The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-25
Err
OF THE
Buckner Brothers Company, Limited

State Of Louisiana,
Parish of Grant,
Re II known and remembered that on this 30th
day OF December A. D.. 1897. before me. Elisha
Murreli, n Notary Public. duly commissioned
and qualified In and for the Aforesaid parish
and State, personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereunto subscribed
all of full age, who declared unto me Notary
that awaiting themselves OF the provisions OF
the Laws Of Louisiana. relative to corpora
tiops and especially Of Act. No. 30. Of 1883. Of
the General Assembly Of Louisiana. that they
have covenanted and agreed. and do by these
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 a corporation and body polite
In law. for the purpose and objects and under
the stipu.atlons and conditions following. to
wit:
ARTICLE ONE
The name and title Of this corporation shall
he the RUCKNER BROTHERS COMPANY.
LIMITED and Its domicile IL hereby estab-
lished mt New Verda. Grant Parish, Louisiana.
and under it's said corporate name said corpora
ton shall have the power aud authority to
contract sue. and to be sued to make and use
a 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. personal. and
mixed. To name and appoint such omcers.
directors. agents. managers and employees as
the interest or convenience Of said corporation
my direct to make and establish bylaws. rules.
it's affairs az It 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 obec and purposes OF this corporation.
This corporat on. unless sooner Dissolved, In &C
cordance with the charter shall exist and con
time for n 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 he 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 busi-
ness to be carried by 1t are declared to be the
following. to w.t. To buy. own. hold. sell. and
deal In general merchandise. including drv Poods
groceries shoes. drugs, notions. buggies. and
wagons and all other articles that 60 to make
"A stock Of general merchandise. To operate de-
livery wagons ana 90 al otner thinns necessary
convenient and proper for the handling and re
failing Of a general merchandise stock,
ARTICLETHREE.
The CAPITAL stock OF this corporation shall be
Five Thousand 5000 co. Dollars, divided into
and represented by fifty (50) shares OF the par
value Of One Hundred ($lo000.) Dollars each.
which said stock shall he paid for In cash at time
Of subscription. Any stock holder may sell.
transfer or assign his stock In this corporation,
prov .ded thirty (30) days prior notice OF such
intention to sell. assign or transfer the same
be given the company. and the other stock hold
er- thereof shall have the rs' prlyss s,r. o. p"r
notice the said stock may be sold In open market
no transfer Of any frac ional part oil share
sbrIl be made. provided that no transfer Of stock
shall effect the right Of this corporation to pay
any diyides ds due upon stock or TO treat the
holder OF records az the holder In fact until such
transfer IL recorded upon the books Of the
corporation or new eartihfate is lssnep
to theperson 10 whom II has been so transferred.
This corporation shall commence doing business
as roon as Three Thousand ($sOO0.0O.) Dollars n
the capital stock shall have been subscribed and
paid for ,,r
The corporate powers Of this company shall
he vested In aud exercised by board OF four
directors consisting Of the president vice presi-
dent and secretary and treasurer The tonow-
ing persons shall constitute the frrt beard OF
directors. to-wit. THOMAS ID. RuCkNEk.
ANDREW .. BUCKNER, MILESC- BUCkNEk,