The Progress., 1894-01-13
CHARTER
OF The SHREVEPORT MANuFAcrIn
COMPANY, Limited. Wv
STATE or LOUISIANA
Parish Of Cadd0.

/ a@''' tNA-ANA.
farISh OF Cadd0.
BE II known that on this tbo IN,
December, \. d.. f. gnteen In EnnSuaI = uaI
Ninety hrre, before me- Caj j'Inl'Tlr ~
a Notar Public. M and for la, Ia, at
IA dul' commissioned and onaI;S ~
IN the Z 'senCe of witueSsai ,'',ugts haulsts
named az 4 undersigned n,.rsoi'oS aao'ell
and appeared the persons wbneA bbna'! !eal
are uertuiltp subscribed: also s.ra'.
declared that availng them.eIrss'e w "a
provisions of Act 3G of S,.>>ion ~ " :,
approved June the -. lSSS as
those of the general laws of the S,.,N
LOUISIANA, relative to the Orpani1,s;s
corporations, they have formed wv
@anlZed, and bv these Drasents Sa IuS
| ana organic themselves ana tho;,
crates ana SUCCESSORS into corno,'s
Tor the object aud purpose. and ~
the terms ana stipulations herainaf'..
forth. tO-wit:
Article |. The name and titlo =, A,
corporation shall be The Shreysov,|
Manufacturing Company. Limited.S y,
under sand name II shall have and srS.
succession for the period of Nnetvy,
years from the date of this Charter ~
may sue ana be sued may have ~
purchase, sell. convey. lease mor,.,.
and pie dye property, real and DerSH,
may have aud Use q corporate seaI ~
same 60 change at will; and ppnsr'r,
may have ana possess any and AIM
ers and privileges which cOrpnratioDsr.H
on may be authorized 10 p0sstss bv /,
and particularly To carry ont the nw
poses OF tins corporation: and ia dau
che shall be the City of Shreveport. I,
Article ii. The objects and purp-
OF this corporation are hereby decar-
To be To manufacture patent artleIe.
wood or metal, aud 10 conduct srueu
manufacturing business.
Article Ill. Citations and all ls,
processes shah be- served on The pns
dent, and in his absence on the setf,
tary.
. Article ". The caDital stock Oft
Corporation is declared 10 be FIir
Thousand Dollars (Sj0.00O). divided ind
$40 shares of one Hundred Dollars fsF
each. which shall be paid for IN cash q |
actually sold 4 deliveredtOths |
corpOratiOn,a and shall be- due and payabr |
IN such amounts ana at such times sni
places as the Board of Directors mayF.
SOl,e and determine. This COrpOrim
shall begin operation is soon as ~ |
shares, making Thirty Thausand Dollar
10000, shall have been subscribed % |
.he Capital Stock and paid in
Article V The officers Of this COrpOrs.
ion shall be Il Prvsideul. secretary md
Treasurer and General Manager, ad
aid officers sha be elected Annually b |
he Board of Directors, and shall cor
luue III office until their successors an
elected.
Article VI. The affairs of this COrpG-
'oTation shall he under the maDageneH
md control of ;he Board of Dleectan |
of three stockholders, 70 D
'leCted annually at meeting Of u
tOckhOldeLS for that purpose, 0Ob' 1aa
N the FIRST Monday in January, l~'
nd yearly theleafter,) after Ten dal'
loilce i'll Il newspaper publish d ~ w
of the Company, or glvrh y
hem by ctier addressed TO each SiRt
Older and deposited in the mail tHA
hc first election the Board of Dreelas
nd officers shalt be as follows: u
Nhited, President; II. II. Wheless. ~t'r
ir' aud Treasurer. aud j. ID. Pace, u'F
raj Manager.
Article VII. No stakeholder sbale'u
q held liable OT responsible FOL tue con-
ractS OrTaults Of >Hid COrpOrat on ID ail
itther sum than the unpaid bilaherua
, The Company Ou the shares Owneu =
I'M. nor shall any iufurm1lltv ~ tE~
have The Effect cf TennAn-
rs Charter null, Oi oi oppusiBg s'o.'
oder to any babiiiiv beyond ~
mount OF hi- stock. No lrdusld =
.ork by the holders th,reot shan y
Iudiu% ou this CarpOraIiOu, uiles -
'auSfpT l. duly entered 90 fts DOJAs'
Article VIII. When this Corp"fas.s
dissolve Il by limitation, or lrOlD =.
her CIdSc, us aildirs shall DE lhlu'oa
v three commissioners from ihc w.
lldcrs appointed for that purpof' i.r.
eetlDg OF same convened alltI 'c' 49,.
ItiCc To the siOckhOlders, gwen " Va W.,
Y letter addrp scd TO each stoVA"
Id deposited in tn mail. III eas ~,
'ath or failure To act, SAID fei1h"
,mmissiouers shah appoint tiieH ~
'SSOrS.
Tins done and passed at my OnlrV'
id Parish of C"ddo. tine Gay ahG
,Ove written. IN presence Oh -
,hnson aud ID. Taylor, cOmpe'ena, q,
Ss.'s, who with SAID appeafeis ao'
DiuTN. have sigued these preseD'''
test: III. ii. Wnn.,.n
u. TAyLom ID. PACE,
W. 7. While
by n. II. wislos
GEO' NJ AGCRs
by II. II. Whee'
rAiD. HICKS, Notary PnbIT.
ATE or LOUISIANA
P,rlsh of CaddO,l 81 a
examined the foregoing ea,,.
and finding nOen,I- ,.r-Eg
med therein contrary TO ia"'
prove the same. ,a.so.
Done and signed an this, the ''u ''
niiary, 1894. ,.vn
strict Attorney, lst Judicial p'"
.oulsiana.
,rE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of CaddO. II
hereby certify that the aDoso aDser i
egOing is "a true and c0Tiec. en,,,f
original act. as the same no~
file and of record in my ONCE - olse
iiven under my hand and sea- "
; 4th day of January, 1sg. ,pD
,I.rL and r;x- -Officio Recvru"