The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-30
ACT or INCORPORATION or ALLEN
SEWER CO., LID.


duly commissioned and qualified ac"Or-
ding to law and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named, and I'M
dersigned, on the l7th day or October,
1912 personally appeared the persons,
whose names are signed hereto, VINO
declared:
That availing themselves Of the laws
of the State of Louisiana, relative to
the organization OF corporations they
have covenanted and do, by tn $" n""F-
ents, covenant, bind form and constitute
themselves, as we'll as such other pei
sons as may hereafter join or become
associated with them, into a body poll
tic and corporation for the objects and
purposes, and under the stipulations
| following:
ARTICLEI.
The name and style OF this corpora
ton shall be SEWER COM
PANY, LIMITED, and by that name
it shall have power to enjoy and have
succession for period OF ninety-nlnr
years to contract, sue and be sued In Its
corporate name, To make aud TO use a
| corporate seal, TO 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 created.
ARTICLE IL
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 its
President or it's Vice-President, or Its
Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which this corpora
ton is created is to conduct, carry on
and operate a general mercantile busi-
ness. either wholesale or retail or both,
To buv, sell, own and lease property
both real and personal, to lend and bor-
row monies, to make sign and endorse
notes, bills, drafts and checks; and to
do any and all things necessary in car
rying out the purposes Tor which the
corporation is created.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corporation
is fixed at the sum of Ten thousand do! &.
lars represented by one hundred shares
of $1,000 dollars each, which stock
shall be paid for either in cash or IN
property and said corporation may be-
gin business when Ten Thousand Dol
lars of stock therein has been sub
scribed for and paid up.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers shall be vested
in a board of Directors, composed OF
three stock holders, but the stock-hol-
ders by majority vote shall have the
right to increase the membership OF
said board of Directors. The majority
of said board shall onsfitu:e 81 quorum
for the transaction of the business.
The first board of directors are declared
to be D. II. Allen, W. P. Sever, and
l.. II. Hurst, with D. H. Allen as
president; w. P. SEVER as vice-presi-
dent and L. H. Hurst as Secretary
Treasurer. a new board OF directors
shall be elected on the second Tuesday
in October 1918, and annually there
after by the stockholders, and all
boards and officers shall hold Office I'M
til their successors shall have been des-
ignated and elected as provided in this
charter The Board of Directors shall
meet at such times as may be d sigma
ted by the bylaws or upon call OF the
President. Special meetings may be
held of the stockholders, upon one
| weeks written notice given to the
stock holders, signed by either the
President or Vice-President. Vacan-
cies on the board of Directors may be
filled by the remaining directors
ARTICLE vi.
Whenever this corporation shall be
dissolved by limitation or otherwise it.
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 mad
by some other lawful means.
ARTICLE VII.
The officers Of this corporation shall
BIS a President, Vice-President, anc
Secretary Treasurer, and the Presiden
shall have authority to appoint and dis.
charge, at will, all such assistants an
agents as the interest OF the corpora
ton may require. Said officers shall b
elected annually, and they shall b
stock holders.
ARTICLE VIII.
The President shall have such pow
ers as are generally exercised oy sucl
officers except, as hereinotherwise con
ferred. The President shall have full
power to appoint, employ discharge an
fix salaries of all employees he shall
have entire control and management o
the business of the corporation, with tn
sole right to buy, and sell property 70
the corporation, to make and sign al
notes drafts, checks and contracts an
to do all things necessary to conduc
the business for which this corporation
is created. Each appearer hereto ha
set opposite his name the number o
shares for which he has subscribed 8
that the same will operate as a stoc
subscription list.
Ten Thousand Dollars having bee
subscribed by the incorporators, hereo
and paid up, this corporation is author
lied to commence business from thi
date.
Thus done and passed in the presenc
of JEFF B. Snyder and A. ]. Sewer, j
two competent witnesses, who sign a
such together with the appearers an
me Notary on the date first herein writ
ten.
Attest:
JEFF B. SNYDER
A. J. SEWER
i D. H. ALLEN, so shares
l w. P. SEWER, 40 shares