The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-28
ACT OF INCORPORATION
Of the Winfield Ice Company

ACT OF INCORPORATION
Of the Winfield Ice Company.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish of VIM.
Be it known and remembered, that on The
Nth 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 names are hereunto subscribed,
who severally 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 q corporation for the
objects and purposes, and under the stipuia,
tions and agreements hereinafter set forth and
expressed. which they hereby adopt as their
Charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title OF this corporation shall
be ssWINNFIELD ICE COMPANY" and un-
der its corporate name it shall have power and
authority TO continue and exist for q period
of ninety mine years from the date hereof
to contract; to sue and be sued; TO make and
use corporate seal and the same to break or
alter at pleasure; to hold, lease, receive, pur-
chase, convey, ALLEVIATE, borrow, pledge, mort
gage and hypothecate. under its corporate
name properly 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
| at 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 Is
organized.
ARTICLE 2
| The domiciie of the said corporation is here
by fixed and established at WINFIELD, Winn
1 Parish, 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 officers OF this corporation
| shall be 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 cor
| poration and shall be elected annually by the
/ board of directors, and shall serve until their
successors are elected; however, SAID orncers
| shall be subject TO removal at any time by the
| board OF directors for good cause shown
ARTICLE 8.
| The objects and purposes for which this cor
| poration is organized and the business TO be
carried on by it are declared to be the Hollow
/ ing, to-wit:
1 10 build and operate an ice plant and bot
/ Ting works plant in the town OF Winnneld;
| to manufacture ice and sell the same At whole
sale or retail. to manufacture ana sell either
/ at wholesale or retail all 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;
| 10 buy and sell either at wholesale or retsn all
| Kinds of fuel; and to do every other act or
thing Necessary TO carr on 1ne business lor
ARTICLE (.
The capital stock OF this corporation shall
| be Fifty Thousand Dollars. divided into and
represented by Five Hundred shares OF One
hundred Dollars eaen, ana as soon as one
hundred and fity shares have been subscribed
for this corporation it is authorized TO begin
business.
The corporate powers of this corporation
shall be vested in board OF directors to be
composed of five persons all OF whom must De
stockholders in said corporation. majority OF
whom shall constitute quorum Ine SUCK
holders shall hold regular annual meetings,
the time for which shall be fixed by the by
laws of said Corporation. At these sald an
nual meetings the stock holders shall transact
any business coming before them ana shall
elect a board OF directors for the ensuing year,
which newly elects board shall at once Or
gauize by electsng from their board the oncers
al said corporation already named. The
first hoard Of directors shall be John Lock
wood M NJ. Fisher, L. III. Morehead, Il. II.
Fletcher and j. NJ. Wider, who shall noe
r. Being specially Understood that the failure
on the part of the stockholders to hold their
regular annual meeting and to elect new
board Of directors shs - no way aI lbs ad
board always holding over until the new
board is elected and organized.
In all elections each srockholder shall be en-
titled 10 one vote for each share of stock owned
by him and these votes mnst be cast by him ~
person or by proxy. and majority of the votes
cast shall elect In case OF vacancy In said
board, caused by death, resignation or other
wise said vacancy shall be filed for the I'M
expired term by the said board.
The board of directors shall make such by
laws and regulations as may be necessary ror
the proper management Of the affairs OF this
corporation, and shall amend and change the
same as they see proper, and shall have power
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 this
corporation. and shall have authority to vest
the president or general manager or both OF
them with such OF these powers as they see fit
ARTICLE 6. ,
This charter may be changed, amended or
Dissolved by two-thirds vote Of the stockholders
at meeting called for that purpose. Should
this corporation be dissolved by q vote of its
stockholders its affairs shall be liquidated by
the board OF directors as liquidating board.
ARTICLE Z.
Shares of stock can only be transferred by
having the transfer recorded on the books of
the corporation. and no transfer OF stock can
be made until ans unpaid balance therk on
shall first have been paid.
Article 8.
The president. or in his inability to net the
vice-president shall give each shareholder ten
days notice IN writing through the mail before
each annual meeting OF the stockholders, and
at all call meetings three days notice shall be
given unless any stakeholder is present and
valves such notice.
Any irregularity or informality IN the or
ganixati0n OF this corporation shall not render
this charter null and void. aid no subscriber
or stockholder shall be liable to this corpora
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