The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-18
CHARTER
Of The w. K Henderson Iron Works
and Supply Company, Limited.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Be it known that this day before me,
E. 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 are
hereunto subscribed, and declared that,
availing themselves of the provisions of
Act No sc Of the General Assembly of
the State Sof Louisiana, approved Janu-
ar 20, 1893, as well as those of the gen
eral laws of the State relative to the
laws of organization of corporations,
they have formed and do by these pres
ents form and organize this into cor
poration, for the objects and purposes
and under the stipulations hereinafter
set forth, which they do hereby accept
as their charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE \.
The name and title of said corporation
shall be Tie w. K. Henderson Iron
Works and Supply Company, Limited,
and by that name, it shall have power
and authority to have and enjoy success
sion for the term of ninety-nine years
from and after the date hereof; to con-
traci, sue and be sued to make and use
corporal seal and the same to change
ARTICLE II.
The donicile of said corporation shall
be in the city of Shreveport, Caddo par
ish, Louisiana, and all citations, and legal
processes shall be served on the presi-
dent of said corporation, or in his abb
sence upon the vice president. and IN
case of the absence of both, ON the sec
rotary at the office Of said corporation.
as mortgage and hypothecate 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 to alter at pleas
ure.
ARTICLE, III.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is organized and the nature of thu
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 ant
general mill supplies; also TO run gen
eral repair shop, including foundry bus
iness-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 dollar
| fS3oo,ooo1, to be divided into tire,
Thousand 10000 shares of one hundred
dollars t$Ioo) each; provided that tin
| corporation may commence bushes
when two thousands (2,ooo) shares Q
| IfSM Sc I9Auoo pun sleusHe asTqoIn'
pun sseeI .oA!sosI .pIou o. ::eInsesId J
operation shall be vested in a board 0
] stock are subscribed and paid in.
This stock shall be paid for in cash
or its equivalent, when subscribed fol
/ or the same may be issued at not les
than par. in payment Of property p,ir
fchased By the corporation.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporal powers of said cor
! directors, to be composed of FIVE stock
| holders, which board shall be electe'
annually on the second Monday IN Jan
uary beginning in the year nineteen hun
dred and four.
The first board of directors is de
clared to be w. K. Henderson, w.
i Dunkin, w. F. Dillon, P. Carson an
John R. Jones, with w. K. Henderso
as president, w. F. Dillon, vice presi
dent, and W. S. Dunkin as seeretar
and treasurer. Said board to serve unit
i 1904. or until their successors are dull
/ elected thereto.
The directors shall be elected by tn
stockholders. Each share of stock to b
entitled to one vote, to be cast by II
Owner or in proxy, and the majority c
votes cast shall elect. Three director
Esllall constitute a quorum. ~
T. The president shall or may appoir
from time to time, and dismiss at pleas
IRE, such managers, agents and ernploye
as may be deemed necessary for the pun
poses and business of the corporation
The board of directors may max
I.such laws and regulations for the mar
Iagement of the business as they ma
deem necessary, and amend and alte
same; and shall have power to eontrat
/ debts, borrow money, issue bills of es
change, notes, acceptanees, execute
! mortgages, and generally do all thing
incident to the object and purposes {
| said corporation
ARTICLE VI.
+ This charter may be inodifiet
changed or altered, or said eorporatio
s. dissolved, with the consent Of thret
fourths of the amount of capital stoc
represented at any general meeting {
i the stockholders convened for that: pun
1 pose after ten (Io) days previous ne
3 tice shall have been published in one {
1.-THE daily newspapers in the city {
{. Shreveport.
j, Whenever this corporation is di
/ solved, from limitation or from any oil
/ er cause, its affairs shall be liqiridate
] by two commissioners elected by Il
q stockholders. who shall have full pow.
3 to wind up its affairs, dispose of its a
sets, settle its Liabilities and distribul
the proceeds among the stockholders.
& ARTICLE VII
No stoc1lo1der shall be liable for Il
contracts or faults of said corporatio
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