The Jennings daily record., 1902-09-06
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HeyYood Brothers Transporta.
tion Company.
State OF Louisiana,

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State OF Louisiana,
Parish of Ca.casieu.
| Before the undersig ned Notary Pub
lie in and for the parish OF Calcasieu,
and In the presence of the undersigned
competent witnesses, residents OF said
parish, personally came the persons
whose naL. es are hereunto subscribed,
Ot the laws of Louisiana relative to the
formation and organization OF corpo-
rations, they do hereby form and con-
| stitute then, ,selveS and their success
Ors, os we'll Us such other persons
who may hereafter become associated
with them, and t'leir successors into q
corporation or body polite in law,
for the objects and purposes, and un-
der the stipulations, articles and con.
ditions as follows:
ARTICLE L.
| The name and title of the said COR
poratiOn shall be GREENWOOD BROS.
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, !"
and by the said name it shall ha We and
enjoy succession for the period of
ninety. nine years from the date of
this act. The town of Jennings in the
Parish of Calcasieu, La, is the place
chosen for its domicile, and all cita.
tlons against it may be served on its
| President, or in his absence or ina
bility to act, on its Vice-President.
ARTICLE II.
| The purpose for which this corpo-
ration is established, and the nature
of the business to be carried on byiit,
or any one, or more, or ali of the fol-
lowing:
TO construct, work and maintain
railroads, canals, plank roads, bridges
and ferries, whether within or without
! the limits OF this state: to effect fire,
| m~rin, river and life insurance: TO
construct and maintain dry docks or
floating docks for the building or re-
pairing of ships and other vessels: to
navigate the sea and any or all of he
wafer ways of the United States by
| steam; to create, establish, maintain
and operate lines of telegraph, and to
construct and maintain docks, steam
! ships and other vehicles for the trans
portation of freight and passengers;
! and to acquire and purchase the re-
sources and liabilities and business of
the HEY WOOD BROS. TRANSE OR.
partnership domiciltd at Jennings,
purposes and the nature of it's busi-
| ness being the same as this corpo-
| ration.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock this corporl-
ton is fixed at ONE BUN ORED
| THOU SAND 800, ,OC J.00i! OLLAES,
| divided into one hnndred Thousand
shares, of the par value of one dollar
each. All stocks snbscriI d shall is
paid for at the time of subscription;
provided that the equivi1ent OF cash
in properly or rights may given
and received in payment for stock
subscril I'd at the option of the stock
holde IS. The issuance Of ci..tifcates
of stock shall be evidence that the
stock covered thereby has been fully
paid and is nonassessible.
ARTICLE Nv.
all the powers Of the corpora ion
a board. of directors composed Of
five stockholders to be Sc ected by a
ma ajority of tbe shareholders on the
third Monday in June OF each year,
commenc' 'ng with the year 1908 I'm
til the first election for directors here
under to te held, the board of direct
ors shall he composed of Dewey Hey
wood, O.'W. Haywood, w. Scott Hey
wood, Alba Haywood ard w. n.
Steneer.
The officers of this corporation shall
consist Of a President, a Vjce-Presi-
dent, secretary and atreasuler, each
of whom shall be stockholder: pro-
vided, that at the option of the share
holders the Offices of s s'cretary and
Treasurer may be held by the same
person.
The general Or stated me etings of
SHAREHOLDERS shall be held on the
third Monday of June OF each year,
ial meetings of the said share holders
shall be held at any time upon the call
of the President or any three stock
holders, said stockholders to apply to |
he Secretary in Writing, WHO shall
give said stockholdels 10 days notice
of such called meeting. AT all such
meetings and at all elections by share
holders, each siocl-holder shall te en-
titled to casG in person or by ,"oXy,
one vote for each share Of sock held |
by him. All election, by shareholders |
shall he by ballot under tie supervi-
sion of two commissioner who shall |
be appointed for that purpose bv the
boala OF di, CciorS, aod who shall re- !
ceive all vo. IS casC and shall canvass |
and declare lie result OF such elc ,tion.
y e each annual el ction, the board |
OF 6'"ccJors shall el9ct the officers |
he. Elm provided for, and may at any
l. ue, choose, employ and d ;smiss such
o.aer agents and employees as m: y
necessary for the transaction Of
tie bus ness of Tire COZ POI alton. I'm
Isl TIE i. st election 70 J held in l" V |
tie officers OF said corporation shal |
bv Alba Heywoud, President: Dewey |
Haywood, Vice-Presiden: w. Il. |
Stelget', Secretary, and O. W. Hey
wood, treasurer.
tG shall /, competent for the stock |