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lrectors of said corporation shall b'
lchosen and elected at the office Of
the company.
ARTICLE V.
No stockholder shall be liable OF
account of any obligation of thi:
corporation in any further sum thar
the amount of the unpaid balance
due by him on the stock subscrib
ed for and no irregularity nor any
informally in organization of thi
corporation shall have the effect Of
rendering this charter null or Of ex
posing any stOckholder to any liza
bility beyond such unpaid balance.
ARTICLE vi.
This charter may be amended lex
lcept as to the increasing or decreas,
in of its capital stock by two-thirds
vote of the stock represented at q
meeting Of the stockholders, conven
led for such purpose after ten days
written notice, as above provided
Whenever this corporation is dis
solved by limitation or otherwise, its
|affairs shall be liquidated by two
commissioners elected at a stock
holders meeting, who shall have full
power to wind up its affairs and set,
tie its Indebtedness.
In testimony Of which the said
above parties have affixed their sig
natures, together with undersigned
competent witnesses, on this the q
day of March, 1912.
D. P. HOLLIS,
L. f. C. PEARCE,
By D. P. Hollis.
E. A. RABB,
By D. P. Hollis.
MRS. LUCIE I. RABB,
By d. P. Hollis.
Attest:
E. B. HERNDON,
IS. o. WILLIAMS,
f. B. HERNDON JR.
Notary Public in and for CaddO Par
ish, Louisiana.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded
March 81, 1912. S. o. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy
Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: | hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct
copy of the original act as the same
now appear on file and of record in
my office:
Fiven under my hand and seal of
office, this 9th day of March, 1912.
S. O. WILLIAMS.
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy
Recorder. March %.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-11
A Proclamation

Whereas, on February 27, 1912, al
an election held throughout the
Parish of CaddO, after thirty days
advertisement, to take the sense OF
the property taxpayers of said par
lsh OF Caddo on the question of vot
ing a special tax of five mills per
annum for the five consecutive
years of 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 and
1916, on all the taxable property of
the parish for the purpose of build
ing, constructing and maintaining
hard surfaced roads and bridges
throughout the parish, and,
Whereas, at said election duly and
legally held and returns legally
made, the property taxpayers of
the said Parish Of Caddo voted faV-
orably in number and amount and
authorized this Police Jury to levy
said special tax.
/, w. I. Crawford, president of the
Police Jury of the Parish of Caddo,
by virtue of the authority vested in
me by law, do hereby publicly an
nounce and proclaim that the result
of said election is favorable to the
proposition submitted to the proper
ty taxpayers Of the said Parish of
Caddo at said special election, and
that the Police Jury has, by virtue
of that authority, levied a special
Tax of five mills per annum for the
five consecutive years of 1912, 1913,
1914 1915 and 1916 upon all proper
ty subject to taxation in, said Par
ish of Caddo. w. T. CRAWFORD,
March IL, President.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-11
MarShal'S Sale
No. i5S-In the Third Ward Justice
Court of Lincoln Parish, Louis
lana: r. l.. Jones VS.. J. NJ. Alexan-

No. I5S-In the Third Ward Justice
Court of Lincoln Parish, Louis
lana: r. l.. Jones vs.. J. NJ. Alexan-
der.
By virtue of writ of fieri facias
issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit by the Honorable A.
|Gullat, justice of the peace, Third
Ward of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana,
and to me directed, have seized and
will sell at public auction at the
Texas Street front door of the Court
House of CaddO Parish, Louisiana,
between the legal hours of sales, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 81, 1912
An undivided One-half interest in
and to Lot No. One u of Block No.
Ten 1O) of Fairfield Heights sub
division of the Fourth Ward of Cad
do Parish, Louisiana. The above
property seized as belonging to de-
rendant and to be sold to pay and
satisfy the debt specified in said
writ, say i'll The sum of Eighty-five
dollars and eighty cents ($85S0),
with interest thereon from the ist
day of November, 1909 at the rate of
8%o per annum and 1919 attorneys
fees as principal and interest and all
cost of suit. G. +. GERRALD,
City Marshal of the Fourth Ward of
Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Caucasian. March &c. 1912.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-11
ShePiff's Sale

No. f5,9n-In the First Judicial Dis
triCt Court of Caddo Parish, Lou
isiana. Khun & Horne VS.. Geo.
O'Neal.
By virtue Cf writ of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Hon
Orable the First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in
the above numbered and entitled
suit, have seized and will offer
for sale at public auction for cash,
without the benefit of ap-
praisement at the principal front
door Of the Court House of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, during the legal
hours of sales, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1912
All that portion of lot one of the
Forest Park Subdivision in the Par
of Caddo State of Louisiana, as per
map in conveyance book 38, page
I32i, owned by you on September 28,
1907, being the same property ac-
Iquired from A. Currie less the sales
made of portion Of said lot prior to
lSeptember %, 1907, and known as
the O'Neal Subdivision as per map
recorded in conveyance book Al,
page SO of the records of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, with all the buildings
and improvements thereon; said pro-
perty seized as belonging to the
above named defendant and to be
sold for cash without the benefit
of appraisement, to pay and satisfy
the debt specified in said writ say
in the sum of s250.O0, less $97.00 paid
on September %, 1908 with eight per
cent per annum interest on said bal
ance from September, %. 1908 until
paid and all costs of this suit, as
we'll as ten per cent on said princi-
pal and interest as attorneys fees.
J. p. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-OfficiO Auctioneer.
Caucasian, March 12, 1912.
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Siteriff'S SsIn

No. is, ,736-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Lou
isiana. AlIendale Heights Co. VS.
John Nj. Rushang.
By virtue of a writ Of seizure and
and sale to me directed fro the Hon
orable the First judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in
the above numbered and entitled
cause Ihave seized and will offer
for sale at public auction upon
terms hereinafter stated, without
the benefit Of appraisement, at the
principal front door of the Court
House of Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
during the legal hours of sales, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1912
Lot 26 $ Block 9 of the AlIendale
Heights subdivision of the City Of
Shreveport, Louisiana, together
with the buildings and improve
ments thereon as per act recorded
in conveyance book 55, page TAG Of
the Conveyance records of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, said property
seized as belonging to the above
named defe. ni,ant, and to be sold to
pay and satisfy the debt as speci-
fled in said writ and upon the fol-
lowing terms; For cash TO an
amount sufficient to pay Si02.50
with eight per cent per annum in
terest thereon from December 3rd.
1910 and ten per cent attorneys fees,
and on terms OF credit to meet the
note for Si02.5a maturing December
8, 1912. with eight per cent per an
mum interest from December
3, 1912, and all costs of This suit, and
ten per cent as attorneys fees on
said amount and principal.
J. P. EIOURN0Y,
Sheriff, .y-0fficio AuctloneeE
Caucasian, March i2, 1912.
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No. 5,Oe9-In the City Court of the
City of Shreveport, Louisiana. Drey-
fus Dry Goods Company VS.. A..
BenOit.
By virtue of writ of fieri fac
las to me directed from the Honor
|able the City Court of the City OF
Shreveport, Louisiana, in the above
numbered and entitled cause, have
seized and will offer for sale at pub
|iic auction, for cash according to
|law, at the principal front door OF
1.-THE Court House of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, during the legal hours of
Isales, ON
SATURDAY, MAY 4th. 1912
Lot twelve, block thirty three. LOT
seven, block twenty-five, of Caddo
lCity, Louisiana; also lot forty of the
Bowman Lane Subdivision of the
| City of Shreveport. Louisiana, with
1.-THE buildings and improvements
thereon. Said property seized as be
longing to the above named defend
| ant and to be sold for cash accord
ling to law, to pay and satisfy the
debt as specified in said writ, say
| in the sum of S5l.i7, with so pei
tannum interest thereon from Apri
j30, 1908 until paid and all costs OF
ithis suit. j. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Offieio Auctioneer
Caucasian, March 81, 1912.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-11

or of exposing a stockholder to any
liability than above for the unpaid
balance due On his stock.
Thus done and signed on this the
9th day of March, A. D. 1912 in the
presence of Russell P. Moore and
Walter H. Polk.
S. r. ZAGST,
By G. A. Morse.
T. A. ZAGST,
By G. A. Morse.
G. A. MORSE,
Witness:
RUSSELL P. MOORE,
WALTER H. POLK.
r. A. GRAIN,
Notary Public, Caddo Parish, Lou
isiana.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: I, J. NJ. Foster, district attorney
of the First Judicial District of Lou
isiana, do hereby certify that have
examined the above and foregoing
charter, and finding nothing therein
contrary to law, I hereby approve
the same.
Done and signed this the 9th day
of March, A. D., 1912.
J. M. FOSTER,
District Attorney.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded,
March i2, 1912, SO. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy
Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: I hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is true and correct
copy of the original act, as the same
now appear on file and of record
in my office:
Given under my hand and seal OF
office, this 18th doy of March, 1912
S. o. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy
Recorder. Mar. IL.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-11
Stockholders Meeting.

Pursuant to the action of the
board Of directors of the CaddO Oil
Refinery at a meeting held on April
I. 1912, notice is hereby given that
the stockholders Of said corpora
ton are hereby called TO meet at
the office Of said company in The
city of Shreveport, La, on Friday,
May II, 1912, at 10 o'clock am, for
the purpose Of amending Art. Ill OF
its charter, so as to increase the
capital stock from one hundred
thousand dollars to three hundred
thousand dollars, and the transac-
ton of such other business as may
come before the meeting.
B. ATKINS, President.
Attest:
J. G. TRIMBLE, Secretary.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-11
CHARTER
OF Belcher Mercantile Company

State OF LOdISlapA, PaP!Si Oh Odu-
do: Before me, E. B. Herndon Jr.,
notary public in and for Caddo Par
ish, State of Louisiana, duly com
missioned and sworn, on this day
came and appeared the several per-
sons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who declared to me, notary,
that they do hereby form them
selves into a corporation under the
laws of the State of Louisiana un-
der the following stipulations and
conditions, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be
the Belcher Mercantile Company; it
shall have the right to contract, sue
and be sued, and to hold, purchase,
lease, sell, and hypothecate proper
ty, both real and personal, and to
own and conduct public gin; its
domicile shall be in the town of
Belcher, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
and all citation and other legal pro-
cess shall be made on its President
or in his absence at the office of the
company, according to law.
ARTICLE II
The objects for which this cor
poration is organized and the nature
of 4ba h,,e;nacc 70 ha oapniod IN nv
Il are declared to be to carry on a
general retail dry goods, grocery
and mercantile business; to buy, sell
and otherwise deal in groceries, dry
goods, boots shoes, and general mer-
|chandise, and to carry on general
advancing business for the purpose
of advancing supplies, etc., and to
carry on a public gin, and to do any
and all things Incidental to the pur-
pose above named, and generally to
do all things necessary to be done
in the -furtherance of such objects
and purposes.
ARTICLE HI
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed and declared to
be in the sum of Twenty-Five thous-
and ($25, 100000 dollars, divided into
two hundred and fifty shares of One
Hundred (siOO00) Dollars each; said
capital stock to be paid for in cash
or its equivalent, but shall not be
ISSUED and sold for less than its par
value; this corporation is authoriz-
ed to commence business whenever
Ten Thousand fsi0,000.00) Dollars Of
its capital stock shall be subscribed
for and paid for in full.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in board
of directors, consisting of four W
stockholders, who shall be annually
ielected on the first Tuesday in April
of each year, The first board OF di.
lrectors is hereby declared to be: D
P. Hollis, l.. f. c. Pearce, E. A. Rabb
and Mrs. Lucy /. Rabb, who shall
serve to the first Tuesday in April
1918, or until their successors art
elected or qualified. The officers o.
this corporation shall be, presi
ident, a vice president, and Sec
retary treasurer, and the first Off
GERS of said company are hereb,
declared to be d. p. Hollis, presi
dent; L. F. C. pearce, vice president
and f. A. Rabb secretary treasurer
A majority of the stock shall cleo
the directors and in all elections OF
proceedings of stockholders eacf
/ hare OF stock present or represent
d by proxy shall be entitled TO one
lyote. Notice of all elections or meet
Iings of stockholders shall be giveI
by written notice to each stock
lholder ten days before such election
Tor meeting of stockholders; the di
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Whenever this corporation is dis
solved by limitation or otherwise,
its affairs shall be liquidated by
two persons selected for the pur-
|nose at stockholders meeting duly
ibeld; and said liquidators shall per
form such services and give such
scureity as the stockholders NAV
REQUIRE.
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ARTICLE vi.

AT all meeting of the stock ,olderS
each share of stock shall be entitled
to one vote, to be cast in person or
by proxy. When not otherwise pro
vided by law, all stockholders to be
notified ten days prior to any meet
ing of stockholders by letter ad-
dressed to them at their usual post
loffice address.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-11
Sheriff's Sale

No. 5,O99-In the City Court of the
City of Shreveport, Louisiana. Drey-
fus Dry Goods Company VS.. A..
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-08-23
CLAUD.

Clinton Lindsey was at Camden
Saturday.
Charles Belyew visited relatives
here Saturday.
Freeman Holland WAS at Big
Sandy Saturday.
Health conditions are fairly
good in this locality.
E. Hall of Henry County visited
relatives here Sunday.
Bedford Wilson of Harmon's
Creek was here Saturday.
Several from here attended the
meeting at Mount Zion Sunday.
Jessie Farmer and William
Akers of Crooked Greek were here
one day last week.
The grass worm has struck this
vicinity and has done some little
damage by eating up some millet'
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-08-23
District S. S. Association

The Fifth District Sunday
School Association will.meet at the
Presbyterian Church at Big Sandy
Sunday, September /. The pro.
gram is as follows:
Call to order ut 10 a. m; song.
Devotional exercises, conducted
by Rev. w. w. Henley.
Welcome address, Rev. II. p
Smith; response, w. L. Patford
and S. P. Wheatley.
How to create and maintain q
good Sunday school interest, T. III
Bellamy and Mrs. Il. S. Parker
general discussion.
The object and work of the con-
vention, j. f. Dowdy, II. P. Lasley
and John S. Davidson; general
discussion.
Noon intermission.
Called to order at 2 p. M; song
A study of the Sunday school
from literary view, Mrs. Fannie
Pierce, ID. G.. Curd and Rev. r. p.
Smith; general discussion.
Reading, Miss Gertrude Can
trell.
The Sunday school and it's rela-
ton to the home, ID. j. Graham
and all Sunday school superinten-
dents present.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-08-23
labor Day.

In accordance with an act of the
Forty-seventh General Assembly
of Tennessee, whereby the first
Monday in September-of each year
has been constituted and set apart
as Labor Day, to be observed
throughout the State as a legal
holiday, Governor Ben w. Hooper
has made proclamation recon-
mending that Monday. September
2, 1912, be recognized and observed
throughout the State ofTennessee
as n legal holiday.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-08-23
BEAVERDAM.

Jack Spence attended servicessat
Flatwoods Sunday.
Mrs. Burton Dobson visited Mrs.
Edward Cuff Sunday.
Ed and Grover Walker visited
on Morgan's Greek last week.
Mrs. Evie Mitchell is spending
few days with relatives here this
week.
Miss Bessie Dobson attended the
teachers meeting at Camden last
Saturday.
Cope McKelvey of Eva City
spent Sunday with the family 'of
w. III. Dobson.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-08-23
Big Sandy, August 8.

he had stole a hossl" But, alas,
my brother, how is it todaye Men
are using the gray matter that God
deposited in their skulls to some
advantage. They do not look at e
mans politics, they look at his
principles, and this is as it should
be. Governor Hooper stands for
everything the Independent Dem
ocrats stand for. Enemies tried
in every conceivable way to be-
smear his good name and drag him
down, but he stands today like E
giant oak towering above his ene-
mics unshaken, a Christian gentle.
man and q model Governor, plead
ing for law enforcement. On the
other hand, the State convention
ignored thelaw enforcement plank
offered for the platform, and there
are few Democrats who do not un~
derstand what that means.
1t is encouraging to see the Ten
nessean and American gradually
falling into line, and suppose the
stencil of Patterson almost,knock-
ed her out Of the ring. l want
every reader of The Chronicle to
remember that we are responsible
to God for the vote we cast just
the same as anything else, and we
are glad that men are awakening
more and more to this fact.
DEMOCRAT.
Sugar Tree, August 20,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-08-23
SUGAR TREE.

Dear Editor--It seems to man
up tree like the regular (?) fac
ton of the Democratic party
better known in this section as the
George Mccall Democrats-ar
bound to cut their own throats.
"The blind shall lead the blind".is
a truthful quotation, and we are
fully convinced that the blind
leaders of the Tom Taylor Demo-
Gratis are just as sure to lead their
followers into the ditch in Novem-
Der as that time rolls around.
And then, of course, they will give
the Independent Democrats down
the country for betraying the par
tyl They will do this putting
a whisky plank in a platform no
Christian Democrat can support.
Rural Tennessee will not be
dominated by men of that faction.
For proof Of this, | refer you to
the recent election in Benton and
Decatur counties. These counties
have always been Democratic until
they were over-dosed with Patter-
son and his, pardon mill. Rather
than be dominated by men of this
faction these counties have elected
Republicans to office--good men;
men who stand for law enforce
ment in Tennessee. No one can
say the nominees of the "regulars"
are not clever men, but the result
of the election shows that there
can be no harmony in Tennessee
as long as Democrats permit dis
credited whisky politicians and
demagogues to dominate the party.
When the time comes spoken of
in Holy Writ that the lion and the
lamb shall lie down together, then
it might be possible for the saloon
men and gamblers and Christians
of Tennessee to lay aside their DIFF
ferences--I say>it might be pos
sible for them to do SO. [ came
from Democratic stock, and was
rockedin a Democratic cradle, but
as long as Ham Patterson and his
ilk stirs the kettle of Democracy in
Tennessee and dictates the plat
form Of the party, you will please
excuse me, for I still have a con-
science.
The time was in Tennessee when
at the crack of the Democratic
whip all Democrats would fall in
line, whether for good or bad. AS
one man expressed it he would
"vote for the nominee if he, knew
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-08-23

Roll call, reports and otferinge
from the various Sunday schools,
selection of place for next meeting
and adjournment.
The convention named the third
unday in August as an official
visiting day and visitors were nam
ed as follows: w. Il. Patford, to
visit Ramble Greek E. Ii. Bellamy,
Sugar Greek; Otis Perkins, Luter-
ton; w. b. Herndon, Mount Vim
son;J. f. Dowdy, Pleasant Ridge;
ID. G. Curd, Bakers Chapel; D.-J.
Graham, New Hope; Il. ID. David
son, Faxon; II. Fl. Clement, Lick
Greek; e. I'll. Dowdy, Mount Car
mel; John S. Davidson, Crooked
Creek.
, 1t is the duty of each of these
visitors to endeavor to arouse new
interest and keener conception
of the worksend impress upon the
minds of the people the Importance
of coming to Big Sandy the first
Sunday in September.
Very truly,
r p SMJru
ID. G. CURD,
e, d. DAVIDSON,
Committee.
Big Sandy, August 8.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-08-23

writing this communication is to
tenter vigorous protest against
the removal Of certain trees in the
cemetery, as suggested by arecent
article published in yourfpaper.
l refer especially to two large
cedars which shelter the graves OF
my father and mother-the former
for over fifty years and the latter
for over twenty-five years. These
two cedars have history that is
very dear to me, and 1 would not
agree to their removal under any
circumstances nor for any none
etary consideration.
They were set out by my father
at our country home one mile west
of Camden when they were, mere
twigs, and after his death nay
mother had them taken up and
placed over his grave. Although
| was small at the time, L remem-
Der very distinctly that in order
that the trees might be placed ex-
actly in the same geographical
position that my father had placed
them she tied a string on limb of
each pointing to the east and then
placed them at his grave in the
same position.
The trees were placed there over
fifty years ago, and the roots may
have penetrated their graves and
absorbed every vistage Of their re-
mains. If so, that would only
make the trees more dear to me.
This is evidently one Of the meth
DDS by which the Supreme Ruler
of the Universe perpetuates life.
No, sir, not for the gold of Opher,
nor for the most magnificent and
expensive monument that could
be chiseled by man, could 1 be
persuaded to permit the destruc-
ton of these two trees.
The purpose of the cemetery as
sociation is a laudable one, and
should -meet-with the hearty COOP
Grafton of everyone, and especially
with those who have kindred buri-
ed there. With kindest regards
and best wishes for those who are
promulgating this splendid work.
l beg to remain,
Yours truly,
j. M. MOSES.
Big Sandy, August I9.