The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28
the stockholders shall he held at the
domicile of the corporation.
ARTICLE VI.

their own number a president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer The
respective officers shall have the pow
ers usually given 10 said officers, and
shall serve uuiil their successors shall
have been elected and qualified.
The president, and in his absence the
vice president and secretary, with the
approval of the board Of directors, shall
have the right, power and authority 10
enter into and execute all contracts OF
any nature Which they may see til to
make and TO make purchases, sales,
| leases, sub-leaseS, and execute all other
instruments as in their judgment may
be proper and for the best interest OF
the corporation.
| The following named stockholders
shall constitute the first board OF dIreC.
tors of this corporation and its officers,
and shall continue in Office until their
successors are elected and qualified at
the annual meeting, hereinafter pro-
vided for on the first Monday in April,
1918, viz:
S. S. Ballard, president.
j. NJ. Sullivan, vice president.
John T. Hood, secretary.
&c. Willard, treasurer.
Board of DirectorS--S. S. Eallard, j.
! NJ. Sullivan, John T, Hood and E. c.
Willard.
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation shall have author
ity to adopt seal, and, under its name
and style above designated, shall have
and enjoy corporate succession for a
term of ninety.nine co., years from the
date hereof. And if before the eXpira-
ton Of the said time, it shall be deter
mined by majority OF the StoCkhoid
ers, at a regular or special meeting
convened, TO dissolve this corporation
; they shall select commissioner from
their own number at the meeting al
) which the resolution for the dissolution
OF the corporation shall have beer
adopted, commissioner shall llqll
idate its affairs by diSpOsing OF its prop
5 erty and paying first all the debts ant
liabilities of the company; second, by
paying unpaid dividends; and he shall
distribute the balance, if any remains
I amongst the stockholders in proportion
to the amount of stock owned by them
But no stakeholder Of this corporation
shall ever be held liable for any greater
j amount than the unpaid balance On hi
+ capital stock, and no informalitieS shall
= have the effect OF rendering this char
!, ter null, or exposing any Stockholde
S to any loss beyond the amount OF nj
+ capital stock.
; ARTICLE VIII.
!, The name, amount OF stock subscribe
d for, and the poStofice address OF eac
), subscriber TO the capital stock OF thl
b corportio1, in addition to the incorpor
IS atorS, are upon Exhibit IA" which is a.
+ taChed to this charter as constituent
i part thereof, and the same is to be rea
u in connection theWith. All person
s. whose names appear thereon,having b
y said act obligated themselves TO receiv
y and pay for at par value the number
ID of certificates of stock thereby shown
II Thus done and passed before me- tn
10 undersigned notary, On the 9Th day
le december, A. D., 1911, in the presenC
C. of the undersigned lawfal witnesses.
'r Name and Address:
u SIS. Ballard, Columbus, New Mexic'
u JIM. Sullivan, Welsh, La.
10 John 7. Hood, Welsh. La.
M &c Willard, Welsh, La.
Z Witnesses:
p' John W. Armstrong.
F. G. Seward.
er Before me, c. E. Carr,
ne Notary Public.
III State of Louisiana,
81. Parish Of Jefferson Davis
he Office of Clerk OF the Fifteenth Judici
District Court.
/ hereby certify that the above al
on foregoing is true and correct copy
ty the original charter of the LoulSlaI
ed Central Oil Company, Incorporate
OF fled in this Office on the 18th day
er December, A. D., 1917, and duly rccor
ln' ed on the 18th day of December, A. |
nd 1917, in book one Of charters, pag
tn 2l2.
his In testimony whereof, witness n
or official signature and seal OF office
Sh' Jennings, Jefferson Davis parish, L
or this the 18th day of December, A.
as 1917. Clarphy Pitre,
I'D Deputy Clerk of Coul
op' Dec.14,2l2S&Jan. 4,l1,1S
so
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