The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-07
CHAPTER cog TIE
LOUISIANA DELTA E1.E ASSO-
CIA.iD&, Inc.
United States o. America.

BE !. EnC =. -rf on tHr5 : n Gay
4 OF the month CT July. il tle year one
thousand nlne aunlfed ana EtteeA.
/ before ne. John Z. Ta-ger. Clers OF
/ Court and EX-Of.cio ECJ-ry Public.
dur commissioned and cualideG IN
land for the Parish OF Madison. STATE
I CT Louisiana, aforesaid. therein re
siding, and in the presence OF tue Wit
. l.5sses hereinafter Haued and under
! signed, personally came ana appear
cd TIE persons whose names are here
unto subscribed who declared that
IaEaIiinC themselves Ut the provisions
o. the laws OF tits State in such cases
made ana provided, relative 20 tie
, ovg-aizlLion o. corporations and par
/ tiCui...y Act No. 25i c. the Genera,
/ Assembly OF Louisiana Session OF
iIyl+, tEeg have coyenauted and
/ s-recC. and do, by these presents,
! covenant ard agree, bind, form aud
! constitute themselves, Gs We'll a. such
OtEer y4rsCES rs may hereafter Join
/ OF become associated with tGeLl, into
q corporation and boGy polite IN law,
Tor the OBJECTS ana Purposes, &ad IN
! Ger tae agreements and stipulations
I GLOWING, CO-"it:
AZ. icie !.
The name AMI style Of this corpo-
-aticl snail De LOUISIANA DELTA
FAIR ASSOCIATION, INCORPO-
! RATED. and under thai name < shall
ENJOY al the rights, advantages anu
privileges granted Iy law 10 COrpo-
7atioas: it shall exist for period OF
uiuety-G.ne years from the dGJe
hera0.; il shall have power and al
rhority 20 cCntrGcs, sue and be sued
in it's corporate name; 10 maze and
Use a corporate seal. and the same TO
breaa on AFTER - pleasure; TO mold,
receive. purchase, convey, mortgage,
hyoCthe,aLe and pledge properly,
real aIG personal o. mixed, to issue
bonds. notes, and other obligations;
10 have uad employ such officers
mans gers, directors, agents and other
employees as the interest and con-
ven.enca ot said corporation may re-
quice or t2maLd; to MAKE and est2O-
lisa such bylaws, rI-es and rGScia-
itloGs iOC tie corp1r-tc management
.nu control - the All. RS u sad cor
,pora,iCn as may Dc deemed NECESSARY
lad eAqeCieuE.
.E-.icie It.
The object AM purposes for which
this corporation 5 oTs Ia4zed and tie
nature Of tie business 10 Le carried
on b. Il are hereby declared 10 be:
-yr the purpose c. assisting anu
encouraging the advancement OF tie
MGtgcia. prosperity and Progress q
the parishes o. the state Of Louisiana
Joining It's AssCCiatlya, aru Il .DaL
end the holding and maintenance OF
public fairs, eEpOsiJions and exhibit
lions Of i've stock and farm products
IN any OF sGiQ parishes, ana il all
ways u promote the various indus
tries OF the Louisiana Delta Section,
and generally, to do and engage in
an business Undertaking or enter
D. ise connected with, growing out OF
| germane OF Incidental to any OF the
objects and purposes hereinabove set
forth or contemplated by this char
ter.
Article iii.
No certificates of stock, shall at
this time, be issued b. this corpora
lion, but il may, at any time seIeCted
By the Board OF Directors, be re-or-
gaaized under the provisions of Sec
ton S of said Act. No. 254 of 1914,
So as TO authorize capital stock ana
issuance and sale OF stock certificates.
! Aly white person residing within
the parishes OF TIE Louisiana Delta,
mag become a member of this corpo-
ration. and hare I certificate of mem
bership issued TO him, upon payment
TO TIE Treasurer CT the sum OF Five
Dollars. rs annual dues, and upon
such other conditions as shall be pre-
scribeG by the bylaws OF this corpo-
ration.
Article ".
The domicile of said corporation
shall be in the village of Tallulah,
. state OF Louisiana, and all citations
aad other legal process shall be serv-
ed on the President. and in his alb
sence on any Vice-President of said
Corporation. In case OF the absence
r inability of both of said officers
then said process shall be served or
The Secretary-Treasurer of said cor
! poration.
Article v.
All the corporate powers of thi'
company shall DE vested in, and th'
management and control of its bust
ness and affairs shall be exercised by
a Board OF Directors composed OF Fit
teen members, five of them from eacl
of the three parishes of Tensas, Mad
ison and East Carroll, which numbe
may be increased to no more thai
TWEEN Sy-one, at the discretion OF To
Board of Directors, a majority o
whom shall constitute quorum 10
the transaction of all business. Sal
Directors shall be elected every yea
on the first Monday of October. Fac
member shall be entitled il perso
or written proxy to one vote. All elet
tions shall be held under such rule
and regulations as may be determir
ed by the Board of Directors and a.
ter at least ten days notice in Wrii
ing of such election shall have give
to each member at his last known az
dress, or by publication in newspi
per published in the village OF Tall
= lah, for ct least ten days precedin
e such election. The Directors thu
elected shall continue in Office for on
q, year or until their successors sha
have been duly elected and quali6e'
I'd No failure to elect shall be regarde
TO as a forfeiture Of this charter. An
tn vacancy occurring on said Board
s. Directors shall be filed by the r
| naming Directors for the unexpire
Sc term. The said Board of Director
shall likewise elect the addition
~ members in case they should det5
- mine to increase the number or II
I'd Board, as above provided. Sal
t. BOARD of Directors shall, at its flr