The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-08-21
CHI AR L E K
The iiauehton Gin Company

state of Louisiana, Before me, the I'M
Parish Of Booster. ! derslgned au-
thority, personally came and appeared
Sd. West, r. NJ. Sandidge, T. H. Law
renee, G. B. Smith and ]. B. Oneal, who
declared that, availing themselves OF the
provisions of the laws Of this State rela-
tive to corporations, they have COW
enanted and agreed, and by these pre-
sents covenant and agree, and bind
themselves. as we'll as other persons as
NAV hereafter become associated with
them, to form and constitute corpora
ton and body polite in law for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under the stipu-
lations and conditions following:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be THE HAUGHToN GIN COMPANY,
and its domicile is hereby fixed and es-
tablished at Haughton, Bossier Parish,
Louisiana, and under its said corporate
name said corporation shall have power
and authority to contract, sue and be
sued, to make and use a corporate seal,
and the same to break or alter at pleas
ure; to hold, receive, have, purchase,
improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, borrow,
pledge, mortgage, and hypothecate
under it's said corporate name, property,
real. personal, and mixed, and to do all
things and acts permitted by law and
necessary and proper to carry on the
objects and purposes of said corporation.
The president, or in his absence, the
vicepresident, shall be the proper per-
son upon whom legal process shall be
served. This corporation, unless sooner
dissolved, in accordance with its charter,
Shall exist and endure for a period OF
ninety-nine years from and after the
date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature OF the business to be carried on
by it are hereby declared to be for the
construction and operating OF public
ginnery in the town OF Haughton, La,
said parish, and to operate grist mill,
and to buy and purchase cotton and cot
ton seed, and to dispose OF same, and
generally to do such acts and things as
are necessary or incident to the purpo-
ses herein Sc: forth.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock OF this corporation
shall be Five Thousand Dollars (S5, COO
divided into Fifty Shares of One Hun
drcd Dollars (Si0O) each. The corpora
ton shall be considered as a going con-
Germ when -Four Thousand, Five Hundred
Dollars ga 500 shall have been SUBJ
scribed for, and Two Thousand, Five
Hundred Dollars (S2,5OO) actually paic
in, and the balance shall be paid when
ever the Board of Directors shall de-
mand it.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this compan!
shall be vested in and exercised by ;
board OF five directors, who shall for thu
present be S. J. West, r. NJ. Sandidge
r. H. Lawrence, G. w. Smith and J. B
Oneal, Of which board G. w. Smith shall
be President, T. H. Lawrence Vicepres
2dent and r. Nj. Sandidge Secretary ant
Treasurer, who shall hold their Office
until the next regular meeting of thu
stockholders fer the selection of TIN
Board of Directors, which shall be hel,
not later than the 18th day OF June, 1914
and annually thereafter. Stockholders
meetings shall be held, of which meet
ings notice shall be given by writer
notice directed to the last known plac
of residence of each of the stockholds
crowded that such notice may be valves
s,y the consent of the stockholders.
ARTICLE V.
The f5oasd of Directors shall have ful
power to fill vacancies in their numbe
caused by death. resignation, or other
wise, and from the stockholders of tn
company. They shall have full contrc
of the property of the company and sha
So conduct, manage and use the same a
they deem best, and as is consistent wit
tre objects and purposes of this com
,oaag. They are authorized and empow