The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-03-03
Charter.
Connell, Moss & Company,
Limited.

" NltoQ oIdteS OF America. ! De IL kHOWH,
State of Louisiana, Parish that on this
OF Caddo. 10th day OF
January, A. D., 1901, 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,
ayailing themselves of the provisions of
the laws of the State, relative to corpo-
rations, and especially Act No. 36, of
1883, of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana, they have coyenated
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 corporation and
body polite in law, for the purposes and
objects, and under the stipulations, arti-
cles and conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of the said corpo-
ration shall be CONNELL, MOSS &
COMPANY, LIMITED and it's dom
icle is hereby established at POOLE,
BOSSIER PARISH, 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 bylaws, 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 period of twenty five
years from and after the date hereof.
The President, or in his absence the
Vice-President, shall be the proper per-
son upon whom citation or 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 the follow
lowing, to-wit:
To conduct a General Mercantile and
Planting business at Poole, Bossier
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
I 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-
vided 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 of
the stock of said corporation shall be
made on the books of said Company at
| its domicle, and on surrender of the GER
tifieate therefor.
! This corporation shall begin business
as soon as the full amount of the capital
stock of fourteen thousand dollars shall
be subscribed and paid for.
| ARTICLE ".
The powers of this corporation shall
be vested in and exercised by Board
of four Directors, consisting of the
President, Vice-President and two
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.
Cornell, A. j. Moss, r. T. Poole and
Jerre Burns.
| The folloMing persons shall constitute
the officers. of said company: T. D.
Connell, President; A. J. Moss, Vice
President, and r. T. Poole, Secretary
and Treasurer.
Said Board OF Directors and sale
officers shall continue in Office until the
first Monday in February, A. D., 1905
on which date and thereafter annually, {
Board of Directors shall be elected, un.
less said date falls on legal holiday
when the election shall be held on tn,
next legal day thereafter; and the sale
Directors elected, shall proceed at onc'
to the election of the officers of tn,
company.
Notice of said election for Director
shall be given by ten days publication il
one of the English newspapers, whicl
!; may be published in the Parish o
Bossier.
The Presiding officer of the Board o
Directors shall appoint one or more o
the stockholders to act as commissioner
) of the election. Any failure, for an,
cause, to elect Directors on the day fixe
, for that purpose, shall not dissolve tn
corporation, but the Directors then i
Office shall hold over until their success
sors are appointed, and the corporation
and its affairs shall remain under tn
control and direction of the officer
elected by said Board.
At every election and meeting, tn
l stockholders shall be entitled to one vot
, for each share of stock owned and reg
istered in his name.
. No person shall be eligible as Direc
l tor or an officer OF this Company who
, not stockholder.
ARTICLE v.
The Board of Directors shall have flu
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