The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-14
ACT OF INCORPORATION
Of the Winfield Ice Company
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
parich ef us,.u

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of VIM.
Be it known and remembered, that on the
nj h day of November. One Thousand. Nine
Hundred and Six before me. John Henry
Mathews, a 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 nP mes are hereunto subscribed,
who severally declared that, availiag them
selves of the laws OF Louisiana relative to carpo
rstions, they have coyeuanted and agreed, and
by these presents do covenant and agree and
form themselves into corporation for the
objects and purposes. and under the stipula-
tions and agreements hereinafter set forth and
expressed. which they hereby adopt as their
Charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and tile OF this corporation shall
be .WINNFIELD ICE COMPANY. and un-
der its corporate name 1t shall have power and
authority TO continue and exist for period
If n nety-nine yea s from the date hereof:
70 contract; to sue and be sued: to make and
use - loIate seal and the same to break or
alter at Pleasure; to hold, lease, receive, pur-
chase, convey. ALLEVIATE. borrow, pledge. mort
gage and hypothscate 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
anu regulations for the proper management Of
It's AFFAIRS as may be deemed necessary ana
proper, ano the same to reasonably change
AZ pleasure; and TO do all other acts and
things permitted by law or such as may De
and purposes for which this corporation is
ORGANIZED.
ARTICLE 2.
The dcmicile OF the said corporation is here
by fixed and established ut Winfield, Winn
Parish, Louisiana. The president or In his
absence the vice-preeiuent, shall be the once
upon whom citation anil all legal process shall
De served. The officers of this corporation
shall be q president. secretary and treasurer.
but the offices OF the secretary and treasurer
nav be filed by one and the same person.
SAID officers shall be stockholders in said cur
poration and shall be elected annually by the
board Of directors, and siali serve nlln sneIT
successors are elected; however. said officsrs
<han be subject to removal at any time by the
board OF directors for good oanse shown
ARTICLE 3.
The objects and purposes for which this cor
Doratior il organized and the business to be
carried on by II are declared TO be tie Hollow
Ia build and operate an ice plant and .. bot
Thing works plant in the town OF Mfnnheld;
10 manufacture ice and sell the same ~ "noss-
IT wholesale or retail all kinds uf pop soda-
waper, carbonated drinks and everything else
handled or made by bottiing works plant, 20
carry on and do general cold storage business;
10 uuy and sell eliner al wholesale or retsil ali
Kinds OF fuel; and to do every other act or
t.sinE neeessFs-y to carry on tine business Tor
winch THIS Col Pofat oh - " s.@AAA%~eAs
ARTICLE 4.
The capital stock OF this corporation shall
h. Fsftv Thousand Dollars, divided into and
represented by Five Hundred shares OF One
Hundred Dollars each, and Is soon rs one
hundred and fifty shares have Deem subscribed
Tor this corporation IL y Ansnorized 70 Degin
'usa'e ARTICLE s.
The corporate powers or this corporation
shall be vested In : board OF directors 20 be
composed or five persons 81 q whoa. mn,l oe
whom shall constitute quorum. Inc stock-
holders shall hold regular annual meetings,
the time for which shall be liked by the ny
laws OF said corporation. Al these SAID an
nual meetings the stock holders shall transact
arr business coming before them and shall
elect q board OF directors Tor the ensuing year,
which newly elected beard sa - 49,. en .',,.r-
0f said corporation as already named. lie
5rst board of directors skal be john Lock
wood u Eizse5 syl "A n M xbo sna'l ho1e
once until their successors are elected,
IL being specially understood that the Ial.use
Oh tae part OF the stockholders TO hold their
seguiar annual meeting and to eject new
board Of directors. shall in no way affect The
s.Draorate acts Of this corporation, the old
board always holding over uutI the neM
board is elected and organized.
In ali elections each spueSholder shall be en-
titled 10 one vote for each share OF stock owned
BY him and these votes mast be cast ~ MIN N
person or by proxy, aid majority o. the VOTES s
cast snail elect. In case Of vacancy ID sasn
board, caused by death, re sIgnai1on or other
WISE saic vacancy small be filled for the nm
expired term by the said board.
the board OF directors snail make such by
laws and regulations IS may be necessary ror
he proper MANAGEMENT Of the affairs OF this
corporation. and shall amend and change tie
same as they see proper. and shall have pcw-*
to provide for and contract debts, borrow
money Issue bonds. drafts. notes, acceptAncess
execute mortgages and 10 DO al otntr things
corporation. and shall have authority to vest
the president or general manager or botn of
them with such OF these powers as they see fit.
ARTICLE 8.
This charter may be changed. amended or
Dissolved by two-thfrds vote or the stockholders
at meeting called for that purpose. Should
this corporation be dissolved by vote Ut its
It's effairs shall be liquidateG b.
the board OF directors rs liquidating board
ARTICLE 7.
having the transfer recorded on the books OF
he compensation. and no transfer Of stock can
be made until any unpaid balance thereon
shall frst hare been paid
ARTICLE 8.
The president or in his inability to act the
ice-president shall give each shareholder ten
days notice in writing through the mail before
&C AL call meetings three days notice snail be
given unless any stakeholder is present and
waives such notice.
Any irregularity or informality in the or
this charter mil and weld. aud no subscriber
or stakeholder shall be liable to this corpora
HOLSTERS
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