The Bienville Democrat., 1922-05-11
CHARTER
Anders.M Madden, Inc.

state OF hulsiai'a' i"'iSh u n'o'''
% if known; That on this, the first
~ day Of May, A. D. Nineteen Hun
dred and Twenty-Five, (lS22) before
u,s uaa R L. Williams, a Notary Public
~ in'' and for said Parish, duly commits
~ I.nod and sworn, came and appear.
s,o s G. Anders, R. H. Madden and
1a = e Ozley, all residents Of Arcadia
nr;onyille a. Parish Louisiana, who de-
n,r l,srad that, availing themselves OF
ga sIa'," nrovisions of the Constitution and
ineG the pIS' Of the State Of Louisiana, they
hors M~s this day formed and constitut-
l'a't Ia themselves, as well as such other
ea,sons 60 ,n, as may hereafter become as
p,sd ppeeiated with them into corporation
so.ph s.d have adopted aud ordained as
sDd snsir charter and act of incorpora'
tion, t the following;
MIN name and title Of this corpora
t;on shall De A>DD'>' Az, '
INC INCORPORATED :,
The object and purpose TOR whlen lea
,his corporation is organized ana a Tue LIT,
lll,s .,ro 20, Of business to be carried on by
natSAI ~ hereby declared to be a "GEN.
i rpsI = RETAIL MERCANTILE ana a
nerNTS erN FURNISHING BUSINESS"
VIM, u INV and sell all kinds of merchan'
u ase ~, dry goods and clothing and to to
bns b,rs' rent or lease such buildings ana
pu, p,us,,nd as may be necessary to enable
siv,' = ~ corry out the object and purpose
for r. which it is organized
Tho domicile of this corporation
.sal1 hc in the town Of Arcadia, Blen'
sua s;,1o parish Louisiana, at which place
all service Or process shall be maze
on ii. wv
THE capital stock Of this corpora
aon shall be Ten Thousand Dollars.
I1si0OOOOO), divided into and repre-
ssntod hy one hundred (10O) shares
ss" ss tho mr. value of One Hundred Dol.
10 ,ars Is1OOOO) per share, and 1t shall
commence @ business when Six Thousand
nollars, (s6OOO.OO) Of said capital
stoct is subscribed and paid for in
cash.
This corporation shall carry on Its
b,,siness under its corporate name Tor
nariod Of fifty (5O) years unless
aoonpr dissolved. 1t shall have the
mower to make and use a corporate
spal and to change or alter same al
will. II shall have the power to sue
and he sued and to do and perform all
scts M necessary to carry on its business
as herein set forth.
vi. ..
Thi corporation shall have tne
onthority TO change and alter TINS
charter as it may deem necessary ano
to increase the capital stock ote te
twenty-five Thousand (2''oU'W|
Dollars, by complying with the pro
visions Of the law.
VII.
The affairs Of this corporation shal
he under the control and management
~ A board Of directors, which shal
not be less than three in number ant
be elected by and from among tn
stockholders at its annual meeting O
stockholders, which shall be held OF
the first Monday Of May Of each year
The first board Of directors shall con
sist Of s. G. Anders. R. H. Maddel
and L. Z. Ozley, all Of Arcadia, Louis
lana. who shall hold Office until thel
successors are elected,
VIII.
q The officers Of this corporation shal
be "A President, a Vice-President,
Secretary Treasurer. They shall bt
elected annually, beginning with tn
year 1923 on the date the board 0
directors are elected.
TX.
The vice.president, Secretary an
Treasurer Of this corporation may b
filed by the same person. The hrs
officers Of this corporation shall be h
H. Madden, President; 8. G. Ander'
vice.President and Secretary.Treas
urer and shall hold office Until thei
successors are elected.
x.
Any vacancy occurring In any o.
fee Of this corporation shall be file
by the Board Of Directors, either 9
regular meeting or at a meeting cal
ed for that purpose.
XII.
No informality in the formation
this corporation shall have the etle'
Of annulling this charter, nor sha
any stOckhOlder ever be held LIABLE II
any obligation or fault Of the fcorpo
alton.
XII.
All stock certificates shall be signe
by the President and Secretary. a
transfers Of stock shall be made on Il
books Of the corporation only on su
render Of the ceytifcate to be tran
ferred and no other transfer will
binding on the corporation.
XIII.
In the event Of dissolution OF tn
cooperation, either by limitation
otherwise, its affairs shall be liquids
ed by a liquidatOr selected by q
stockholders at q general stockhol
ers meeting, legally called Tor tn
purpose.
XIV.
Meetings Of the stockholders al
Of the board Of directors shall be he
at the Office Of the corporation as OF
as tho needs of the business may
qrire, provided that written noti
shall be mailed to each stockohlder
least fifteen days before said meeti
is to be held for meeting OF the sto'
holders, and for meetings Of the ood
of directors, written notice shall
given to each member at least
hours before said meeting is held; p
vided that by consent Of the boz
this notice may be waived and
hoard may have It's meeting whence
1t so desires.
Thus done, executed and signed