The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-06-17
CHARTER OF THE
Gulf Rice Milling Company, Ltd.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF CALCASIEU. :
TOWN OF WELSH. !

TOWN OF WELSH.
Before me, Lee f. Robinson, duly commits
stoned and qualified Notary Public in ana tOl
SAID Parish and state, on this the TWENTY
mimtA day of April A. d. 1904, personally came
+ AMI appeared Fred y. CalklnS, Edwin G.. VIII
| lardand Philip Miller, all residents Of said
parish and state, who arc personally known to
me, and who declared unto me, said Notary.
IN the pres nee Of the hereinafter named
and undersigned witnesses, that awaiting
themselves of the laws of the State Of LOUISE
ana relative to the formation Of CORPORATIONS.
they do by these presents form themselves
INTO ana create corporation or body polite
III law with all the rights powers, privileges
and lnmunltleS granted by the laws Of LoHls-
lana to corporations, and adOLt the following
articles as the Charter to govern themselves
and SUCH Others MS may become associated
VISA, or succeed them for the government and
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 Q
succession OF property and corporate existence
lor period OF nlnty- nine 900 years from the
DATE OF this act. 1t shall enjoy all of the
rights, privileges and immunltieS accorded to
corporations under the constitution and laws
CT the State Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The dcmicile Of this corporation shall be in
the town Of Welsh, in the Parish of CalcaSicu
state OF Louisiana. All citations and other
legal process shall be served up on the Presi-
dent. or in bis absence upon either the Vice
president, Secretary or Treasurer.
Any officer manager or superintendent or
agent OF this corporation IS hereby authoriZ-
ed to make any affidavit or execute any bonds
III behalf Of this corporation in any legal pro-
Geeding in which this corporation is party or
has an interest.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stack of this corporation is here !
by authorlZed to Fifty Thousand $50, 900 COY |
Dollars divided into Five Hundred (5OOl
shares Of One Hundred $4,000 Dollars each. |
This corporation is authorized to commence
shares Of its capital stock shall have been sub |
Scribed and paid for. The other Four hun
dred 400 shares shall be placed upon the |
market and offered for sale at such times and |
in such number Of shares at a 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 |
FOR either cash or credit, or in part cash and |
part credit as the Board of Directors may elect;
provided that the certificates Of stock repre- |
Sentlng the shares so sold shall not be issued !
until such stock is fully paid for. The Certif- |
Gates representing stock Of this corporation
shall be signed by the president and also by
the secretary in their official capacities. Said
stock shall be transferable only on the books
81 the Company; accompanied by a surrender
81 the original certificate, or due proof of their
loss or distinctions: and the issuance of new
ones Tor those 50 transferred.
ARTICLE "