St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-01-19
CHA r r
OF THE
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MadlsOnviIIe Supply Company,
LIMITED
United States of America, State Of Lou.
isiana, Parish OF ut. TammanY.
LIMITED

BE 1T KNOWN, That on this twenty-eiRhth
day of the month OF December, IN the year OF
our Lord one thousand, nine hundred and SIX,
before me, Benjamin VI. Miller, notary public,
duly commissioned, qualified and sworn, In
and for the Parish of st. Tammany, State OF
Louisiana, and In the presence Of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person.
ally came and appeared the seyera! persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed, who de-
cIared that they do hereby form and Organize
themselves into corporation tor term OF
fifty 500 years, from this date, under the name
TED" the domicile whereof Is hereby fixed In
the Town of jacksonville, Parish of St. Tam
MANY, State of Louisiana; and the objects and
purposes and business for which this corpora
ton is organized, and the nature OF the bus-
ness to Be carried on by 1t. are declared to be
the following, to-wit: To do wholesale and
retail merchandise and liquor business both
for cash and credit; also brokerage and com"
mission business; to export and import: to buy
and sell on commission merchandise, grain.
produce, machinery, wagons, buggieS and all
other commodities that are or may be handled
In the course of trade. They shall also be
vested with ali the power ana authority con-
fcrred by law on like corporations, as though
specially herein enumerated. Citation shall
he served on the President, or IN his absence
on the Vice President or Secretary.
The CAPITAL stock shall be five thousand dol
lars ($5,OOO) divided into and represented by
five hundred 5000 shares of the sum of ten
dollars ($lOl each, which said stock shall be
paid for in cash at the time of subscription, or
same may be issued, at not less than par, In
PAYMENT or exchaege for property or rights
actually received or purchased BY said cor
poration, or the same may be issued fuil paid
for money advanced and for services or other
valuable consideration.
The affairs of said corporation shall be NAM
aged BY Board of Directors composed of
seven stockholders, to be elected BY the stock
holders annually, by ballot, on the 4th day of
December, or any subsequent day fixed by the
Board in case of no election having taken place
on said date. Each share of stock shall be enc
titled to one vote. Said Board shall have the
right to make all by-laws and change and alter
the same at pleasure.
Snv sfockholder may sell, assign or transfer
his stock in this corporation, provided thirty
DAYS notice of such intention to sell, assign or
transfer the same be given to the company
and the other stockholders thereof shall have
the first privilege of purchasing same, at book
value, after which thirty days notice the same
stock may be sold in open market.
The said corporation shall begin business as
soon as twenty per cent OF its capital stock shall
have been subscribed.
The first Board of Directors shall be composed
of A. II. HeiSser, O. Bah7m, Robert LANCE, W.
Fauria Henry williams L. Delpit and J.W .Bahanl,
and they shall hold office until the 18th day of
elected and take their place.
They shall elect from their number preSis
dent, Vice President, Secretary. Assistant Score"
tary and Treasurer.
luton of the company, the affairs shall be
liquidatcd by the members of the Board OF
Directors, as liduidating commissioners.
Thus done and passed, at my notarial office,
in the Town of coving ton, Parish of St. Tam.
many, State of Louisiana, on the day, month
and year first above mentioned, in the presence
of Messrs. J. NJ. cayeries Jr and George ). Smith,
competent witnesses of lawful age. and resi-
dents of the Parish of ST. Tammany, Louisiana
who have '1creunto signed their names, to-
geti1er with the said appeareTs and me, said
Notary, after due reading OF the whole:
A. n. HElSSER,
o. BAHAM.
By A. II. Heisser.
ROBERT LANCE,
W.. FAuRlA4
BY Robert LANCE.
HENRY WILLIAMS.
By Robert LANCE.
L, DELPlT,
By A. H. Heisser.
J, U. BAHAM,
By II. Heisser.
Witnesses
j. NJ. CLAYERIE, JR.
GEO. J. SMITH.