The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-31
1CHARTER OF
HUON PLANTATION COMPANY, inc.

Re IT KNOWN, That before me, tn
undersigned authority and two al
! testing witnesses, on this the 18th da
of February, A. D., 1917, PERSONAL
came and appeared Frederick f. French
of the City of Chicago, State of Illinois
Samuel H Roberts. of the City O
Chicago, State of Illinois, Paul Cham
bers, of the City of Jackson, State o
Mississippi, J. N. Flowers, of the Cit!
of Jackson, State of Mississippi ant
George S. Yerger, of the Parish of Madi
son, State of Louisiana, who declared
and acknowledged, that availing them
selves of the laws of the State Of
Louisiana, and especially of Act No
267 of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1q,L,,
they have formed and ORGANIZED and By
these presents do form ald organize
themselves into a CORPORATION and body
polite for the objects and purposes
hereinafter set forth and expressed,
which they hereby adopt as the Charter
of said corporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this Corporation
shall be Huon Plantation Company, Inc.
and by its said name shall have and en-.
joy existence for the full term and period
of SO years from date hereof. -
Its 'domicile shall be in the Town OF
Tallulah, Parish OF. Madison, Louisiana,
and it shall have n Seal with such in
scraPtion and device az the Board OF
Directors may elect and the same to
alter and change at pleasure =
Its certificates Of stock shall be signed
by tte President and,Secretary and bear
the impress Of the Seal of the Corpora
ton.
1t shall have power and right to hold,
purchase, receive by donation or other
wise. and mortgage, sell, lease. pledge,
pawn, chattel mortgage and convey
property. both real and personal, NOV
able and Immovable.
1t shall have the right to borrow
money and issue its negotiable notes or
bonds, unsecured or secured by mort
gage. pledge. pawn, chattel mortgage
or other lien on its property, both real
and personal, and shall have power to
sue and be sued in its corporate name.
The President, and in his absence the
first Vice-President, is hereby design
ated as the officer upon whom all citation
or other legal process shall be served.
ARTlCLE2.
The objects and purposes for which this
Corporation is organized, and the nature
of the business to be carried on by il.
are hereby declared to be the purchase.
sale and lease of agricultural, timber
and other lands. the cultivation, grow
ing, raising and marketing of all agri-
cultural crops, and the manufacturing.
warehUusing and sale of products there
of and the buying, selling and rearing of
horses, mules and cattle, sheep, hogs
and any and all other kinds of animals
and live stock, in the Parish of Madison.
Louisiana, or in any other portion of
the State of Louisiana, or in the United
States, and IN connection with the above
objects and purposes, to make advances
OF money and supplies to its tenants and
others, and to conduct general mer-
cantlie business, 10th wholesale and
retail.
ARTICLE 3.
The capital stock of this Corporation
is hereby fixed at one hundred thousand
(SlOO, 0O0.0 O) dollars, divided into one
thousand QO00) shares of the par value
of one hundred ($10000) dollars each.
The capital stock of this Corporation
may be increased to an amount not ex-
ceeding two thousand five hundred
t2,5OO) sharfs Of the .psr value of one
hundred (SlGt 0Y dollars each making
a total of two hundred fifty thousand
$3.50, 900. COZ dollars. .0
ARTICLE4.
The corporate powers of this Corpora-
tons shall be vested IN and exercised
by Board of Directors of five stock
holders, majority of whom shall con-
stitute quorum for the transaction of
business. with full power to purchase,
receive by donation. sell, mortgage.
pledge, pawn, convey and lease. either
as lessor or lessee, property, both real
aAd personal, to borrow money and Tissue
the compAny's negotiable notes or bonds
either unsecured or secured by mortgage
)n Its real estate, chattel mortgage,
pledge or pawn of its personal property,
and to do any and all other acts which
his company IS authorized to do in
carrying out the objects and purposes
)f TINS corporation, to make and estab-
lsh bylaws, and change the same. to
lire, employ, appoint, all necessary
agents. servants and employees. and to
i'll all vacancies occurring in the Board
If Directors by death. resignation or
otherwise.
Each Board of Directors shall elect
rom their number u President, First
Jice-President, Second Vicc-Presi- |
lent. Secretary and Treasurer.
The oihce of Secretary and Treasurer \
nay be held by one or two persons. and |
7hen held by two persons, the Secre-
airy may or may not be director.
The Board of Directors NAV be in
reased at any annual Stockholders
ieeting to a number not exceeding
even CO. The first Board of Directors |
hall consist of Frederick T.. French.
amuel II. Roberts. j. NJ Flowers, Paul
'hambers and George S. Yerger,
nth Frederick f. French AZ President,
gorge 5. Yerger as First Vice Presi-
ent, j. N. Flowers as Second Vice
resident. Samuel H. Roberts as Sec
etary and Paul Chambers as Treasurer.
mo shall hold office until the first Mon
ay in March, 1918, or until their sue
eSsors have been duly elected.
On the first Monday. of March. 1918.
nd annually thereafter on the first
londay of each year, the stockholders
nall meet for the purpose of electing
GARD of Directors. and the transaction
such other business as may properly
'me before the meeting.
Written notices. Of annual Stock
olders Meetings shall be delivered
2rsonally or by depositing it in the post
lice, addressed to the stockholders
st known address, at least fifteen DAYS
lfOre such meeting