The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-09-09
CHAR
Atkins Gin Company

State of Louisiana, | Before me, the un-
Perish Of Caddo. ! dersigned author
ity, came and appeared, w. E. Cornell,
T. D. Connell, DR.. D. J. McAnn, P. M.
McClanahan, o. E. Giddens, all resi-
dents of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, and
Sim Weis, of the city of New Orleans,
La, herein represented by the said
w. E. Cornell, who declared,
That, availing themselves Of the laws
of the State of Louisiana relative to cor
porations, they have covenanted and
agreed, and by these presents do cove
nant and agree, and bind themselves, as
we'll as other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, to form
and constitute a corporation, and body
polite in law, for the objects and pur-
poses, and under the stipulations and
conditions following:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of said corporation
shall be "Atkins Gin Company, Incor-
porated," and it's domicile is hereby
fixed at Atkins, Bossier Parish, Louis
lana, and under its said corporate name
said corporation shall have power and
authority to contract, sue and be sued,
to make and use corporate seal, and
the same to change at pleasure; to hold,
purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey,
borrow, buy, mortgage and hypothecate,
under its corporate name, property, real,
personal and mixed, and to do all things
and acts permitted by law, and necessary
to perform and carry on the objects and
purposes of said corporation.
/ Tho ppnci6ant or in hic ahcanoa the
Vicepresident, shall be the proper per-
son upon whom legal processes shall be
served. This corporation, unless sooner
dissolved, in accordance with its charter
shall exist and endure for period oil
fifteen (15l years, from and after the
| date hereof.
| ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized, and the
nature of the business to be carried or
| by it, are hereby declared to be, for the
construction and operation of public
ginnery in the town of Atkins, La, ant
to operate a grist mill, and to buy ant
sell cotton and cotton seed, and gen.
| orally to do all such acts and things a!
are necessary or incident to the purposes
herein set forth.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
is herebp declared to be and is fixed a
the sum of Six Thousand and Five Hun
dred (S6500) Dollars, divided into sixty
five (65) shares, of One Hundred (Si00
Dollars each. The corporation shall b,
considered going concern wheneve
Six Thousand Five Hundred (S6500
Dollars shall have been subscribed for
and Three Thousand Two Hundred an,
Fifty (S3250) Dollars shall have beel
actually paid in, and the balance shal
be paid whenever the Board of Director
shall demand it.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested in and exercised b
a board of five (5) directors, who shal
for the present be: w. E. Cornell, T. e
Cornell, DR.. D. j. McAnn, P. NJ. Nc
i Clanahan and O. E. Giddens, all of Bos
sier Parish, Louisiana, of which sal
4 board T. D. Cornell shall be President
DR.. D. J. McAnn, Vicepresident, an
w. E. Connell, Secretary Treasurer
who shall hold their Offices until tn
next regular meeting of the stockhold
ers, for the election Of the Board of Di
rectors, which shall be held not late
than September, I, 1916, and annual
thereafter. Stockholders meetings sha
~ be held, of which meetings notice sha