The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-01-01
CHARTER.

State of Louisiana
Parish of Natchitoches
Personally came and appeared be-
fore me the Undersigned authority,
the several persons whose names are
subscribed hereto, who declared IhaI
ayailing themselves OF the laws OF
fins State they do hereby form ana
organize themselves into Limited
CORPORATION for the purpose OF eStab-
fishing and operating bakery IN the
City and parish of Natchitoches, La,
and they adopt the following Articles
for the government Of said corpara-
tion:-
ART. l.
The name of this corporation shall
be 1.-THE PEOPLES BREAD COM
PANY, LTD" Its domicile slall be
the CITY of Natchitoches, La 1t
shall exist for Nine n inc Years un-
less sooner dissolved. Legal process
shall be served on the president and
in his absence-On the Vice President.
Under its corporate name it shall have
mower to contract, sue and be sued,
acquire by purchase or otherwise real
and personal property and TO sell,
mortgage or otherwise hypothecate
same. and to establish and operate
i'm the City of Nat0hilOcheS, La. and
elsewhere in the State of Louisiana.
a bakery and to manufacture and
sell bread. cakes, crackers, etc, etc.
To employ such persons necessary 10
the conduct of its business and to do
and perform all acts and things nee
essary and essential to the manage
ment and conduct OF its business.
/ ART. IL
The capital stock Of this corpora
tion shall be Ten Thousand Dollars,
divided into 1000 shares of TEN
/ DOLLARS each, which shall be paid
/ i'm cash at such times as the Board OF
Directors of the Co., may provide.
| No tranefer of stock shall be valid nm
! less entered upon the books OF the
Company and on surrender OF the GER
! titicate.
Active operation may commence as
soon as THREE THOUSAND DOL
LARS to the capital stock is sub
Scribed.
ART. III
| The corporate powers shall be yes
! ted in a Board of Directors of Five
| stockholders who shall be elected or
\ the Ist Monday in November 1914 ano
and annually thereafter. The Direc
tors shall elect one Of their own mem
bers as President, Vice-President ano
Secretary-TreaSure The first Boarc
of Directors shall be Sam Caspari, }
J. Nelson, Jr. Antoon Michael, San
Dipaola and NJ. l.. Prudhomme OF
whom Sam Caspari shall be Presi
dent: Antoon Michael Vice-Presidenl
and J. j. Nelson Jr., Secretary-Treas
! Which Board shall serve until TIE
annual election in Noyember 1914 o
until their successors are elected ant
qualified. Any vacancy in the Boart
of Directors shall be,.hsied for th
unexpired term by the Remaining ii
rectors. Three members of the. ..Boar'
shall constitute quorum.
ART. ~.
This charter may be amended Q
the corporation dissolved at a genera
meeting of the stockholders convene
for that purpose. with the assent G
2-3 of the entire capital stock. Pro
vided Ten days written notice
| given to each stockholder of sue
meeting and notice published in
Il local weekly paper LOT OWo luSeIulcli'
In event of dissolution the affair
of the Company shall be liquidate
bv three commissioners elected b
the stockholders. Any vacancy sha
be filed by the remaining commi
Sioners.
II At all stockholders meetings eac
share of Scock represented in perso
or bY written proxy shall be entitle
/ to one vote.
ART. Y.
III No stockholder shall ever be he
| liable for the contracts or faults
the corporation in any further su
than the unpaid balance of the shar'
| subscribed by him. Nor shall ar
| informaIity in organizing nave Il
L effect of rendering this charter NJ
or exposing stockholder TO any Ii
bility beyond the amtdnt of his Su
scription
ART. VI
| The annexed subscription list
the capital stock of the corporate
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