Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-02-03
Act of incorporation
WINTER QUARTERS PLANT.
ALTON, INC.
State of Louisiana,
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AlION, tNSs
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Tensas.
Be Il Known and Remembered.
that on this, the 9th day OF Deem
Der, A. D., 1921, before Eie, E. +:
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 hereinaftert
named and Undersigned, personally
came and appeared, the several per-
sons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who declared, that, ayalllp9
themselves Of the provisions Of the
laws of the State of Louisiana relatives
to the organization of corporations
and particularly Of Act No: 2S1 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, AL
we'll as such other persons who may
hereafter Join or become associated
with them, into a corporation and
BODY polite in law, for the objects
and purposes, and under the agree
ments and stipulations following, TO-
wit: s.@.
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 10
contract, sue and be sued in its cor
porate name: to make and use =.
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. If
fairs Of said corporation as may be
deemed necessary and expedient.
ARTICLE II. "a 4
The domicile Of this corporation
shall be in the Town Of st. Joseph,
Parish Of Tensas, State of Louniana,
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
ried on by it, are hereby declared to
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-
tons hereinabove set forth.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum Of
Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,.
000.00), divided into and represented
by seven hundred and fifty (750)
shares of the par value Of One
Hundred Dollars ($100.0O) each.
An accurate, detailed and itemized
description Of the property as te
amount, location, extent, etc., taken
in payment for capital stock together
with q statement of its value as ap
praised by 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 amour,
of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousane
Dollars ($250, 000.0 0).
No stock of this corporation shall
be preferred stock.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers Of thil
corporation shall be vested in {
Board of Directors to be composed
of three 81 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
a Vice-President and a Secretary
Treasurer.
The following persons have beel
rectors of this corporation, as tn
first Directors, until the third Mon
day of January, A. D., 1922, Of
until their successors are elected an
qualified:
Eben r. Workman, Greenville, Miss
Sidney 7. Shaw, Newellton, La.
Thos. M. Wade, Jr., st. Joseph, La.
with the said Eben R. WORKMAN q
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 cap
tai stock increased or decreased
or the corporation dissolved, at
meeting Of the stockholders dull
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