The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-05-13
CHARTER OF THE
Gulf Rice Milling Company, Ltd.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF CALCASIEU.S
TOWN OF WFTSR

| Before me, Lee E. Robinson, duly commits
said Pa ana bqaqn d Notary HblIi IN and Tor
snd ap PIP s Fred p Calkins, Ewin G Will
parish and state, who are personally known to
me- and who declared unto me, said Notary;
and undersigned witnesses, that availing
themselves of the laws of the State of Louisi-
they do by these presents form themselves
INFO 70 and create corporation or body polite
and 1mmunities granted by the laws of LOUIS
! lana to corporations, and ADOPT the following
and such others as N may Became associated
WITH, or succeed them for the government and
control OF the said corpora ton,
ARTICLE l,
the s19 f%SfP9GgoetM1PPA S S3a Ltd ds
under which. Name and title it shall enjoy a
succession OF property and corporate existence
date of this act. It shall enjoy all of the
rights, privileges and immunities accorded to
corporatlons under the constitution and laws
OF the State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The dcmicile of this corporation shall be in
the town OF Welsh, in the Parish of Calcasieu.
legal process shall be served up on the Presi-
gent: or in his absence upon either the Vice
President, Secretary or Treasurer.
Any officer, manager or superintendent or
ed to make any affidavit or execute any bonds
ceeding in which this corporation is party or
has an interest.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stack of this corporation is here
by authorized to Fifty Thousand tS5O,OOO OO)
shares of One Hundred $4,000 Dollars each each.
business as such when One Hundred dOo1
shares of its capital stock shall have been sub
bred (4OO) shares shall be placed UPON the
market and offered for sale at such times and
Board of Directors may consider that the bus
| mess of the corporation requires; and sell the
for either cash or credit, or in part cash and
part credit as the Board of Directors may elect;
senting the shares SO sold shall not be issued
until such stock is fully paid for: The certifi-
shall be signed by the president and also by
the secretary in their official capacities. Said
| of the Company; accompanied by surrender
Of s the 9rignai ?ertioa1e or due proof OF their
ones for those so transferred.
ARTICLE ".
The purposes for which this corporation is
established and the nature of the business
to be to buy, sell. own, lease, mortgage, pledge
hypothecate. or otherwise to. acquire or dis
immovable, necessary or Incidental to CON
Quoting a general rice milling business to buy,
gage. or make any other contract affect Gi q
buildings or machinery usedin rice mill or
wise. and to charge and collect therefor. TO
warehouse and store rice, or conduct q public
warehouse business and to charge and collect
| fees therefor. To buy, sell, hypothecate,
pledge or otherwise deal in rice and rice pro-
ducts. either rough clean. To issue notes,
checks or other evidences of debt; to buy, sell
or feed live stock, cultivate and raise rice or
make advances TO persons engaged in Guilt
waiting, producing or dealing in rice. To sue
and be sued and stand in indignant and enjoy
succession of property in its corporate name.
To pay for all property of either kind acquired
by this corporate ton, either in money, in stock
of this corporation, in notes or bonds of the
corporation or in agreed proportions of two
more of them as the Board Of Directors may
choose to direct. No deed shall be executed
YestinG in this corporation the title to real es-
tate, or mortgage affecting the same, unless it
bears the signature of both the President and
Secretary in tiseir official capacity and has
been authorized by resolution of the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE V.
The stockholders of this corporation shall
hold an annual meeting at the office of the
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