The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-02-05
Oh a rter
The keeth Company,
Incorporated.

state of Louisiana. Parish Of B0ssier.
BE 1T REMEMBERED That this. the 14th
day of January. \. ID. 1920. before me,
Jas. NJ. Henderson. Clerk District Court
and eI-otfcio Notary Public, in and for the
above named parish and state. duly quail
fed. in the presence of the two subscribing
witnesses. personally came and appeared
Charles II. Kecth. IL resident of Caddo Par
iSh. Louisiana. J. Il. keeth, and Mrs. Mol
lie s. kceth. widow Of !. =. Kecth. deceased.
residents of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, who
declare and Acknowledges unto me. Notary.
in the presence of the undersigned wit
nrsSes that. awaiting themselves of the
laws generally Of the State of Louisiana,
with reference to corporations. they have
! covcnanted. contracted and agreed, and by
this act and these presents. do now cove
nant contract and agree to form them
selves their SUCCESSORS and those who may
hrrcinHtt" become lawfully associated with
them, into IL corporation, or body polite In
law. and adopt this Charter, with the name
and for thc purpose and objects stated.
to-wit
The, name of this corporation shall be
THE KEITH COMPANY, Incorporated, and by
said name said corporation shall have. cx-
crcise and enjoy succession for period OF
twenty-five years from date hereof. with all
the powers and authority granted by law
to such corporations. including the power
| to and be sued, contract for and hold
! and own all kinds of personal property.
ARTICLE II.
The capital stock of this corporation l.
| hereby fixed at Fifteen Thousand Dollars
| t$1j.OOo.OO), divided into one hundred and
| fifty 15O) shares of the par value of one
| hundred dollars tS1W.OOD each, which shall
| be paid in cash. OF it may be issued for
property acquired. or services rendered.
ARTICLE III.
! This corporation is formed for the pur'
| pose Of doing Il general mercantile business
| including the buying and selling Of dry
goods, groceries, etc.
ARTICLE ".
The domicile Of this corporation is here
| by declared to be and is fixed in the towr
of Plain Dealing, Bossier Parish, Louisiana
! ARTICLE v.
The powers and authority of this corpO
! ration shall be vested in and exercised by
| Board of Directors composed Of not les:
| than three t3D stockholders, two Of whom
| shall constitute a quorum. The officers o
| this corporation shall be Il President. Vice
president and Secretary and Treasurer
and the Office of Secretary may be combined
with any other Office. Until their success
sOrs are elected ut the annual meeting o
the stockholders. or until any vacancies II
their number are filed. according to law
the following shall constitute the officer
and directors of this company, to-wit:
Charles X. Keeth of Caddo Parish. Lou
iSiana. President: !. i. Keith, Plain Deal
ing. La. Viccpresident Mrs. Molie $
| kceth. widow, Plain Dealing. La. Sccretar
and Treasurer.
ARTICLE vi.
All papers and documents pertaining +
the corporation or its business shall b
signed by the President. except in cmcrgcn
cics sickness of the President. then b
both the Niccprcsidcnt and Secretary.
ARTICLE VII.
The annual meeting of the stakeholder
shall be held on the second Monday in Jar
unry of each year. beginning with the yea,
1921. Special meetings Of the stakeholder
may be held after ten days notice by mai
Ing. otherwise provided by law, and all NJ
tees. may be waived by unanimous ccnscn
ARTICLE VIII.
No stakeholder shall be- held liable fC
any fault or contracts Of this corporatiO
in any further sum than the unpaid balant
that may be due on his subscription f.
stock, and no informality in the organic;
tisn shall have the effect of rendering th
Charter null. All stock when issued sha
be worcestershire.
ARTICLE IN.
!; An itemized statement of the value
the property transferred to said corpor
ton in payment of subscription Of stock
annexed hereto, and the cash and prcscr
value of said property. Thirteen Thousan
: Dollars iS13.OOO.nOp.
rims dane and passed on this the III
day of January, \. ID. 1920. in the prcscn,