The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-02-04
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HOPE VILLA MERCANTILE COMPANY

United States of America-State OF Louisiana
Parish of East Baton Rouge.
DE IT KNOWN. That on this 9th day OF
ID January, A. d. 1911, befoge me. John Fred
odom a duly qualified notary public. IN ana Tor
the parish OF East Baton Rouge SAID state, ara ara
iii the presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came tne
persons whose names are heleunto subscriber
ana who seyerally declare that, ayalnng them.
the General Assembly OF Louisiana, as well as
the provisions of the general laws OF this state
relative to the organization of corporations.
term OF fifty years from this day, under the name
of HOPE VILLA MERCANTILE COMPANY.
with its donlicile at Hope Villa, parish OF AS
cension, Louisiana, for the obiects and purposes
and under the agreements and stfpulatlons 1oi-
lowing, to-Wit:
The objects and purposes for which this cor
:porat,on is established are declared and specl-
chaadise and plantation supply business; to own
and operate q lumber yard: to buy ana sell i've
stock; and to buy, own and sell real estate, al
at its domicile and elsewhere IN TINS state. ana
to these several ends to buy and sell such goods
produce supplies, lumber, shingles, 1--we 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 1870, O00) Dollars and shall be
divi9ed into four hundred shares of q par value
Of fifty dollars EACH payable IN cash or properly
when subscribed for. and the corporatlca anay
commence business when seven thonSAEsf dol-
lars of its capital stock shall have been sub
~ ioeN -. ARTICLE III.
Tie business of said corporation shall be con,
Quoted by a board al three directors. VINO snail
be elected by ballot OF the stockholders on me
in the year 1912. at an election ofWhIeh tea days
notice in writing shall be sent 70 each snare
holder By mail. Each share OF stock small pe en-
titled to one vote to be cast by the oWner III per
son or by written proxy. The board OF directors
shall elect president, vice president and seere
ttary and treasurer, and shall adopt such by
laws Tor said ts or in
his absence or disability, on the vice president
\ Whenever this corporation may be dissolved
for any cause, its affairs snail ne l1quluateu ~
the board of directors.
The following named persons shall constl1u!e
the first board of directors to serve until thelf
SUCCESSORS have been elected and qua1neu Lo-Hlt:
Vincent T. Dixon, Elisha d. Dixon, ana sidney
3. Billion. and of these Vincent l.. Dixon
shall be president, Elisha D. Dixon shaii pe
vice president and Sidney 2. Bull1oh n. "
secretary and treasurer, ana they sAaH selsss
until their successors have been elected apt
qualified.
No stockholders shall be liable FOR the con
tracts or faults Of said corporal in any furthe
snrn than any unpaid balan<set due on shares o
| SIUCk oNASa ~ 1iOi SHu1A .te'
in organizatio.a nave the effect of rendering thl
charter .lti1 Of Of exposing the stockhG.asrs c :
a-,S liability beyond the sum due on tnelr sloGt
& Ihe subscribers hereto have signed opposle
their names the number Of shares Of stock eaa !
said corporation subscribed for by each u eioe
that this charter may also serve as tne ors iiis
Done read. and. passed at my Office in the ci t
/ of Baton Rouge in the presence 81 Benz. IL
4 TAYLOR and J. E. Smitherman, competent WI
i nesses. on the date above written
Original Signed }
HV. L. DIXON ~ ~ q 81
S. b. BULLION ~ " s 81 -
e. e = =. DIXON. Per 8. b. DIXON 1893 sha
,.-:.4-a..... BEsg. B. TAYLOR
, Witnesses. j. s.. SMITHERMAN.
] mo. FRED ODOM.
: Notary Public
{ hereby certify that the above and foregol
lsis i true and correct copy Of the charter thus
: pesasee Notary Public
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. January ~ 1911.