The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-22
Cha rter
The Plain Dealing Mercan-
tile Company, Limited.

Stale of Louisiana, Be it known, That
Parish Of Bossier. on this, the 18th
day of February, 1917, before me,
III. S. Bolinger, Notary Public in
and 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 /.
The name and title of said corpora
ton shall be THE PLAIN DEALING MER-
CAMILLE COMPANY, Limited.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile is declared to be in
the town of Plain Dealing, La.
ARTICLE III.
The duration of this corporation
shall be for 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
= ments, and automobiles, and to do
any and all thinns connected with
the above lines of business.
ARTICLE v.
All citations and legal processes
shall be served on the President. and,
in his absence. on the Vice President
o. Observation-Disclosures.
ARTICLE vi.
The capital stock of the corpora
ticn is authorized at Fifteen Thous-
and ISIS. 00G.0O) Dollars, divided in
to $50 shares of One Hundred
fslnn.onl Dollars each, which shall
he raid in cash tn the corporation.
The co~neration can begin business
ra soon IS So~or Thousand, Five
Hundred (s7.500.oo> Dollars has
tnor Subscribed and paid in to the
corDoratior
No certificate of stock shall be
ic9ucd before it is fully paid for in
cash or property actually paid into
the corporation at such time and
place as the Beard of Directors shall
direct.
All stock shall be common stock,
ard al not sold shall remain as
treasury stock.
ARTICLE VII.
The affairs Of the corporation shall
be r,de~ . Board Of Directors. com.
posed IF five stockholders. The di
rccto-s to hn elected annually at 9
re~Il'ar ~on'i-- cal'ad for this pur.
rcsc. t. he held ut the office of saic
corn"~at;n1 on TIE second Saturday
&c .Tarrarv of each wear. aften ter
davs' legal notice has been given tt
all tHn stockholders. in writing.
Until the fi~s'1 regular meeting
thH following shall be the Board OF
directors: G. T. Mays. DR.. T. N
Kcnu-. R. r.. Cheshire, l.. C. Keour
end NJ. N. Wineett.
ARTICLE VIII.
The officers of the corporation
shall be a President, Vice President
aid Observation-Disclosures, to be elect
81 o"~uaN- 1T 2 regular meeting Of
The Eoard CT directors on the sec
ord Saturday of January of eacl
raar. Until the first election, tn.
following shall be the officers: G.
Z. Mays President; R. R. Cheshire
Vicepresident, and M N. Wingett
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, who shall serv,
until their successors are elected.
ARTICLE TX.
No stakeholder of the corporation
shall evn~ be held liable or response
bic for the faults or contracts thereo
II any further sum than any unpait
balance on tho stock subscribed foi
or owned by him. nor shall any in
Formally IN organization have the eff
fcct of rendering the charter null an,
void or Of exposing any stockholde
to any liability beyond the unpai,
balance on stock to the corporation
ARTICLE x.
Whenever this CORPORATION is dis
solved BIZ Limitation or otherwise, tn,
affairs shall be henidated by a boar,
t. he elected for that purpose by tn
stockholders at meeting called TO
this nurpose. In case Of death O
failure to act Of any one or more O.
the lion'dators. the remaining one
shall select some enc from the stock
holders to fill the vacancy.
When Tho 'iGuiaators shall hav,
performed their duties. they shall
prepare statement of the affairs o
the business, and be sent to all tn
stockholders. and they ask to be re
licved of the work.
This done and signed in my office
in the Parish of Bnssier, in the pres
cree of the subscribing witnesses.
T, Garrett and 7. p. Wilson, on this
the 26th day of February, 1917.
G. T. MAYS.
r. r. CHESHIRE (by G. T. Mays
T. N. KEoUN.
l.. G. KEouN.
NJ. N. WINGETT.
Witnesses:
F. r. GARRETT.
j. D. WILSON.
NJ. S. BoLNeER, Notary Public
Ednorsed-Filed for record March
1917, at ii o'clock am.
JAS. M. HENDERSON,
Clerk ond er-oticio Recorder.
State of Louisiana, I hereby certif,
Parish Of Bossier. that the above ant
foregoing is a true and correct copy O
the original act, as the same now ap
pears on file in this Office, duly recorded
March 1, 1917, in Charter Book O
Mortgages, Volume w, pages % ct seq
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