The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-04

f HOPE VILLA MERCANEiLE@ COMPANY.
q United States Of America-state Of Louisiana
i Parish of East Baton Rouge.
i TpE IT KNOWN, That on this 9th day of
i ID January, A. D. 1911, before me. John Fred
4 ,Jdom a duly qualified notary public, in and for
i the parish of East Baton Rouge, said state. and
4 in the presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came the
i persons whose names are hereunto subscribed
selves If the provisions Of ACT No is Of 1904 Of
! the General Assembly of Louisiana. as well as
the provisions Of the general laws OF this state
relative to the organization q eorporati ION
i they do hereby form corporation to exist for q
term OF fifty airs from this day, under the name
Iof HOPE VILLA MERCANTILE COMPANY,
/ with its domicile at Hope Villa, parish OF AS
eension Louisiana. for the objects and purposes
and under the agreements ana stlpuiations 1oi-
lowing, to-Wit:
The objects and purposes for which this cor
| poratlon is established are declared and speci-
| fed to be to own and operate general mer-5
chandise and plantation supply business; to own
and operate a lumber yard to buy and sell live
stock; and to buy. own and sell real estate, all
at its domiciie and elsewhere in this state, and
TO these several ends to buy and sell such goods,
produce supplies, lumber. shing IS. live stock;
real estate, and other things. as are incidental
and pertinent to these objects.
ARTICLE II.
The capital stock OF said corporation shall be
Twenty Thousand 1920 000) Dollars and shall be
divided into four hundred shares OF a par valu'.
when subscribed for. and the CORPORATION may
commence business when seven thousand dol
lars of its capital stock shall have been sub
- -. ARTICLE III.
The business Of said corporation shall be con-
Quoted by board of three directors. who shall
be elected by ballot Of the stockholders on the |
first Tuesday of January each year. beginning
at an al VI w q
notice in writing shall be sent to each share !
holder by mail. Each share OF stock shall be en-
titled 70 one vote to be cast BY the owner in per
shall elect president vice president. and secre-I
tary and treasurer. aud shall adopt such by
laws for said corporation as they see TT.
Citation shall be served on the president, or in |
his absence or disability. ON the vice president
Whenever this corporation may be dissolved
for any cause, its affairs shall be ilquidased BY
the board Of directors.
The following named persons shall constitute I
the first board of directors to serve until their
successors been elected and quail led ta-vit:
Vincent l.. Dixon, Elisha d. Dixon, and Sidney +
s. Bullion. and of these Vincent u. Dixon
shall be president, Elisha ID. Dixon shall be
vice president, and Sidney 3. Bullion shall be
secretary and treasurer and they shall serve
until their successors have been elected and
qualified.
No stockholders shall be liable for the con-;
tracts or faults of said corporation any further
sum than any unpaid balance due on shares of
stock owned BY him: nor shall any infornfality
in organization have the effect OF rendering this
charter null or of exposing the stockholders to
any liability beyond the sum due on their stock
The subscribers hereto have signed opposite
heir names the number OF shares OF stock in
said corporation subscribed for by each in order
hat this charter may also serve as the original
subscription list. sS5
Done read, and passed at my office ii the city
if Baton Rouge in the presence Of Benz. 3.
raylor and u e. Snitherman, competent wit
lesses, on the date above written.
Original Signed:
q L. DIXON so Shares
j. b. BULB1ON---------- 40 Shares
u D. ON-------- Shares
J. q. DIXON, Per e. ID. Dixon ------.-@s1 Share
! =, Benz. B. TAYLOR. 8a5l
" Illnesses s'ss =. -. SMrTHFRMAN.
JNO. FRED ODOM.
Notary Public.
Il hereby certify that the above and foregoing
a true and correct copy Of the charter this day
,assed before me- NO. FRED ODOM,
Notary Public.
Baton Rouge Louisiana. January q, 1911