Tensas gazette., 1922-03-03
Act of Incorporation
of
WINTER QUARTERS PLANT
ATOM INC.

State of Louisiana,
Parish of Tensas.
Be It Known and RememRreo'
that on this, the 9th day OF Decem-
her. A. D., 1921, before Ele, Z. +;
Newell. Deputy Clerk IF Court ana
Ex-officio Notary Public, duly com
misioned and qualified In and Ior
said Parish of Tensas, State OF LOUIS
lana, therein residing, and IN tue
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, pers9naiiy
came and appeared, the severai per
SONS whose names are nereunIo SUD
scribed, who declared, that, avaMng
Themselves of the provisions OF the
laws of the State of Louisiana relative
IN 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, Dlno'
FORM and constitute themselves, as
we'll as such other persons who may
hereafter Join or become associated
with them, into a corporation ana
bodv politic in law, for the objects
and purposes, and under the agree
ments and stipulations following, To-
wit: -,-ssA
The name and title Of this cor
poration shall be the Winter Quar-
ters Plantation, Inc, and under its
corporate name it shall have and en-
ioy 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 70
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, purchase, convey, mortgage,
hypothecate and pledge property,
real and personal; to issue bonds,
notes and other obligations; to have
and employ managers, directors, Of
ficers, agents and other employees,
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 at
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.
The objects and purposes fol
which this corporation Is formed, anC
the nature of the business to be car
ried on by it, are hereby declared Il
be:
To purchase, lease, 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 sgri-
cultural products; TO conduct q
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-
tions hereinabove set forth.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum o
Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75
0O0.00), divided into and represente
by seven hundred and fifty (75O
shares Of the. par value Of On
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) each.
An accurate, detailed. and itemize
description of the property as t
amount, location, extent, etc., take
in payment for capital stock togethe
with a statement of It's value as ar
praised by the directors, is annexe
to this charter to be read in cor
nection Herewith.
The capital stock Of this corpo1
alton may be increased to the amour
of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousan
Dollars ($250, ,000.00).
No stock of this corporation sha
be preferred stock.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers Of th
corporation shall be vested in
Board Of Directors to be compose
of three (3) stockholders, TO be cleo
ed annually on the third Monday q
January of each year, at eleven o
clock A. M.
The Board of Directors shall elet
from among themselves Presiden
Vice-President and a Secretary
Treasurer.
The following persons have bee
chosen to serve on the Board Of D
rectors Of this corporation, as II
first Directors, until the third MOI
day of January, A. D., 1922, o
until their successors are elected an
qualified:
Eben R. Workman, Greenville, Mis-
Sidney T. Shaw, Newellton, La.
Thos. M. Wade, Jr., st. Joseph, La.
with the said Eben R. Wortham /,
President, Sidney T. Shaw as Vic
President and Thos. NJ. Wade, j
as Secretary-T Treasurer.
ARTICLE vi.
This charter may be amende
altered or modified, or the car
tai stock increased or decrease
or the corporation dissolved, at
meeting Of the stockholders du
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