The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1915-10-07

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Committee Lodge No lOl F. ga. NJ.
Stat" of Louisiana, Parish of
Washington.
BE il known that this day before
me the undersigned authority. person
ally came and appeared C.. S. E Babiny
ton, president, and f. A. Burris' Sec.
retary, OF Babin gton Bateman Com
pany. Ltd, a corporation organized
uHder the laws of the state of LOui,i-
ana, and oomiciled at Franklinton,
Washington Parish, La. who each
being duly sworn according to law,
deposes and says: that at a meeting Of
the stockholders OF the said corpora.
ton. Darlington Bateman COMPANY.
Ltd, at which meeting more than
three fourths of the capital stock was
present or represen ted, said meeting
called i'll accordance with article VI Of
the charter of said corporation. it was
moved by W. W. Darlington. and
seconded by r. H. Bateman. and un-
anlmously carried, that Articles and
8 be changed and amended so as to
read as follows.
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of said CORPORA
ton shall be the Burlington Store,
Incorporated, and its domicile is
hereby established in the Town of
Franklinton, Parish of Washington,
State of louisiana and under its
said corporate name. said corpora.
ton shall have power and authority
to contract, sue and be sued, to make
and use corporate seal. and the same
to break and alter at pie assure. to
hold, receive, have purchase, improve.
ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, operate, pledge
m )rtgage, & hypothecate, underit said
corporate pane, 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
poration may require: to make and
establish by laws, rules and regula-
tionS for the proper management of
its affairs, as may deem necessary
and proper, and the same to change
and alter al pleasure, and to do all !
other acts and things permitted by
law, or as shall and may be necess-
ary to carry out the objects and pur-
poses of said corporation,
Said corporation, unless sooner
dissolved, in accordance with its char
ter, shall exist and continue for a per,
iod of ninety mine years faom and af-
ter the date of the charter.
The President. or in his absence
the Vice President, shall be the |
proper person upon which citation
or other 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 800 each. which sad stock
shall be paid for in cash at the time
of subscription or the same
may be ISSUED at not less
than par, in payment or in exchange
for property or rights actually re-
ceived 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 is
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
he transferred under the above condi- |
ii OPS, provided such transfer thereof
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