The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-05

Before me, Lee f.. Robinson, duly commits
said Parish and State personally came and ap,
Peared John Il; Cooper, Pope Jordan lord as and
ner, deceased, all residents of the said Parish
: and State, each of whom declared unto me tina
Lonisana, relating to the formation OF. cor
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into and create a body polite In law. and do
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and such others as may become associated
with them.
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JOY ali the rights. privileges and immnnities
| granted by law to Corporations for period Of
sooner dissolved Under the provisions Of this
court
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized is to conduct a gem
Glasses Of merchandise which are usually kept
tabh snd
to prepare all classes OF drugs and medicines
ARTICLE III
The authorized capital of this corporation
lars re pres 1t BY Fifteen Hundred shares
shares must be paid for either. in. money,
property or services actually paid delivered
tincate of stock shall be issued as representing
shares in this corporation until the shares
L his corporation is authorized to begin bust
1ne Of FSs Thonsend
| Dollars shall have been subscribed Tor and the
and De saeS as s
| the Board OF Directors deem to the best inter
| est OF the corporation.
ARTICLE ~.
| All citations or otbar lapal Drocess shall he
served upon the President or in his absence
h os q An This esr
shall be authorized to make all aftidavits.
an Which a5e G Mo pr
| cor poratition is interested.
be
Treasurer and Genera! Manager s. but the
be held by one who occupies either one Of the
other offices of this corporation each of whom
performed by similar officers in other corpora,
tons, except that all checks, notes or evil
dences of debt shall be signed by the Presi-
The officers of said CORPORATION until the an
uary, 1905, are declared to be John H. COOPER,
President, Pope Jordan, Vice7President and
ry and Treasurer and the Board Of Directors
shall be composed of the same parties.
ARTICLE V.
The business of this corporation shall be
vested in and exercised by the Board of Direc- |
tors, composed of three stockholders, which |
mortgage thereal property belonging to this |
corporation or to make such Improvements;
connected, with the business as they deem
proper and shall elect from among their num-
meeting of the stockholders a, PRESIDENT d
ce-president and secretary. The Board of
and alter same at their pleasure. and may
adopt, amend or repeal q set OF bylaws for
CORPORATION as to the man9er, in which same
shall be. conducted and . shall a. hay have general
affairs Of this coFporatIon, and shall hnn h all all
in the offices of this corporatlon'
ARTICLE VI.
The annual meeting Of the stock Tho sa OF
tbs shall 6S he o on an me
thereafter, at which meetings each share of
sh bs ene cd to- one Vote The
may call a special meeting OF the stockholders
fice by Registered mail to each Of
hoers. and and in the case OF a Special meeting
such notice shall state the objects for which |
it is called, and no business can be transacted |
exec t such as is designated in the notice call
ing the same.
they shall elect from among their number |
three 10 members who shall constitute the
Board of Directors for the ensuing year, and
transact such other business as may come be- |
fore them.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be amended or the corpOr-
alton dissolved at any regular meeting OF the
stockholders, or at a special meeting called for
| that purpose with the assent of three-fourths
| (3-4) of the stock present or represented ut
! such meeting, upon complying with the re-
| quirements Of law relative thereto; and i'll
| case of dissolution of this corporation by ex-
! piration of time or upon the action OF the
| stockholders they shall elect one or more
| liquidators for the purpose of selling and dis
] posing OF the property belonging to this cor
| p,ration and settling its affairs in accordance
with the instructions contained in the resolu-
ton appointing them.
| ARTICLE VIII
No stockholder shall ever be held liable or
corporation in further sum then the unpaid
balance due the corporation on the shares
owned by him; nor shall any mere formality
in the organization have the effect of render
ing the charter NULL or of exposing the stock.
holders to, any liability beyond the amount OF
his stock.
Thus done, read aloud and passed in my Of
fee in the town of Welsh, Louisiana, in the
presence of Harry Lee and n. J.. Kelly, compe-
| tent witnesses, who sign as such with said sp-
lpearers and me, said Notary, on this the
Fourth day OF January, A. D., 1904.
Witnesses: JOHN Fl, COOPER,
HARRY LEE, POPE JORDAN,
N. J.. KELLY. KATIE :: HUBENGH.
= Before me, LEE E. ROBINSON; {sEAI.l
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
g PARISH OF CALCAS1EU.
Before me, Lee e. Robinson, duly commits
stoned and qualified Notary Public, in and fol
said Parish and State, came and personally ap-