The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-26
SMARTER
Of The ". K Henderson Iron Works
and Supply Company, Limited

state OF LOUISIANA, 1drlSh OF taQQO :
Be it known that this day before me-
t. B. Herndon, a notary public in and
for said parish and State, duly appoint
ed and Qualified, and in the presence of
witnesses hereinafter named, and I'M
dersigned, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names ave
hereunto subscribed, and declared that.
availing themselves of the provisions %
Act No. SO of the General Assembly OF
the State % &ouisiana, approved Eanu-
ar 20, 1893, as we'll as those >8the gen
eyal laws of the State relative to the
laws % organization d corporations,
they have formed ana do BY these pres
ents form and organize this into a cor
poration, for she objects and purposes
and under the stipulations hereinafter
set forth, whiaa they DO 8ereby ACCEPT
as theH Charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE H
The came and title OF said corporation
shall be The w. K Henderson Eon
Works ana Supply company, Lirnited
and by that qame 3 shall nave power
and authority 70 have and enjoy success
sion cor the Germ Of Ninety-nlne seass
from ana after the date hereof; 20 con-
tract, Sue and be sued; o make and use
o corporal sea! and the same 90 change
ARTICLE o..
The 8omicile OF said corporation shall
be in the city Of Shreveport, Gaddo pa@-
ish, Louisiana, and all citations and legal
processes shall be served on che presi-
dent of said corporation. % in his abb
sence upon the vice presidene, anS III
case of the absence % both, on che sec
rotary at the office of said corporation. 1
as mortgage and }ypothecate property.
real, personal and mixed; to name and
appoint such managers, directors, Off.
GERS and agents as the interest Of said
corporation as may be necessary and
proper, and the same q altea at pleas
| ure.
! ARTICLE. IR
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is organized and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are de-
clared to be: The manufacture of ma
chimes of various kinds; also buying
and selling of machinery hardware and
general mill supplies; also to run a gen
eral repair shop, including foundry bus
lness-or to be more specific, to make,
buy and do anything pertaining to wood,
iron and other metals
ARTICLE ".
The capital of said corporation shall
be three hundred thousand dollars
(S3oo,ooo), to be divided into three
thousand $4,000 shares of one hundred
dollars ($1oo) each; provided that the
corporation 1uay commence business
when two thousands (2coo) shares of
HeM Sc 'A7Auoo pue elrueIe 'esE1iolnd
pue eseeI 'eA!soeI ploq d. :eInseoId IL
poration shall be vested IN a board of
stock are subscribed and paid in
This stock shall be paid for in cash,
or its equivalent, when subscribed for,
or the same may be issued a. not less
than par, in payment of property pur-
chased bv the corporation.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporal powers of said cor
directors, to be composed of FIVE stock
holders, which board shall be elected
annually on the second Monday in jan
uary beginning in the year nineteen hun
bred and four
The first board of directors is de-
clared to be w. K. Henderson, w. S. |
Dunkin, W. F. Dillon, P. Carson and
John R. Jones, with W. K. Henderson
as president, w. F. Dillon, vice presi-
dent, and W. S. Dunkin as secretary
ard treasurer. Said board to serve until
1904, or until their successors are dull |
elected thereto
The directors shall be elected by the |
stockholders Each share of stock to be |
entitled to one vote, to be cast by its |
owner Or in proxy, ard the majority of |
votes cast shall elect. Three directors |
shall constitute quorum.
The president shall Or may appoint |
from time to time, and dismiss at pleas |
ure, such managers, agents and employees |
as may be deemed necessary for the pur-
poses and business of the corporation |
The board of directors may make |
such laws and regulations for the man
agement of the business as they may
deem necessary, and amend and alter
same; and shall have power to contract |
debts, borrow money, issue bills of ex-
change, notes, acceptances, execute |
mortgages, and generally do all things |
incident to the object ard purposes of
said corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be modified, |
changed or altered, Or said corporation |
dissolved, with the consent OF three
fourths of the amount of capital stock
represented at any general meeting of |
the stockholders convened for that pur-
pose after ten (Io) days previous no.
tice shall have been published in one of |
the daily newspapers in the city of
Shreveport.
Whenever this corporation is dis
solved, from limitation Or from any 9TH
er cause, its affairs shall be liquidated |
By two commissioners elected by the
stockholders, who shall have full power
10 wind UP its affairs, dispose of its as
sets, settle its liabilities and distribute
the proceeds among the stockholders.
ARTICLE VT
No stocholder shall be o.5.u for the
contracts Or faults of said cCrnoration
in any further sum than the unpaid bal
ance due to the corporation on shares
owned by them.
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