The Madison journal., 1920-12-11
CHARTER
MANsFORD PLANTING CO., INC.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF MADISON.

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BEFORE ME-, John E. Yerger, Clerk
of the Ninth District Court and bH-
officio a Notary Public in and for SAID
Parish and State, this day came and
Joe Weinberg, and Frank
L. HARRISON, residents Of the City OF
Greenville and State Of Mississippi,
John jefferson Henry and John b.
Stone, residents Of the Parish OF Madi-
son. and State of Louisiana, said
Frank L. HARRISON appearing by his
duly constituted agent and said Joe
Weinberg, and the other parties here
inbefore named appearing in person; /;
and said appearers, in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, declared to me, Not
ary, that availing themselves OF the
laws Of the State Of Louisiana in re-
lation to corporations, they do by this
act organize to form a stock corpora
ton for the purposes hereinafter set
forth.
The name of this corporation is
the MANSFORD PLANTING COM
PANY, INC.
The purpose for which this corpora
tion is formed is to purchase, operate,
cultivate, improve, lease, rent and sell
plants tions and appurtenances, and
other real and personal property, in
Guiding merchandise, in the State Of
Louisiana and elsewhere, with the
power to conduct bushes. in said
State II Louisiana and other states,
the Federal districts, the territories
and possessions Of the United States
and in foreign countries, and for said
purpose to borrow money and con-
tract debts, to execute negotiable
notes and other evidences Of indebted
ness, and to secure payment Of same
to mortgage and pledge property Of
the company, and generally to do all
things incident to its purposes as
hereinafter set forth.
The domicile of said corporation is
declared to be at Mansford, in the
Parish Of Madiso:. and State of Louis
lana, and which shall have success
ion by its corporate name for a period
Of fifty (50) years from the date of
this act, unless sooner dissolved by
vote Of two-thirds in interest Of all
the stockholders of said corporation
in the matter provided by law.
1t shall have power to sue and be
sued in its corporate name in any
court Of competent jurisdiction; to
make and use a common seal, and to
alter same at pleasure; to acquire
property by grant, gift, purchase, de-
vice and bequest; to least, hold, oper-
ate, cultivate, improve, and dispose
OF, and to mortgage and pledge the
same, all subject to legal limitations
to appoint such officers and agents as
the business of the corporation may
require, and to fix their compensation
having due regard to the nature,
character and value Of their services
to make bylaws not in conflict with
existing Jaw, fixing or altering the
management of its property, the re-
sulations and government Of its af-
fairs and the manner of certifcation
and registry Of its stock.
The capital stock of this CORPORA
tion is hereby fixed at the sum of
Twenty Thousand 2O,OOO.0O) Dol
lars, consisting Of two hundred (2OO)
shares of stock, full paid and nom
assessable, of the par value of One
Hundred ($100.O0) Dollars each, and
represented by certificates of stock
signed by the President and Secretary
OF said corporation, all Of which stock
has been fully subscribed and paid for
~ Frll in property as hereinafter set
forth.
Ire Board of Directors of said cor
poration shall consist of four of its
stockholders, to be elected annually
after the first year as provided by
law, a majority of whom shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction
OF business. The first Board Of Di-
rectors consists of the four stockhold-
ers above named, to-wit:
hoe Weinberg, whose post office
address is Greenville, Mississippi;
Frank L. HARRISON, whose post office
address is Greenville, Mississippi;
John Jefferson Henry, whose post Of
flee address is Mansford, Louisiana,
and John. B. Stone, whose post office
address is Tallulah, Luisiana; who
shall hold office for a term of one
Q year from the date of this act,
and until their successors shall be duly
elected and qualified by vote of the
stockholders at an election to be held
November %, 1921, and annually
thereafter on the same date; and of
which said corporation said Joe Vein
berg is to be elected by said Board
President, said John B. Stone, Vice.
President, and said John jefferson
'!enry, Secretary and Treasurer. And
it is declared that said Board of Di-
rectors is and shall be vested with
full corporate powers to manage and
conduct the business of said corpora
ton, and with power to make such