The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-02-11
Charter.
Connell, Moss & Company,
Limited,

eoAA6Al, AoSS y company,
Limited.
United States of America. Be it known,
State of Louisiana, Parish that on this
of Caddo. 10th day Of
January, A. D., 1904, before me, r. D.
Webb, Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and sworn, came and appeared the
parties whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, all of full age, who declared that,
avalling themselves Of the provisions of
the laws of the State, relative to corpo-
rations, and especially Act No. So, of
1888, Of the General Assembly OF the
State OF Louisiana, they have covenated
and agreed and by these presents cove
nant and agree, and bind themselves, as
well as such other persons as may here
after become associated with them, to
form and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law, for the purposes and
objects, and under the stipulations, arti-
cles and conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of the said corpo-
ration shall be CONNELL, MOSS g.
COMPANY, LIMITEB," and its DOM
icle is hereby established at POOLE,
BOSSIERPAR1SH, LOUISIANA, and
under its said corporate name, said cor
poration shall have power and authority
to contract, sue and be sued; to make
and use corporate seal, and the same
to alter at pleasure; to hold, purchase,
improve, sell, convey, borrow, pledge and
mortgage, under its corporate name,
property, real, personal and mixed; to
name and appoint such officers, agents
or employees as the interest or conven-
fence of said corporation may require;
to make and establish by-laws, rules and
regulations for the management OF its
affairs, and the same to change and alter
at pleasure; and to do all other acts and
things permitted by law, or as shall be
necessary to carry out the objects and
purposes OF said corporation.
Said corporation, unless sooner dis
solved, in accordance with its Charter,
shall exist for a period of twenty-five
years from and after the date hereof.
The President, OF in his absence the
Vice President, snail be the proper per-
son upon whom citation OF other legal
process shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be conducted
under it, are declared to be tine follow
lowing, to-wit:
To conduct General Mercantile and
Planting business at Poole, Bossicr
Parish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be Fourteen Thousand Dollars,
divided into and represented by One
Hundred and Forty Shares, of the sum
of One Hundred Dollars each, which
said stock shall be paid for in cash at the
time of subscription, or the same may
be issued, at not less than par, in pay
ment or exchange for property or rights
actually received or purchased by said
corporation, or the same may be issued
full paid for money advanced, or for
such other valuable considerations as the
Board OF Directors may determine, pro-
v;dod that no stock shall be issued Until
| the consideration has been received By
| the corporation.
ANY stockholdea desiring to sell his
stock shall give the corporation thirty
DAYS notice Of such intention, and the
other stockholders thereof shall have the
| first privilege of purchasing same.
All transfers, sales or assignment oil
the stock Of said corporation shall be
made on the books of said Company a!
| its doin;cle, and on surrender OF the GER
| tificate therefor.
b! This corporation shall begin business
as soon as the full amount of the capita
| stock OF fourteen thousand dollars shall
be subscribed and paid for.
| ARTICLE w.
The powers of this corporation shall
be vested in and exercised by Boart
Of four Directors, consisting of thu
President, Vice-President and tw:
stockholders. Three of said Board shall
constitute quorum for the transaction
of all business.
| The following persons shall constitute
the first Board of Directors: T. D
Connell, A. ]. Moss, r. T. Poole an
Jerre Burns.
The folloMing persons shall constitut
the officers of SAID company: T. D
Connell, President; A. ]. Moss, Vice
President, and r. T. Poole, Secretar
and Treasurer.
Said Board of Directors and sal
officers shall continue in Office until tn
first Monday in February, A. D., 1870;
, on which date and thereafter annually,
Board of Directors shall be elected, un
less said date falls on a legal holida,
when the election shall be held on tn
next legal day thereafter; and the sal
Directors elected, shall proceed at ono
to the election of the officers of tn
, company.
Notice of said election for Director
: shall be given by ten days publication
/ one of the English newspapers, whic
may be published in the Parish I
Bossier.
The Presiding officer of the Board I
Directors shall appoint one or more
the stockholders to act as commissions
of the election. Any failure, for ar
cause, to elect Directors on the day fixt
for that purpose, shall not dissolve Il
corporation, but the Directors then
Office shall hold over until their succe
sors are appointed, and the corporate
and its affairs shall remain under Il
control and direction of the Office
elected by said Board.
At every election and meeting, Il
stockholders shall be entitled to one vo
for each share Of stock owned and re,
istered in his name.
No person shall be eligible as Dire
tor or an officer of this Company who
NOT a stakeholder