The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-30
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF CALCASIEU.

Charter of the Southern Implement Com"
pany Limited.
BE il known that this the Goth day Of Oct0-
Der 1906, before me, j. W. Gardiner, Clerk Of
Court and Elk officio Notary Public in aud for
Calcasieu Parish duly appointed. commits
stoned and qualified, in the presence of the
witness hereinafter named and undersigned,
came and appeared the persons whose names
are herennto subscribed, who severally de-
clare they awaiting themselves Of the pro-
visions Of Act 36 of the Session of 1888, ap.
proved June 10Th 1888, as well as all the gen.
eral laws of the state of Louisiana relative to
the organization of corporations. they have
formed and organized, and by these presents
do form and organize themselves and their
associates and successors into corporation
for the object and purposes and under the
terms and stipulations herein set forth to-wit:
ARTlCLEI.
The name and title of this corporation shall
be The Southern Implement Company, Linz
| tied, and under the said name it shall have
and enjoy succession for the period of twenty
five years from the date of this charter. In
said corporate name it may sue and be sued,
may hold, purchase, sell and convey, lease
mortgage and pledge property, both real and
personal, may have and use corporate seal
and same to change at will May have and
possess all powers and privileges which all cor
porations have or may be authorized to po-
sess. Its domicile shall be jennings La. CAL
caSieu Parish.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this corporation
shall be to buy and sell farm machinery, We
hicleS, harness and sadery and sundrles con-
neeted with these lines.
ARTICLEIII.
Citations and all legal pro ,esses shall be
served on the President, and in his absence
on the Vice President or Secretary.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation is de-
clared to be $4,000 fifteen thousand dollars
divided into one hundred and fifty share of
$500 one hundred dollars each, which shall
be paid for in cash or property actually sold
or delivered to the corporation, and shall be
due and payable at such time and place as the
Board of Directors may determine. The cor
peration shall begin business as soon as So
O00) ten thousand dollars have been sub
scribed to and paid in.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs Of the corporation shall DO under
che management and control of the Board Of
Directors composed Of three stockholders to
hn alanto1 Ily ~ re 4 H.
holders for that purpose, to be held on the Attn
Saturday Of October 1907, and annually there
after. After ten days notice given TO each
stakeholder by the secretary. Each stock
holder shall be entitled to u) one vote for
each share Of stock owned by him, Until the
first election the directors shall .be NJ. S. Boil
niger, j. H. Goodman and J. Z. Parsons, who
shall serve until their successors are elected.
ARTICLE VI.
The officers of the corporation shall be the
President, Vice President and Secretary, and
said officers shall be elected annually at the
regular annual meeting Of the Board of Di-
rectors. said election to be conducted lin the
usual manner, the candidates for Office re-
eeiving the greatest number OF votes to be de-
clared duly elected to office. Until the first
meeting the officers shall be NJ 8. Bolinger,
President j. H. Goodman, Vice President and
]. Z. Parsons, Secretary, who shall serve un-
til their successors are elected.
ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder shall ever be held to be IL
able or responsible for the contracts or faults
OF said tcorporation in any further sum than
the unpaid balance due to the company on
the share subscribed by him, nor shall any
informally IN the organization have the ef
rect OF rendering the charter null or of ex-
posing any stakeholder to any liability be-
You'd the amount of stock owned or SUBJ
scribed to by him.
NO transfer OF stock by the holders There.
OF shall be binding on the corporation unless
said transfer is duly entered on the books.
ARTICLE VIII.
Whenever this corporation is ..dissolved by
limitation or any other cause, the affairs shall
be liquidated by Board of Liquidators to be
elected by the stockholders for that purpose,
In case of death or failure to act said remain
ing iquidators shall appoint some one to fill
the vacancy from the stockholders of the cor
poration.
This done and said at my Office in said Cal |
casieu Parish, State Of Louisiana on the sday |
ana date above writtengin the presence of
Chas. H. Croy and NJ. E, Crawford, who are |
competent witnesses. signedawith these pres
ent and me as Notary Public.
tSigned) NJ. S. Bolinger go shares
j. H. Goodman. O.. So
by NJ. S. Bolinger
j. E. Parsons .. Is shares
Charles H. Croy
NJ. E. Crawford
J.W. Gardiner, Clerk of Court Il Elk Officio
Notary Public
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State Of Louisiana,
Parish Of Calcasieu.
thereby certify that fhave examined the
forapoipu IT nf foF +bos co,kL