The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-18
the stockholders shall be held at the
domicile of the corporation.
ARTICLE

their own QuUlUtF pICoioCAS' WV
president, secretary and treasurer. Tne
respective officers shall have the pow +
ers usually given TO said officers, and
shall serve until their successors snail
have been elected and qualified.
The president and in his absence the !
vice president and secretary, with tne {
approval of the board of directors, shall
have the right, power and authority 10
enter into and execute all contracts OF
any nature which they may see MT 10
make and to make purchases, sales,
leases, sub-leaSeS, and execute all other
instruments as in their judgment may
be proper and for the best interest OF
the corporation.
The following named stockholders
shall constitute the first board OF dlrec.
tors of this corporation and its officers,
and shall continue in office until their !
successors are elected and qualllled al
the annual meeting, hereinafter pro-
vded for on the first Monday in April,
| 1918, viz:
S. S. Ballard, president.
j. M. Sullivan, vice president
John T. Hood, secretary.
&c. Willard, treasurer.
BOARD of DirectorS--S. S. Ballard, j.
M. Sullivan, John 7. Hood and T. u
Willard.
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation shall have author
ity to adopt seal, and, under its name
and style above designated, shall have
and enjoy corporate succession for
term of ninety.nine (99) years from the
date hereof. And if before the explra-
ton of the said time, it shall be deter
mined by majority Of the stockholm
ers, at regular or special meeting
convened, to dissolve this corporation
, thew shall select commissioner from
their own number at the meeting at
=, which the resolution for the dissolution
r of the corporation shall have been
: adopted, which commissioner shall llqu'
idate its affairs by diSpoSing OF Its prop
erty and paying first all the debts ana
/ liabilities of the company; second by
d paving unpaid dividends; and he snail
S distribute the balance, If any remains
f amongst the stockholders in proportion
!. TO the amount of stock owned by tnem'
d But no stakeholder Of this corporation
y shall ever be held liable for any greater
u amount than the unpaid balance on his
!. capital stock, and no informalltleS snail
?. have the effect OF rendering this char
5, ter null, or exposing any stakeholder
IS to any loss beyond the amount OF his
l. capital stock.
?. ARTICLE VIII.
2 The name amount of stock subscribed
d for, and the poStotf1Ce address OF eacf
5, subscriber to the capital stock OF this
h corportion, in addition to the incorpor
IS ators, are upon Exhibit "A" which is at
r, tached to this charter as constituent
l. part thereof, and the same is to be real
ID in connection thewith. All persons
e, whose names appear thereon, having b!
" said act obligated themselves to receive
" and pay for at par value the number
m of certificates of stock thereby shown
TT Thus done and passed before me, tn
10 undersigned notary, on the 9Th day Q
lie December, A. D., 1911, in the presenc
C. of the undersigned lawfal witnesses.
or Name and Address:
OF SIS, Ballard, Columbus, New Mexico
u j. M. Sullivan, welsh, La
rs John T. Hood, Welsh, La.
all E. C. Willard, Welsh, La.
'e' Witnesses:
H. John W. Armstrong.
F. G. Seward.
er Before me, c. E. Carr.
he Notary Public.
in State of Louisiana,
81. Parish of Jefferson Davis
he ONCE of Clerk of the Fifteenth Judicli
District Court.
hereby certify that the above al
on foregoing is true and correct copy
'ty the original charter of the LouiSlar
led Central Oil Company, Incorporate
of filed in this Office on the 18th day
,er December, A. D., 1917, and duly rccor
in. ed on the 18th day of December, A. [
md 1917, in book one Of charters, pag
ith 2l2.
his In testimony whereof, witness n
or official signature and seal of office
sh. Jennings, Jefferson Davis parish. Ii
or this the 18th day of December, A.
as 1917. Clarphy Pitre,
lrd Deputy Clerk of C0ul
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