The Progress., 1894-02-03
CHARTER
OFTHE SHREVEPORT MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of { 'addO.

STATE OF Iol l>lANN,
Parish of Caddo.
Be it know that Oh t'ls, tn" % day of
December, A D., f ghteen Hundred ana
| Ninety-three. before me. Cat ID. HICKS,
a Notary Pub e. IN and for ado parish,
| La duly commissioned and qulIl'ird; ana
| in the presence of witncSse, hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the persons whose uameS
are hereuntO subscribed: also srverally
declared that awaiting themselves OF the
provisions of Act sc Of Session OF ISIS,
approved June the %. 1883, as we'll as
those of the general laws of the state or
Louisiana, relative to the organization Oh
corporations, they have formed ana or
ganiZed, and by these presents DO form
and organize themselves and Their aSS0-
catps and successors into a corporation
for the object and purpose, ana undei
the termS aud StipulatlOnS hereinafter SET
forth. to-wit:
Article l. The name and title of THIS
corporation shall be The shreveport
Manufacturing Company, Llmltea; ana
under sand name it shall have ana ENJOY
succession for the period OF Nlnety-Nihe
wears from the date of this Charter, ana
NAV sue and be sued may have, hold,
muIchase. sell, convey, lease, mortgage
| ana DlthSt lbp'Ei'yt 'N'' '''
NAV have and use corporate seal anu
same to change at will; aud generally
NAV have and possess any ana all pow
rrs and privileges which corporations ave
or NAV be authorized to possess Nv Ia" g
and particularly TO carry out the pnt-
moses of this corporations; and It's ho,li-
e ellie shall be the City of Shreveport La.
Article II. The objects and purposes
Of This corporation are hereby declared
to be to manufacture patent artlc'es vi
wood or metal, and TO conduct general
manufacturing business.
!, Article III. Citations ana All ie%al
processes shall be served on lle IreSl-
dent, and in his absence on the oec'e-
tary. u;
Y. Article ". The capital stoc k OF TINS
IL Corporation is declared TO ne fll.Y
II. rhnusoud Dollars $50 00, divided INTO
r. inl shares of one Hundred Dollars (sl0O)
each, which shall be pad for IN cash oi
IN nronprty actually sold 4 delivered to thl'
roruoratiou and shall be due and payaDlt
in s,,ch amounts ana at such times a'l'
nlaces as the Board of Directors may re
.nI q and determine. This Corporation
shall BEGIN operation It's soon aS DIV
shares, making Thirty Thausand Dollal
$40 OOO,, shall have been subscribed II
the Capital Stock and paid IN
Article V The officers OF this Cofpo' a
,;nn shau he a President, Secretary an
Traa.urer aud General MANAGER, ul
said officers sha be elected allll'laiiy ID
fine Board of Directors, ana shail con
Time in office until their successors al
elected. e,, ro,.,o,
Art Gle VI. The affairs OF tn Corpol
nora,jvu shall be under the mailaSeuict
and control of he Board OF pieec'"'
composed of three stockhoiuers' 70
elected annually at "a piee'i,,S Vi "
nm STOCKHOLDERS for That purpose, lao W III, ne
y an The First Monday in January, lo'
Ii .,d YEARLY thplpafler) after ten ia
nn,ice in a newspaper publish d al VI
domicile Of the Company, on gwen
,hnm INV etier addressed To each stoc
holder aud deposited III the man. oh
tho first, election the Board OF Difec".
and officers shalt be rs follows: f..
M Whi,ed, President; II. ii. Wheltss, Sec
Il r. tnry aud Treasurer, and }. -. race, we
wv eral Manager ,,,ho,,, -,
a haid liable or responsible fol the c'
tracts or faults of said Corporal oli III d
further sum than the uppald Dalince
In the Company on the shares OWNED
nn nor shall any informally III tiie
n n r.nizutjou have the effect OF relId7!
|ilj This Charter null, or OF opposing s'o
|Ul holder to any liabiIl'y Dtyohd
,mo,,ut of his stock. No transfer
stock by the hoiders Thereon shdi'
binding on this Corporation, ui'les
transfer is du'y etIteIen on "s poonS.
Article VIII. When this Corporal
Is dissolved by limitation, or ,ioin
~ n other ca1se. its affairs shall be llquida
liz Inv three commissioners from the so'
I'LL holders appointed for that purpose,
meeting of same convened after Ten
uo,icr 10 the stOckhuitier>, gwen 10 u
Inv letter adore sed 10 each Slockhu
aud dpuos,ted IN tn MAJ. III 'ii.
Death or failure to act, SAD feiih'
commissioners shall appoint III u
0Vli cessors. oi
rms done and passed at my OH -
I'LL u soid parish of C.ddo, the day auu
ahoye written, III presence OF W
IT n Iobnson and D. Taylor, competent
Ii VI nesses who with SAID appehrtrs ana
n, l Notary, have signed these presents.
II . ,ttost. fl. II. WHEI
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by II. ii. WI
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by H. ii. WI
C'' GCaID. HICKS, Notary PuDlc''
SpefE OF LOUISIANA,
Ia,rish of Caddo,
d. No. Having examined The foregoing y
lte of incorporation and finding nothlna
tanned therein contrary olaw.
Nv and approve the same. o.,
&C. il is Done and sigued an this, the ORD
1 that January, 1894. ,rn y IAN
sepera- JNy: ~ nc n;-,
nmuni- District Attorney, lst Judiciai o'st
etwten louisiana.
io s" r.. STATE or LOUISIANA,
'nas. in PARISH of Caddo.
ut pay hereby certify that The apo
foregoing is a true and correct "a
N court ,b.. original act. as the same now
IN ,n' file and Of record in my Office:
udge. Given uuder my hand ana ana seal Q
lsrk." this ~" F. A. LEONAI
Clerk and tx. Offielo hece
Clerk.