The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1913-02-27
CHARTER.
Tinted States of America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish Of Washington

Be Il known ana fememooio"'
on this 10th. day of January one
Thousand, Nine Hundred ana Inlr'
teen, before me, Delos R, Johnson
Notary Public in and for the Parish
Of Washington, State of Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified anu
in the presence of the undersigned
witnesses, personally came and ap"
peared the persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, all OF full age
who declared that svailing Themselves
Of the provisions of the law OF this
State relative to corporations, and es'
pecially Act No. IS Of 1904 Of the Gen.
ersl Assembly Of the State OF Loulsl'
ana, they have formed and by these
presents do form, constitute and or
panize themselves, as we'll as sucn
persons as may hereafter join or be
associated with them or their success
ors, into a corporation and body
polite in law, for the objects and
purposes, and under the stipulatlons'
articles and conditions following TO-
wit:
ARTICLE I.
: The name Of this corporation shall
be Horseshoe Stock Farm Company,
and under that name shall have and
enjoy existence and succession OF q
period OF ninety.nine (9s) years, un-
less sooner dissolved by law or con-
sent of the stockholders IS hereinat-
ter provided.
Said corporation shall have the
power - contract, sue and be sued,
to hold, to receive, have purchase,
improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, bor'
row, pledge, mortgage add hypothe'
cate, under its said corporate name,
property, real and personal, to name
and appoint such officers; directors,
agents and managers and employees
~ the interest or convenience OF the
said corporation may require, 10 make
and establish by laws, rules and reQu-
lations 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 to do oil other acts and things
permitted by law, or as shall or may
be necessary and proper to carry out
the objects and purposes Of said COR
poratlou.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile OF this corporation
shall be at Frsnklinton, Parish OF
Washington, State Of Louisiana.
where ell citations and other legal
processes shall be served in accord
ance with the Statutes OF the State of
Louisiana relative to making services
on corporations.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation il organized and es-
tablished and abe nature Of business to
be carried on by it, are declared to be
the following, to-wit: To own, oper-
ate and conduct one or more farms, to
cultivate and grow general agricul-
tursl products; to own or lease, main
tain and conduct one or more pastures,
and TO buy, own and sell live stock Of
every kind whatsoever; to own, oper-
ute and conducs one or more general
merchandise stores. and to buy or sell
al manner and kinds Of goods, wares,
and merchandise, agricultural pro-
duets and any commodities, either for
cash or credit, wholesale or retail; to
puchase, hold, own, lease, mortgage,
rent, sell,c onvey, or dispose ofprop.
erty, real or personal, to employ
agents, statesmen, employees, andhelp;
and, generally to engage in any bust
ness or enterprise in any town, city,
Parish or other subdivision Of the
State Of Louisiana, and to have all
rights, privileges, advantages and i'm.
munities guaranteed by law to cor
porations.
ARTICLE w
The cspitsl stock OF this corporation
shall be Twenty Thousand (920. O00, COY
Dollars. divided into and represented
by Two Hundred t200) shares of
stock, at = par value Of One Hundred
1900 Dollars each which said stock
shall be paid for INC ash at the time
Of subscription or as the same may
be issued, at not less than par value,
or In payment or exchange for prop
erty or rights actually received, pur-
chased by such corporation or for ser.
5vices actually rendered, provided no
stock shalt be issued until the consid-
GRAFTON therefor has been received by
the said corporation. This corpora