The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-07-16
CHARTER
Of S. n. BURRlS, Incorporated.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Washington.


Parish of Washington.
BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED,
that on this the sth day of June,
1914, before me, MAGEE W. OFT, a
Notary Public in and for the Parish Of
Washington, State of Louisiana, duly
commissioned, qualified and sworn, and
in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, per-
sonally came and appeared the per-
sons whose names are hereunto sub
scrbed and who declared unto me,
said Notary, that, awaiting themselves
of the laws of the State of Louisiana,
relative to the organization of corpO-
ratiOns, they have formed, and by these
presents, do form and constitute them
selves, as well as all such other per-
sons as may hereafter JON or become
associated with them or their successors in the
corporation for the objects and purposes and
under the conditions following, to-wlt:
ARTICLE l.
The name of the corporation shall be
SH. Burris, Incorporated, and under that name it
shall have and enjoy succession and
existence for the term of nlnety-nlne
years, unless sooner dissolved by law
or by consent of the stockholders as
provided for hereinafter.
Under this name the said corpora
ton shall have the power and author
ity to contract, sue and be sued, to make and
use corporate seal and to alter same at
pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The domcle of this corporation shall be at
Franklinton, Washington Parish, Louisiana,
where all citations, papers and all other legal
process shall be served upon the president, or
III his absence, the vice-president, or in his
absence the secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is constituted are hereby de-
clared to be, to operate and conduct general
merchandise store, either wholesale or retail,
with authority to exercise all powers necessary
sell, own or lease real estate under its said
corporate name, with authority to do all acts
incidental thereto.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be TEN THOUSAND ($1O,000.00)
DOLLARS, divided into and represented
by One Hundred Shares of stock at the
par value of One Hundred DC ms each;
said stock shall be paid for in cash
at the time of subscription, or as the
same is issued, for not less than par,
or in payment or in exchange for prop
erty actually received or purchased by
this corporation. or for work or SER
vices actually rendered.
This corporation shall become going con-
Germ when Five Thousand (S5,000.0O Dollars of
its capital stock shall have been subscribed nd
paid for, and the Board of Directors shall have
the light to determine how much stock shalt
be issued thereafter,
No transfer Of stock shall be binding upon
this corporation unless the same Is transferred
on its books at its office.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers of this cor
pOration shall be vested in and eXer-
cised by a Board of Directors COM
posed of three stockholders. The first election
of the board of directors under this charter
shall be held at meeting of the
stock holders to be held at the office of
the corporation on the first Monday
in June, 1915, and thereafter the
stockholders shall elect board of di
rectors on the first Monday of June of
until their successors shall have been
elected and qualified. The Board OF
Directors shall elect from among their
number their officers, who shall be president,
vice president and secretary treasurer The
office of secretary-treasurer shall be held by
the same stakeholder. During the absence of the
President the Vice President shall act
and preside in his stead. Notice of the
election of the Board of Directors shall
be given in writing by mail, addressed
to each stakeholder at his usual place
Of business ten days prior to said cleo
ton, and the Board of Directors shall
appoint one Of the stockholders to pre-
side at said election. ANY failure, for any
cause whatever, to elect directors on the day
mentioned for that purpose shall not dissolve
this corporation, but the directors then in Of
flee and the incumbent officers shall
continue to serve until their successors
are chosen At every election each stakeholder
shall be entitled to one vote for each share of
stock registered in his name, and the votes of
the stockholders may be cast by proxy.
The stockholders shall determine the man
ner of holding said election, and the majority
of stock voted. each share being counted as
one vote. elect the person or persons for whom
they are cast The first LO2rd of directors Of
tins corpopat2on shall be composed OF Newton
A. Burris, A lima W. BurrlS ana h. b. Mage Of
whom Newton A. Burrls shall be President,
Alma w. Burris VicePresiLent and Ii. b.
Magee, Secretary-Trcasurer.
ARTICLE VI
The Board of Directors shall have the
power to fill all vacancies caused by death,
resignation or otherwise among the stock
holders of this corporation. The said board Of
directors shall have full power and contr"l of
the property of this corp ration, aHd shall con-
duct and manage the same consis,e-t WIEN The
object for which this corporation was Orgah-
led and in accordance VII the provisions of
this charter. Tlu I'D ,uard has t;,n .rtnrr-
ity to adop such by-l w, and r-gul 'ions as
may be deemed nSceao,y Tor ti1 j, Optr inln
apement Of Z lid nusinp.S The said bonrI Ut