Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-01-27
Act of Incorporation
WINTER QUARTERS PLANT
ALTON, INC.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of TenSaS.

Re II Knowa and Remembered,
that on rnis, the 9th day of Deem
ber, A. D., 1921, Oerore Eie, Z. +;
Newell, Deputy Clerk Ct court and
Ex-officio Notary Public, duly COM
misioned and qualified In ana 1or
said Pari h of Tensas, State Of Louis
iana. &c. in residing, ard in tue
ME "a. ?, the witnesses hereinafter
- lnaersig led, personally
came .i,u appeared, the several per-
sons whose names are nereuhSo SUD
scr1beu, VINO declared, that, awaiting
themselves of the provisions of the
laws OF the otate of Louisiana relative
to the organization of corporations
and particularly of Act No. 2S7 OF
1914. of the General Assembly OF the
State of Louisiana. they have con-
senteu ana agreed, and do, by these
preseats, covenant ana agree, bind,
form and constitute themselves, az
~. . "a oh other persons who may
: .af.-- Join or become associated
..a l..l "A, into q corporation and
Douy poi.tic in law, for the objects
and purposes, and under the agree
ments and stipulations following, to-
wit: did 80
The name and title Of this cor
poration shsll. be the Winter Quar-
tiers Plantation, Inc, and under its
corporate name it shall have and en-
Joy existence and succession for the
term Of ninety aine (99) years from
this date, and al the rights, adyant-
ages and privileges granted by law
to corporations, including power to
contract, sue. and be sued in its cor
porate name: to make and use a
corporate seal, and the same to break
and alter at pleasure; to hold, re-
ceive, purchases convey, mortgage,
hypothecate and pledge property,
real and personal; TO- issue bonds,
notes and othsr obligations; to have
and employ managers, directors, Of
ficers, agents and other employees,
as the interGsts and conveniences of
the corporation may require; and to
make and establish such committees
and to create such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the corporate man.
agement and for control of the af-
fairs Of said corporation as may be
deemed necessary and expedient.
ARTICLE II.
The domiei1e Of thus corporation
shall be in The Town Of St. Joseph,
Parish Of Tensas, State Of Louisiana,
and all citation and other legal pro-
cess shall be served on the President,
and in HE Abasnce the Vice Presi-
dent, and in the absence Of both of
of said of6cerE on the Secretary of
said corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation Il formed, and
the nature Of the business to be car
ried on by it, are hereby declared to
be:
To purchase, lease, acquire,
exchange and hold property,
both real and personal, and the
same 70 sell, exchange and dis
pose Of; to grow cotton, corn,
oats, fice, hay and other sgri-
cultural products; to conduct q
retail mercantile business; to buy,
sell and rear cattle, horses,
mules md hogs; to acquire, hold,
operate sell and exchange tim
Der lands and agricultural lands;
and to do and perform all other
such matters a. may be related,
incident to, growing out Of or be-
come nacessary or advisable for
the conduct or operation of the
purpose and business and occupa-
tons hereihabove ret forth.
~ ARTICLE Nv!
The capital stock. Of this corpora
ton il Akreby fixed at the sum Of
Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,-
0O0.0O) divided into and represented
by seven hundred ana fifty (75O)
shares Of the par value Of One
Hundred Dollars ($100.O0) each.
An accurate, detailed and itemized
amount. location a.. EXTENT DR ETC., taken
in payment for capital stock together
with . statement of its value as ap-
praised 81 the directors, is annexed
to this charter to be read in con-
nection Herewith.
The capital stock Of this corpor-
alton may be. increased to the amount
Of Two Kindred and Fifty thousand
Dollars ({260, O00.Oo).
No stock Of this corporation shall
be preferred stock.
II ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers Of this
corporation shall be vested in a
Board Of Directors to be composed
of three (3) stockholders, to be elect
cd annually on the third Monday of
January Of each year. at eleven o.
clock A. M.
The Board Of Directors shall elect
from among themselves q President,
a Vice. President and Secretary
Treasurer.
The following persons have been
chosen to serve on the Board of Di-
rectors of this corporation, as the
first Directors, until the third Mon
day Of January, A. D., 1922, or
until their successors are elected and
,ualified:
Eben R. WORKMAN, Greenville, Miss.
Sidney T. Shaw, Newellton, La.
Thos. NJ Wade, Jr., st. Joseph, La.
with the said Eben R. Workman as
President, Sidney T. Shaw as Vice
President and Thos. M. Wade, Jr.,
- Secrstary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE vi.
This charter may be amended,
altered sor modified, or the CAPT.
tai stock increased or decreased,
or the corporation dissolved, at q
meeting Of the stockholders duly
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