The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-11
the stockholders shall be held at the
domicjle OF the corporation.
ARTICLEVI.

The president, and in his absence the G.
vice president and secretary, with the st
approval of the board Of directors snail "
have the right, power and authority 10
enter into and execute all contracts OF II
anv nature which they may see III 10 Il
make and to make purchases, saieS' d
leases, sub-leaseS, and execute all oIher y
instruments as in their Judgment may "
he proper and for the best interest OF c
the corporation.
The following named stockholders
shall constitute the first board OF dIrec.
tors of this corporation and its oHlcerS'
and shall continue in office until their
successors are elected and quallfled dt
the annual meeting, hereinafter pro-
yided for on the first Monday III April
1918. viz:
S. S. Ballard, president
M. Sullivan, vice president
John T. Hood, secretary
&c. Willard, treasurer.
BOARD of DirectOrs--S. S. Ballard, D.
NJ, Sullivan, John 7. Hood and b. u
Willard.
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation shall have au'hor'
: ity to adopt q seal, and, under It's name
S and style above designated, shall nave
t and enjoy corporate succession FOR
term Of ninety.nine (99) years from INC
= date hereof. And if before the expird-
II tion Of the said time, it shall be deter
e mined by a majority OF the stocKno'o'
e ers. at a regular or special meeuns
J. convened to dissolve this corporation
r, thew shall select a commissioner from
" their own number at the meeting at
e, which the resolution for the dissolution
3r of the corporation shall have been
S. adopted which commissioner shall liqu'
S idate its affairs by diSposing OF It's prop
es erty and paying first all the debts ana
ell liabilities Of the company; second Dy
nd paving unpaid dividends; and ne small
eS distribute the balance, if any REMAINS
OF amongst the stockholders in proportion
e. to the amount OF stock owned Dy th'l''
Ell But no stakeholder OF this corporation
ry shall ever be held liable for any greater
rol amount than the unpaid balance on MS
m. capital stock, and no informalities Shall
re. have the effect OF rendering this cliar-
ks, ter null, or exposing any stockhoIuel
,es to any loss beyond the amount OF nj
On. capital stock.
ur. ARTICLE VIII.
Sc, The name amount of stock subscribed
md for, and the poStofiice address OF eacl
ms, subscriber to the capital stock OF TIL
lch corportion, in addition to the incorpor
Ons ators, are upon Exhibit "A" which is al
Ter, tached to this charter as constituent
lid part thereof, and the same is to be rea
and in connection thewith. All person
aSe, whose names appear thereon,haVlng b
any said act obligated themselves to recelV
any and pay for at par value the number
ton of certificates Of stock thereby shown
oart Thus done and passed before me- IN
do undersigned notary, Oh The 9TH day
able December, A. D., 1911, in the preSen'
&C. If ihe undersigned lawfal witnesses
S or Name and Address;
e of ballard, Columbus, New Mexic
EMU JIM. Sullivan, Welsh' LID
VerS John T. Hood, Welsh' Id
hall E. Willard, "elsh' Id
Xpe' Witnesses:
Llon' John W. Armstrong.
FIG. Seward.
Their Before me, c. E. Carr
| the Notary Public.
d, in State of Louisiana,
resi- Parish of jefferson Davis
,he Office of Clerk of the Fifteenth Judic
District Court.
hereby certify that the above a
alton foregoing is true and correct copy
1irty the original charter of the louisa
vided Central Oil Company, Incorporate
o. OF filed in this Office on the lSIn oay
J per December, A. D., 1917, and duly rcco
be in. ed on the 18th day of December, A.
lsand 1917, in book one Of charters, paE
with 2l2.
! this In testimony whereof WITNESS
,r or official signature and seal OF office
'nish. Jennings, Jefferson Davis parish
nd or this the 18th day of December, A
oil as 1917, Clarphy Pitre
hoard Deputy Clerk of Col
prop Dec 4,N.2S&Jan. 4'll'1