The Caucasian., 1913-11-11
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ARTICLE /.

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y The 1alae and ST., IT, of this cor
SpgSatloh - hereby declared to i,r
&i0,irnos Mercantile Company: II
shall nave the right tp enjoy sue
GessiOn for nincty-uinc wears. with
haR right 10 contract. SHE and he
gsun}. snd 10 hold purchase. lease.
sell and hypothrcate property. real
SanG personal; its domlriIe shall he
al the Station Floulnoy, Caddo Par
$ish, Louisiana. ANA all citation amt
$Other legal process shall be made on
Tits president or in his absence at
the office of the company according
To Iswa
\ ARTICLE II.
The objects for which this cor
operation is organized and the ma
tupe of 9he business to be carried
Oh w ia are declared to be to carry
on general retail dry goods, gro
GERS anG mercantile business. 20
4 Isuy, sel4 end otherwise deal in gro
\ esa'isss shg goods, boots and shoes
and general merchandise, and o To
] carry on o general advancing bust
ness Cog Che purpose of advancing
\ supplies. eRc., and to Own and ope-
\ rata9 o cotton gin, to buy and sell
cgsasn sn4 60 do any and all things
4 snsidslssss 60 the purposes above
1 6Hssas9. sn4 generally to do any and
al6 ebings necessary to be done in
I inc S1stIseSance of such objects and
Dusposss.
SRTICLE HI.
The capital stock Of this corpora
I tioR 10 hereby fixed and declared to
be ths sum of twenty-five thousand
! ($25, ,0O0.0e) and no-i0O dollars. di-.
vide5 into two hundred and fifty
$50 shares of one hundred dollars
/ 100000 each; said capital stock to
be paid for in cash or It's equiva-
lent, but shall not be issued and
sold for less than its par value: this
corporation is authorized TO COM
mence business whenever six thous-
and dollars of its capital stock shall
be subscribed and paid for in full.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers Of this cor
poratiOn shall be vested in a board
of directors consisting of three
stockholders, who shall be annually
selected on the first Tuesday in jan
uary. The first board of directors
is hereby declared to be A. G. Flour
noy, A. D. Hatcher and l.. NJ. Flour
noy, who shall serve until the first
Tuesday in January of 1915, or until
their successors are elected and
qualified. The officers Of this COR
poration shall be a president, vice
president and secretary-treasurer;
and the first officers of said COM
pany are declared to be A. g. Flour
nOy, president, secretary-treasurer;
A. D. Hatcher, vice president. A ma
jority of the stock shall elect the
directors, and in all elections or
proceedings of stockholders each
share Of stock present or represent
I'D by written proxy, shall be enti-
| tied to one vote. Notice of all elec-
ions or meetings OF stockholders
shall be given by written notice to
each stakeholder ten days before
such election or meeting OF stock
holders: directors shall be chosen at
| the office of the company.
ARTICLE V.
No stockholder shall be liable on
account of any obligation to this
| corporation in any other sum than
the amount of the unpaid balance
due by him on stock subscribed for,
and no irregularity or any infor-
mality in organization shall have.
the effect of rendering this charter
null or of exposing any stockholdar
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
ltwo-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-
/ ton or otherwise. It's affairs shall be
liquidated by three commissioners
elected at a stockholders meeting,
who shall have full power to wind
up its affairs and settle its indebt-
edness.
In testimony of all Of which the
said above named parties have af-
fixed their signatures on this the
3rd day of November 1918.
A.. 6. ELOURNOY.
| A. ID. HATCHER.
Attest: l.. NJ. FLOURNOY.