The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-27
CHARTER
n, tho I /. Means Machinery COM
many. Limited.

c-+o+e of Louisiana, PaIie Ia the narties.
sonaiIv came and appears, hlnribed. all
whose names are hereuliO9 hat availing
w y. Ell age who declared tha.; Iayvs of
OF IuII as +ha provisions OF the laMS -
.I;e State relative to cOrporatlChn,a AS
VII; 81 Act 20 of 1883 OF the OeIlleanted
peclaII! IS onieiana. they have coVeliant
sen sen 'roed and by these presents Iii as
an 1J aoIree and bind themselves, ~ go. no
such other persons as may na form and
come associated with theuh dU nolitic
constitute corporation anu obiccts and
in law, for the purposes . all md condi-
under the stipulatlon>' ar'iO
tons following, to-wlt;
ARTICLE l.
,,o and title of the said corP0GrTaa
ne III, LII he the II l.. MEANS MAChl:Ns
TRV C0NPANY. LIMITED, anu
5an,;ciIe is hereby established IN the Cie35
of Shreveport, State OF Louls d;d corno-
Onder IFS said corporate name, saiu :on r. -
ration shaII have bower and authoIISy 20
Contract sue and lie sued; to maKe anu anu u9
a corDorate seal, and the same 10 VI CO" hayo
alter at pleasure; TO hold, rece , seIl
nnrchase' improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, So
PorroTr nledGe mortgage and hyothecaIe'
nndet its said corporate name. propeIo!'
reaI nersOnal and mixed; TO Name aL Io..5
noint such officers. directors, agents - ~
and Managers or employees, ds Iie 90.
est ar convenience of said corporation llat
require: To make and estaDllsh ny -ia 80
rules and regulations for tie propaSSI ~ %
agement and regulations Tor Us aI" "a
nav he deemed necessary and proper, anu
the same TO change and alter at pleasure
and to do all other acts and things perLlCo
ed by law, or as shall or may be necessary
and proper to carry on the ODJccts anu POA
poses of said corporation. -,
said CORPORATION unless sooner dissolved,
In accordance with its charter. shall exist
and continue for the period OF twehty-.Fe
(25) wears from and after the date hereoi.
The president. or in his absence the VICE
nresident O; secretary shall be the proper
person upon whom citation or otner legai
process shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which TINS
corporation is organized. and the nature OF
the business TO be carried on by IL, are ue-
cjared to be the following tO-wit: 10 DO
a general machinery business. and TO that
end purchase. sell and manufacture ma
chinery and boilers of all and every de-
scription
ARTICLE III
The capital stock of the said corporation
shall be Fifty Thousand (S50,OOOl Dollars,
divided into and represented by Five Hun
dred shares 600 of the sum OF One Hun
bred (S10e) dollars each, which said STOCK
shall be paid for in cash at the time OF sub
scription, or the same may be issued at not
less than par, in payment or exchange for
property or rights actually received
or purchased by said corporation, or
the same may be issued, full paid, for
money advanced and for such other valua-
BILE consideration or services as the board
of directors of said corporation may de-
ternine provided, that no stock shall be
hnu
been received by the said corporation.
ANY stakeholder may sell. assign or
transfer his stock in this corporation, pro
vided thirty (30) days prior notice of such
intention to sell. assign or transfer the
same be given the company. and the other
thereof shall have the first
privilege of purchasing same, after which
thirty days notice the said stock may lie
sold i'll open market.
The stock of said corporation may be
transferred under the above conditions,
provided such transfer thereof be made on
the books of said company, at its Office in
the city of Shreveport, La. and on sur
render of the certificate thereof No trans
fer of any fractional part of the share shall
be made.
This corporation shall commence doing
business as soon as One Hundred (SlOOl
shares of the capital stock shall have been
for. The Board of Directors
shall have the right to determine how
much stock shall he issued.
ARTICLE w.
The corporate powers of this company
shall he vested III and exercised by board
OF three directors, consisting of the presi-
dent (wlO shall be the treasurer of said
vice-president and one stock
holder, two of said board shall constitute
B quorum for the transaction of business
and their decision shall be valid corporate
acts.
The following persons shall constitute
the first Board of Directors: j. l.. Means,
president; K. ;. Munger. vice president; s.
1. Munger, secretary.
No person shall he eligible as director. or
an officer, who is not a stakeholder of this
company. During the absence of the presi-
dent. the vice-president shall act and
preside.
Said board shall continue in Office until
the second Tuesday in January 1902. on
which date and thereafter annually. a
board of directors shall be elected on the
second Tuesday in January of each year.
unless the same should he n holiday. when
the election shall be held on the next legal
day thereafter
Notice of such election shall be given by
at least ten days continuous publication
preceding each election, in
ohC Va " httiil newspapers Oh IllS civ.
and the board of directors shall appoint
one or more stockholders to preside at
such election as commissioners.
In the event of the failure of anv com
missioners to attend. the president shall.
by appointment. fill the vacancy. Anv
failure from any cause whatever. to elect
directors the day named for that purpose
shall not dissolve the corporation. but the
directors then III office ~ well as the Off
GERS OF said company. shall hold over until
their successors are chosen. In such event
the president shall cause another election
to lie held within thirty days, and shall
give notice thereof as hereinbefore pro
vided Fi'
At every election and meeting each stock
holder snail be entitled TO vote for each
share of stock registered in his name. and
may vote by proxy
The election of directors shall he nv hal-
lot, and the majority in amount of votes
cast. each share of stock voted upon to he
counted for one vote, shall elect the Derson
Or persons for whom they haze been cast
After each election the Board of Directors
shall elect from their own number the off.
GERS of said company.
ARTICLE V.
The Board of Directors shall have fpu
power to I'LL vacancies in their number
caused by death, resignation Or otbo,-: