The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-08-28
CHARTER
a. the Arcadia Bonded Warehouse
: Company, incorporated

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CHARTER |,
al the Arcadia Bonded warehouse
Company, Incorporated
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Dien
vile. .,,n nr,,upER.
ED. That Oh this the 24th aas W ~
July, A. D., 1919, before me- ,,. B e. "ua
1uI Rarnette, a Notary Public in ala
for said parish and state du'y e .n.
mi and sworn, came ana az
n ,u,ar + =. Reynolds, Leo Daniel, y
+ Brown, A. Anderson, y; NJ; lyons LYONS
J T. NJ. Tooke, B. R. Felts, u. H. v " =
,R-D. Sims, Lawrence Daniel, ,r N, y,
Collinsworth, J. W. SheraIu' na m
sims r. L. Taylor, Joseph D pumu
t. Mcclellan and r. c. Fergu a',;a
~ vos; n, Of Bienyille parish, LOUIS
isna. who, in the presence OF tne a at
t ta,.d, legal and competent witnesses sSs
soolo rod to me, Notary, that aVahihe
fee,ase Of the provisions OF TN inc
laws Of the State OF Loulsia l,an end
! five 70 the formation, organization anu
establishment esas Of Of corporations, anu
incarceration tbo oneration and management OF same
thew do by this act and these present emu
|. f tnr. ~ themselves and such other per- a,
sons as may associate themselves WIZ. ,.a
t tpam or succeed them, into corpora,
tion. under the name and terms . an.
for f,u.'' the purpose hereinafter set foftl
in the various articles.
. ARTICLE !.
{ Tho name Of this Corporation sIlah
80 Arcadia Bonded Warehouse Com
uany. incorporated in and under w VI ,.s,,
name name # shall sue and be sued, carry
On n its business, and do and perform
oil oll az, nets necessary in carrying out the u,
~, Of this charter, ana such
. pth acts as are, or may be auln ,ar
H ;ned Nv law, and shall have succession
4 for for a period of 90 years from dal'
, ~, unless sooner dissolved III &C.
J, cordance with law.
y ARTICLE II.
The object Of this corporation anu
i. the purpose for which 1t IS lorn l.O,,
= are declared to be, to carry on a gen
!. eral bonded warehouse business anu mo- =
> : 1 1uv sell. lease and hold real estate
: and personal property and to DO am m
y n nnrform nil acts necessary anu N,
Z r;dental to the carrying on OF suci
=, business under and in accordance VIII
It the laws of the State OF LOUISIANA
% relative to such business
ARTICLE III.
Tho capital stock Of this corporation
shall he Seven Thousand Five Hun
dred (s7,5OO.OO) dollars, divided mt NJ
and represented by $50 shares OF III, tn
! ' mar value Of Fifty $4,000 Dollar
y zach. and the corporation shall begi
business when all $50 shares are sui
!: scrlned and paid for in accordane
} with law. This corporation shall nav
authority to increase its capital stoe
= on complying with law relative tne !,
to 10 an amount not exceeding FIJI
Thousand Dollars.
! ARTICLE ".
= The deomicile Of this corpora n.N
I shall be in the Town Of Arcadia, bic
vile. parish, Louisiana, at which pla
all service Of legal process shall
made on the president and in his a
: sonce in accordance with the law e
I isting at the time Of such service
I ARTICLE V.
The affairs Of this corporation sh'
be managed by and be under the 6 <
troll Of a Board Of Fifteen Directe
who shall be elected by and fro
among the stockholders, at the amt
stockholders meeting which shall
held on the first Monday In July
each year, beginning With year "
The following stockholders shall %
pose the drst Board q ptrectots;
81 3. Reynolds, who shall oct as cha
man; 1. q. Osley, who shall get
secretary; Lso panieN D. d Br :,
4. Anderson, 1. NJ. Tooke, 4. 3. 81
J. W.s.sherard, R L. Taylor, 3.
) relts, NJ. @. Collinsworth, !.
Lyons, j L. McClellan, n. 9. Fer
son and Joseph Dawidofr all Of
/ cadia, Bienyille< parish, louisa
!! who shall hold office and compose 8
board until their SUCCESSORS are ell
ed. Five Directors shall constitute
QUORUM.
YER ARTICLE VI.
The officers Of this corporation 81
!. be q President, a First Vice.Presid'
'''op Second vice-p President and Sc
J. tary and Treasurer. The secret
into may also hold the Office OF Treasl
! If They shall be elected annually Oh
Won first Monday Of July, beginning y
Wv the year 1920, by the Board Of Di
eckle tors elected on said day by the ST.
auti- holders, which board shall imlnediaa
organize and elect said officers.
.nv The first officers Of this corpora
80 shalt be ]. e. Reynolds, president
lpp's Anderson, LIST vice-president; r.
or Sims, 2nd vice-president and. i.
fra. Obey, sccretary-trcasurer, who $
arms hold said Offices until their success
how -. :.