The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-03-23
CHARTER.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
sr.ru m rouIsIANA.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish OF winn.
Be 1t known that on the 18th day of February.
1905, before me, Harry p. Gamble, Notary
Public in and for the parish of vim, State OF
Louisiana, duly commissioned and qnalined,
and in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose names
are hereto subscribed, who declared that avail
ing themselves of the provisions Of Act No.
IS Of 1883, and Act No. 70 of 1904, as well as OF
the general laws OF this State relative to cor
poratlons. they have covenanted and agreed,
and do convant and agree, to form themselves
into body corporate in law for the objects
and purposes, and under the agreement and
stipulations hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE II.
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 winn
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-
cesses shall be served on the president, or in
his absence or inability, on the secretary
treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
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 stuffs
and commodities bought and sold in carrying
on the business OF general merchandise, and
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 conveniences as may be useful
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
($35C0ooo), divided into three hundred and
fifty shares. OF One Hundred Dollars $4,000
each. The subscriptions to said capital stock
shall be paid as the same may 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 soon as Twenty Thousand
(s70, 00o.o0) 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 books of the Company.
ARTICLE ".
The officers of this corporation shall consist
Of president and q 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
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transaction OF business, and all corporate
powers shall be vested in and exercised by said
Board. The first board shall consist of Louis
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; III. T. Pye, vice.
president; J. II. 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, OF
soon thereafter as possible at q stockholders
| meeting convened for that purpose after ter
days written notice, or notice by two publica-
tons in weekly newspaper Published In the
town of winfield. Each share of stock shall
be entitled to one vote to be cast in person py
the stockholder. or by written proxy. The ma
jority of the stockholders present, or repre-
sented by PROXY shall elect. The board OF di-
rectors shall make, alter or amend any and Al
bylaws and rules necessary for the regulation
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 special meeting called for the pur-
pose, and after its objects shall have been
made known BY ten days previous notice in
writing, or notice by two publications in q
weekly newspaper published in WINFIELD. to
all stockholders.
whenever the corporation is dissolved its
affairs shall be liquidated by two commission
ers appointed from the stockholder2 by the
board Of directors.
Thus done and passed in my Office, at winn-
fisld, La, on the day and mouth above writ
ten, in the presence OF 8. b. Shell and T. T.
Grafton, competent witnesses, who hereto sign
their names with said appearers and me,
Notary, after due reading Of the whole.
Signatures OF subscribers:
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