The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-29
Cha rter
The Plain Dealing Mercan-
tile Company, Limited.

State of Louisiana, Be it known, That
Parish Of Bossier. on this, the 26th
day of February, 1917, before me,
NJ S. Boiinecr, Notary Public in
end for Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified,
came and appeared the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who
severally declare that, availing them
selves Of the laws of the State of
Louisiana relative to the formation of
corporations, and adopt the follow
ing articles as the Charter to govern
themselves. and others as may be-
come associated with them, or sue
coed them in business.
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of said corpora
ton shall be THE PLAIN DEALING MER-
CAMILLE COMPANY, Limited.
ARTICLE II.
The dor1icile is declared to be in
the town Of Plain Dealing, La.
ARTICLE III.
The duration of this corporation
shall be fer twenty-five years from
this day.
The purpose of this corporation is
declared to be to buy and sell general
merchandise, to own, buy and sell
real estate, buv and sell personal
property, machinery, farm nipple
mcnts, and automobiles, and to do
any and ali things connected with
the above lines of business.
ARTICLEv
All citations and legal processes
shall be served on the President, and,
in he absence. en- the Vice President
or socEetary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE vi.
The capital stock of the corpora
tioi i; au,korized at, Fifteen Thous-
ana ISIS, 10000 Dollars, divided in.
to 15J shares Of One Hundred
(Si0e.Go) Dollars each, which shall
be paid il cash to the corporation
The corporation can begin business
as soon as Seven Thousand, Five
Huadfei (s7,50u.00) Dollars !. ha:
been subscribed and paid in to the
corporation.
no certificate Of stock shall BIZ
issued befora il is fully paid for II
cash CT property actually paid intt
the corporation at such time ant
place as the Board of Directors shall
ai.cct.
All stock shall be common stock
ard al rot sold shall remain al
treasury stock.
ARTICLE VII.
The affairs of the corporation shall
be under Board of Directors com
posed CT live stockholders. The di
rectors to be elected annually at
regular meeting called for this pur
Lese, 70 be he'd at the office of sal
CO p-lat.o-l ca the second Saturda
OF January of each year, aften tel
Gays legal notice has been given t.
all the stockholders, in writing.
Until the first regular meeting
the following shall be the Board o
Directors: G. T. Mays, DR.. T. n
keoun, L. T. Cheshire, L. C. Keou
and M N. Wingett.
ARTICLE VIII.
The officers of the corporatio
shall be q President, Vice President
ard Secretary Treasurer, to be elect
&C annually at regular meeting Q
tho Icard OF directors on the SET
cnd Saturday Of January of eac
year. Until the first election, tn
following shall be the officers: {
Z. Mays, President; r. r. Cheshire
Vicepresident, and M. N. Winget
Secretary-Treasurer, who shall serv
until their successors are elected.
ARTICLE TX.
No stakeholder of the corporate
shall ever be held liable or respons
bic for the faults or contracts theret
in any further sum than any unpai
balance on the stock subscribed f
or owned by him, nor shall any il
fc,nal t. in organization have the e
feet of rencerinSsthe charter null an
void or of exposing any stockholdt
to e.ly liability beyond the unpa
balance on stock to the corporation
ARTICLE X.
Whenever this corporation is di
solved by limitation or otherwise, tt
affairs shall be liauidated by boal
stockholders at meeting called f,
this purpose. In case of death
failure to act of any one or more
the liquidators, the remaining on
shall select some one from the stoc
holders to fill the vacancy.
When the liquidators shall ha'
performed their duties, LHey SnS
prepare statement of the affairs
the business, and be sent to all tt
stockholders, and they ask to be r
ieyed of the work.
This done and signed in my offic
in the Parish of Bossier, in the pre-
ence Of the subscribing witnesses,
r. Garrett and ]. D.. Wilson, on TIL
the Goth day of February, 1917.
G. T. MAYS.
r. r. CHESHIRE Coy G. T. May
T. N. kEoUN.
L. c.. KEoUN.
NJ. N. WINGETT.
Witnesses:
F. r. GARRETT.
J. D. WILSON.
NJ. S. BoLINGER, Notary Publ
Ednorsed-Filed for record March
1917, at II o'clock am.
JAS. M. HENDERSON,
Clerk ond er-of3icin Racorder