The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1915-10-21
An,endme
Parish OF

State OF Louisiana, Farlsh VA
Washington.
BE it known that this day before
me the undersigned authority, person
ally came and appeared Csc babi"g
tom. president, and f. y. Burris' &c.
rela y. Of Babin gton Rateman Com
papy. L'.l.. corporation "rsanlz'd
Il .acr IT,, iaw- of the state of Loui,l-
aaA, ana oom.ci,ei ut Franklint,n,
Washington Parish, lIL.. wAo each
being duy sworn according t" law.
dpppse5 and says: that at meeting OF
the Stockholders, OF the said corpora
ton. Darlington Rateman Company.
Lld., at which meeting more than
three fourths of the capital stock was
present or represented said meeting
called III accordance with article VI ut
thecharter of said corporation, it was
moved by W. W. Darlington, and
seconded by Il. H. Bateman, and un.
animOu,ly carried, that Articles l and
3 be changed and amended 80 Is TO
read as follows.
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of said corpora.
ton shall be the Darlington Store,
Incorporated, and its domicile Is
hereby established in the Town OF
Franklinton, Parish of Washington,
State of Louisiana, and under its
id corporate name. said corpora.
ton shall have power and authority
t. contract, sue and be sued, to make
and Use corporate seal and the same
to break and alter at pleasure, to
hold, receive, have purchase, improve.
ALLEVIATE, convey. sell, operate, pledge
mortgage. & hyl othecate, under its said
corporate name, property, real per-
sOnal and mixed, to name and ap-
point such officers, directors. agents
and managers, or employees as the
interest or business of the said cor
poraton may require: to make and
establish by laws, rules and reguia
tiolfs for the proper management or
its affairs, as may deem necessary
and proper. and the same to change
and alter at pleasure, and to do all
other acts and things permitted by
law, or as shall and may be necess-
AIRY to carry out the objects and pur-
poses Of SAID corporation.
Said corporation, unless sooner
| is,lved. in accordance with it's char
ter. shall exist and continue for per.
iol of ninety years faom and a.
ter the date of the charter.
The President. or in his absence
the Vice President, shall be tho
proper person upon which citation
or ovher legal process shall be served.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of said corpora
ton shall be $40, 900, divided into and
represented by 100 shares OF the par
value Of 500 each. which sad stock
shall be paid for in cash at the time
Of subscription or the SAM
may be issued at not len
than par, in payment or in exchaHS
for property or rights actually re-
ceiye. or purchased by said corpora
ton: or the same may be issued. full
paid, for money advanced and for
such other valuable consideration or
services as the board of directors Of
said corporation may determine,
provided that no stock shall be 10.
sued until the consideration therefor
has been received by the corporation.
Any stakeholder may sell, assign or
transfer his stock in this corporation
provided thirty days prior notice Of
such intention to sell, assign or trans.
fer the same to be given to the com.
many, and the other stockholders
thereof shall have the first privilege OF
purchasing same, after which thirty
days notice the said stock may be
sold in open market.
The stock of said corporation may
be transferred under the above condi-
tions, provided such transfer thereof
be made on the books of said company
at it's Office in Franklinton, La, or on
the surrender of the certigcate there.
for. No tronsfer of any fractional
part Of share shall be made.
Thi, corporation shall commence
doing business as soon as the entire
$4,000 of said capital stock shall
have been subscribed for.