The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-02-11
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HOPE VILLA MERCANTILE COMPANY.
United states Of America State OF Louisiana
Parish Of East Baton Rouge.

United states Of Ameriea-state Of Louisiana
Parish Of East Baton Rouge.
DE IT KNOWN. That on this 9th day Of
I'D January, Al. d. 1911. before me, John FRED
Idon,, a duly qualified notary public In and Tor
the parish of East Baton Rouge. said state, and
in the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. personally came sns
persons whose names are hereunto subscribed
ana who severally declare that, awaiting them.
selves Of the provisions OF Act NO ~ OF IVA OF
the General Assembly of Louisiana, as we'll as
the provisions of the general laws of this .state
relative to the organization OF corporal
they do hereby form a corporation TO exist ior q
term OF fifty years from this day, under the name
With its domicile at Hope Villa parish OF As
cension Louisiana, for the objects and purposes
and under the agreements and stipulations fol-
lowing, to-Wit:
Z The objects and purposes for which this cor
porataon is established are declared and specl-
Ted to be to own and operate general met
chandise and plantation supply business 70 own
and operate lumber yard !: to buy and sell i've
stock and to buy, own and sell real estate, all
at its domicile and elsewhere in this state, and
to these aeveral ends to buy and sell sncn goods
produce, supplies, lumber, shifgs Les. i've 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 ,0001 Dollars. and shall be
divided into four hundred shares OF q par value
Of City dollars EACH payable IN cash or property
when subscribed for and the corporation may
commence business when seven thousand dol
lars Of It's capital stock shall have been sub
scribed for - -
The business Of said corporation shall be con
t1ucted by a board OF three directors, who shall
he elected by ballot of the stockholders on the
first Tuesday OF January eaeh year. osg.n
notice in writing shall be sent to eacn snare
1oIder by mail. Each share OF stock shall be en-
Titled vote TO be cast BY the owner " N per-
shall ELECT presidshs WIGS efesident. and 5eere-
sary and treasurer, and .sda 'aaopt such by
laws for said corporation as they + t@Ss.
Citation shall be served ont he president. or II
his absence or disability, on the vice president.
Whenever this corporation may be a1ssoiVed
for any sanse its affairs shall be liquldated by
the board sof d,rsstprss. LII $ ,st;t,t
the first board Of directors to serve ngtA their
successors have been electeda quail led tcss1t:
Vincent s. Dixon. Elisha {. Z I.ixon, and Sidney
3. Bnllion, and OF these Vim ent IL Dixon
shall Be president Elisha D. Dixon shall be
VICE ,,Tasiient and Sidney B. Bullion shall be
secret fY aud tEsssnrer and they shall serve
aI,til TIER gl' esesspf hsHs PeeH elected ana
aa''11s'7' ARTICLE ~
No stockholders shall be liable for the con-
tracts or faults Of said IN any furf
suI.a tha n any unpaid balance due on shares OF
stock owned pY fi14S alt4f atfisfl ss4tJ tli+2
~ ,srrganizatian have the effect of rendering this
charter null, or of exposing she 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
Done. read, and PASSED At my Office IN The city
a. Baton Rouge, in the presence OF Ben5 IS.
Tss3nr and j. q. Smitherman, competent Wit
nesse5, Oh lie date above written.
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IS. b. BULLION------- ~ y s sIlafes
f.. d. DIXON ------ ~ Sa ,
q. n. DIXON, Per e. q. Dixon ---------1 Share
., ,.. REM. B. TAYLOR.
ss " Illnesses ]. Z. SMIrHERMAN.
JN0. FRED OnOM,
Notary Public.
hereby certify that the above and foregoing
is q true and correct copy of the charter this day
a :. before me. J-sO. FRED 0D0M.
\ $780, Notary Public.
Ration Rouge, Louisiana, January q. is1i-