The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-03
CHARTER OF
HUpN PLANTATION COMPANY, INC.

State of Louisiana,
Parish Of Madison.
RE 1T KNOWN, That before me, the
undersigned authority and two at
testing witnesses, on this the lIth day
of February, A. D.. 1917, personally
came and appeared Frederick +. French,
of the City of Chicago, State OF ILLINOIS:
Samuel II 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 Madl-
son, State Of Louisiana, who declared
and acknowledged. that awaiting 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 & 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-wlt:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title OF this Corporation
shall be Huon Plantation Company, Inc,
and by its said name shall have and en-
| Joy existence for the full term and period
of SO years from date hereof.
Its domicile shall be in the Town of
Tallulah, Parish OF Madison, Louisiana,
and il 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,
pawr, chattel mortgage and convey
property. both real and personal, NOV
able and lmmovable.
| 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 personal, and shall have power to
sue and be sued in its corporate name.
The President, and in his absence the
first Vice-presiGent, is hereby design
ated as the officer upon whom all citation
or other legal process shall be served.
ARTICLE
The objects and purposesfo for which this
/ Corp 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, ana the manufacturing,
warehOusing and sale of products there
of and the buying, selling and rearing OF
horses, mules and cattle, sheep, hogs
and any and all other kinds Of animals
and liYe stock, in the Parish Of Madison,
Louisiana, or in any other portion Of
the State of Louisiana, or il the United
States, and in connection with the above
objects and purposes, to make advances
or money and supplies to its tenants and
others, and to conduct general mer-
camille business, 10th wholesale anC
retail.
ARTICLE 3.
The capital stock of this Corporation
is hereby fixed ut one hundred thousand
$500, 0OO.OO) dollars, divided into one
thousand N0uC) shares of the par value
of one hundred (SiG0. UV) dollars each.
The capitt.l stccl: CT this Corporation
may be Increased TO an amount not ex-
ceeding two Thousand five hundred
G., 500 shares OF the par v2lue of Cne
hundred 500 0e) dollars esch, making
Il total OF two hundred fifty thousand
$3.50, 600. G0) dollars.
ARTICLE (.
The corporatepowe-s OF this Corpora,
lions shall be vested IN ard exercised
by n Board of Directors of FIVE stocs;
holders, g majority OF whom shall con.
s.iJute quorum for the transaction OF
business, with fell power u purchase,
receive by donation. sell, mortgage,
pledge, pawn, convey and lease, eithel
as lessor or lessee, property, both reaI
and personal, to borrow money and issue
the compa1y's negotiable notes or bCnGs
either unsecured or secured by mortgage
Oh its real estate, chattel mortgage,
pledge or pawn of its personal pcO,,erly,
and tC DO any end all other acts which
this company is authorized to do IL
carrying out the objects ard purposes
OF this corporation, to MAKE AID e5tab-
lish bylaws, and change the same, &C
hire, employ, appoint, all necessary
agents, servants and employees, and t.
fill all vacancies occurring in the Boar
of Directors by death, resignation 81
otherwise.
Each Board of Directors shall elect
from their number President, First
Vice-President, a Second Vice Presi-
dent, Secretary and a Treasurer.
The office of Secretary and Treasure,
may he held by one or two persons and
when held by two persons, the Score.
tary may or may not be a director.
The Board of Directors may be in.
creased at any annual Stockholders
Meeting to number not exceeding
seven "a. The first Board of Directors
snail consist Of Frederick T.. French,
Samuel VI. Roberts, j. n. Flo wers, Pau
Chambers and George S. Yerger,
with Frederick E. French as President,
George S. Yerger rs First Vice Presi.
dent, J. n. Flowers as Second Vice
President, Samuel II. Roberts as Sec
rotary and Paul Chambers as Treasurer.
who shall hold office until the first Mon
cay in March. 1913, or until their sue.
cessors have been duly elected.
On the first Monday of March. 1918.
and annually thereafter on the first
Monday of each year, the stockholders
shall meet for the purpose OF electing q
Board of Directors. and the transaction
OF such other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
Written notices of annual Stock
holders Meetings shall be delivered
personally or by depositing it in the post
office, addressed to the stockholders