The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-11-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
TALlULAH SUPPLY COMPANY
INCORPORATED

Parish Of Madison.
BE 1T KNOWN and remembered,
That on this 18th day of October, A.
D., 1917, before me, John f. Yerger.
Clerk of the Ninth District Court in
and for said parish and state, duly COM
missioned and qualified according t.
law, and in the presence of the witness
es hereinafter named and undersigned.
personally came and appeared the per-
sons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, all above the full age of major
ity. who severally declared that awaiting
themselves of the laws of this State
relative to the organization of CORPORA
tons and particularly of the provisions
OF Act No. 267 of the Acts of the Gen.
eral Assembly of Louisiana of the year
1914, they have formed and organized
and by these presents do form and or
game themselves, as well as such
other persons who may hereafter be-
come associated with them, and their
successors, into corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects and
purposes and under the stipulations and
agreements hereinafter set forth and
expressed. which they do hereby adopt
as their charter.
Article
The name and title of the corporation
hereby formed is declared to be Tallulah
Supply Company, Incorporated
1t shall exist and have and enjoy sue
cesslon by its corporate name for
period OF ninety-nine 1891 years from
and after the date hereof, unless sooner
dissolved; its certificates of stock shall
be signed by the President, and Secre-
tary ana bear the impress OF the seal of
the corporation; it shall have power and
authority to contract, sue and be sued; ,
to adopt, use and break or alter at pleas
ure corporate seal; to acquire by pur-
chase, lease or otherwise, real, personal |
and mixed property; to hold, own, alien
ate. sell, lease, pledge or mortgage the !
same; to incur debt; borrow money and |
to issue notes, bonds or other evidence |
of Indebtedness; to appoint officers, d.
rectors, agents CT managers as the in
terest of said corporation may require;
establish rules and regulations for the
proper management of its affairs; to
change or alter the said rules and regu-
lauons when necessary and to do and
perform generally any and all acts
necessary and proper in car wing out
the business and purposes of this cor
pOration.
Article II
The domicile offs this corporation is
hereby fixed at Tallulah, Madison par
sh, Louisiana.
The President, or in his absence the
or in his absence the
is designated as the
proper person upon whom service of
egai process against it shall be made.
Article Ill
The objects and purposes for which
his corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on
~ it are hereby declared to be the con-
Iuction of a wholesale and retail mcr-
antlie business, particularly the DUR
base and sale of furniture, farm imple- ;
nentS, musical Instruments, and ma
hinery of all sorts and any other arti-
les OF merchandise wha tsoever. in the :
own OF Tali1iah III the parish Of Madi-
on or elsewhere throughout the State !
4 Louisiana. ..
Article Nv
The capital stock Of this CORPORATION ;
herery fixed at the sum of ten thous- >
nd dollars fSl0,GO0.0 COZ, divided into I
ne hundred (lGO) shares Of the par {
aiue OF one hundred dollars (Slv0. vJ)
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ArtiCleV
The corporate powers Of this corpora n
ion shall De vested in and aaJ exercised
board of five 90 stockholders, q
majority OF whom shall constitute a G
uorum Tor the transaction OF business d
nth the fQil power 70 purchase. receive a
coiauon. sell, mortgage, chattei
lortgage. pledge, pawn, convey and h
'ase, either as lessor or lessee, property t.
ota real ard personal; To borrow NOR ey u
nc issue the Company's negotiable d.
ote9 nd bonds, either unsecured or
"a by mortgage Oh its rea STATE,
lat Ell NOR gage or pledge or pawn of
$ peiaoIlssi property ard 10 DO anv and
u other acts which tbs Company is
lthorzed to do III carrying out the "
lrposes and objects of this CORPORA
on; TO make and establish bylaws and
cnange the same; t. hire, employ. c.
opoint ana discharge al! officers and
nployees and to fix their salaries, and
MI all vacancies occurring ia the board
directors by death, resignation or
herwise and 70 increase the boar,i OF
rectors ia said corporations TO not ey- n
ed ninet9) members, all of whom 90
ust be stockholders 80
Each board of directors shall elect a - ~,
'esident and Vice President and a Sec. W. W.
tary-Tree re re
ine first Board Of Directors shall "
INSIST Of Leo Shields, George s. Yer. nnee
r, !. v. Wright, Joseph Curry and =
II b. Snyder, with Leo Shields as :.
esident George S. Yerger, as Vice b.
esldent and j. V. Wright as Sec,e- ~
y Treasurer, who shall hold office IL
I'll the first Monday in October. A -
1918, or until their successors have On
en- duly elected and qualified.
IN the first Monday Of Octcta-. 1913 .r,
i annually thereafter on the FIRST
nday OF October Of each wear. fire 81
ckholders shall meet for the purpose -
e!ecting board Of directors and the M
nsactton of such other business as MS
y properly come before the rneating I'M
written notice Of annual stockholIers' Nv
ehAgs shall be delivered in rerson or ~
oepositlng it in the post Office. ad-
ssed To the stockholcer at his last w.
'Wn post Office address at Least ff. lNM
n Q5) days before such meeting mn
cher Stockholders meetings NAV lie NJ
rs provided oy the laws of LOUISE ~.
t all stockholders meetings each IKl
re OF stock shall be entitled to one nv
20 be voted in accordance with tho IL
$ Of Louisiana. III VIC SsSa.
MS charter may be altered mr. U)M
ended or the CORPORATION disSoi,od lPlV
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