The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-21
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF CALCASIBU.

Charter Of the Southern Implement Com
pany Limited.
Beit known that this the Goth day Of Octo.
her 1905, before me, J. W. Gardiner, Clerk OF
Court and Elk ofticio Notary PUBLIC in and Tor
Calcasieu Parish duly appointed, commls-
stoned and qualified, i'll the presence OF the
witness hereinafter named and undersigned,
came and appeared the PersGnS whose Ra de
clare they avsiling themselves OF the pro-
visions Of Act 80 of the Session OF 1888, APP
proved June 29th 1888, as we'll as all the gen
eral laws of the state of Louisiana relative 10
the organization OF corporations, they nave
formed and organized and by these presents
do form and organize themselves and their
associates and successors into q corporation
for the lobject and purposes and under tne
terms and stipulationS herein set forth to-Wlt;
ARTICLEI.
The name and title Of this corporation shall
be The Southern Implement Company, Lin
tied, and under the SAID name u shall nave
five wears from ;the date OF this charter. In
said corporate name it may sue and be SUED,
NAV hold, purchase, sell and convey, lease
mortgage and pledge property, both rear ahd
personal, may hayei and use corporate seal
and same to change, at Will. May nave anu
norations have or may be authorized to po-
sess. It's domicile shall be Jennings, La. CAL
casieu Parish.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes OF this corporation
hices, harness and ssdlery and sundrles con-
nected with these lines.
ARTICLE III.
Citations and all legal processes shall be
served on the President, and i'll his absence
on the ViCe-President or Secretary.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation is de-
clared TO ibe $4,000 fifteen thousand dollars
divided into one hundred and fifty shares OF
(Sl0O} 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 az the
Board Of Directors may determine. The cor
poration shall begin business rs soon as go.
0OOJ ten thousand dollars have been sub
scribsd to and paid in.
ARTICLE VI
The AFT airs of the corporation shall be under
she management and control OF the Board OF
be elected annually at meeting OF the stock
holders for that purpose, to be held on the 4ti
Saturday Of October 1907, and annually there
after. After ten days notice given to each
stockholder by the Secretary. Each stock
holder shall be entitled to U) one vote, foi
each share Of stock owned by him. Until the
first election the directors shall be u. 5. Boil
niger, J. H. Goodman and ). h. Parsons, WING
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 en-
regular annual meeting Of the Board of Di
rectors. said election to be conducted IN the
usual manner, the candidates for Office re
| csiying the greatest number OF votes to be de
olarsd duly elected to oce <, Un' R tss frs.
President, J. H. Goodman, Vice President ant
| J. E. 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 fault
of said corporation in any further sum tina
the unpaid balance due TO the company O
the share subscribed by him. nor shall an
| feet Of rendering the charter null or OF 81
posing any stockholder to any liability be
y0nd the amount Of stock owned or sub
scribed to by him.
No transfer Of stock by tho holders .thert
of shall be binding Oh the corporation unies
said transfer ia duly entered on the books.
ARTICLE VIII.
Whenever this corporation is dissolved b
limitation or any other cause, the affairs sha
be lianidsted by Board Of Liqnidators to b
elected by the stockholders for that purpose
In case Of death or failure to act said remain
ing liQuidators shall appoint so'ae one to d
| Az yoca nav from the stock holders of the col
This done and said at my Office in said Ca
casieu Parish, State OF Louisiana on the Ola
and date above written III the presence
competent witnesses, signed with these pre-
-' ' (Signe6 NJ. s. Bolinger 80 shares
J. H. Goodman rs
by NJ S. Bolinger
| j. L. Parsons. -. 10 shares
Charles II. Croy
NV. Gardiner, Clerk Of Court Il Elk OfticiC
/. Notary Public
(SEAL)
State of Louisiana.
Parish of Calcasleu. =,
hereby certify that have examined Il
foregoing act OF inc0rp0ratlonl OF the Sout
ern Implement Company, Limited and that
find nothing therein contained contrary
, law, therefore approve the same.
, Leland H. Moss,
Lake Charles, La District Attorney
Nov. 10th 1906.
! State of Louisiana
Parish of Calcasieu
Office of Clerk of 18th Judicial Dist Coul
I hereby certify that the above Is true!ar
correct copy Of an original Act cof Chart
filed for record in this Office the 10Th day
S November 1905, and recorded November 19t
p 1906 in Book 20 of Mortgages page 105:
I T., 1,ha wifi IF q
r signature and seal at Lake Charles, La. tn
10th day of November A. d. 1906.
, Nile. Crawford
Deputy Clel