The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-28
CHARTER OF THE
LOUISIANA DELTA FAIR ASSO-
CATION, Inc.


United States of America.
Parish o. Madison.
State OF Louisiana.
Village of Tallulah.
Be it known, That on this 9th day
of the month of July, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and fifteen,
before me, John L. Yerger. Clerk Of
| Court and Ex-Officio Notary Public.
duly commissioned and qualified in
and for the Parish of Madison, State
| of Louisiana, aforesaid, therein re-
siding, and in the presence of the wit
nesseS hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appear
ed the persons whose names are here
unto subscribed who declared that
availing themselves of the provisions
of the laws of this State in such cases
made and provided, relative to the
Organization of corporations and par
ticularly Act No. 25i of the General
Assembly of Louisiana Session of
I1914, they have covenanted and
agreed, and do, by these presents.
covenant and agree, bind, form and
constitute themselves, as well as such
other persons as may hereafter join
or become associated with them, into
la corporation and body polite in law,
! for the objects and purposes, and un-
der the agreements and stipulations
| following, to-wit:
| Article /.
The name and style of this corpo-
-ation shall be LOUISIANA DELTA
FAIR " ASSOCIATION, INCORPO-
RATED, and under that name it shall
enjoy all the rights, advantages and
privilege granted by law to corpo-
rations; it shall exist for period of
ninety-nine years from the date
hereof; it shall have power and au-
thority to contract, sue and be sued
in its corporate name; to make and
use a corporate seal, and the same to
break or alter at pleasure; to hold,
receive, purchase, convey, mortgage,
hypothecate and pledge property,
real and personal or mixed, to issue
bonds, notes, and other obligations;
to have and employ such officers,
managers, directors, agents and other
employees as the interest and con-
venience of said corporation may re-
uuire or demand; to make and estab-
lish such bylaws, rules and regula-
lions for the corporate management
poration as may be deemed necessary
and expedient.
Article ii.
The object and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried
on by it are hereby declared to be:
For the purpose of assisting and
encouraging the advancement of the
material prosperity and progress Of
the parishes of the State of Louisians
Joining this Association, and to thai
end the holding and maintenance Of
public fairs, eXpositions and exhibit
lions of live stock and farm product:
in any OF said parishes, and in al
ways to promote the various indus
tries of the Louisiana Delta Section
and generally, to do and engage II
any business undertaking or enter
prise connected with, growing out o.
germane or incidental to any of the
objects and purposes hereinabove Sc
forth or contemplated by this char
ter.
Article iii.
No certificates of stock, shall a
this time, be issued by this corpora
ton, but it may, at any time seiecteS
by the Board of. Directors, be re-or
ganized under the provisions of Sec
ton of said Act. No. 254 Of 1914
so as to-authorize capital stock ant
issuance and sale of stock certificates
Any white person residing within
. | l,n riShn Of ha I a
may become a member of this corpo
ration, and have a certificate of mem
bership issued to him, upon paymen
to the Treasurer of the sum of Fiv'
Dollars. as annual dues, and upoI
) surh other conditions as shall be pre-
scribed by the bylaws of this corpO
ration.
Article Nv.
The domicile of said corporation
shall be in the village of Tallulah
State of Louisiana, and all citation
and other legal process shall be serv
, ed on the President, and in his alb
sence on any Vice-President of sal
Corporation. In case of the absenc
,r inability of both of said officers
then said process shall be served Of
Tie OcCTtldTy- lEcdSuISI VI ooiu SOi
poration.
Article v.
All the corporate powers OF thi
: company shall be vested in, and tn
management and control of its busi
LESS and affairs shall be exercised by
, a Board of Directors composed of FIJI
teen members, five of them from eac
= of the three parishes of Tensas, Mad
a ison and East Carroll, which numbe
, may be increased to no more tina
Twenty-one, at the discretion of tn
Board of Directors, a majority o
2 whom shall constitute a quorum 10
the transaction of all business. Sal
r 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
7 tions shall be held under such rule
e and regulations as may be determin
2 ed by tho Board of Directors and al
ter at least ten days notice in writ
! ing Of such election shall have give
{ to each member at his last known ad
! dress, or by publication in newsps
r per published in the village Of Tallu
lah, for at least ten days precedin
such election. The Directors thu
e elecfed ahaI N continue in office for on