The Progress., 1894-01-27
CHARTER
OF The SHREVEPORT MANUFACTURES
COMPANY, Limited 'O


dIIsh OF 'adio.
BE II known that on TINS tl,o nh.
December, s.. D.. f. ghi.pn U,nJ.uH uH ol
NnrtV-thT' before mp. ta1 ~ r,ud dud
Notary !" he. m ana Tor & ,,Ido ra"i a,, ~ .
"a uulY con mISslOued and uU,lib'.d'
- W -" PI's'' 'e ot witnesses hereinaC,'.
''',io'' "nu Undersigned, porSpuallvrar..
'''' "FP'dItu tne persons whose mar
are hereuutO SUBSCRIBED. ,ls, Do'uts
declared that avaiIiuv tl,.,,,'.,I.. 'e'eraly
provisions Of Act &c Of S.ssi,,, - W
approved June the ~. ISsS a. ,'.H 1o'
Ihose ot the general laws of tb. S,,.' a.
hPuINlahi. relative 20 the orgapiz,tio,,, ~
V'IP"railohs, they hlv" formed ana or
GdliI'd. dnd by these presents IL, f,.l
ana of-anI/' Themselves and thu, l"
rIaies aud successors INTO q cnr,'.u',f ,''''
Tor the object aud purpoS, and m,,I. ,,In
thp terms aud stipulation, h.r,,iuaf,.,,..
forth. TO wit: w 81
Article l. The name and title of tbi.
Ivmp"Iatlon shall be the Shr,.ven"r,
| VA, ,''Ild't hIlhg company. Limited." and
uhu'' S'Iu name u shall have aud eninr
| Succession Tor thu period of Ntuatr NJ.
years frOu the date of this Cbnrtar 5
| may sue aud he sued NAV bovn b'iI
pui ichl>e, sell. convey. lease m,r,',o1'
oH' iehSr property, real aud ppr.,,nl,
ihhF nav" ard Use a curporat, sp1I ana
same 10 change AT will: and oennrau,
may have aud possess any ana nh ,n,5
'rs aud privileges which corn lntionsa,.
or may be authorized 10 possess by l,w
anu particularly to carry ouf th. mn
posts oi tins cOrpOratiOu: and lis loni.
'It sh1lI Dr tn" Cuy of Shreveport Ia.
Aillcle IL. The objects and unrnoses
~ nus corporation are hereby declared
10 DE 10 manufacture pniput arttrlps of
WOOL metal nj -.
manufacturing business.
= Article Ill Citations and all Ie,ol
processes shall be served on The prtsi.
dtht, ana IN his absence on the SEER
tary. ''' "''
Article ~. The cnUita. stock Of I'M.
Corporation Is declared to bs Fftv
Thousand Dollars $500 divided into
'u0 shares of Ohe Hundred Dollars (sIGp
"ach. whlch shall be pari for M cash on
property actually sold X delivered TO this
toI oIpoIdtlOn.and shall br due and pavpblp
'n Such amounts aud at such Zines and
places as the Board Of Directors NAV re-
sol and detrrInInp. This CORPORATION
-haii De2ln operation Is sOon as 80
shares. maNi1g Thirty Thausand Dollars
t7O,OOO), shall have been subscribed 10.
ne capital Stock and paid in
Nitlcit The officers Ofth Corpora
ION shall b" Pr sidpui, Secretary and
ftIisufer and General Manager. aud
ana officers shI bp elected Annually by
ne Board of Directors, and shall con
iiue IN Office until their successors ar
lPCtPd
Article VI. The affairs of tbs Corpor-
'"I a'lOh shall be- under the management
ild control of ;he Board of Directors
ON posed oi three stockholders, 30 be-
zee TED annually at meeting of The
f0skllnlIe ftF fhat yf, T. hill i
u the First Monday in January, 1sgj
hd yenrly theleafter) after ten days
once IN "a newspaper publish Il at the
"nl'cllc ot the Company, or given TO-
1'hI ny ettrr addressed t. each stock
oldef ana deposited ~ the mail. UDil
le hrst eirrticn the Board of Directors
M Officers shalt be as follows: +. r.
hn"h, President; II. II. Wheless. Secre-
'fV ahd Treasurer. aud j. u. Pace, Cen
'al Manager.
Aitlci" VII. No stakeholder shall ever
held liable on responsible ioI the con-
acts or h,ulis of s1Id Corporal Un IN any
u t'''i sum than ia" unpaid balance due
ne company on the shurrs owned by
m nor shall any informally ~ the or
'hIitlbu have the effect of Tend iriug
Us I hart"r mlll, or ~ oppuSl0g stocs-
, uef 10 any Liability beyond The
Mount pf bis stock. No transfer Of
o' ny Ihc holders thereof shall hr
huul% oh ihi- Corporation, uules sad
hnsirr Il duly entered on it, books.
Article VIII. When tins Corporation
dissolved hy limitation. or from any
lltf 'iIsc, It's allaics shall be liquldated
thltt commissioners from the stock
ldcrS appointed for that purpose, ~
y 'IS ol sam" cOINr r'''d after ten daYs
tlc"to the stUckh,,i,irr-. gwen 60 them
ltlIfi .lfiUl4s sol ftt -fnfskH kHDlflf1
u 'epO-Ited ia ia mIE. In ease 0i
'i'h or failure go act. -aid ,rnaIulbs
'"inissloiIc'~ ~lEiG appoint mir ruc-
sSOTs.
ms dom" i',d pissed ~ nay "iti e. ~
u PdI ISh at C.d'lu. Ihr day aud dai"
pVe written, IN pI,'-'u,'r of W. u.
luson and ID. Taylor. competent wit
'SeS, who with sad appraTers ana me-
tafy, have signed the-c presents.
lest: n. II. WHELEss,
'. II. JOHNSON, +. 4. WHITkD.
}. TAYLOR J. ID. PACE.
W. r. VIII r.,
bv II. II. Wh-less;
GEO. VI AGE I!S.
by IT, n. Whcie's
Al ID. HICKS, Notary Pubic.
re OF LOTIsIANA,t
P"fIsh Of CIddo
d' i'- tAduliiitu inP foregoing d'' '"
)rp0IatiOn and finding nothing con-
led therein contrary law. hereby
rove the same.
one and signed an this, the jrd day ot
nary, 1894.
JNO. r. LAND.
i1ct Attorney, I>t judicial DIstrlct ol
IulsiaDa.
re OF LOUIsIANA,
Parish Of CadlO.
hrr,-bv certify that the above an
going u u true aud correct copy
original act, as the same now apl~a
lc and Of record in NV office:
ven under my hnnd and seal OF OH
fth day of Jaurnry. 1904
n. A. LEONtt RID.
Clerk aud rk-OfiiciO Reeanei'