The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF CALCASIEU.
Charter Of the Southern Implement Com
pany Limited.

Charter Of the Southern Implement Com
pany Limited.
Be 1T known that this, the Goth day of Octo-
her 1906, before me, ]. w. Gardiner, Clerk of
Court and Ex otficio Notary Public in and for
stoned and qualified, in the presence Of the
witness hereinafter named and undersigned,
came and appeared the persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who seyerally de-
clare they availing themselves of the pro-
visions Of Act 80 of the Session Of 1883, APP
proved June both 1883, 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 8 corporation
TOR the ioDJect and purposes and under the
terms and stipulations herein set forth to-wit:
ARTICLEI.
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 IL may sue and be sued,
may hold, purchase, sell and convey, lease
mortgage and pledge property, both real and
personal, may hayel and use corporate seal
and same to change at will. May have and
possess all powers and privileges which all cor
poratlons 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 sadlery and sundrles con-
nected with these lines.
ARTICLE III.
Citations and all legal processes shall be
served on the President, and in his absence
Oh the Vice. President or Secretary.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corporation is de-
clared TO ibe SIS. 900 fifteen thousand dollars
$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
poration shall begin business as soon as (S1O.-
scribsd to and paid in.
ARTICLE V.
The aft airs of the corporation shall be under
the management and control OF the Board of
Directors composed of three stockholders to
be elected annually at meeting of the stock
holders for that purpose, to be held on the 4th
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 H.. one vote for
each share of stock owned by him. Until the
first election the directors shall be NJ. s. Boil
niger, j. II. Goodman and j. f. 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
officers no plaptpH OF no
regular annual meeting OF the Board of Di-
rectors, said election to be conducted in the
usual manner, the candidates for Office re-
ceiying the greatest number OF votes to be de-
meeting the officers shall be NJ. S.'Bolinger,
President j. H. Goodman, Vice President and
J. E. Parsons, Secretary, who shall serve un-
til their successors are elected.
ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder shall ever be held to be H.
able or responsible for the contracts or faults
of said corporation in any further sum than
the unpaid balance due to the company on
the share subscribed by him, nor shall any
informality IN the organization have the ef-
feet Of rendering the charter null or of ex-
posing any stakeholder to any liability be-
yond 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 liquidators 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 day
Chas. H. Croy and NJ. E, Crawford, who are
competent witnesses, signed with these pres
ent and me as Notary Public.
(Signe6 NJ S. Bolinger so shares
j. H. Goodman. 25 %
by M. S. Bolinger
j. E. Parsons. 80. 10 shares
Charles H. Croy
NJ. f. Crawford
J. W. Gardiner, Clerk OF Court & Elk Ofticio
Notary Public