The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
ACT OF incorporation or ALIEN
SEWER CO., LID.
State OF Louisiana


witnesses hereinafter named, and UNI
dersigned, on the 18th day OF October,
1912 personally appeared the persons,
whose names are signed hereto, who
declared:
That availing themselves Of the laws
of the State of Louisiana, relative to
the organization OF corporations they
have covcnanted and do, by these pres
cnts, covenant, bind form and constitute
themselves, as we'll as such other pei
sons as may hereafter join or become
associated with them, into body poll
tic and corporation for the objects and
purposes, and under the stipulations
following:
ARTICLET.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be ALLEN-SEVIER COM
PANY, LIMITED, and by that name
it shall have power to enjoy and have
! succession for a period of ninety-nin-
years to contract, sue and be sued in its
corporate name, to make and to use
corporate seal, 10 have and employ
such managers, officers and employees
as the interest of the corporation shall
REQUIRE and to conduct the business for
which the corporation is cheated.
ARTICLE III
The domicile OF said corporation shall
be at Tallulah, Madison Parish, Louis
lana. and all citations or other legal
process shall be served either upon it's
President or its Vice-Pisoident, or It's
Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which this corpora
ton is created is to conduct, carry on
and operate general mercantile bust
ness, either wholesale OF retail or Ooeil,
to buy, sell, own anu lease property,
both real and personal, to lend and bOr-
row monies, to make sign aud endorse
notes, bills, drafts and checks; and to
do any and all things necessary in car
rying out the purposes for which the
corporation is created.
ARTICLE w.
The capitat stock of this corporation
is fixed at the sum of Ten Thousand dol q.
lars represented by one hundred shares
of $4,000 dollars each, which stock
shall be paid for either in cash or ir
property and said corporation may be-
gin business when Ten Thousand Do'-
ans of stock therein has been sub
scribed for and Lald "a.
ARTICLE ". g.
The corporate powers shall be vested
in a board Of Directors, composed oil
three stock holders, but the stock hol-
ders by majority vote shall have the
right 10 increase the membership Of
said board Of Directors. The majofit!
OF said board shall constitute OF q qu run
| for the transaction OF the business.
The first board of directors are declared
10 be d. H. Allen, W. P. Sever, sno
L. H. Hurst, with d. H. Allen ~
president; w. p. SEVER as vice-pres'.
dent and l.. II. Hurst as Secretary.
Treasurer. A new board OF directori
shall be elected On the second Tuesday
in October 1913, and annually there.
after by the Ock-holders, and al
boards and officers shall hold office un'
ill their successors shall have been des'
ipnated aud elected as provided in thu
charter The Board of Directors shal
meet at such times as may be designa.
ted by the by-laws or upon call of the
President. Special meetings may bt
held of the stock holders, upon ont
weeks written notice given TO thu
stock holders, signed by either the
President or Vice. p resident. Vacan'
cies on the board of Directors may "
filled by the remaining directors
ARTICLE vi.
Whenever this corporation shall bt
dissolyeh by limitation or otherwise III
affairs shall be liquidated by three COM
missioners, elected by the stock-hol'
ders for that purpose, unless such liqui.
| dation and dissolution shall be made
by some other lawful means.
ARTICLE VII.
The officers of this corporation shall
bs a President, Vice.President, anG
Secretary Treasurer, and the President
shall have authority TO appoint and dis
charge, at will, all such assistants ant
agents ss the interest of the corpora
ton may require. Said officers shall bt
elected annually, and they shall bt
stock holders.
The President shall have such pow.
ers "a are generally exercised ny such
officers except, as herein0therwise con
ferred. The President shall have full
power to appoint, employ discharge and
tx salaries of all employees he shall
have entire control and management oil
the business of the corporation, with the
sole right to buy, and sell property FOL
the corporation, to make and sign al
notes drafts, checks and contracts ana
to do all things necessary to conduct
the business for which this corporation
is created. Each appearer hereto has
set opposite his name the number OF
shares for which he has subscribed sc
that the same will operate as stock
subscription list.
Ten Thousand Dollars having beer
subscribed by the incorporators, hereof
and paid up, this corporation is author
lied 10 commence business from thii
date.
Thus done and passed in the presence
of JEFF B. Snyder and A. J.Sevier. Jr
two competent witnesses, who sign a.
such together with the appearers and
me Notary on the date first herein writ
ten.
Attest:
JEFF B. SNYDER
A. j. SEWER
D. H. ALLEN, 80 shares
w. r. SEWER, 49 shares
l.. H. HURST. share
JOHN E. YERGER,
Clerk 9th. Dist Court of Mad.
ison Parish, La, and Ell .Omcit
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana
Parish Of Madison
1 hereby certify that the above is q
true and correct copy of the act OF in
corporation of Allen Sewer Company
Limited. on file and recorded in RECORD
of Conveyances book 90" pages 3ls
ct eco, in my office, this 18th day Of
October, 1912.