The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-06-09
CHAR r E r
OF TuE-
Louisiana Nickleplate Rail-
way Company.

IOuISIdnd lNICklcpI0Ce KALI
way Company.
State of Louisiana, BE IT KNOWN.
Parish of Booster. That on the 18th
day of May, A. D. 1904, before me j. w.
Elston, Notary Public in and for the
Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified, in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared w. Wadley, J. D. Allen,
H. j. Allen, w. D. Wadley and II. B.
Allen, who severally declared that,
availing themselves of the provisions of
the laws of this State relative to the
organization Of corporations, they have
contracted and agreed and do by these
presents contract and agree and bind
and obligate themselves, as well as such
other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to form and con-
stitute corporation and body polite in
law for the objects and purposes and
under the agreements and stipulations
following, viz:
ARTICLE L.
The name and title of said corporation
shall be the LOUISIANA NICKLEPLATE
RAILWAY COMPANY, (said road is now
already constructed and being operated
as private road) and by that name said
corporation shall have power and au-
thority to have and enjoy succession for
the full term of five years from this date;
to operate; sue and be sued; to make
and use corporation seal and the same
to change and alter at pleasure; to hold,
receive, purchase and convey, as well as
mortgage and hypothecate property,
both real and personal and mixed; to
name and appoint such managers, di-
rectors and officers as the interests and
convenience of said corporation may
require; to make and establish bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper
management and conduct of the affairs
Of said corporation as may be necessary
or proper, and the same to alter at
pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be in Allentown, State of Louisiana,
and all citations or other legal processes
shall be served upon the President of
said corporation, or in case of his alb
sence, upon the Vice. President or Sec
retary, or any agent of the company.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is established and the nature of its
business are declared to be the construc-
tion and operation of railway and tel
egraph and telephone line, for the pur-
poses of carrying freight and passen-
gers and receiving and forwarding tele-
graph and telephone messages from
Wadley, a point on the ", S. and p.
railway, in the Parish of Bossier, State
of Louisiana, north of Allentown, in
Bossier parish, La.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
has been and is hereby fixed at the sum
of $50, 600, divided into 500 shares of $fOO
each, and the company shall organize
and commence business when $50 shares
shall have been subscribed and paid for
in cash, as provided by the board of di-
rectors Of this corporation. No stock
holder shall be liable beyond the balance
due Of his subscription.
ARTICLE ".
The shares of stock of this corpora
ton shall not be issued except for their
face value in money, labor or property,
and shall be transferable only on. the
books Of the company.
ARTICLE VI.
The annual meetings OF the stock