The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-11

pafore me Lee Il. Robinson, a duly. commas
stoned and qualified Notary Pn ~ S a9 and and ap
scared John II. Cooper, Pope Jordanp, anu
Mrs Katie s. Hpbener widow 81 th a9 said Parish
and State each OF whom declared unto me hn az
avaing themselves Of the laws OF tn1 of cor
porations, and especially as to Act 20 "
Acts of 1883, they do hereby FORM LAW and do
hereby adopt the following Articles OF i laTao
poration as the Charter to BIND tnSesnne;ate5
and such others may become assocla'eu
with them.
ARTICLE I.
oJ T6f s ppRU G 5ea sSERoFff&Sfr
IS fOm nj I'll the or town Of P%esR
ish, Louisiana, under which name u s nani S
Joy all the eI Ts sM e. for
ninety-nne (99) years from date bereoI Th tS?
STARTER RSrse or BY decree Of Of some competent
court.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and IS d sop gems
erai drug business to buy. sell, manufaSturs
and prepare drugs and medicines, a%d ke at
| in connection with a drug business, anG 10 es1
abish and maintain chemical edic;aes
| TO prepare all classes OF drugs ana meoicines
| ARTICLE III.
The authorized capital of this corporat1on
shall be Fifteen Thousand tS15.ooo.9o1, Dol Dol
Of The Value OF Ten no 100 dollars each which
| shares must be paid for either IN money;
or prp Rendered to- this corporation and no Ger,
tificate of stock shall be issued as representing
therein REPRESENTED shall be fully paid for.
This corporation is authorized to begin D tiEs
t nees total %e Value Of Five thousand o0
Dollars shall have been subscri bed for and the
r marLet at such times and in such blocks as
the Board of Directors deem to the best inter
| est OF the corporatlonl
ARTICLE ".
All citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the President, or IN h1s absence Sner
sns oe Of this
shall be authorized to make all afhdaVlts' or
TO in any legal proceedings in which this
ccorporatition is interested. ,oo,o.
70 he President, a Vice-President. Secretary,
!. Treasurer and a General Manager, Dut tne
SSSe e, q bv one who Occupies either one Of the
other offices of this corporation each OF WnI }t
saaf p9 by similar officers in other corpora
lions except that all checks, notes or ev!
dences of debt shall be signed by the fresl-
The officers of said corporation until the an
nnaI 4so are declared to be John h Cooper
President, Pope Jordan, Vice;Presldent and
GenefaI1 reasnrer, and the Board Of Director,
shall be composed of the same parties.
5 ARTICLE v.
: The business of this corporation shall be
IN ana OF three stoekhoiders which
: shall have the power to authorize the SAFE o.
copporation. or to make such Improvements
eypenditures and Investments incident TO anc
6popeG and shall elect from smong their
Der at the first meeting after each annua
meeting Of 5hs snd TRe Bosrd
, Dirsdtors may adopt q corporate seal or breei
ant Liter same ~ their pie pie 80 eh,v. 1a fo
the purpose Of controlling the business OF TN
corporation as to the manner IN %haca Sa,.s
s sn1et and control the business an
affairs Of this corporation, and snail MI a. y
V in the offices of this corporatlon'
ARTICLE VI.
The annual meeting of the, stockholders
T 14Iie of January of 1905, and annual
~ thereafter, at which meetings each Isl si-@i roI
sSa11 be entitled to one vote. The pres1deI
is may call special meeting OF the snochnotdte
* az Eve a at leat ten days written or printed NJ
an flee by registered mall to each sI0ckIoiue t
h hoers sand in the case Of special mee Get;
such notice shall state the objects tor
except such as is designated in the notice Cal
at ing tn nech annual meeting of the stockholde
II, they shall elect from amGng their 4 n4Ih :,
three (8l members wh3 shall Go9st Iear 81 u
wv board of Directors for the ensuing year, a.
:, transact such other business as may come
vi fore them.
n ARllCLE VII
~ This charter may be amended or the coFpS
alton dissolved at any regular neetlne ~, y
to Shareholders, or at Il special meeting ca.eu l
~, that purpose with the assent OF three-dQa n
Fy C311 of the stock present or repreSenIeu
tes such meeting, upon complying WIN tnS
'o' Gnirements Of law relative thereto; ana
is case of a dissolution of this corporation py
"a piration of time or upon tne ACTON ~ VI IL,
Gu- Stockholders they shall elect one or ,mS
in liGnidators for the purpose OF selhnG ana q
LIZ n6sinp Of the property belonging to TINS, c.
err nr,ration and settling its AFFAIRS IN accorGal
Al ir1at nctJ
Ill ton appointing them.
av ARTICLE VIII.
or No stakeholder shall ever be held liable
responsibie for the contracts or tauits OF Z
ike CORPORATION in further sum then the imp
- balance due the corporation on the sna
yer owned by him; nor shall any mere formal
10, in the ORGANIZATION have the effect OF rend
WI ing the charter null, or OF exposing the $40
ar holders to, any liability beyond the amount
on, NJ Thus done, read aloud and passed in my
at fee in the town of Welsh, louiSiana, IN
presence of Harry Lee and n. T. Kelly, com
tent witnesses, who sign as snch with said
bearers and me, said Notary on THIS
IN Fourth day Of January, A. D., 1904.
vi Witnesses. JOHN H. COOPER,
Ind II AIRY LEE, POPE JORDAN,
A. n T. KELLY KATIE S. HUBENl
ue Before me, LEE E. ROBINSON; (sEA
are Notary fuollc' (
STATE OF ,L LOUISIANA,
Before me, Lee E. Robinson, q duly CONF
stoned and qualified Notary Public, IN and and
said Parish and State, came and personally
peared John II. Cooper, Pope Jordan ana y
lent Katie s. Hubener, widow OF EonlsS a ;at
rage deceased, all residents OF Salu IaLlsh
day State ca CHI of whom declared unto me; I
ON they do subscribe for stock il the Coo