The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1913-02-20
CHARTER.
United States of America, STATE ol
Louisiana, Parish Of Washington

United States of America, STATE u
Louisiana, Parish Of Washington
Be II known and remembered, Thas'
on this 18th. day of January one
Thousand, Nine Hundred ana 1nir
teen. before me, Delos r, Johnson
Notary Public in and for the PARISH
Of washington, State Of Louisiana ma
duly commissioned and qnallneo' ana
in the presence Of the undersigned
witnesses, personally came and ap'
peared the persons whose names aro
bereun.o subscribed, all of full age,
Who declared that availing themselves
Of the provisions of the Ia" OF TINS
State relative to corporations, and es'
pecislly Act No. IS OF 1904 OF the zen.
eral Assembly of the State OF LOUISE
ana, they have formed and by these
presents do form, constitute ana or
panize themselves, as we'll as su'n
persons as may hereafter join or oe
associated with them or their success
ors. into . corporation and body
nolitio in law, for the objects and
purposes, and under the stioulatlons'
articles and conditions following to-
Wit:
ARTICLE l.
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 uinety.nine (ss) years, un'
less sooner dissolved by law or con-
sent OF the stockholders as hereinat-
ter provided.
Said corporation shall have the
power to contract, sue apd be sued'
to hold, to receive, have purchase
improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, bor'
row, pledge, mortgage and hypothe-
cate, under It's said corporate name,
property, real and personal, to name
and appoint such officers; directors
agents and managers and employees
- the interest or convenience OF thu
said corporation may require, to make
and establish by laws, rules and reQu'
lstions for the government Of the sale
corporation and its affairs, as may bt
deemed necessary and proper and thu
same to change and alter at pleasure
and to do all other acts and things
permitted by law, or as shall or may
be necessary and proper to carry ou
the objects and purposes OF said cor
porstlon.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of this corporation
shall be at Franklinton, Parish O.
Washington, State OF Louisiana
where all citations and other lega
processes shall be served in accord
ance with the Statutes Of the State o
I.ouisiana relative to making services
on corporations.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes tor which
this corporation IL organized and es
tablished aud abe nature Of business t
be carried on by it. are declared to b
the following, to-wit: To own, oper
ate and conduct one or more farms, +
cultivate and grow general sgricu]
tursl products; to own or lease, main
tain and conduct one or more pastures
and TO buy, own and sell live stock c
every kind whatsoever; to own, ope'
ate and conduct one or more genera
merchandise stores, and to buy or Sc
oil manner and kinds OF goods, wares
and merchandise, agricultural pre-
duets and any commodities, either fo
cash or credit, wholesale or retail; t
puchase, hold, own, lease, mortgsg'
rent, ssll.c onyey, or dispose fproE
erty, reel or personal, 70 emplo
agents, salesmen, employees, andhelJ
and, generally to engage in any.busi
ness or enterprise in any town, cit,
Parish or other subdivision Of II
State Of Louisiana, and to have .
rights, privileges, advantages and in
munities guaranteed by law to CO..
porstions.
ARTICLE w
The capital stock OF this corporate
shall be Twenty Thousand ($20. 900, q
Dollars. divided into and represente
by Two Hundred {200) shares {
stock, at a par value Of One Hundre
(SlO0) Dollars each. which said stoc
shall be paid for INC ash at the tin
Of subscription or ss the same ma
be issued, at not less than par valu'
orln payment or exchange for prof.
erty or rights actually received, pul
chased NV such cnrn0rati0n or for Sc