The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-05-08
CHARTER
OF THE
CHRONICLE PRINTING CO., LTD.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF GRANT.
.OE THE

subscribed. all of fuil age. who tie
cIared that awaiting themselves of
The. laws of the State Of Louisiana
relative to the formation of corpora
tious. and especially of Act No. IS OF
the Acts of the General Assembly Of
the State OF Louisiana for the year
1904 they have coyenanted and agreed
and 10y these presents covenant.
agree. aud bind themselves and all
others who may hereafter become
associated with them. to form and
constitute ~ corporation and body
polite in law, for the purposes and
Objects. an,l under the stipulations.
limitations. articles aud conditions
hereinafter following. to-wit:
ARTICLE
The name and ie of this corpora
tion shall he 1.-The Chronicle Print
ing Company. Limited and its dom
rile H. hereby fixed at ColfaX. Grant
parish, state Of Louisiana. and nu-
der its corporate name Ii shall have
the power to contract. sue and he
sued. make aud use a corporate seal.
and alter the same at pleasure. to
hold. receive. have. purchase, allen
ate. convey. sell. borrow. pledge.
mortgage and hypothecate, under
lis corporate name, property. real.
personal and mixed; To name AMI
appoint such officers. directors and
agents, managers and employees MS
it's corporate business requires: to
make and establish bylaws. rules
and regulations for the conduct of
the business OF the corporation. and
to alter the same at pleasure; and
generally To do and perform all other
acts and things permitted by law.
| or as may he necessary and proper
to carry out the purposes anu busi-
ness of he corporation.
This corporation, unless sooner
dissolved, shall exist for a period Of
Iinety-nine years from date hereof.
The president. or i'm his absence. the
cp-presi,lent shall lie the proper
person upon whom citation or other
legal process shall he served.
AkTlCLEl III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Is organized and
the business which it shall carry on
and conduct are hereby declared tn
I've To own and operate, print and
publish II newspaper in the town Of
Colfax. parish of Grant. State OF Lou
isiana. and to carry TN said purpose
to buy. own. use and operate all
type, machinery. fixtures and presses
necessary for the said business; to
own and operate job presses and do
job work Of all kinds. and generally
to do a general printing, publishing
and job work business.
Aud for the purpose of carrying
out the objects and purposes above
namesi, the said corporation is here
10y empowered to own and operate
and generally to exercise all the
powers conferred by Article l OF
this charter az to- all the property
" hich it may purchase, lease. or use
for the said business, and il is hereby
empowered To own. use and operate
all property. type. presses, engines.
fixtures. labor saving devices gener-
ally used I'm tirst-class printing estab-
lisiinents, and to make all advertis-
ing and other contracts usually made
in the newspaper business and by
printing establishments. and all
other contracts which the corpora
ton. through it's Board of Directors.
may consider necessary and bene-
fetal to the interests f this corpora
tim. and generally to do and per-
form all acts. sign all documents.
and make all contracts usual in the
newspaper and printing and adver-
Using businesses.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock vi this corpora
ton shall lie THREE THOUSAND
DOLLARS. divided Into and repre-
scented 10y Thirty Shares of One Hun
bred Dollars each. which stock shall
he paid for in cash, property, services
or otherwise as is provided by the
Constitution of Louisiana and It's
laws.
ANY stock holder may sell. assign.
or transfer his stock in this corpora
ton, provided thirty days notice he
given of such intention to the com
pany. and the other Stockholders
shall have the first privilege of pur-
chasing the same. After the expira-
ton of The thirty days. the stock
may I've sold in the open market.
M transfer of stock shall Ire bind
ing upon the company unless made
on the hooks of the company. and M
transfer OF any fractional share shall
ne ufuut. iiS COIpspftttiOu Snnll
commence business as soon as Three
Thousand Dollars uf the capital
stock is subscribed for.
ARTICLE Nv.
The corporate powers of this cor
poration shall he and are hereby
vested in "A Board OF Directors To be
composed of four Stockholders, and
until the next annual meeting of
the stockholders the Board of Direct
ors shall be composed of the follow
ing Stockholders: Charles n. Teal.
Mrs. Luella ID. Goodwyn. James J .
OQuinn and Alfred NJ. Goodwyh. of
whom Charles II. Teal shall be Presi-
dent; Mrs. Luella ID. Goodwyn. Vice
President; Alfred N. GOODWIN, Sec
rotary; and JamesJ. O'Qninn, Treas
urer. Said Board Of Directors and
said officers shall continue In Office
until the first Monday In Jauuar;
A. d. 1910, on which day at 10 O'Clock
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