The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-02-18
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HOPE VILLA MERCANTILE COMPANY.


United States of .America-State of Louisiana
Parish of East Baton Rouge.
IOE n KNOWN, That on this 27th day Of
ID January, A.. p. 1911. before me. John Fred
.ydora, a duly qualified notary public, in and for
the parish of East Baton Rouge. said state, and
in the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. personally came the
persons whose names are hereunto subscrlpeu
and who severally declare that. avall1ng them.
selves OF the provisions Ct Act 70. e q lyg4 q
the provisions of the general laws OF this state
relative to the. organization OF corporations.
they do hereby form corporation 20 exist Tor 9
term of fifty years from this day under the name
of HOPE VILLA MERCANTILE COMPANY,
with its do1nicile at Hope Villa. parish o. AS
#cension. Louisiana. for the objects and purposes
and under the agreements and stlpuiat1ons toll
lowing, to-Wit:
The objects and purposes for which this cor
porataon is established are declared and specI-
chandise and plantation supply business; 70 own
and operate a lumber yard; to buy and sell 1--we
stock and to buy, own and sell real estate, all
at it's domicile and elsewhere IN TINS state, ana
to these several ends to buy and sell such goods,
produce supplies, lumber, shingles. 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, 000l Dollars and shall he
divided into four hundred shares OF II par value
of fifty dollars each, payable in cash or property
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 a board OF three directors. who shall
be elected by ballotof the stockholders on the
first Tuesday of January each year. beginnlng
in the year 1912 at election of which ten days
notice in writing shall be9sent to each share
1c6rn CTR kSH a
titled to one vote to be cast by the owner in per-
SON or by written proxy. The board OF directors
shall elect president. vice president. and secre-
I laws for as said CORPORATION as they see
Citation shall be served onthe president, or in
his absence or disability, on the vice president.
Whenever this corporation may be dissolved
for any cause. its affairs shall be liquidated by
the hoard Of directors.
The following named persons shall constitute
the first board of directors to serve until their
successors have been elected and quaifie Wit:
Vincent &. Dixon, Elisha d. Dixon, and Sidney
B. Bullion, and Of these Vincent =. Dixon
shall be president, Elisha y. Dixon shall be
vice president, and Sidney B. 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 in any further
sum taan any unpaid balance due on shares OF
stock owned by him !; nor shall any informally
ORGANIZATION nave the eIleGV u FtNletl1is
charter null or OF exposing the stockholders to
any liability beyond the sum due on their stock.
The subscribers hereto have signed opposite
their names the number of SHARES of stock in
said CORPORATION subscribed for BY each in order
that this charter may also serve as the original
subscription list.
Done. read. and passed at my office IL the city
| of Eaton Rouge in the presence OF Benz. b.
Taylor and j. b. Snlitherman. competent wit
nesses, ON the date above written
(0rigina1 signed:l
u n. DIXON Observation-Disclosures go Shares
s. b. BILL10N 20 Shares
n IL DIXON 40 Shares
G. e. DIXON Per Ed. Dlxon--------s1 Share
"a BENJ B. TAYLOR.
w Illnesses ~ ). u. SalITEEGMAs.
JNo. FRED DOOM,
/ sls Notary Public.
hereby certify that the above and foregoing
MI ssaa before me j FIRED ODOM, s@
gsSsE#s5s Notary Public.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, JanaaTyz7, lsIl