The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-02-04
Charter.
Council, Moss & Company,
Limited.

Cornell, Moss & Company,
Limited.
United States Of America. Be it known,
state OF d doe caddo snas d da t o
January, A. D., 1904, 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,
awaiting themselves of the provisions of
the laws OF the State, relative to corpo-.
rations, and especially Act No. 36, of
1888, of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana, they have covenated
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 a 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, LIMITEB," and its 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 a period OF twenty-five
years from and after the date hereof.
The President, or in his absence the
| ce-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 General Mercantile ant
Planting business at Poole, Bossiel
Parish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock CT said corporation
shall be Fourteen Thousand Dollars
divided into and represented by Ont
: Hundred and Forty Shares, of the sun
of One Hundred Dollars each, which
said stock shall be paid for in cash at tn
time of subscription, or the same ma.
. be issued, at not less than par, in pay
ment or exchange for property or right
actually received or purchased By sal
corporation, or the same may be issue
| full paid for money advanced, or TO
; such other valuable considerations as tn
| Board of Directors may determine, pro
yidod that no stock shall be issued INT
the consideration has been received b
the corporation.
(, ANY stockholdea desiring to sell nj
, stock shall give the corporation thlrt
DAVIS notice Of such intention, and tn
other stock holders thereof shall have tn
first privilege of purchasing same.
Ali transfers, sales or assignment
{, the stock OF said corporation shall /
: made on the books Of said Company
it's domicie. and on surrender OF the ce,
tihcate therefor.
{ This corporation shall begin bushes
g as soon as the full amount OF the caplt
Q stock OF fourteen thousand dollars sha
i be subscribed and paid for.
ARTICLE w.
The powers of this corporation sha
q be vested in and exercised by Boa
q of four Directors, consisting OF IL
C President, Vice-President and tv
,f stockholders. Three of said Board shs
- constitute quorum for the transactit
of all business.
The following persons shall constitu
the first Board of Directors: L.
Cornell, A. ]. Moss, r. I. Poole al
Jerre Burns.
r, The folloMing persons shall constltu
" the officers Of said company: 7.
Council, President; A. J. Moss, Vic
st President. and r. T. Poole, Secreta
and Treasurer.
n Said Board OF Directors and ~sa
officers shall continue in Office until t
first Monday in February, A. D., 19(
or on which date and thereafter annually
t. Board of Directors shall be elected, u
less said date falls on legal holida
, when the election shall be held on t
\ next legal day thereafter; and the So
IS Directors elected, shall proceed at on
to the election of the officers OF t
II company.
" Notice of said election for Directt
shall be given by ten days publication
} one of the English newspapers, WIN
may be published in the Parish
ar Bossier.
y The Presiding officer of the Board
Directors shall appoint one or more
L. the stockholders to act as commission
of the election. Any failure, for a
T cause, to elect Directors on the day NJ
= for that purpose, shall not dissolve
% i hiroaf1,1.c than