The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03
Char ter
The Plain Dealing Light and
Power Company, Limited.

State Of Louisiana, ! Be it known, That
Parish Of Bossier. on this, 4th day
of April, 1917, before me, w. B.
Boggs, a Notary Public in and for
Bossier Parish, State of Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified,
came and appeared the persons whose
names arc hereunto subscribed, who
severally declare that, availing them
selves of the laws of the State of
Louisiana relative to the forming of
corporations, do adopt the following
articles as the charter to govern
themselves and others who may be-
come associated with them, or sue
coed them.
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of this corpo-
ration shall be the Plain Dealing
Light and Power Company, Limited.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile shall be Plain Dealing,
La.
The duration Of this corporation
shall be fifty years.
ARTICLE ".
The purpose of this corporation is
declared to be to generate and sup
ply electricity to Plain Dealing and to
its residents; to operate light plant
and supply electricity for lighting
and power in private and CONNER
cial way: to operate water-works
s.:-stcm for public and private use,
and build and operate a sewerage
system in connection with same,
whenever the town is ready for same
md a franchise granted by the town
to manufacture mill products and sci!
same; to operate an oil storage sys-
TEN. and buv and sell oils of all kinds
for fuel. light and librication: to own
buy and sell real estate. and operate
= garage and machine shop.
ARTICLE v.
To have a corporate seal; to sue
| and be sued. and have all the lega'
mowers granted a corporation in the
State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE vi.
All legal processes and citations
ehall be served on the President, and
in his absence, on the Vicepresident
or Secretary.
| ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock Of the corpora
ion is declared to be 100000
divided into 200 shares Of 5000
each, which shall, be paid in cash o.
3rorerty to the corporation.
The corporation may begin bust
ness as soon as 100000 has beer
subscribed to and paid into the treas
lry of the company
| Nc certificate of stock shall b,
issued until it is fully paid for il
cash or property actually paid to tn,
CORPORATION. at such time and mamie,
IS tte Board of Directors shall direct
All the stock shall he common
stock. and al not sold shall b,
treasury stock.
ARTICLE VIII.
The affairs of the corporation shall
he under the control of the Board O.
Directors. composed Of the stock
holders, duly elected at a regu1a
meeting Of the stockholders, Gale,
after ten days LEGAL notice has heel
~iven to the stockholders by mail t
their last known postoffice address.
Until the first regular meeting o
The stockholders. the following shall
he the Board of Directors: M.
Rolinger, c. E. Bolinger and r. A
! Bolinger.
ARTICLE TX.
The officers Of the corporation
shall be a President. Vicepresiden
!. and Secretary, and be elected arnu
ally at a regular meeting of the Boar
) Of directors, to be held on the sec
ond Tuesday Of April Of each year.
Until the first regular meeting o
the Board. the following shall con
stitute the officers of the corpora
ION: n. S. Rolinger President; c
2. Bolinger, Vicepresident: R.
Bol'1cer. Secretary, who shall serv
, until their successors are elected.
ARTICLE x.
No stakeholder of the corporation
shall ever be held liable or respons1
bic for the faults of the company, o
for its contracts, in any further sur
) han any unpaid part on its stock pun
chases. No informality in organize
, ton shall have the effect of render
ing the charter null and void, or o
exposing any stakeholder to any liza
bility beyond the unpaid balance O
| stock of the corporation.
ARTICLE XII.
Whenever this corporation shall b
dissolved by limitation or otherwise
the affairs shall be liquidated by
board of three, to be chosen from tn
stockholders for this purpose.
|, When they have finished thei
work, report to all the stakeholder
shall be made and the board aske
to be discharged.
Done and signed in my office, i
he Parish of Bossier, in the pres
ence of the subscribing witnesses, O
this, 4th day of April, 1917.
NJ. S. BBLINGER.
G.. E. BoLINGER.
Witnesses: ~ a. DoLiNdEK.
NJ. 3. KIDD.
w. H. MARTIN.
/ w. b. BoGGs,