The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-11-04
CHARTER
OF Arcadia Ice 9 Fuel Company. Inc.

CMAkEEk
OF Arcadia Ice 9 Fuel Company. Inc,
State OF Louisiana,
Parish of Bienyille.
Be 1t Known and Remembered ; That
on this the 18th day Of October, A. d.,
l92O, before Inc, L. e. 0zley, a Notary
Public In and for said Parish and
State, duly commissioned and sworn,
caIle and appeared Bertram i, Bar
nette, Lawrence Daniel, Leo Daniel,
J. A. Bryan, j. NJ. Tompkins, Z. W.
Ozley, ]. B. Herring, B. A. Brewer
J. l.. Mcclellan, s. A. Conger, Jas. A
!. jCaskey, j. Il. Currie, H. L. Mitchell,
BERT Davis, Mrs. H. L. Mitchell, J. b
Dreyer, r. Fl. Madden, r. II. Madden,
Jr., r. l.. Williasm, Miss Ella Nc
CURE, W. D. Yarbrough, W. A. Austin,
+. A. Givens, y. J. Mcclure, B. D.
Lowery, G. E. Lowery by B. Il. Lowery,
Dave Hoffman, NJ. o. Collinsworth, B.
G. Aycock, E. fl. Fisher, Fred W. Pente
cost, Mrs. NJ. r. Anderson, Fred W.
Pentecost, Jr., Jas. r. Butler, Ray ?.
0den, j. n. Snelley, B. r. Felts, W.
L. Atkins, Lawrence f. Daniel by
Lawrence Daniel, S. "a. Madden, P. A.
Mcclure, JOS. Dawidoff, Mrs. Jos. Dawi.
doff, Simeon Dawidoff, Victor NJ. Dawi-
doff, d. e. Brown, Jr., G. H. Goldman,
Mrs. G.. Fl. Goldman, j. B. Bryant,
Clarence Daniel, ]. B. McConathy, h
d. Sims, Carl Golf, Robert Golf by
Carl Golf, w. NJ. Deas, L. M.
Tooke, B. A. Madden, Shehee
& Williams, W. D. Golf, 5. A.
Cook, J. W. Sherard, r. L. Taylor,
]. 8. Andrews, r H. Nelson, ". 7
Grigsby, r. G. Ferguson, W. J. Murphy.
]. II. Reynolds, Roberta Stewart, Mrs.
r. 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, ayailing 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
Z hereinafter setf0rth In the various
articles
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation shall
be Arcadia Ice & Fuel Company, Inc"
In and under which name 1t 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 period Of ninety
nine years from date hereof, unless
sooner dissolved in accordance with
law.
ARTICLE III.
The object Of this corporation, and
the purpose for which 1t 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, wOod
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 !
tion shall be TWENTY-FIVE THOU.
SAND DOLLARS, divided into and
represented by 500 shares Of the par
value OF $4,000 each, and the corpora.
ton shall begin business when 25O
shares are subscribed and paid for hi
accordance with law. This corporation |
shall have the authority to increase |
Its capital stock, on complying Will |
the law relative thereto to an amount |
not exceeding FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
ARTICLE Nv.
The domicile Of this corporation shall |
be In the town OF Arcadia. Bienyillt |
Parish, Louisiana, at which place all
service of legal process shall be made
on the president and in his absence
In 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 Board of Seven Directors |
who shall be elected by and from
among the stockholders, at the annual
stockholders meeting which shall bt |
held on the First Monday Of March OF
each year, beginning with the yea,
1921. The following stockholders shall
compose the first Board OF Directors
Y. M. Lyons, who shall act as chaiE-
man; w. NJ. Deas, who shall act as
Secretary; Bertram +. Barnette, Bert
Davis, Leo Daniel, J. B. Herring and
P. a. Mcclure, all Of Arcadia, Bien-
VILE Parish, Louisiana, who shall hold
Office and compose said Board till then |
successors are elected.
ARTICLE vi.
The officers OF this corporation shall
be d President, a LIST Vice-P President ant |
md Vice. President, a Secretary and a |
Treasurer. The Secretary may also
hold the Office OF Treasurer. They shall
no alpcfad annually on the First Mon |