Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-01-20
Act of incorporation
WINTER QUARTERS PLANT
ALTON, INC.

InaC on CnlS, the 0tIl gay u OCCCm-
Der, A. D., 1921, before rle, E. F:
Newell, Deputy Clerk If Court and
Ex-officio Notary Public, duly COM
misioned and qualified IN and for
said Parish of Tensas, State Of Louis
lana, therein residing, ard In the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared, the several per-
sons whose names are nereunto sub
scribed, who declared, that, availing
themselves of the provisions of the
laws of the State of Louisiana relative
to the organization Of corporations
and particularly Of Act No. 287 of
1914, of the General Assembly OF the
State of Louisiana, they have con-
sented and agreed, and do, by these
presents, covenant and agree, bind,
form and constitute themselves, as
well as such other persons who may
hereafter join or become associated
with them, into q corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes, and under the agree
ments and stipulations Following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE
The name and title of this cor
poration shall 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-nine (99) years from
this date, and all the rights, advant-
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 q
corporate seal, and the same to break
and alter at pleasure; to hold, re-
ceive, purchase, convey, mortgage,
hypothecate and pledge property,
real and personal; to issue bonds,
notes and other obligations; to have
and employ managers, directors, Of
as the interests 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 domicile Of this 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 his absence the Vice Presi-
dent, and in the absence Of both of
Of said officers, on the Secretary of
said corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed, and
the nature Of the business to be car
lried on by it, are hereby declared TO
lbe:
To purchase, tease, acquire,
exchange and hold property,
both. real and personal, and the
same to sell, exchange and DIS
:. pose Of; to grow cotton, corn,
oats, rice, hay and other agri-
cultural products; to conduct a
retail mercantile business; to buy,
>, sell and rear cattle, horses,
mules and hogs; to acquire, hold,
operate, sell and exchange tim
, Der lands and agricultural lands:
and to do and perform all other
: such matters as may be related.
incident to, growing out of or be-
come necessary or advisable for
!, the conduct or operation of the
purpose and business and occupa-
tons hereinabove set forth. -,
u ARTICLE w.
81 The capital stock Of this corpora.
, ton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,.
000.0O, divided into and represented
, by seven hundred ana fifty (75O)
!, shares Of the par value of One
, Hundred Dollars ($i00.00) each.
|. An accurate, detailed and itemizec
description Of the property as te
amount, location, extent, etc., taker
d in payment for capital stock together
, with q statement Of its value as an
praised by the directors, is annexed
to this charter to be read in con
, nection Herewith.
81 The capital stock Of this corpor
|, alton may be increased to the amoun
of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousant
, Dollars $3.50, 000.OO).
y No stock Of this corporation shall
, be preferred stock.
n ARTICLE v.
II All the corporate powers Of thi
corporation shall be vested in /,
Board of Directors to be composed
, Of three (3) stockholders, to be elect
; ed annually on the third Monday o.
, January of each year, at eleven o.
clock A. M.
, The Board of Directors shall cleo
. from among themselves President
ala e-President and a Secretary
= Treasurer.
The following persons have beer
, chosen to serve on the, Board of Di
. rectors Of this corporation, as tn
first Directors, until the third Mon
!. day Of January, A. D., 1922, OF
until their successors are elected ant
qualified:
Eben R. Workman, Greenville, Miss
Sidney T. Shaw, Neweilton, La.
Thos. M. Wade, Jr., st. Joseph, La.
, with the said Eben r. Workman a
President, Sidney T. Shaw as Vic,
President and .Thos. M. Wade, Jr.
as Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended
altered or modified, or the CAPT
tai stock increased or decreased
or the corporation dissolved, at I
meeting of the stockholders dull!
called for that purpose, AND in sucl
manner as may be permitted by tn
laws Of Louisiana, now or hereafte
n ARTICLE VII.
J, Upon the termination Of the charte
or upon the dissolution Of the cor
o poration, its affairs shall be liqui
dated in the manner provided b!
any law of louisiana, now or here