The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-11-11
CHARTER
OF Arcadia Ice 4 Fuel Company. Inc.
State Of Louisiana,
Parish Of Bienyille

State Of Louisiana,
Parish Of Bienyille.
be 1t Known and Remembered; Tha
on this the 7th day of October, A. d.
1870, before me, i. Il. Ozley, a Notary
Public in and for said Parish ant
state, duly commissioned and sworn
came and appeared Bertram f. Bar
nette, Lawrence Daniel, Leo Daniel
}, A. Bryan, J. NJ Tompkins, r. W
Ozley, }. b. Herring, Il. A. Brewer
}. j.. Mcclellan, 5. A. Conger, Jas. A
Caskey, ]. Il. Currie, Fl. i. Mitchell
Bert Davis, Mrs. II. l.. Mitchell, j. b
Dreyer, r. H. Madden, r. H. Madden
Jr., r. l.. Williasm, Miss Ella Nc.
CURE, W. d. Yarbrough, W. A. Austin,
+. A. GivenS, s. J. Mcclure, B. E.
Lowery, G. e. Lowery by B. e. Lowery,
Dave Hoffman, NJ. 0. Collinsworth, b.
G. AycOck, L. II. Fisher, Fred W. Pente-
cost, Mrs. NJ. r. Anderson, Fred W.
PentecOst, Jr., Jas. r. Butler, Ray ?.
Oden, J. N. Smelley, B. r. Felts, W.
l.. Atkins, Lawrence E. Daniel by
Lawrence Daniel, s. Fl. Madden, p. A..
Mcclure, Jos. Dawidoff, Mrs. Dawi-
doff, Simeon Dawidoff, Victor NJ. Dawi-
doff, D. Il. Brown, Jr., G. II. Goldman
Mrs. G. II. Goldman, j. b. Bryant,
Clarence Daniel, ]. B. McCOnathy, X.
D. Sims, Carl Golf, Robert Golf by
Carl Golf, W. NJ. Deas, l.. M.
Tooke, b. A. Madden, hehee
& Williams, W. D. Golf, S. A.
Cook, J. W. Sherard, r. L. Taylor,
]. s. Andrews r H. Nelson, W. T
Grigsby, r. G. Ferguson, W. J. Murphy
J. L. Reynolds, Roberta Stewart, Mrs.
4. d. Stewart all residents of Bien-
vile Parish, Louisiana, who, in the
presence of the attesting legal and com
petent witnesses, declared to me, Not.
airy, that, availing themselves of the
provisions of the laws of the State
Of Louisiana relative to the formation,
organization and establishment Of cor
porations, and the operation and man
agement of same, they do by this act
and these presents form themselves and
such other persons as may associate
themselves with them, or succeed
them, into a corporation, under the
name and terms and for the purposes
hereinafter setforth in the various
articles.
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this corporation shall
be Arcadia Ice & Fuel Company, Inc"
In and under which name it shall sue
and be sued, carry on its business, and
do and perform all acts necessary in
carrying out the provisions Of this
charter, and such other acts as are
or may be authorized by law, and shall
have succession for a period of ninety
nine years from date hereof, unless
sooner dissolved in accordance with
law.
ARTICLE II.
The object Of this corporation, and
the purpose for which it is formed are
declared to be to purchase and operate
an ice manufacturing plant and to pur
chase and operate bOttling works and
the purchasing and selling Of ice, wOof
and coal and syrups of ali kinds and
also facilities for handling cold storage
products and to buy, hold, lease and
sell, real, personal and mixed property
and to do and perform all acts nee
essary and incidental to such business.
ARTICLE III.
The Capital Stock Of this corpora
ton shall be TWENTY-FIVE THOU
SAND DOLLARS, divided into and
represented by 800 shares Of the par
value of $4,000 each, and the corpora
ton shall begin business when 25C
shares are subscribed and paid for il
accordance with law. This corporation
shall have the authority to increas'
Its capital stock, on complying witt
the law relative thereto to an amount
not exceeding FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
ARTICLE ~.
The domicile of this corporation shat
be in the town of Arcadia, Bienvill'
Parish, Louisiana, at which place al
service of legal process shall be mad'
on the president and in his absence
An accordance with the law existing
at the time of such service.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed by and be under the con
troll of a Board Of Seven Directors
who shall be elected by and from
among the stockholders, at the annual
stockholders meeting which shall b.
held on the First Monday of March o.
each year, beginning with the yea
1921. The following stockholders shall
compose the first Board Of Directors
Y. NJ. Lyons, who shall act as chair
man; W. NJ. Deas, who shall act as
Secretary; Bertram f. Barnette, Bert
Davis, Leo Daniel, ]. B. Herring and
p. A. Mcclure, all of Arcadia, Bien-
Vile Parish, Louisiana, who shall hole
Office and compose said Board till Their
successors are elected.
ARTICLE vi.
The officers of this corporation shall
be President, LIST Vice-President an
End Vice President, a Secretary and a
Treasurer. The Secretary may also
hold the office Of Treasurer. They shall
be elected annually on the First Mon
day Of March beginning with the year
1921, by the Board Of Directors elected