The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-25
CHARTER OF CHEROKEE PLANT
ING CO., INC.
State ofLouisiana,
Parish ofMadison.

Parish ofMadisOn.
Be If known that before me, the
undersigned authority, duly quallhed
and commissioned according to law,
and the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned on the fourth day OF
January, A. d., 1919, personally
came NJ. j. Reid, Or. W. j. Monilaw,
Herbert H. Taylor, K. Nj. Ashcraft,
Charleta +. Ashcraft, George W. Fris-
by, K. II. Hatfield, and K. l.. Taylor,
all residents of Chicago, Illinois, b.
l.. Shepard and &. A. Randolph, res
idents of Evanstown, Illinois, and d.
II. Miller, a resident of Herrin, ILL.,,
and William II. Ward, resident OF
Tallulah, Louisiana, who seyeral!y de-
clared and acknowledged that avail
ing themselves of the laws of the
State of Louisiana, and particularly
of Act No. 267 of the General AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana, for
the year 1914, they have formed and
organized, and by these presents, do
form and organize themselves into
corporation and body polite for the
objects and purposes hereinafter
set forth and expressed which are
hereby adopted as the charter of said
! corporation, tO-wit:
ARTICLE i
The name and title of this corpor-
alton shall be CHEROKEE PLANT
/ ING COMPANY, INC" and by It's
said name it shall have and enjoy ex-
istance for the full term and period
of ninety-nine years from date here
| of.
| Its domicile shall. be in the Village
of Tallulah, Parish of Madison, Lou
isiana, at the office of William H.
i Ward, and it shall have seal of sucn
inscription and device as the board of
/ Directors may elect ana the same 10
alter and change at pleasure.
Its certificate of stock shall be
signed by the President, and Secre-
tary, and bear the impress of the seal
of the corporation.
1t shall have power and right to
hold, purchase, receive by donation
or otherwise, and to sell, mort
mortgage, and otherwise convey prop
erty both real and personal, movau.e
and immovable.
1t shall have the right to borrow
money and issue its negotiable notes
or bonds unsecured and secured by
mortgage, pledge, pawn, chattel mort
gage, or lien on its property, both real
and personal, and have power to sue,
or to be sued in its corporate name.
The President, and in his absence,
the Vice-President, and in his absence
the Manager, is hereby designated as
the officer upon whom all citations
or other legal process shall be served.
ARTICLE 2
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried
on by it are hereby declared to be the
purchase, sale, and lease of agricul-
tural, timber and other lands, the cul-
tlvatlon, growing, raising, and mark
citing of all agricultural crops, and the
manufacturing, warehousing, and sale
of products thereof, ana the buying,
selling, and rearing of horses, mules,
hogs, and any and all other kinds of
animals and stock in the Parish of
Madison, Louisiana, or in any other
part Of the State or Louisiana or in
the United States, and in connection
with the above objects and purposes
to make advances of money and sup
plies to its tenants and others, and to
conduct a general mercantile bust
ness, both wholesale and retail.
ARTICLE 3
The capital stoc. of this corpora.
ton is hereby fixed at Fifty Thous-
and Dollars $3.50, 100000, divided in
to One Hundred (100) shares of the
par value of Five Hundred Dollars
($5O0.00) each.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton may be increased to an amount
not exceeding Two Hundred Thous.
and Dollars, ($20O,0OO.OO) to be di.
vided into Four hundred (4OO) shares
of the par value of Five Hundred Dol.
lars (S500.00) each, at any time a
majority of the stockholders may ID.
prove said increase pursuant to law
ARTICLE 4
The corporate powers of this cor.
poration shall be vested in and exer-
cised by Board OF Directors of five