The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-02-15
CHARTER OF CHEROKEE PLANT
ING CO., lkC.
State ofLouisiana,
pari~H ofMa : -.
Re Il known that before me, the


po = tnown that before me, the
undersigned autnO.Isy, ~T'tJ ,y 4
and commissioned according 10 law,
cd the witnesses hereinafter nance
and undersigned on the fourth DAY ol
January, A. d., 1919, personally
cane Nj. J. Reid. DR.. W. d. Monliaw'
Herbert IL. Taylor, K. VI. ASncrait'
4 Charleta +. Ashcraft, George w. rs y
bv. K. II. Hatfield, ard X. l.: layioi'
! oil residents of Chicago, ILLINOIS, d.
!. Shepard and c. A. Randolph res
,,ents of Evanstown, Illinois, ana ~
"A. Miller. a resident OF Herrlh' Ii:
! ond William f.. Ward, \ resident o.
/ TaTluIah. Louisiana. who seyeraty de-
.;ored and acknowledged that avail |
mo 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, Tor
4 the year 1914, they have formed ana
organized, and by these presents, 90
form and organize themselves INTO
corporation and body polite tor the
objects and purposes hereinafter
set forth and expressed when are
hereby adopted as Inc charter Oh salu
corporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE l
The name and title Of TINS corpor-
ation shall be "CHEROAEE PLANT
ING COMPANY, INC" ana by us .
said name i shall have and ENJOY eN- .
!, Stance for the full term and period .
, of ninety-nine years from date mere
of. ,,.,,
rs don,icile shat. be in the Village +,
Of Valiuiah, Parish Of Madison, Lou /
isicra. at the office OF William II.
, Ward. and it shall have seal OF sucn
= inscription and acvice as the boara Oh
. Directors may elect ana the same 10
alter and change AZ pleasure.
! It's certificate OF SOCK snail De
= signed by the President, ana Secre-
tary, and bear the impress of The seal
! of the corporation.
It shall have power and right to
. hold, purchase, receive by DONATION
!, or otherwise, and to sell, mort
rage, lease, pledge, pawn, chattel
mortgage, and otherwise convey prop
- crtv both real and personal, moVau.e
f and immovabie.
- It shan have lie right to borrow
i money and issue its negotiable notes
- or bonds unsecured anC :ccured by
h mortgage, pledge, pawn, cnattel morC,
gage, or lien on its property, both real
-, ana personal, and have power 10 sue'
4 or TO be sued in its corporate name.
~ The President, ard IN ms absence
10 the Vice-president, and IN his absence
n the Manager, is hereby designated as
~ the officer upon whom all CITATIONS
M or other legal process shall be served
81 ARTICLE 2
~ The objects and purposes for when
Al This corporation is organized and the
- nature of the business to be carried
-. on bv it are hereby declared 70 be the
l,s purchase, sale, and lease of agrlcul-
~ iural. timber and other lands, the cui-
o!o tiyation, growing, raising, and mark
citing OF ali agricultural crops, ana the
manufacturing, warehCuslng, and sale
~ of products thereon, anu the buying
-: selling, and rearing OF horses, muI S
aocs, and any and all other XlnGs Ct
1rina!s and stock in the Parish o.
~. Madison, Louisiana, or in any Other
40 mart of the State or Louisiana or II
10 Inc United States, and IN conGectio.
:. with the ADORE objects and purpose!
% % make advances Of money and sup
~. plies to its tenants and others, and u
n conduct Il general mercantile busi
'0' aess. both Wholesale ard retail.
- ARTICLE 3
The capital soc. Of this corpora
ion is hereby liked * fltty Ih2uS
81 and Dollars 0,01G.00), DIV .et. N
ub- % Ol'e -: ,i,,, MI. r,
,S5O0.00) each.
The capital stock OF this corpcr2
inn -tav be increased TO al ahloul
'o Tot exceeding TWO Hundred Thou:
and Dollars, 1920 GCo.C0) 70 be d
- iyided into -Four hundred t400) sh.r;
80 OF the par value OF Five Hundred DO
lars (S500.G0) each, a. any time
imaiority Of TIE stockholders may Il
iI,,.1 lproye said increase pursuant to Law
ARTICLE
The corporate powers o. this co
ooration shall be vested IN and exc
cised by Board OF Directors OF fiN
stockholders, majority of who
mil constitute CCoreEl Tor u
, transaction CT business, with the II
=" power to purchase, receive ny don
,;o;o | ion, sell, mortgage, pledge. paWn,co
INV vey, and lease ether as lessor or le
see aEy property, beth zeal aud y ers
nal, to borrow money, and Issue /
oI,. co.npany's regctiab,e notes Or Ion
- either unsecured OR secured by lnol
oi rage on its real estate or ~ chai'
-, mortgage, pledge or pawn, Ga rs X
SOnal property ana to 90 any and
-, other acts which this comr%y.- IS
Do FhorlZed TO Go Ill carrying n1C ne {
: nr jects and purposes Of this c".p?'
81 C - lion; to make and establish by!
- AZ = md to change the same, 10 hire, e
10 pioy, appoint any agents or as5!stan
'eG'' and to III all vacancies occurring
,ooI he Board Of Directors by death. /
grati0n or otherwi-e.
u Zach Board of Directors shall Ell
e.; from their number President,
Jicc-Presiteat, a Secrctary-Tccas
ar, and Manager.
Ar The Office OF Secretary and IRE
Nv lrer may be held by one or two .
sons and when held by two pers
ne Secretary may or may not b,
y IS, Director.
The Board of Directors may be
A.. creased at any annual 5tycEhold,
'h"' meeting to a number not exceed
;lness seven.
;zger- The first board OF directors 81
~ tbe consist of Ray NJ. Ashcraft, DR..
I, - j. Moriaw, 3. l.. Shepherd, Will
Il Ill! II. Ward, and Herbert II. Taylor, v
Iuors, Ray Nj. Ashcraft rs President, DR..
ne on }. Moaiiaw as Vicc-preuident, B.
Shp0ard nc Sacratary and T~aos 81