The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-10
CHARTER OF
HU0N PLANTATION COMPANY, inc.

RE IL hNOWN, mat DeIOre me, Tic
undersigned authority and two at
testing witnesses, on this the 18th day
of February, A. D., 1917, personally
came and appeared Frederick f. French,
of the City of Chicago, State of Illinois.
Samuel H Roberts. of the City of
Chicago, State of Illinois, Paul Cham
bers, of the City of jackson, State of
Mississippi, J. n. Flowers, of the City
of Jackson, State of Mississippi and
George S. Yerger, of the Parish of Madi-
son, State of louisiana, who declared
and acknowledged. that availing them
selves of the laws of the State of
Louisiana, and especially of Act No.
267 of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1914,
they have formed and organized and by
these presents do form and organize
themselves into a corporation and body
polite for the objects and purposes
hereinafter set forth and expressed,
which they hereby adopt as the Charter
of said corporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this Corporation
shall be Huon Plantation Company, Inc,
and by its said name shall have and en-
ioy existence for the full term and perlod
of so years from date hereof.
Its domicile shall be in the Town OF
TaIulah. Parish Of Madison, LOUISIANA,
and it shall have Seal with such IN
scription and device as the Board OF
Directors may elect and the same to
alter and change at pleasure.
Its certificates of stock shall be signed
by the President and Secretary and bear
the impress of the Seal of the Corpora
ton.
1t shall have power and right to hold,
purchase, receive by donation or other
wise, and mortgage, sell, lease, pledge,
pawn, chattel mortgage and convey
property. both real and personal, NOV
able and Immovable.
1t shall have the right to borrow
money and issue its negotiable notes or
bonds, unsecured or secured by mort
gage, pledge. pawn, chattel mortgage
or other lien on its property, both real
and persona, and shall have power to
sue and be sued in its corporate name.
The President, and IN his absence the
first Vice-President, is hereby design
ated as tie officer upon whom all citation
or other legal process shall be served.
ARTICLE 2.
The obi ects 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 the purchase.
sale and lease of agricultural, timber
and other lands, the cultivation, grow
ing, raising and marketing of all agri-
cultural crops, and the manufacturing,
warehuIsing and sale of products there
Of and The buying, selling and rearing of
horse s, mules and cattle, sheep, hogs
ard any and ali other kinds of animals
and live stock. in the Parish of Madison,
Louisiana, or in any other portion OF
the State Of Louisiana, or in the United
States, and in connection with the above
objects and purposes, to make advances
of money and supplies to its tenants and
others, and to conduct a general mer-
camille business, both wholesale and
retail.
ARTICLE 8.
The capital stock of this Corporation
is hereby fixed at one hundred thousand
(SI00, COO. 0O) dollars, divided into one
thousand (.JuUJ s.i"reS III me par value
of one h dred lSlO.,O) dollars each.
The .Iiai stock OF this Corporation
may be Increased To an amount not eX-
CtculHe lNo lIsOuStAliu llNC Ilullul
| q, SUD- shares of the par vaiUe. of one
hundred ($lOD.O 0) dollars each, making
total OF two hundred fifty thousand
| $3.50. 900. OO) dollars.
ARTICLE 4.
The corporate powers of this Corpora
lions shall be vested IN and exercised
| by Board of Directors of five stock
holders, Il majority Of whom shall cOt-
stitute qIcrum for the transaction o.
business, with full power to purchase,
receive by donation. sell, mortgage,
| pledge, pawn, convey and lease. either
! as lessor or lessee, property, both real
and personal. to borrow money and issue
the companv's negotiable notes or bonds
either unsecured or secured by mortgage
on its real eStHte. chattel mortgage,
pledge or pawn of its personal property,
and to do any and all other acts which
this company is authorized to do in
carrying out the J,,cts AHA purposes
of this corporation, to make and estdp.
lish by-l Avs. and change the same, tC
hire, employ, appoint, AL ueceSsar,
agents, servants and employees. and t.
fill all vacancies occurring in the B0arC
of Directors by death. resignation Oh
otherwise.
| Each Board of Directors shall elect
from their number President, a First
| Vice-Pre ;ijent, d Second Wee resi-
dent, Secretary and Treasurer
| The office NJ Secretary and Treasurer
may be held by one or two persons, AND
when held by two persons, the Secre.
tary may or may not be director.
The Board of Directors may be in.
creased at any annual Stockholders
Nee ting to a number not exceeding
seven e.. The first Board of Directors
shall consist of Frederick L. French,
Samuel Ii. Roberts, j. N. Flowers, Pau
Chambers and George S. Yerger
with Frederick E. French as President
George S. Yerger as First Vice Presi
dent, J. N. Flowers as Second Vice
President, Samuel H. Roberts as Sec
rotary and Paul Chambers as Treasurer
who snail hold oillce until the first Mon
day in March, 1918, or until their sue
cessors have been duly elected
On the first Monday of March, 1918
and annually thereafter on the frs
Monday of each year, the stakeholder,
shall meet for the purpose of electing
Board of Dire tors. and the transaction
of such other business as may properl,
come before the meeting.
Written notices of annual Stock
holders Meetings shall be delivered
personally or by depositngi it in the pos
office add resSpd IN the Stock bnliarc