to elect such officers NJ
they may see fit for the ensueing year. In ali
election Tor directors, each stock holder shall
be entitled to one vote for each share OF stock
held by him, and these votes must be cast by
the stock holder in person or by proxy, au.
thorixed In any manner that may be reqtiired
By the Board OF Directors under their general
rules and bylaws, and the majority OF the votes
cast shall elect. The Board OF Directors shall
make such bylaws and regulations as may be
necessary for the proper management OF the
business OF this corporation and shall change
or amend the same as they deem best, and
shall have the power to provide for, contract
debts, borrow money, issue bills of exchange,
noses, acceptance, execution OF mortgages and
incident TO the objects and unrpose az fb5s
corporation. and shall have the a.,fhorifv 10
vest the General Manager With such nj these
powers y thew SEQ A.
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