The Caucasian., 1913-11-23
CHARTER
vi che Eio,srnoy Mescantis lSsle
Vany.

The soatc oS gouisianS, 4arislS a't
Ga,3io: Before me. w. g. lSelGdon
Jre notary pulsIr in and ger 'oe
stae OF 0.0uiaiana ono She Parish
Of f.adds2. eiuls eololells sslOistus anei
sworn. olo 'lois oSae cavls and aa-
pesISts Zoe several persons ssh0se
ysamee ato 9lelruntas sabscriised sVh'1
elcelalo,e 20 rlen ilpa0 ehes aeo IqeIvbs
eoea9 9'osraseIsea into corporation
uloIcr see iaus - ah@ Stale COY
Louisiana bndee a'e stighlatdens
hegeisasteg set out, scoe@le:
AHVGogE, 0.
1hs TSaisle ana etslc a,g tYDes cote
poEat ion os hereby declared 20 a's
9 g'ga'lsruoy SBeGG ssD'aRe Company; 10
shall sase the rieltt tao enjoy stN-
lcessioN fsr ninedy wine gears. @itla
the rieest Sc eoNtracte cue and he
sIe2 an9 600 tsol8, p,arclsas@. 1ease,
eeoS an'1 aypotdsesate torepelqy, zeal
and 6poreoNal: Us atolslisolo shall Gpe
0t Sloe Station Elournos. a,a0t6o Pare
isIu. louisiana an1 all citation and
other losal p1ueess shall dDe made oN
it's president spor os lpis absence ae
ssse office az tane Gasnspa aWg arc0luAiNg
to SaW.
ART1GlE aG.
The objects for whiciB thie core
poratioA is aorsanize0 ana else ua-s
snIe 0g the business t0 be carried
on 10y 10 are declared to De 20 carry
on general retail dry goods gro
Gerry sna mercantile Ausineseo 30
buy, sell ana otherwise deal in gro
eeries, ale soodss boDte an3 shoes
and seneSal merchandise and TO
carry ON general advancing busi-
ness, for the purpose Of advancing
supplies stcs Sns 20 own and olse-
rate 90 cotton gin, 10 buy and seq
cotton, an1 90 aIb any and all things
incidental % the purposes abose,
named; and generally S do any ana
all things necessary 60 DE done iu'
the furtherance of such objects AND
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ARTgCg.E gYg.
The capital stock of this eolposae
ton is hereby Gxo1 ana declared eoS
be the SUM of tWentsetige tbousan19
(s25 10000 ana no-l0O dollars. ds-
eided into sWo hundred ana eifty
$50 shares OF one hundre3 dollars
(eiOoW) each: said capital stock %
be Vai0 for aA cash or dSs eQuiSae
lent. bug shall aoa be issued ana
sol0 Cor 'ess sban it's par value: shis
corporation is authorized 20 eonae
nenee business wheDeSsS sin ehous-
sn6 dollars Oq ies capital stock shall 4
be e,lDsceibed and paid 9og i'm Gull.
ARy1CAE gv.
Tne corporate powsre Of ahie core
poration sheS be seeted iN Q lDosrd
of directors consisting 0Q ehree
stockholders Who shall De annually
selected on the Hrse Tuesdag in Jan
lary. Che first board ~ directors
S hereby 6eclared % be &. q. Floure'
loNe 8. 10. Hatcher and O.. ~. ElouIe
10Y, who shall serve unti4 the first 4
tuesday iD Januars of 1875, or until
heir successors are elected and
qualified. Che officers of this co.
9oration shall 6e o president. @ice
PRESIDENT and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES;
lnA the Grst officers Of said COM
)any are declared to be 8. d. Flour
10Y, Vreeldent, eecretary-treasulpr;
}. 10 Hatcher, sice president. s Ma-S
oritS o9 tne etDch shall elect Che
lirectore ono 10 oHq eIeceioDs o9
of stockholders each
hare oq ssocb preeene or represente
q by written Nroxe, shell DO entie q
leo TO one sote. Notice oe all elece !
ions or meetings OF stockholders 6
holl DE given by written notice 90 I
aclo stockholder Cen Hsys before f
uclo election or meeting of etock- I
oldere; directore shall be chosen u t
no office 0e the compsny. 4t
ART6ClE 8. IS
To etockholder ehall be Liable Oh
ccount of any obligation to ehis '
in any other cum chan Z
le amount of the unpaid balanee Q
lie by him on stock subscribed for, 4
no no irregularity Or any infor-
lality in organization shall haye
le effect of rendering this charter G
ull or Of exposing any stockholder
} any liability beyond 8uch unpaid
alancaS
gRTIC1T Sc
Ihle charter may be amended
except as to the increasing or de-
easing OF lis capital stock oy t.
vote of the stock sepree v
'nte0 ot @ meeting of yhe stock q
oldere eonveneS for such purpose y
flor ten claye written Ootice es f(
)ooe prescribed. Whenever oeis Q
20 diesoleed by limite- In