Tensas gazette., 1917-03-09
CHARTER ~" -. -,
CRESCENT LIVE STOCK COMPANY zinc.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

PARISH OF TfNSAS
Be il known and remembered, that "ri
this. the Sth day of the month OF March
in the year Of our Lord one Thousand
nine hundred and seventeen, and In tl'
independence of the United states "i
Amerlca the one hundred and forty first,
before me. Joseph Curry, Clerk OF C"nrl
and ex-offiicio a Notary Public, duly
commissioned and qualified according to
law within and for the Parish oil lensas'
State OF Louisiana, and IN the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named ana
undersigned, personally came ana ap-
peared the several persons whose names
are herennto subscribed, all being Oh ihil
age of majority, who severally declared
ihat, availing themselves OF the dement's
and provisions OF the Constitution ana
laws of the State OF louisiana relative 70
the organization of corporations, ana
particularly of the provisions OF Act NO.
267 of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana for the year 1914, they have
mutually covenanted, contracted anu
agreed, and do, by these presents, cove
nants, contract, agree, bind and obligafe
themselves. as well as such other persons
who may hereafter join or become ass
ciated with them or their successors, io
form and constitute corporation ana
body polite in law, under the name, Ion
the objects and purposes, and under the
terms and stipnlatiOns and provisions
contained i'm 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 in accordance with law
and this charter, it shall exist and con-
tinue and shall have and enjoy corp)rat
existence for period of ninety-nine tH')
wears from and after the date of tins act.
1t may have, hold, receive, borrow, lend,
exchange, acquire by grant, gift or pnr-
chase, devise or bequest, sell, ailenate,
dispose of, convey, lease, pledge, pa" A.
hypothecate, encumber or mortgast
property of any kind, whether real, per
sonal or mixed, corpOreal or incorporeai,
movable or immovable, all subject tu
such limitations as may be prescribed 10y
law. 1t may make, issue and endorse
bonds or notes or other evidences ol
debt 1t may accept mortgages, pledges
or other forms of security for money
loaned or other debts. 1t may contract
sue and be sued, plead or be Implicated
by its corporate name in any court ol
competent jurisdiction. 1t may hold
stock in other corporations, and its capi-
tai stock may he issued for capital stoci'
i'm other corporations. 1t may name,
appoint and employ such managers, dl'
rectors, officers, agents and other EN-
ployees as its said business and conven'
;ence may require, and may hX theii
compensation, having due regard TO The
nature, character and value OF their ser
vices. 1t may make and establish Dy'
laws, rules and regulations not inconsist'
ent with this charter or any existing law
fixing or altering the management oil IT.
property, the regulations and govern
ment of its affairs, and the manner OF
the certifcation and registration oil IL
stock. 1t may wind up and dissolve IT.
self. or be wound up and dissolved in tht
manner prescribed by law. 1t may con
duct business in this state, other states
the federal districts, the territories ano
possessions of the United States, and any
foreign country. 1t generally shall pos
sess all the powers, rights, privileges ant
immunities which corporations are ant
NAV hereafter be authorized to posses
under the Constitution and Laws OF thi
State, and particularly under Act NO. 70
of the Acts of the General Assembly o
the State of Louisiana for the year 1914
And it shall have the power to invest III
board of directors with all of its corpor
ate powers, subject to such restrictions a
NAV be named in this charter.
The seal of this corporation shall.be
metal disc, with a crescent in the cente
thereof, and the words Crescent Liv'
Stock Co., Inc. Highland, La, inscribed
around the outer edge. And such cor
porate seal said corporation shall hav'
the power to make and use, and the SAM
to break and alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE THREE.
The domici!e of this corporation is de
clared to be at Highland, in the ParisI
of Tensas, State of Louisiana, and at TIN
Office of said corporation at said place o
domicile shall be held all meetings OF tin
board of directors and stockholders a
said corporation.
ARTICLE FOUR.
All citations and other legal proces
shall be served upon the President, or IL
his absence, upon the Vice President, ,an'
in the absence of both President and VIC
President upon the Secretary-Treasure
of said corporation.
ARTICLE FIVE.
The objects and purposes for whlcl
this corporation is organized, ahd the ma
ture of the business to be carried on b.
it, are hereby declared to be:
To purchase, lease, acquire, exchange
and hold property, both real and per
sonal, and the same to sell, exchange an'
dispose of, to raise, buy and sell liv'
stock of all kinds, including horses
mules, cattle, hogs, sheep and other DO
mestic ANIMALS; to engage in agrlcultur
and to buy, sell, manufacture and eX
change agricultural products; to acquire
hold, sell and exchange timber, and TIN
same to manufacture; to erect, construct
maintain and operate sawmills, cottol
gins, cotton factories, oil mills, girls
mills, ice factories, brick kilns; to con
struct, maintain and operate railroad
and tramways, with all necessary adj
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