The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-10
CHARTER OF THE
Gulf Rice Milling Company, Ltd.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF CALCASIEU.l
TOWN OF WELSH


Before me- Lee T. Robinson, duly commits
stoned and qualified Notary Public in and 10,
said Parish and State on this the twenty.
ninth day of April, a. D. 1904, personally cam,
and appeared Fred d. Calkins, Edwin G. Vii
| Iart4nd Philip Miller, all residents Of said
! parish and state, who are personally known &C.
me, and who declared unto me, said Notary
III the presence OF the hereinafter named
| ana Undersigned witnesses, that ayaillng
themselves OF the laws Of the State of Louisl-
| ana relative to the formation Of corporations
! they 90 by these presents form themselves
! INTO and create corporation or body polite
III law with all the rights, powers privileges
ana llnmunltleS granted by the laws of Louis
! lana TO corporations, and adOlt the following
aTtlcleS as the Charter to govern themselves
ana such others as may become associated
with, or succeed them for the government an i
control OF the said corporation,
ARTICLE |,
The name of said corporation shall he
the GULF RICE MILLING COMPANY, Ltd"
under which name and title it shall enjoy
succession Of property and corporate existence
tor period OF ninty- nine te9) years from the
date OF this act. 1t shall enjoy all of the
rights, privileges and immunlties accorded TO
c0[poratlons under the constitution and laws
OF the State OF Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
Tie dcmicile Of this corporation shall be IN
nv Town OF welsh, III the Parish OF CalCaSieu,
State OF Louisiana. All citations and other
legal process shall be served up on the Presi-
Gent! or IN his absence upon either the Vice
PRESIDENT Secretary or Treasurer.
ANY omceT, manager or superintendent or
agent OF this corporation is hereby authoriz- !
Ell TO make any affidavit or execute any bonds
IN behalf OF this corporation in any legal pro- |
GGtedlng IN which this corporation is party or
mas an interest,
ARTICLE III.
The capital stack Of this corporation is here |
by authorized to Fifty Thousand (75O, 900 OO) |
Dollars divided into Five Hundred (5OOj |
shares Of One Hundred 100000 Dollars each |
Ihls corporation is authorized to commence
business as suCh when One Hundred QOW
shares or Its capital stock shall have been sub
Scrlbed and paid for. The other Four hun
dred l4OO) shares shall be placed upon the
market and offered for sale at such times and
IN such number of shares at q time as the
Board OF Directors may consider that the bus
mess OF the corporation requires; and sell the
same at not less than the face value thereof
t0r either cash or credit, or in part cash and !
part credit AZ the BOardOf Directors NAV elect:
provided that the certificates Of stock reDro.
'ent!ng the shares so sold shall not be issued
until such stock is fully paid for. The certifi
Gates representing stock Of this corporation
shall be signed by the president and also by
me secretary IN their official capacities. Said |
stock shall be transferable only on the books |
u the Company; accompanied by surrender
u the original certificate, or due proof of their
oss or destruction: and the issuance of new
)neS Tor those 80 transferred.