The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-04
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CHARTER u. PEin1as
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State Of Louisiana
Parish CT Madison
Before me, the undersigned authority
and two attesting witnesses, on uis' !
the 18th day of November, e. u. Lsio' |
personally came and appeared JeH- p !
Snyder, an unmarried man; George ;.
Yerser, and his wife, Mrs. tdnah. W.
Yerger, nee Maxwell, herein sUtioriZec
by her said husband ard Mrs. MailicI
3. Maxwell, nee Bowie, WidpW, al
residents Of the Parish Of Maolson. StS's
OF Louisiana. ald John J. Ectts and rs
wife. Mrs. Flora NJ. Potts, nee Maxwell,
herein authorized by Ter said husband
both residents Of the Parish OF O-aC-iioi..
State Of Louisiana, wty declared ahc
acknowledged lhct, sv2l.iLg ther.se YES
of the laws Of tie State Of LCu.s.ena,
OF ACT No. Z57 Of the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana, 70.
the year 1914, hey have formed and
organized and by these presents 90 form
and organlze themselves into a corpora
ton and body polite fog the objects and
purposes hare.aa. ter set forth and eX-
pressed, which they hereby adopt IS the
ARTICLE !.
The nanle and Il lie Of this corporation
shall be "Mayweil Planting Contrary,
Inc, " and 10y its said name shall awe
and enjoy existence f. tie I'll. ter[a
and period Of Einety-n.le years t.Cm
date hereof:
Its domicile shall be il the town Of
Mound, Parish OF Maliso0, La. ard H.
shall have seal ~ sUlh rcr. Iita an5.
Gevicc as ne Board Il i;re2.>gs mas.
elect, and the same 10 alter ma ch-nsc
at pleasure.
Its certificate Of stock shall be signed
by the President and Secretary, and
bear the impress Of IN: seal O. the cor
pOratiOG.
Il SRA! have power and right g hold,
purchase, receive By donation or other
vase, and mCct.ge, sell K? G, E!~5g1,
pawn, cnattie nartaEe, Gnc convey pro
perty, both real a,.G personal, movable
and immoNaS!e.
1t shall have the right to borrow
| money ard issue It's negc.lgtlC notes e
| bonds, unsecured or secured by mort
gage, pledge. pawn, chattel rlyr,agc o.
other hen on its pr0g erty, n)tE real and
| personal, ana snail have power to sue
ard be sued ~ lis c'roc3'; e Glm@.
| The President ara IN nis aSe1Jcc fEe
Vice President, is harcDy designated ~
the Officer upon wnom ali citation or
other legal process nal be served.
AGTlCLE 2.
The objects ana ~, poses for which
| this c0rpuTatiC? Is o.s.arr.l, AID ,ha
nature II ths ID mess 70 IL Carried 60
by il are hereby declared IL b. IT, IT,
Chase, sale ard SsGse Q. agricultural,
timber and ether Lands, the c., ovation,
| growing. raising ard ;narnoy ting u III
agrlculturai crops, ard the E.Hulsc,1--
| ing, Ws~C housing ard sac OF jrvIUcts
thereof, end tn' buying, selling, AID
rearing OF horses mCi--, hogs, ma sny
and all other kinc5 Of aalma.5 Erd STOCK
in the Parish Of Mad.:csl, Lou'sia.a, OF
IL any other pc, tiOn - the State OF
Louisiana, or OF the UaI.sd StzLcs. AM
in connection with the abov. object:
and purposes. 20 make advances OF
money and supplies to its tena1 - anC
Others, and to conduct general mer-
camille business, both wholesale and re.
tail. ~.
ARTICLES.
The capital stock OF tI,S ccrEO".ticr
is fixed hereby al One hunjred Ghous
and Isl, G, uUl. 90 Doiif.s, divided int1
one thousand Il COO shsres OF The pa.
value OF One Hundred Geo. co Dollar.
each. TIE capital stock OF TINS cJ-g0r.
alton may De Increased 10 III aTnC1u'
not exec eGing twenty-five hun3rci
t25C0) shares ct tie P&r. va.k, of Oc,
EanGrei GOO Uj) Dc'ia:s sA.h, nrsfI,;c
a total of TWO EurGie. ami titt;
Thousand 1928, CG.C,l .Iv:.a-s.
AEfiCL-,E
The corporate pcw,r OF this corCor
alton shall lie YES I'D II and Sy.r :iSa1 V!
d Beard Of Diractsrs of yhcc st3C.l
hciders, a minority &C RDcin shat M,
st,tVte a G1orG.n for a. G-a1i5.cSo,i ii
business. with ill power - paYtilS 81
receive by dJaati "A, atii, Tdoc.lre
pledge, pawn and convey aid ;e4 Z
sither IS lesser o. lessee, Property
coth re.i and persona, u borco - El1aoy
and issue the coIapsly's neE0t.co,;
Dotes or bords, either Ilsecarcd Or sc
cured by ,ao:tSage Or. AZ. rcai estaSs
chattei ldortage, pleGgi or pawn q -;
personal property, end 20 tic any and &:
other acts which this Comp ny is au
thcrized to Go in carrying oGt Inc OF
iects and purposes Of this c3rpJrat.o-
to make and establish bylaws. an
change the the same, 60 hire, to employ
appoint, and to Gll ali vacancies occur
ing in the Board u Directors ~ deGSh
resignation or otherwise.
Each Board Of Directors shall eiec
from their number President, a Vice
President and a Secretary andTTeSsurer
The office Of Secretary &nd Treasure
may be neld by one or two persons, arc
when held by two persons, the Secretsr!
may or may not be Director. In'
Bosrd of Directors may be Increased a
any cnnJal stockholders meeting 20
number not exceeding seven.
The first Board CT directors shall con
sist of George S. Verge, John J. P0tts
and JEFF B. Snyder, with George :. Yer
ger as President, JEFF B. Snyder :.
Vice President, and Jonn J. r'osts q
Secretary and Treasurer. wiiu skail h3lt
office until the first Monday OF Aa,
1916, or until their SUCCESSORS E1ve he1i
duly elected. On TIE FIRST Monday o
May 1916, and ANNUALLY thereafter Of
the first Monday o. May CT each year
the stockholders:ss shall. iaeet f0r taelu
pose of electing Beard Of Directors
and the transactigf Of sach othsr bGsi
ness as may properly foise before TT
meeting. Written irotice5 pf the annua
stockholders meetiIgsShsh Be eelivere,
personally or by deposiingit in The Pos
Office, addressed to the stocShoider'
last known address at least fifteen day.
before such meeting. cther scocI
holders meetings may be held as pro
vi3ed by the laws Of Louisiana. Ac y,