The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-01-24
CHARTER
OF THE
Farmers Cooperative Products Com
pany Incorporated.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Grant.

L D.
age of twenty-one years, are residents
of the Parish of Grant, State OF Lou
isiana, and have for their postoiiice ao-
dress the town of Pollock. iran! par
ish. Louisiana, with the exception %
James F. Ball, who is resident OF Tug
Parish of Rapides, Louisiana, ana
whose postoffice is Alexandra. La,
who declared unto me, Notary, IN the
nresence of the undersigned witnesses
that they unite to form a stock corpo-
ration for the business purposes herein
after set forth and under the following
articles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE 1.
The name Of the corporation is the
FARMERS co. OPERATIVE PRO
DUCTS COMPANY, INC.
ARTICLE 2.
The purpose Tor which this corpora
ton is formed is to epErgs in the busi-
ness of planting, growing, stcslpg.
marketing, buying, seliing, 9anu1ng
otherwise dealing in farm products OF
any kind or description.
ARTICLE 8.
Tho amount of the capital stock is
Ten Thousand oslo, 00000) Dollars, d.
yided into One Thousand $1,000 shares
of the par value of Ten 1910 Q0l Dol
lars each. of which capital stock six
hundred (6OO) shares have been sub
scribed as sh0Wn by subscription list
hereto annexed.
Said capital stock may be increased
to the sum of Twenty Thousand lS20,-
900. 0O) Dollars either by resolution of
the Board of Directors or by resolution
of the stockholders at meeting called
for that purpose.
ARTICLE4.
The domicile of this corporation is
Pollock. Grant parish. louisiana.
ARTICLE s.
The period Of this corporations du-
ration is ninety-nine (99) years unless
sooner dissolved according to law.
ARTICLE 6.
The number of directors shall be
nine. and shall until the first Monday
in November, 1920, or until their sue
cessors have been elected and qualifed.
consist of the said G. O. Groves. Frank
-1amliton, James -. CnrisIians James
=. Ball, y. HaWtn0rn. r., a. wal.
ker, J. w. Wooley, ]. w. Bickham and
y. "a. Dorsey.
with all of the powers of this corpor-
alton, subject to such restrictions as
may be named in this charter. The re-.
naming directors may fill vacancies in
their membership caused by death, res
ignatlon or otnerWlse-
The stockholders meeting Tor the
election o. directors snail De heid an
nualiy on the nrsl Monday 10 Novem-
PEI PEI OF sacn year, :. no.'p ps LOUISIANA
sonally or by depositing in the postof-
fee properly addressed to each stock
holder of record at least fifteen (I5)
days before such meeting. Each stock \
holder shall at this end every stock
holders meeting be entitled to one vote
in person or by written proxy for each
share of the capital stock held by him,
Or he may send his vote by letter the
signature of which must be acknown-
edged before Notary Public or other
officer authorized to take affidavits /
Each director shall own in his own
,ffice at least one full maid and nm.
,Iedped share Of the canital stock
which fact shall be shown hv written
Stockholders' meetings
or anv other ns1rnoso na he c.lied 81
my time by resolution OF the Board OF
directors ana upon giving the same
lotlce herelnaDove prescribed. a ma
orlty OF the directors Will constitute q
quorum for any meeting of directors.
! malo}ky q Inc soIes cast az STOCK
'tion.
ARTICLE z.
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Inc oncels OF anIs corporation snail