The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-09-01
OF TAE WEST FELiclANA
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY,
INCORPORATE


state II Louisiana. Parish ul West
Ftueiaua
lie IL known that oH this the 10th day Of
the month of August is the scar 81 cur
Lord Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen
and II the Independence of the United
states u America the one Hundred and
Forty second. before me, Eugene :. Muse,
"a Notary raElts. duly commissioned and
qualified Ia and fuf the Parish Of Wcst
FpItciau8 Louisiana and ia the presence
af the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and ap-
psafrd the persons whose names are here.
unite subscribed all aI the tull age ei
majority BHA residents ~ the Parish ut
West Feheiaua Louisiana, who declared
that ayRiHug themselves Of the provisions
If the laws of the state 81 louisiana
applicable thereto and particularly The
Act Of the Legislature Of this state
knova as Act Ne. aGi Of the Acts al 1914
they DO by these presents covenant and
agree aBd bind themselves, as well as
such other persons as utas become here
after associated etth them, Ia order 90
form and constitute a corporation OF body
palltie m Law. for she objects and pun
poses aud under the stlpuattaus follow.
ing te-wt
ARTICLE
The name aud title q this corporation
shall bee the West FelssHs Development
COMPANY Incorporated and Il shall have
add enjoy succession and existence fef "a
period ~ ninety nine wears from the date
hereof And shah have, enjoy end possess
atl the right powers privileges and I'M
muuitIts accorded to corporations under
tIte law
ARTICLE II
Thy dumeIc og this corporation shah
be in the town Of ST ffaHei8ylhe, Stale
Of Louisiana. whore al citation and 0iheg
legal process shall be had upon the presi
dent. ami lu case 81 hts absence upon the
vice president, and lu case Of the absence
Of the president aud vice president upon
the secretary treasurer thereof
ARTICLE III
The objects and purposes fur which this
corporation IL organized and the nature
{ al the business 60 Tee carried ou by Il are
/ hereby declared 30 be To engage ia ths
/ tuyjpR aud selling ST att farm and plauta
/ iion products of every nature, kind and
character Whatsoever Including dairsiBg
aud the selling Of dairy products Ia the
raising. buying ard selling 81 cattle
mules. horses and other domestic animals
and al kinds 81 poultry and in further
aneo thereof Ia bus lease ct acquire such
I rpai property as may be necessary e.
/ coaseBisRtb and prepstly conduct aea
prosecute said business and 60 establish
aud maintain factories plants and ans
other convenience fer its business and
generally 10 do ail things necessary ano
proper pertaining OF incident 60 surh
/ business and Go engage la wholesale auf
retail mercantile and produce business II
/ the Parish a. West Ftlltiana ana else
where, bud 20 bay and sell lease and REM
feai estate establish. operate and main
tain public gins, congresses. factories
and plants In the Parish q West FeIleiana
ARTICLE "
The capital stock oi this corporation Is
hereby declared to he Five TheuslB,
ts5. p"o epl Dollars divided into Five Hun
bred 5000 shares. Of the par value O
Ten Dollars ltIhD each All stock sub
scrihed for shall be payable Ia eash ~ ih1
time that the certificate therefor h issuet
or the same may be ISSUED fuF pfopsris
actually received by said corporation, ans
this corporation shah he operating aud Z
going business when Tive Hundred ans
FIny g25ol shares Of rs capital stock shat
have been subscribed and paid fof, so-wt
at the execution Of these presents I'll,
amount Of capital stock herein provided
for ,uay be Increased according "a law I,
one Hundred Thousand Dollars $500 GOO
ARTICLE Y
No transfer If sto,k shall be bindInl
upon this corporation unless same appear
upen the books thereof No stock bolds
shall have the right te assign af trausf,U
ans share pT shares II stock held hy hin
uulsEs hr shall have FIRST offered same II
writing IT, the Board Ct Directors whiol
shall have the right 10 purchase SAM
gIthm ten days thereafter at the yaiua
tiuu determined hg the board and lu cas-
ct dissatisfaction as te the price th
matter shall he grhttratgd, one arbtratg
With the powers Of Bmieablg compounded
To be appointed las each side and an um
piro 10 be selected by those two, who shall
take oath and whose decision shall b.
Hnal And all shares Of stock when 81
purchased may be rt-Issucd al not les
than par
ARTICLE VI
The corporate powers II this corporation
shall be vested in a board uf directors 10 b
composed of seven directors 10 he elerte
hy the stock holders az general meetInt
10 be held on the FIRST Tuesday after en-
first Monday Of January Of each year, "a