The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-12
CHARTER.
St. Maurice Gin Company, l. t q.
-. - louisiana Parish OF vim.

state az Louisiana Parish Of VIM.
Re Il known that on this the 21st, day OF
lay. "A. d.. One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Three. C,so3) Before NE. B. z. Alien, 2 Notary
Pubiic i'll and for the Parish Of Winn and State
of Louisiana, Gulyx commissioned and ouah-
aed, Fl the presence OF the vi -nesses herein
after named and undersigned, came and ap-
reared the several persons whose names are
hereto subscribed who declare that. araiting
Themselves Of the provisions Of the laws oI
this SKATE relative to organizations q oorpc7-
,s-i.ns for lie work OF pubHc improvement and
asili.y uul relative 70 the organization q cor
paEatLqas generally they have colvenant g AND
a greed ma By these presents 90 covenant
and asrec and bind and o5ligate themselves
wesl u such other persons ~ hereafter
become associated with theE, ~ form and
constitute 4 corporation and body polite in
Tae- Tor 1he objects and Purposes and uEGeF
1e agreement and stirulaticns following;
ARTICLEI.
The name and title OF this corporation hereby
scEIued il declared to be st. MAURICE GIN
Co, LTD, - under which name it shall have
..ad enjoy succession Tor period Of Ninety
Nine years, unless sooner dissolved. and slili
aavz and exercise for the purpose or Business
10 be carried on By it, all she powers conferred
by Law aPon corporations including the pow
ers 10 purchase, sell, mortgage. lease and
pledge real and personal property in the pros
eeution OF its business, to contract, sue end be
sued, to make bylaws for its government and
generally exercise all the powers necessary or
convenient in carrying on its business.
ARTICLE II.
The doraicie of this corporation shall be IN
81. Maurice, VIM Parish La, Al point rear
tie Railload tracks convenient for shipping
sea to Be decided BY the Board OF Directors.
ARTICLE III.
The Object and purpose for which this cor
p1ration is formed and the nature OF the bnsi-
ness Is be carried on by 1t, IS hereby declared
% be a public ginnery.
ARTICLE ".
The Capital stock Of this corporation is mere
Is flxed at s800o.Oo frhree Thousand Dollars
with the privilege OF increasing said capital
stock TO $4,000 Give Thousand Dollars,
divided into shares Of $500 par value each.
Operations under this charter shall commence
whenever I5ooo0) Fifteen Hundred Dollars
have been subscribed. Said capital stock may
oe paid Tor in cash or its equiyelentreale estate,
personal property or services rendered. AL
transfers of stock shall be made on the books
ef the corporation on surrender OF the Out
Standing certificate, persuant to such rules
and regulations As may b. adopted by the
board q directors
ARTICLE Y.
All corporate powers shall be vested in 8
board Of Eve directors to be elected by The
stockholders at an annual meeting TO be held
lie first Monday in August Of each year. The
arst h5ssd Of directors shall Be elected when
Sc alcicBt stock has been subscribed 10 erect
and put in operation said gin, who staiI hold
ef3ce until the annual meeting, or until their
successors have been duly elected and quali-
Esd.
the Board OF Directors snail elect a Presi-
dent and Gent Manager who shall have power
u employ and discharge al Iaborers under
lin needed in the affairs Of administration Of
mis- corporation and 10 fx the salaries for
such.
ARTICLE VI.
Al elections shall be by ballot ard each
toekholder shall be entitled TO one vote for
eaeh share held by him, and shall be entitled
70 vote either in person or by written proxy at
I'll meetings OF the stockholders. meeting
q tllt tookhotders shall be given by written
notice aro4s.h the mails addressed to each
stakeholder.
ARTICLE VII.
Whenever two-thirds of the stock owned by
one or more Of the stockholders OF this corpor-
ation shall be DESTROYS of terminating this
charter this corporation shall be dissolved:
but the vote thereof shall be taken st Il gem
eral meeting Of the stockholders after due
notice Of the time and purpose Of such meet
ing. Whenever dissolved or bv limitation
herein above expressed the affairs OF this cor
poEation shall be liquidated by three liqui-
Gators appointed for that purpose by the
stockholders at such meeting herein above re-
ferred to.
ARTICLE VIII.
No stockholder Of this corporation shall ever
be held liable OF responsible for the contracts
or faults OF this corporation in any greater
SUM than the unpaid balance due BY him on
the stock subscribed for. nor shall any infor-
maiity or irregularity in the organization Of
this corporation have the effect OF rendering
this charter null or exposing any stockholaer
to greater liability than the unpaid balance
dne on his stock.
Thus done and passed at my Office in the
town OF st. Maurice, winn Parish, State OF
La, This 2lst. day of May, A. D., 1903. First
above written in the presence OF Irwin Nc
Can land Ed Gilcrease, competent witnesses
aforesaid, who have signed their names with
the appearers and me Notary after reading
the whole