The Colfax chronicle., 1903-05-23

or the

one thousand nine hundred and three
(190S) before me, r. w. Richardson,
Deputy Clerk Dist. Court and ex-Ofi1-
clio p Notary Public, duly cOmmis-
stoned, sw orn, qualified and acting as
such within and for the parish of
Grant, State OF Louisiana. and In the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several per-
sons whose names are hereuntO sub
scribed, all of lawful age, and resi-
dents of said parish and State, who
severally declared, that, avQiling
themselves of the prOvisions Of the
laws and constitution OF this State
relative to the organization of cor
pOratiOns, and especially of Act No.
36 of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Louisiana of the year 1883,
they have ecOntracted and agreed and
and constitute, together with all
such persons as may become ass0cia-
ted with them, their successors and
assigns, a corporation and body poll
tic In law, for the objects and purpo-
ses, and under the agreements and
stipulations following, which they
adopt as their Charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name of this corporation shall
be COLFAX PRESS BRICK CON-
PANY, LIMITED, under which name
1t shall have corporate existence and
succession for period Of ninety-nine
years from and after this date, with
power to contract. sue and be sued,
plead and be impleaded, and to ac-
Hquire, sell, lease. mortgage and
pledge real and personal property,
elect officers, make bylaws, and gen
orally, In the prosecution and for the
purposes Of It's business, to do any
act. and make all contracts compe-
tent to be made or done by corpora
tions under the laws Of this State.
ARTICLE III.
The domicil Of this corporation
shall be in the Town of COlfax, par-
ish Of Grant, Louisiana, and all cita-
tions and other legal process shall be
served on the President. or in the
event of his absence from the Office
Of said corporation upon either the
Vice President or the Secretary and
Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes Of this
corporation shall be to construct,
operate and maintain q brick factory
for the making Of press brick and
ordinary clay brick. and to construct
brick buildings, and to conduct q
general mercantile business, and to
make tiling in all forms.
ARTICLE Nv.
The Capital Stock Of this Corpora
tiOn IL fixed at the sum Of EIGHT
to Eighty Shares Of One Hundred
Dollars each, payable In cash on the
signing Of these presents or on the
demand Of the Secretary and Treas.
urer, and shall begin business az soon
as $500 90 is paid In, at the call Of
the Board OF Directors. Certificates
for shares shall Designed by the Pres
ident and the Secretary, and shall be
transferable on the books Of the cor.
pOration upon the surrender Of the
outstanding certificate.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers of this cor
pOrati0n shall be vested in a Board
Of Directors composed Of seven (7)
persons, who shall be Immediately
elected on the signing Of these pres
ents by the stockholders herein. A
majority of said board shall consti-
tute quorum for the transaction Of
business. Said Board of Directors,
upon their election, shall Immediate
|ly elect President, q Vice President
and a Secretary and Treasurer. Said
directors and officers elected by them
snail hold their ofIices until the first
Monday in April, 1904. their Success
s0rs to be elected on the first Mon
day In April, 1904, after thirty days
notice by publication In q uewspar