The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-07

n u Cokrxs Ut. WALLACE,
Secondary Chairman.
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF the Winfield Ice Company.
STATE OF LoUrsIASA.
Parish of VIM.
Be il known and remembered, that on the
nth day of November, One Thousand, Nine
Hundred and Six, before me. John Henry
Mathews, Notary Public duly commissioned
and qualified in and for the Parish OF Winn,
and in the presence OF the undersigned legal
witnesses, personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who seyerally declared that, availing them
selves of the laws Of Louisiana relative to corpo
rations, they Have covenanted and agreed, and
by these presents do covenant and agree and
form themselves into corporation for the
objects and purposes, and under the stipula-
tons and agreements hereinafter set forth and
expressed. which they hereby adopt as their
Charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title OF this corporation shall
be WINFIELD ICE COMPANY" and un-
der its corporate name it shall have power and
authority to continue and exist for . period
of ninety-nine years from the date hereof;
to contract; to sueand be sued; to make and
use q corporate seal and the same to break or
alter ut pleasure; to hold. lease, receive, pur-
chase, convey. ALLEVIATE, borrow, pledge, mort
gage and hypothecate under its corporate
name property real and personal or mixed; TO
name and appoint such officers, directors,
managers, agents and employees as the inter-
est and convenience Of said corporation may
REQUIRE; to make and use such bylaws, rules
and regulations for the proper management OF
its affairs ~ may be deemed necessary and
proper and the same to reasonably change
ut pleasure; and to do all other acts and
things permitted by law or such As may be
necessary and proper to carry out The objects
and purposes for which this corporation IL
organized.
ARTICLE J.
The domicile OF the said corporation Ii here
by fixed and established at WINFIELD, VIM
Parrish, Louisiana. The president, or in his
absence the vice-president, shall be the once
upon whom citation anil all legal process shall
be served. The ofacers Of this corporation
shall be . president. secretary and treasurer,
but the Offices Of the secretary and treasurer
may be filed by one and the same person.
Said officers shall be stockholders In said cor
porstion and shall be elected annually BY the
board Of directors. and shall serve until their
successors are elected; however, said officers
shall be subject to removal At any time BY the
bosrd Of directors for good cause shown
ARTICLE 8.
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poration Il organized and the business to be
carried on by it are declared to be the follow
ing, to-wit:
To build and operate An ice plant and . bot
thing works plant In the town OF WINFIELD;
to manufacture ice and sell the same ut whole
sale or retail; to manufacture and sell either
at wholesale or retail al kinds of pop, Soda
water, carbonated drinks and everything else
handled or made by bottling works plant; to
carry on and do general cold storage business;
to buy and sell either at Wholesale or retsil al
kinds Of fuel; and to do every other act on
thing necessary to carry on the business for
which this corporation il organized
ARTICLE 4.
The capital stock OF this corporation shall
be Fifty Thousand Dollars, divided into and
represented by Five Hundred shares of One
Hundred Dollars each, and as soon as one
hundred and hitF shares have been subscribed
for this corporation it IL authorized to begin
business
ARTICLE s
The corporate powers Of this corporation
shall be vested In board Of directors to be
composed Of i've persons all Of whom must be
stockholders in said corporation. majority OF
whom shall constitute quorum. The stock
| holders shall hold regular annual meetings,
the time for which shall be fixed BY the by
laws Of said corporation. At these said an
nnal meetings the stock holders shall transact
any business coming before them and shal
elect board Of directors for the ensuing year
which newly elected board shall ut once or.
ganize by electing from their board the oficerl
Of said corporation as already named. Ths
| FIRST board Of directors shall be John lock.
| wood, n. II. Fisher, L. II. Morehead, r. h
| Fletcher and J. n. Wilder, who shall hold
| L being specially understood that the failure
ON the part Of the stockholders to hold theil
regular annual meeting and to elect . new
board Of directors, shall in NO way affect thu
corporate acts of this corporation. the old
board always holding over until the new
board Ii elected and organized.
In all elections each stockholder shall be en-
titled to one vote for each share Of stock ownet
/ by him and these votes must be cast BY him II
person or by proxy, and . majority Of the votei
cast shall elect In case Of vacancy in said
board, caused by death, resignation or other
wise, said vacancy shall be filed for the un.
| expired term by the said board.
| The board Of directors shall make such by
laws and regulations Is may be necessary To-
the proper management Of the affairs Of thil
corporation, and shall amend and change Ii,
same ~ they see proper. and shall have powe
to provide for and contract debts. borrow
money, issue bonds. drafts, notes, acceptances
execute mortgages and to do all other things
incident to the objects and purposes OF thi
corporation. and shall have authority to res
the president or general manager or both oil
them with such OF these powers e. they see at
| ARTICLES
This charter may be changed, amended o.