The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-01-02
CHARTER.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Match
itoches.

Before me James III. Caldwell No
tary Public in and for the Parish of
Natchltoches State of Louisiana, duly
commissioned and qualified, person
ally came and appeared, Mr.. Norrie
A. Stille, Charles r. Yarbrough, and
Lemuel w. Jacobs. all residents Of
kobeline, Parish and State aforesaid,
who declared, that availing them
solver of the general laws of the State
of Louisiana, and especially of the
provisions of Act No. IS and Act NO.
lao of 1904, they do hereby organize
themselves into Limited CORPORA
tion' for the objects and purposes
hereinafter stated. and do adopt the
following articles the Charter there
of.
ART. /
The name of the Corporation shall
be "Stille g. Yarbrough Limited;"
its domicile shall be in the town OF
Robeline Natchitoches Louisiana,
and under its Corporate name it shall
have power to exist and enjoy success
ion for the full period OF Twenty
Five Years from date hereof, and
shall have the power and authority
to contract: to sue and be sued, to
buy, sell: transfer and deliver, borrow
pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, both
real. personal and mixed property as
may be necessary for the conduct and
management Of general mercantile
business; to make use OF seal; 10
break and alter the same at pleasure,
as the interest OF the corporation
may require; to make and establish
such bylaws, rules, and regulations
as may be necessary; and generally,
TO do and perform all acts, matters
and things as may be incidental to
the business of the corporation, or
necessary for its success.
ART. IL.
All citations or other legal process,
shall be served on the President, OF
said corporation and in his absence
on the Secretary Treasurer.
ART. III.
The objects and purposes of this
h aAlS hereby declared to be
organization Ec-s-..lieneral Mercan-
animously and carried SCI! Dry
generously that every poor child
within q radius of several square
miles of Natchitoches, had visit
from Santa Claus. 1t has been the
custom for a great many years for
The Mutual Aid to distribute fEift'1I
and candy among the poor CHI
rem. but this year owing to M
Hughes happy thought, gpa5
serviciable stockings filed Pof
toys for the children and SOCK
thing equally as welcome ar and
propriate for the the mother once ne
plenty of fruits, cakes andcept it
were given to all the famiE q e;od dn u
could befound who it was - ex.I /
Santa Claus might neA hereof,
UUuye 81 ity prey bef6e books I
aware Of its presence Der pas
. There is a little af@e re-
ill shrike. which for its "a ne All Il !
sLca. complishments deserr atiTribedI
stock rogues' gsYe-F sby yir-
for and acc6pto eunder, sshown.
tue Of the provisions ab0
ART. of this corpo-
The corporate powed by a Board
ration shall be exeomposed of three
OF Directors to bcders, to be elected
members, observation-disclosures on the
Dy ballot by the ssnary of each year
fir,t Monday in JanGl3. The Direc-
except the year Of /. heir own mem
tors shall elect from President ana
bers President, Vices ne first Board
cretary-Treasurer. IT of N. A.
of Directors shall consisN r Var.
Stille: L w. Jacobs, and Castillo as
trough, with Norrie A.Jice- Pres
President, L. w. Jacobs as " Secret
ident, and G. r. Yarbrough as serve
ary-Treasurer, all of whom shaf .eonS,
as Directors; and officers until tie, :
ton In January 1914 or until then
successors have been elected.
ART. VI.
At all meetings, the stockholders
shall be entitled either in person, or
by proxy ia writing, one vote for each
share of stock held by lhim, ana the
majority OF the votes cast shall elect,