The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-12-20
CHARTER
Farmers Cooperative Products Com.
pany Incorporated.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
Parish of Grant.

| James ChflStfdn, James T.. ban, II. +.
Hawthorn, X. A. Walker, j. w. Wool
ey, J. w. Bickman, o. NJ. Dorsey. C..
o. Groves, all of whom are over the
! age of twenty-one years, are residents
of the Parish of Grant, State of Lou
isiana. and have for their postoffice ad-
dress the town of Pollock. Grant par
ish, Louisiana, with the exception of
James F. Ball, who is resident of the
Parish of Rapides, Louisiana, and
whose postoffice is Alexandria. La,
who declared unto me, Notary, in the
presence of the undersigned witnesses
that they unite to form a stock corpo.
ration for the business purposes herein
after set forth and under the following
articles of incorporation.
ARTICLE 1.
The name of the corporation is the
FARMERS CO. OPERATIVE PRO-
DUCTS COMPANY, INC.
ARTICLE 2.
The purpose for which this corpora
ton is formed is to engage in the busi-
ness of planting, growing, storing,
marketing, buying, selling, handling
otherwise dealing in farm products of
any kind or descrintion.
ARTICLE 8.
The amount of the capital stock is
Ten Thousand (Sl0, 000 00) Dollars, d.
vided into One Thousand 10000 shares
of the par value of Ten $4,000 Dol
lars each, of which capital stock six
hundred (600) shares have been sui
scribed as shown by subscription list
hereto annexed.
Said capital stock may be increased
to the sum of Twenty Thousand $780,
10000 Dollars either by resolution OF
he Board of Directors or by resolution
Of the stockholders at a meeting called
for that purpose.
ARTICLE
The domicile of this corporation is
Pollock. Grant parish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE 5.
The period of this corporations du-
ration is ninety-nine (99) years unless
sooner dissolved according to law.
ARTICLE 6.
The number of directors shall be
nine, and shall until the first Monday
n November, 1920, or until their suc-
cessors have been elected and qualified,
onsist of the said c. o. Groves, Frank
Hamilton, James A. Christian, James
F. Ball, E. P. Haw thorn, r. A. WAL
ker, J. w. Wooley, j. w. Bickham and
D. M. Dorsey.
The Board of Directors is invested
With all of the powers of this corpor-
ition, subject to such restrictions as
nay be named in this charter. The re-
naming directors may fill vacancies in
heir membership caused by death, res
gnation or otherwise.
The stockholders meeting for the
election of directors shall be held an
.ually on the first Monday in Novem-
yer of each year, at Pollock, Louisiana
nd notice thereof must be deIived per-
onally or by depositing in the postof-
ice properly addressed to each stock
older of record at least fifteen Q5)
ays before such meeting Each stock
older shall at this and every stock
holders meeting be entitled to one vote
person or by written proxy for each
hare of the capital stock held by him.
n he may send his vote by letter the
,ignature of which must be acknown-
edged before Notary Public or other
'fficer authorized to take affidavits
Zach director shall own in his own
light at all times during the term of
flee at least one full paid and un-
pledged share of the capital stock.
which fact shall be shown by written
declaration. Stockholders meetings
or any other purpose may be called at
my time by resolution OF the Board OF
Directors and upon, giving the same
iotlce herelnabove prescribed. A ma
GRITTY of the directors will constitute
quorum for any meeting of directors.
majority of the votes cast at a stock
,olders' meeting shall bind the corpor.
alton.
ARTICLE z.
The officers of this corporation shall
,e President, Vice President, and a
Secretary Treasurer, the offices of Sec
'etary and Treasurer being combined
one person, which officers shall be
elected annually by the directors. Un-
ii the next election or until their sue
:essors are elected and shall have quail
led the said c. o. Groves shall be presi-
lent, the said Frank Hamilton shall be
yice-president, and the said James A.
Christian, secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE 8.
Service of process shall be made up
on the President, and in his absence up
on the ce-President, and in the alb
sence of both upon the Secr'ry-T Treas
urer.
Thus done, read and signed at Pol
lock, Louisiana, on the day and date
first above written in the presence of
of me. Notary, and the undersigned
witnesses.
Names. No. of Shares.
C. o. GROVES, Is
FRANK HAMILTON, Is
r. A. WALKER, rs
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