The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-01-10

adout rules and regulations for the
conduct of the affairs of the corpora
ton. The stockholders may also at any 9
annual meeting adopt rules. If the inter- 4
est of the corporation requires.
The directors named above all reside
at Pollock, Grant parish, Louisiana.
The directors above named shall hold
office until their successors are elected {
bv annual meeting of stockholders, and
in the event stockholders fail to meet,
thew shall continue in. office until their
successors are elected and qualify.
ARTICLE FIVE.
This corporation shall exist for
neriod of fifty years unless sooner dis
solved by the consent OF the stock
holders or the operation OF law.
ARTICLE SIX.
No stockholder of this corporation
shall ever be held liable for any default,
faults. debts or other Obligations OF the
corporation in any sum beyond the I'M
mid balance due on stock subscribed
by him.
ARTICLE SEVEN.
This corporation may be dissolved at
anv time by three fourths vote OF the
canital stock of the corporation cast ct
a meeting called for such purpose OF
the stockholders by the president OF the
corr GRAFTON and at such stockholders
meeting they shall elect liquidators to
adjust and end the affairs of the cor
noration VINO shall hold Office until their
trust is terminated, any vacancy In the
liouidators to be filled by the remain
ing one from among the stockholders.
ARTICLE EIGHT.
4 No informalities in the organization
nf the corporation or the adoption OF
5 these articles of incorporation shall
, have the effect of making the same a
nullitv or of assessing any subscriber
to stock of the company for any sum
greater than the unpaid balance on his
. subscription to stock.
/, ARTICLE NINE
In testimony hereof, we the under
e signed stot kholders of the stock OF this
o corporation attach our signatures II
= the presence Of the undersigned notary
public and two witnesses at Pollock,
Louisiana, on this the Is day. of Dec
: tember. 1919.
Witnesses:
BEN H. JOHNSON,
JAMES F. TRACY.
= In. T. TUCKER, Pollock, La /, Sc share,
amount 81, 400 90; w. L. BOSWELL
pollock. La, 56 shares, amount 81 400
90. F. O.. MAXWELL, M. D., Pollock
La. Sc shares, amount 81 400 10, G. A
FOSTER. Pollock, La, Sc, shares
amount 81, 400 90; FRANK HAMIL
TON, Pollock. La, Sc shares. amour
~ 81. 400 90.
to Notary Public.
:" TATE OF LOUISIANA, I
=. PARISH OF GRANT.
hhs / hereby certify that the above an
=. foregoing is true copy of the origint
~ charter now on file and of record
=. this Office, recorded, on Book No. On
~ of CORPORATION Charters, at Page =
"a u under Register No. 504O of the Pa
. ish Of Grant, Louisiana,
III Witness my official seal. and sign'
~ ture on this the 18th, day of Dec. l9l
.eI JAS. j. OQUINN.
~! Clerk and Recorder.
Il. Pollock, Louisiana, Dec. - l91
to- In part payment of their subscriptit
to the capital stock of the Grant l.aI
and Development Company, lncorpora
ed. the following persons. K. i, Tue
RAJ er. ice-president and W. L. Boswe
)E- secretary treasurer, constituting VIII
md was formerly the Big Greek Oil and =
ok, Co., hereby transfer to this corporate
approximately 1900 acres of oil lease
mineral and gravel contracts taken
them in the name of the Big Creek
Tor and Gas Co., the said mineral, q
and gravel rights being valued at the 81
,ieo of Ten Dollars per acre, on an avera
pc for every acre, some worth more
as some less, but the average price bel
'as, fixed at ten dollars per acre, as
srai proximately the correct value for be
'ge, the mineral and gravel rights a
EN-; privileges conferred by said contrac
it'll, the subscription SO paid amounting
and the sum of Twelve Thousand Dolla
avei and R. 7. Tucker vice-president OF
nlre company and W. L. Boswell secrets
anu of the company being sworn each
OF poses and says that in his opinion 9
a .1 belief the property SO transferred
emit. WV :. R. T. TUCKER,
1res President
re- w. L. BOSWELL.
n or Secretary
as Sworn to and subscribed before
AZ this 9th day of December, 1919.
IN E. C. GATES, Notary Public
ANNOUNCEMENTS.