The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-03-02
CHARTER.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of vim.
Re IT known that on the 10Th day of February.
1906. before me, Harry p. Gamble,- Notary
Public in and for the parish Of vim, state OF
Louisiana duly commissioned and qualified,
and in the presence of the witnesses hereih-
after named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several p6 rsans whose names
are hereto subscribed, who declared that avail
ing themselves of the provisions of Act. No.
3b of 1885, and Act No. Is of 1904, as well as OF
the general laws of this State relative to cor
poratlons they have coyenanted and agreed,
and do convant and agree, to form themselves
| into a body corporate in law for the objects
and purposes, and under the agreement and
stipulations hereinafter set forth.
| ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be "Siess-
Belcher Company. Limited" 1t shall exist for
ninety-nine years, unless sooner dissolved,
and its domicile shall be in the town of vim
/ field winn parish La. Il shall possess and ex-
ercise all the powers, privileges, and immuni-
ties conferred by Law upon corporations OF this
| character. All citations and other legal pro-
i.cesses shall be served on the president, or in
his absence or inability, on the secretary
treasurer.
| ARTICLE H.
The objects and purposes of this corporation
| shall be to buy acquire, own, sell, exchange
and dispose OF, at wholesale or retail, dry
goods. notions, groceries, and all other stuHs
and commodities bought and sold in carrying
on the business of general merchandise, ana
department stores; to establish and operate
branch offices and stores, and generally to do
and perform any and all things and to use
/ such means and conyeniences as mas be useiut
or necessary for the conduct of the affairs OF
the corporation and for the carrying out of its
| objects and purposes.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation is here
| by fixed at thirty-five Thousand Dollars
| ts35010 0Q) divided into three hundred and
| fifty shares of One Hundred Dollars tslo0.co)
each. The subscriptions to said capital stock
| shall be paid as the samesmay be called for by
the Board OF Directors. All shares of stock
when issued shall be fully paid and non-as-
sessable, and shall be transferred only on the
books of the Company. This corporation shall
begin business as soon Twenty thousand
$50 000.oUl of its capital stock is subscribed.
No stakeholder shall dispose Of his stock until
the same has been offered in writing for ten
days to the other stockholders at its value as
SHOWN by the DOCKS OF the
ARTICLE ".
The Officers Of this corporation shall consist
OF president and a secretary treasurer, who
shall be elected by the board Of directors from
among its members The Board Of Directors
shall consist Of three or more stockholders, two
of whom shall constitute a quorum Tor the
transaction of business, and all corporate
powers shall be vested in and exercised by said
/ - r z
Siess, j. NJ. Belcher and Henry T. Pye, who
shall serve until the first day of February, 1907
or until their successors are elected. The Off
GERS of this corporation are hereby declared to
be Louis siess, President; II. 4. Pye, vice
president; j. NJ. Belcher. secretary treasurer.
who shall serve till their successors are elected
The board of directors shall be elected annu-
ally hereafter, on>the first day OF February, or
soon thereafter as possible at stockholder's
meeting convened for that purpose after ten
days written notice, or notice BY two pGblica-
tions in a weekly newspaper published in the
town of winfield. Each share of stock shall
be entitled to one vote TO be cast in person ny
the stakeholder. or by written proxy. The ma
jcrity of the stockholders present, or repre-
scented by PROXY shall elect. The board Of di-
rectors shall make, alter or amend any and all
bylaws anu rules Unnecessary Iuc
and the management of the business and affairs
Of the corporation.
ARTICLEv.
This act of incorporation may be changed,
altered, or modified. or the corporation may be
dissolved with the assent Of the stobk repre-
scented at a special meeting called for the pur-
pose and fter its objects shall have been
made known by ten days previous notice in
writing, or notice by two publications in a
weekly newspaper published in WINFIELD. to
all stockholders.
whenever the corporation IL dissolved its
affairs shall be liquidated ty two commission
ers appointed from the stockholders by the
board of directors.
Thus done and passed in my Office at winn-
field, La, on the day and month above writ
ten, in the presence of 5. B. She'll and 7. T.
Grafton. competent witnesses, who hereto sign
their names with said appearers and me,
Notary. after due reading of the whole.
Signatures of subscribers:
No. shares Amount