The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-05-02
CHARTER.
United States of America. State OF
Louisiana. Parish of Washington.

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Be it known that on this day. before r
ne, C. Ellis OFT, a Notary Public in
and for Washington Parish, Louisi'
ana, duly commissioned and qualified.
personally came and appeared the
parties whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, all Of full age, who declared
that. availing themselves of the pro-
visions of the law of this State rela-
tive to corporations, and especially
of Act No. 70 OF 1904, of the General
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana,
they have covenanted and agreed, and
by these presents covenant and agree,
and bind themselves, as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter Iecome
associated with them, to form and con-
stiaute corporation and body polite
in law, for the purpose and objects,
and under the stipulations. articles
and conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name and title of said corpora.
ton shall be "Bogalusa Grain Com
pany," and it's domicile is hereby es'
tablished in Bogalusa, Washington
Parish, Louisiana, and under its said
corporate name. said corporation
shall have the power to contract. sue
and be sued; to make and use a cor
porate seal, and the same to break
and alter at pleasure, to hold. receive,
have, purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE,
convey, sell, borrow, pledge, mortgage
and hypothecate, under its said cor.
porate name, property real and per-
sonal; to name and appoint such
officers, directors, agents and mana
gers or employees as the interest or
convenience OF the said corporation
may require; to make and establish
bylaws, rules and regulations for the
government of the said corporation
and its affairs, as may be deemed
necessary and proper, and the same
to change and alter at pleasure;and dc
all other acts and things permitted by
law, or as shall or may be neccess airy
and proper to carry out the object!
and purposes of said corporation.
Said corporation, unless sooner
dissolved, in accordance with its char
ter, shall exist and continue for th'
period of ninety nine years from ant
after date hereof.
The President or in his absence TIT
Vlce-President, and in absence OF both
Of them, the Secretary and Treas
urer, shall be the proper person upol
whom citation or other legal process
shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for whicl
this corporation is organized, and tn
nature Of the business to be carrie
On BY it, are declared to be the follow
Ing to-wit:
70 buy and sell all manner IN
kinds Of goods. wares. and merchar
disc, either for cash or credit, whole
sale or retail; to purchase, hold, owl
lease, mortgage, build, sell, convey q
# dispose Of property, real or personal
TO own, lease hold or operate branch
es in Bogalusa, Louisiana, or in sue
other place or places in the State I
Louisiana, or in either State or Te
ritory within the United States, tn
&, the board Of directors Of said corpo
alton may deem fit to establish:
buy, sell. and deal in oil manner
feed, building material, and in fact
articles OF commerce which are col
monty used, either necessities of Il
or for any other purpose; and gene
silly to do all sorts and things nece
sary and proper for carrying on
general business, as above outline
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of the said &C
p0ration shall be fifteen thousa1
dollars (sl5, 0OO.00), divided into .
81 represented by one hundred and 81
a tl50) shares Of the par value Of Q
I; hundred dollars ($1O0.0O) per sha'
which said stock shall be paid for
cash at the time Of subscripH on,
tie same may be issued. ct not Il
than par value, in payment or
change for property or rights actu
" received or purchased by said &
I pofstion, or the same may be Issue
fpll paid, for money advanced and
such other valuable consideration
81 service . the board Of directors
ne said corporation may detarmll
provided that no stool. shall be 1ssu
8 until the considerat ION therefor
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