The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
CHARTER OF
HU0h PLANTATION COMPANY, inc.

State of Louisiana,
Parish of Madison. (
BE 1T KNOWN. That before me, tn
, undersigned authority and two at
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 ancc
George 5. Yerger, of the Parish of Madi
son, State of Louisiana, who declared
ana acknowledged, that availing them.
selves of the laws of the State OF
LOUISIANA, and especially of Act No.
2bI Of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1914.
they have formed and organized and nv
these presents do form and organize
themselves into a corporation and BODY
politlc for the objects and purposes
hereinafter set forth and expressed
which they hereby adopt as the Charter
OF said corporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
Inc name and title of this Corporation
snail be Huon Plantation Company, Inc.
and by its said name shall have and en-.
Joy existence for the full term and period
OF ~ years from date hereof.
Its dOmicile shall be in the Town of
Iaiiuiah, Parish of Madison, Louisiana
and it shall have n Seal with such in
ScriptlOn and device as the Board of
Directors may elect and the same to
alter and change at pleasure.
Its certificates of stock shall be signed
by the 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
both real and personal. NOV.
able and lmmovable.
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 it's corporate name
The President, and in his absence the
hrst Vice-President. is hereby design
lted as the officer upon whom all citation
Dr. other legal process shall be served.
ARTICLE
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized, and the nature
If the business to be carried on nv II
ire hereby declared to be the purchase
ale and lease of agricultural. timber
ND other lands, the cultivation, grow
ny, raising and marketing of all agri-
ulturai crops, and the manufacturing. ,
and sale of products there.
Il and the buying, selling and rearing of {
orses, mules and cattle, sheep, hogs c
nd any and all other kinds of animals
nd liye stock, in the Parish of Madison 9
;oulSiana, or in any other portion of
ne State OF Louisiana, or in the United y
tates, and in connection with the above
oJects and purposes, to make advances j
I money and supplies to its tenants and t
tners, and to conduct a general mer- s
antlle business, 10th wholesale and +
etail. anu
ARTICLE r
The capital stock of this CORPORATION n
hereby fixed at one hundred thousand $,
'ioV,W0 OO) dollars, divided into one n
lousand (lOCO) shares of the par yalue 4
one hundred ($lG0.0G) dollars each.
The capital stock of this CORPORATION G,
ay be increased to an amount not ex- (:
,edlng two thousand five hundred {:
',o0O) shares of the par value of one n
inbred (SlOO. 00) dollars each. MAKING q,
total OF two hundred fifty thousand n
2oO, OOO.O dollars. n
ARTICLE a,
ne corporate powers of this COrpora- n
'ns shall be vested IN and exercised n
Board of Directors of five stock IN
ioers, majority of whom shall con- fo
itute quorum for the transaction of 60
siness, with full power to purchase. 81,
ccive by donation, sell, mortgage on
euge, pawn. convey and lease, either an
lessor or lessee. property, both real I'M
q personal, to borrow money andjs,ue 10.
company's negotiable notes or bonds
her unsecured or secured by mortgage St
It's real estate, chattel mortgage mr.
'dge or pawn of its personal property, ne
u to do any and all other acts which No
) company is authorized to do in m,
'ry!ng out tn" objects and purr,os,s n,
this corporation, to make and estoh- on,
bylaws. and change the same. to do,
e, employ. appoint, all nccessary I'm,
'nt', servants and employees, and to me
al' vacancies occurring in the Board the
Directors by death. resignation or
erw!sc. h..
Zach Board of Directors shall ,lcct ba,
n tneir number a President p First unC
e-Presl6e1t, Second V;ce-Presi- wit
c. Secretary and Treasurer A
ne ONCE OF Secretary and Treasurer
ne lieid oy one or two persons, and
IN held by two persons, the Secre- Wi
may or may not be director. I
ne Board of Directors NAV be in
lsed at any annual Stockholders
!tirg TO number not exceeding C,e
En- t.. The first Board of Directors \
II consist Of Frederick E. French +
1uel II. Roberts. J. N Flowers. paul Sta
mhers and George S. Yerp.r Par
Frederick f. French as Presideot 7
rye ,. ferger as First Vice-Prcsi- Dis
{, ). n: Flowers as Second Vice in -;
'ldent. Samuel H. Roberts as Sec do
ny and Paul Chambers as Treasurer fore
snal! hold office until the first Men the
IN March, 1918, or until their suc- IA
orS nave been duly elected. viii;
.rr,r., ,is' Mohday OF March. 1918, bein
do, &C. thereafter on the first Rec
gay OF each year, the stockholders date
meet for the purpose of electing n p /
u OF Directors, and the transaction w
ucn other business as NAV properlv I7tb
before the meeting. Re
ritten notices of annual Stock CIcr
ers Meetings shall he do,iyorod D,