Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-02-24
Act of Incorporation
WINTER QUARTERS PLANT.
ALTON, INC.

State Of Louisiana,
Parish of Tensas.
Be Il Known and Remembered.
that on this, the 9th day Of Decem-
Der, A. D., 1921, before RE, z. F;
Newell, Deputy Clerk 81 Court and
Ex-officio Notary Public, duly COM
misioned and qualified IN and Tor
said Parish Of Tensas, State OF Louis
lana, therein residing, and IN the
presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared, the several per-
sons whose names are nereunto SUD
scribed, who declared, that, awaiting
themselves Of the provisions Of the
laws Of the State Of Louisiana relative
to the organization OF corporations
and particularly Of Act No; ~! 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 corporation ana
body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes, and under the agree
ments and stipulations following, TO-
wit:
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-
joy existence and succession for the
term Of ninety-nine (99) years from
this date, and all the rights, advant-
ages and. privilegese granted by lsw
TO corpofations, INCLUDING power to
contract, me and be sued IL it, cor
porate name: to make and use .
corporatssseel, and the same TO break
and alter At pleasaTs; 70 bold. re-
ceive,. pWqnse,. eoNvAyss~ moxt4Ages
hypothee&1Ss and .snlAdee property,
real and PERSONAL; 70 issue bonds,
notes and other obligations; to have
and emplay. managsrl, directors, Of
6cers, .aGepfs and other employees,
- the 'intefests and convenienees Of
the corpoaS6on, 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 al
fairs Of said corporation q may be
deemed necessary and expedient.
;. ARTICLE II.
The d6micile Of this corporation
shall be in the Town of ST. Joseph,
Parish Of Tensas, State OF Eouisiana,
and all citation and other legal pro-
cess shall be served on the President,
and In his absence the Vice Presi-
dent, and N the absence Of both Of
Of said officers, on the Secretary Of
said sozporahon.
ARTICLE IN.
The obte$ts and purposes for
~. which thu eSyP9Eefa1 g fofmed. and
ried on hEit are. hereby declared TO
be:
To purchase, lease, acquire,
exchange and hold property,
both real and personal, and the
same TO cell, exchange and DIS
pose Of; to grow cotton, corn,
oats, rice, hay and other sgri-
cultural products; 20 conduct .
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 a. 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.
"a ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton 10 hereby fixed st the sum Of
Seventy Five thousand Dollars ($75,-
OO0.0O), divided into and represented
by seven hundred ana nifty (75O)
shares of the par value Of One
Hundred Dollars ($100.O0) each.
An accurate, detailed and itemixed
description Of the property Is to
amount, location, extent, ETC., taken
In payment for capital stock together
with . statement Of its value q ap-
praised by the directors, il annexed
to this charter to be read in con-
nection Herewith.
The capital stock Of this corpor-
alton may be increased 70 the amount
Of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250, 0O0.OO).
No stock Of this corporation shall
be preferred stock.
- ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers of this
corporation shall be vested in q
Board Of Directors to be composed
Of three 81 stockholders, to be elect
ed annually on the third Monday Of
January Of each year, at eleven o.
clock A. N.
The Board Of Directors shall elect
from among themselves q President,
2 Vice-President and q 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
unit! their successors are elected and
Eben r. wortham, Greenville. Mis-.
Sidney T. Shaw, Newellton, La.
Thos, n. Wade, Jr., st. Joseph. La.
with the said Eben r. Workman as
President Sidney T. Shaw as Vice
PRECEDENT and Thos. n. Wade, Jr.,
- Secrstary-Treasursr.
ARTICLE vi.
This charter may be amended.
altered or modified, or the capi.
tai stock increased or decreased.
or the corporation dissolved. At \
meeting Of the stockholders duly
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