Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
CHARTER
CRESCENT LIVE STOCK COMPANY, INC
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

nlle nnnQfed ana seventeen, ana III I'll
% independence of the United States
= America the one hundred and forty frs
IL before me, Joseph Curry, Clerk of Coul
n and ex-ofiicio q Notary Public, dul
d commissioned and qualified according +
@ law within and for the Parish of Tensa,
State OF Louisiana, and in the prese nc
u OF the witnesses hereinafter named an
n undersigned, personally came and ap
r peared the several persons whose name
. are hereunto subscribed, all being of ful
age of majority, who severally declared
that, awaiting themselves of the benefit
4 and provisions OF the Constitution and
laws OF the State OF Louisiana relative t.
, the organization of corporations, anc
, particularly OF the provisions of Act No
261 of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana for the year 1914, they have
, mutually covenanted, contracted and
agreed. and do, by these presents, cove.
nani., contract. agree, bind and obliyata
themselves, as well as such other persons
who may hereafter join or become aSso-
ciated with them or their Successors, To
form and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law, under the name, for
the objects and purposes, and under The
terms and stipulations and provisions
contained in the following articles, which
they adopt as their charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE ONE.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be CRESCENT LIVE STOCK CO.,
INC, and under and by said name, unless
sooner dissolved i'm accordance with law
and this charter, it shall exist and con-
time and shall have and enjoy corporate
existence for a period Of ninety-nine 900
years from and after tine date Of this act.
Ii may have, hold, receive, borrow, lend.
exchange, acquire by grant, gift or pur-
chase, devise or bequest, sell, ALLEVIATE,
dispose Of, convey, lease, pledge, pawn,
hypOthecate, cucumber or mortgage
property OF any kind, whether real, per-
sonal or mixed, corporal or incorporeal,
movable or immoyable, all subject tn
such limitations as may be prescribed by
law. IL may make, issue and endorse
bonds or notes or other evidences OF
debt. 1t may accept mortgages, pledges
or other forms of security for money
loaned or other debts. 1t may contract,
she and be sued, plead or be implicated
by its corporate name in any court of
jurisdiction. 1t may hold
stock in other corporations, and its CAPT
tai stock may he issued for capital stock
in other corporations. 1t may name. ,
appoint and employ such managers, di-
rectOrs, officers, agents and other EN- |
pIoyees a. its said business and conven- =,
ence may require, and may fix their '
having due regard to the E
nature, character and value OF their ser
iices. 1t may make and establish by
avs, rules and regulations not inconsist- :,
mt with this charter or any existing law, !,
king or altering the management OF its :.
the regulations and govern :
nent of its affairs, and the manner Of :,
he certification and registration OF its q
took. 1t may wind up and dissolve it. -
elf, or be wound up and dissolved i'm the :,
manner prescribed by law. 1t may con- :"
met business in this state, other states.
he federal districts, the territories and
ossessioBs Of the United States, and any b
Dreign country. II generally shall pos, 81
PISS all the powers, rights, privileges and Il
which corporations are and =
lay hereafter he authorized to possess q
nder the Constitution and Laws of this p
tate, and particularly under Act No. 267
the Acts of the General Assembly of m
lie State of Louisiana for the year 1914. fo
nd 1t shall have the power to invest its I'll
oard OF directors with all of its corpor- ST
lie powers, subject to such restrictions as IN
Jay be named in this charter. til
ARTICLE TWO. e
The seal Of this corporation shall..be a VI
etal disc, with crescent i'm the center ca
ereot, and the words Crescent Live m
ock Co., Inc, Highland, La , inscribed tio
ound the outer edge. And such cor q,
rate seal said corporation shall have i'm
e power to make and use, and the same
break and alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE THREE. ste
The domicile of this corporation is de- ID
'red to be at Highland, i'm the Parish RS
Tensas, State of Louisiana, and at the ."
ice Of SAID corporation at said place OF ior
micile shall be held all meetings of the OF
ard of directors and stockholders Of Vie
d corporation. rl5
ARTICLE FOUR. OIL o,
All citations and other legal process his
I'll be served upon the President, or in sba
absence, upon the Vice President, and All,
the absence of both President and Vice der
'sident upon the Secretary Treasurer anc
said corporation. Ire
ARTICLE FIVE. spe
he objects and purposes for which bee
corporation is organized, ahd the ma u,
e OF the business to be carried on by the
are hereby declared to be: sas.
o purchase, lease, acquire, exchange ana
hold property, both real and per- the
al, and the same to sell, exchange and r.
bose Of, to raise, buy and sell live un,'
* OF all kinds, including horses, crs
les, cattle, hogs, sheep and other do ING
tic ANIMALS; to engage in agriculture
to buy, sell, manufacture and ey
nge agricultural products to acquire,
!, sell and exchange timber, and the p
e to manufacture; to erect, construct, ,,...
ntain and operate sawmills, cotton WI
}, cotton factories, oil mills, grist
:, ice factories, brick kins; to con-
ct, maintain and operate railroads
tramways, with all necessary adj
It's for the transportation OF its pro-
8 to said mills or shipping points; to M
tuct and carry on mercantile bust n y
, wholesale or retail, or both; and Dr.
rally to do and perform all other nv W.
acts as may be related, incidental to, ,h;S
ring out OF or becoming necessary !,
ivlsable Tor the successful conduct or
alton OF the purposes and business
occupations hereinabove set forth.
nd to the above ends this corporation "a
have power and authority to bor- "
money, to issue bonds and promis-
notes, and to secure the same by By
gage, lien and pledge upon its prop an {
real, personal and capital stock, land seph
ier, to subscribe for, purchase, &C. LOui
z, hold, own, sell, transfer, exchange Tow