The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-01-01
CHARTER
MANsFORD PLANTING CO.. INC
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

STATE Ot LOOlOlhNn,
PARISH OF MADISON.
BEFORE ME-, John E. Yerger, Clerk
of the Ninth District Court and Elk
officio Notary Public in and for said
Parish and State, this day came ana
appeared, 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
airy, that awaiting 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
E the MANSFORD PLANTING CON-
E PANY, INC.
e The purpose for which this corpora
2 ton is formed is to purchase, operate,
I cultivate, improve, lease, rent and sell
s plantations snd appurtenances, and
other rea, md personal property . in
r Guiding merchandise, in the State OF
Z Louisiana and elsewhere, with the
v power to conduct business in said
o State Of Louisiana and other states,
!. the Federal districts, the territories
A and possessions of the United States
% and in foreign countries, and for said
u purpose to borrow money and con-
~ tract debts, to execute negotiable
"a notes and other evidences Of indebted
r. ness, and to secure payment OF same
to mortgage and pledge property OF
10 the company, and generally to do all
Z. things incident to its purposes as
o. hereinafter set forth.
"a The domicile of said corporation i.
i. declared to be at Mansford, in the
70 Parish of Madison and State Of Louis
r.. lana, and which shall have success
o. ion by its corporate name for periot
Of fifty (50) years from the date O.
this act, unless sooner dissolved b!
er vote Of two-thirds in interest of al
oh the stockholders of said corporation
in the matter provided by law.
1t shall have power to sue and b,
re- sued in its corporate name in an.
I'M court of competent jurisdiction; t.
,r. make and use common seal, and t.
alter same at pleasure; to acquir
as property by grant, gift, purchase, de
an vice and bequest; to least, hold, oper
nd ate, cultivate, improve, and dispos
Of, and to mortgage and pledge tn
same, all subject to legal limitations
nut to appoint such officers and agents a
I'D the business of the corporation ma
ice require, and to fix their compensate
having due regard to the nature
q character and value Of their services
he to make bylaws not in conflict wit
he existing law, fixing or altering tn
management of its property, the r.
gulations and government Of it's al
ah fairs and the manner Of certifcatio
tut and registry Of its stock.
an The capital stock of this corpors
ton is hereby fixed at the sum Q
Twenty Thousand ($2o 600 oO) Do
10 lars, consisting Of two hundre / (2Oo
al shares Of stock, full paid and nor
K assessable, Of the par value of On
Hundred ($100.O0) Dollars each, an
m represented by certificates Of stoc
It's signed by the President and Secretar
ter Of said corporation, all of which stoc
has been fully subscribed and paid fe
in full IN property as hereinafter 81
viii forth.
len The Board of Directors Of said CO,
len operation shall consist of four of |,
his stockholders, to be elected annual
OK. after the first year as provided b
law, majority Of whom shall co,
ng stitute a quorum for the transactio
to Of business. The first Board of d
nd rectors consists Of the four stockhplt
ers above named, to-wit:
Joe Weinberg, whose post offie
'er address is Greenville, Mississippi
hes Frank L. HARRISON, whose post offie
address is Greenville, Mississippi
John Jefferson Henry, whose post O
ID flee address is Mansford, Louisian
St and John b Stone, whose post Off.
address is Tallulah, Luisiana; wi
shall hold office for a term Of OF
per CD year from the date of this &C
ar and until their successors shall be du
ON elected and qualified by vote of IL
stockholders at an election to be he
November %, 1921, and annual
zen thereafter on the same date; and
all which said corporation said Joe Wei
berg is to be elected by said Boa,
President, said John B. Stone, Vic
Isr President, and said John Jefferss
me Henry, Secretary and Treasurer. Al
it is declared that said Board of {
to rectors is and shall be vested wi