The Caucasian., 1913-11-20
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poraaion IS nerebs s1ecIareG to be
faouraoy Mercantile s.suaoieaos; le
J shall lsaue the rigi9t 10 enjoy sue
YGession s8r Glarty-aiae 9cGrs vile
thc right - roatI acte eD6e one be
spea. ana 10 ilult Qurebo4o, lease,
4 selG aVl,i liypotheeato % 8orop9rty, reat
nand Nersonal6 It's tomlcilg 9hali he
1at the Station t;.1llrnoy. G,addO Par
Sisll, Louisianao aaS all citation and
totlseg lesal process SholI 8e made on
2lts preeiaent .og iG 4Dis sgbsence at
tth. Office o9 sbla eooaGpSng according
To- 4aw9
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4 The olajtocte G0r Nhich this cor
VoratioH is 0rssnize0 and the ma
tuIa' oq che business to be carried
oa by Ss are declarcS to he to carry
Oh general @etail dry goods. gro
] ceTs an,6 mercantile business, 10
fbuye sell an3 otherwise deal in gro
leeries, dry goods, boots and shoes
lan1 general merchandise, and TO
] carry on a general advancing bust
mess, for the purpose OF advancing
supplies, 9tc., and to own and Ope-
rate Q cotton gin, to buy and sell
tcotton, and TO do any and all things
incidental to the purposes above
lnamed; and generally to do any and
all things necessary 10, be done in
1.-THE 6urtherance of such objects and
purposes.
ARTICLE ILL.,
Che capital stock of this corpora
Ftion is hereby fixed and declared to
be Che sum of twenty-five thousand
1925, 100000 and no-I00 dollars, 6i-
(vided into two hundred and fifty
(250) shares of one hundred dollars
100000 each; said capital stock to
|be paid for in cash or its equiva-
(lent, but shall not be issued ani
solo for less than its p@r value; tdis
corporation is authorized to COM
mence business whenever six thous-
ana dollars of its capitol stock shell
be subscribed and paid for i@ fell.
ARToCLE ".
The corporate powers of this csr-
poration shall be vested in a lsoSfd
% directors consisting of taree
stockholders, who shall lee annually
selected on the first Tuesday in Jal>-
uarg. The first board of directors
'is hereby declared to be A. G. Flour
|nos. y. d. Hatcher and L. NJ. Flour
|noy. who shall serve until the first
Yuesday in January ofi945, or until
their successors are elected and
4ualifie6 The officers of tlsis cor
|poratsoa s@aall be q president, vice
pYesidens and secretary-treasurer,
(and che first officers Of said COM
pans are declared to be \. g. Flour
nos, president, secretary-treasurer,
4 ~ hatcher, vice president. a ma
ioritO 81 the stock shall elect the
disestors, snd ia all elect5ons or
proceedings of stockholders each
share os stock Dresent a represent
% bc Nritte@ proxy, SHALL be enti-
|tlsd 10 one vote. Notice of all elec-
tios Or meetings of stockholders
,hall De giv.'Q by writeen Eotice to
aacaS seockhDlAer ten days before
sslch election or meeting of stock
sofAsps; directors shall be chosen at
no oaise OF toe company.
ARUICGE y.
no ssock kholder shall BE Liable en
aeceuHt cg any obligation to this
corDorstion in any other sum than
the amount of the unpaid balance
Edue 6y Aim on stock subscribed for,
and no irregularity or any infor-
|mality in organization shall have
1.-THE effect of rendering this charter
(null or of exposing any stockholder
| to any liability beyond such unpaid
balance.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended
Except as to the increasing or de-
|creasing of its capital stock by a
/ Itwo-thirds vote of the stock repre-
sented at meeting of the stock
holders convened for such purpose
after ten days written notice as
above prescribed. Whenever this
corporation is dissolved by limita-
|tion or otherwise, its affairs shall be
/ liiquidated by three commissioners
elected al a stockholders meeting,
who shall have full power to wind
Bup its affairs and settle its indebL-
edness.
On Testimony of all of which the
sai6 above named parties have af-
fixed eheir signatures on this The
3r9 Gay of November 1913.
a. s.. gROgRNOY.
a. p. HATCHER
AseesYo l.. No. FLOURNOY.
\ D.. D. HERNSON.
\ JOINS R. ZONES.
Z. u. HFRNDON JR.,