The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-01
BARTER
OF THE
Buckncr Brothers Company. Limited

State of Louisiana,
Parish of Grant,
day OF December A. D.. 1897 before me. Elisha
Mlrrell. n Notary Public. duly commissioned
and qualified In and for the aforesaid parish
and State. personally came and appeared the
r,prsons whose names are hereunto subscribed.
all of full age who declared unto me Notary.
that avaling themselves of the provisions of
the Laws of Louisiana. relative to corpora
tons and especially of Act No. 81. OF 1888, oil
the General Assembly of Louisiana, that they
have covenanted and agreed. and do by thesp
presents covenant and agree and bind them
selves as well as such other PERSONS as may
hereafter become associated with them. to form
and constitute n corporation and body poiitir
in law. for the purpose and objects and under
the stipulatlons and conditions following. to
wit:
ARTICLE ONE
The name and title Of this corporation shall
be the BUCKNkR BROTHERS COMPANY.
LIMITED and it's domicile is hereby estab-
ished at New Verda. Grant Parish. Louisiana.
and under its said corporate name said corpora
ton shall have the power and authority to
contract sue. and to be sued. to make ana use
n corporate SEAL and the same to break and
alter at will TO hold. receive. have. purchase.
improve rent. ALLEVIATE. convey. SELL borrow,
pledge mortgage and hypOthecate, In its said
corporate name. property real, personai: ana
directors, agents. managers and employees a.
the interest or convenience OF said corporation
my direct. to make and establish bylaws. rules.
it's affairs as II may deem necessary, and the
same to change and alter at will. and to do all
other acts and things permitted by law, or that
shall or may be necessary and proper to carry
ont the object and purposes of this corporation.
This corporation, Unless sooner Dissolved. In &C
cordance with the charter shall exist and con
tinue for a period of ninety mine years from and
after the date hereof. The president, or In his
absence the vice-president, or In his absence
the secretary and treasurer shall be the proper
person upon whom citation or other legal pro-
cess shall be served.
ARTICLE TWO.
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poration Is organized and the nature Of the bust
ness to be carried by 1t arr declared to be the
following. to wit: To buy. own. hold. sell. and
deal In general merchandise, including drv goods
groceries shoes. drugs. notions. buggies. and
wagons and all other articles that go to make
n stock OF general merchandise. To operate de-
livery wagons and do all other things necessary.
convenient and proper for the handling and re-
failing OF a general merchandise stock.
ART CLETHREE.
The capital stock 1 this corporation shall be
Five Thousand t$50O0. UU.) Dollars, divided into
and represented by fifty l50) shares OF the par
value Of One Hundred (Sio000) Dollars each,
which said stock shall be paid for In cash at time
of subscription. Any stock holder may cell,
transfer or assign his stock In this corporation.
provided thirty (30) days prior notice OF such
intention to sell. assign or transfer the same
he given the company, and the other stock hold
ers thereof shall have the first privilege Of pur-
| chasing the same, after which said thirty days
! notice the said stock may be sold In open market
no transfer OF any fracsiosal part 81 a share
shall be made provided that no transfer Of stock
shall effect the right of this corporation to pay
| any dividends due upon stoek or to treat the
| holder OF records the holder In fact until such
| transfer IL recorded upon the books Of the
corporation. or certificate Ia issued
/ to the person to whom 1t has been 40 transferred
| This corporation shall commence doing business
| A. soon as Three Tn6usaad tSseoeOe) Dollars 81
| the capital stock shall have been subscnbed and
paid for.
The corporal powers Uf Inns company shaI
| be vested in and exercised by u board OF fonI
directors consisting OF the president, vice presi
| Dent. and SECRETARY and treasurer. The follow
| ing persons shall constitute the nrst board o
directors. 1o-wit: THOMAS D. BUCKNER
ANDREW BUCKNER. MILESC BUCANEk