The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18

State of Louisiana
Parish Of Madison !

State of Louisiana
Parish OF Madison
Before me, the undersigned authority
end two attestiDg witnesses, Gu tniS'
the 18th day Of November, a. u. 1912
personally came and arpe2red JeIf. ..
Snyder, an unmarried man; George ..
Ycrger, and his wife, Mrs. Edaan M:
Yerger, nee Maxwell, herein authorized
by her said husband; ana MS. Matilda
3. Maxwell, nee Bowie, a willow, al
residents Of the Parish of Madison, .o5Gte
Of Louisiana, and John j. Potts ana has
wife, Mrs. Flora ". Potts, nee Maxwell,
herein authorized by her said husband,
both residents of the Parish of OuacE!ta,
State of Louisiana, VINO declared ana
acknowledged that, ava!ling themselves
! cf tire laws Of the State of Louisiana,
/ especially Cf Act No. psf OF the General
! Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, Tor
/ the year 1914, they have formed and
organized and by these presents 10 form
and organize themselves into n corpora
/ ton sHd body polite Tor tie offsets and
purposes hereinafter set forth ara eX-
pressed, which they hereby aCopt as the
Charter CT SAID cooperation, tO-wit:
! ARTICLE1.
TIE mare and titie Of this corporation
! shall te Maxwell Planting Company,
/ Inc.," ard by It's said name shall have
ard enjoy existence for the full term
and period Of ninety-nine years from
! dale hereof:
Its doLni.ile shall he in the town of
! Mound, Parish Ct Madison, La, and it
! shall haze = seal with such incr;pti7l and
device Is the Board Of Directors may
elect, and the same to alter and change
at pleasure.
It's certificate Of stock shall be signed
! by the President and Secretary, and
bear tire impress Of the seal Of the cor
/ porat,oD.
| It shall! haye power ard right to hold,
I purchase, receive by donation or other
wise, and mortage, sell lea c, pledge,
! pawn, chotCe lnortage, and convey pre-
Pegty, beth real and personal, movable
hand im,noyable.
! II shall have the right to borrow
money sul Issue its negotiable notes or
! bends, unsecured or secured by mort
! gage, pledge, pawn, chattel mortage or
otuer lien on It's properly, both real and
| personal, end shall have power to sue
and he sued in It's corporate name.
! The President, ana IN his absence the
! Fice-pU3sideIt, is hereby designated IS
7 he cisicar upon when all citation or
other legal process hall be served.
! ARTICLE g
The objects and purposes for which
/ this corporation Is organized, and The
! nature OF the buginess 10 Re carried On
| by it are hereby declared to be the pUr-
chase, sale AMI lease OF agricultural,
timber and oJher lands, the cultivation,
! growing, raising and marketing Of all
! agricultural crops, ard the IranufgctCr-
ing, w2rehoaSi1g and sale of products
rh9reof, and the buying, selling, and
| rearing Of horse5, mules, hos, and any
and ali other kinds Of animals and stock
! in the Parish or Madison, Louisiana, or
/ il any ether portion OF the State of
! Louisiana, or CT the United States, and
IL correction with the above objects
/ and purposes, to make advances OF
money ard supplies to It's tenants and
| Others, and TO ccndCct & general mer-
camille EuSineSs, bota wholesale and re-
! t&ii.
ARTICLES.
| TIE cenital stock Of this corporation
/ is fed Cp.a5y st One Hundred Tho1s-
! and (SI-J, GJJ.CJ} hlo.iars, divided ito
one Thousand 4 ,,GV) shares CT the par
v4.Ue q Oca hund-cd (I01tG) Dollars
eaoh. The capital sock VI this corpor-
| G-iou may be- increased 80 an amount
! 'o5 exceeding twenty-five hundred
! tlEt9i shares Ct the per value CT One
hunGrsl (lO3 0V) Dollars aacn, making
q total CT Two nuSqrci and Fifty
/ Iaouaard (BzL0, 0Gj. 1Q) Dollars.
A2rECLEl.
| t. PCr1NTsr-a nrLraw nG fllie nOrT~N-..
| a$iuu Saa;i bc Yaa ted III 8,.d exercised ~
/ . EJard "a Directors u three sLock-
] hc..scs, q r95crity CT whom shall cor
5i.t.iCe Il Gila~Jii S0E Iis transaction Of
! business, win tUa power 10 purchase,
receive BY .ao.Gti n, sell, noriage,
! . @'ige, pawn ard convey ard lease,
/ cii.cr IS iesSQr or lessee, property;
/ 3"Ln real ard personal. u borrow n 5neY
! ami issue t1e c0z.pany's negotiable
Noes or o5Di1, either un5ccEied or Sc
! cured by mortgage on its real estace,
c,intlei Eaor3ase, pledge c. pawn OF lis
! personal properly, and 80 do any and all
/ otGer Ccts vaicn this Company is au-
| th0riZei 60 GO IN carrying out tne 90
! jects and purposes CT this corporation,
! - make ana establish bylaws, and
! Ca2nZe the the same, - hire, TO employ,
! appoint, and 10 FIJI all vacancies occur
| ing il the Board of Directors by death,
resig Iati1n o. otherwise.
Each Board OF Directors shall elect
from their number Presicant, Vice
President anc Secretary and Treasurer.
/ The o!fice Of Secretary snd Treasurer
may be held by one or two persons, and
when heidhy two persons, the Secretary
may or may not be Director. The
Board of Directors may be increased at
any cnnlal stockholders meeting TO a |
nuslbor not exceeding seven.
The first Board of Directors shall con-
sist OF George S. Yerger, John J. Potts
and Jeh 4. Snyder, with George S. Yer
ger as President, JET 8. Snyder as
| Vice President, and John j. Potts rs
Secretary and Treasurer. who shall hold |
office until the first Monday CT May
1916, or until their successors have been |
duly elected. On the first Monday oil
May 1916, and annually thereafter on
the first Monday of May of each year, |
the stockholders shall meet for the pur-
pose of eiecting Board OF Directors,
and the transaction OF such other bust |
! ness as may properly come before the /
meeting. Written notices of the annual |
stockholders meetings shall be delivered |