The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19
CHARTER
OF THE W. HsHEARNE COMPANY
LIMITED. -.-... -@

United States of America, State o.
| louisiana, Parish of Caddo: Be il
/ known that on this the 18TH day of April
4. ID. 1908. before me- Allen Kendall, a
| Notary Public IN and for the parish OF
Caddo and State of Louisiana. duly com.
n1fssloned and qualified, and in presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter undersigned
personally came and appeared the sew
eTal persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who severally declared that
ayailing themselves of the provisions OF
| tie laws of this State relative to the
organization of corporations, they have
contracted and agreed, and do by these
presents agree and bind themselves, as
well as such other persons as may here
a54er become associated with them, to
form and constitute corporation and
body corporate in law, for the objects
and purposes and under the agreements
and stlpulatIons hereinafter set forth and
expressed.
ARTICLE T.
Iile name of this corporation shall be
THE w. H. HEARNE COMPANY.
LIMITED, under which name it shall
have corporate existence and succession
for a period Of ninety-nine years from
the date Of this act, and shall have mower
to contract, sue and be sued, to purchase,
lease, mortgage, pledge, ALLEVIATE or en-
ciInlber real estate or personal property
OF every description, and generally to
have and exercise, for all purposes con-
nected with or incidental to its business.
as hereinafter set forth, all powers con-
tered upon corporations bv the laws of
the State Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
he donlieile Of this corporation shall
be in the city Of Shreveport, State of
Louisiana. Citation and all other legal
process shall be served upon the presi-
cent OF the company, and in his absence
On the seeretary-treasurer of the COM
pang.
ARTICLE III.
! his coronation Is organized for the
Purpose Of purchasing and selling lands.
timber and personal property. and me
purchase, manufacture and sale of lunl-#
i9eFs and 70 buy manufacture and sell
astic!es made Of lumber, and to establish
ed conduct a saW-mIli business, and to
carry On general n1erchandise business.
as7d=.te purchase and sell goods, wares
at8lt SiliEICEIdIlQlSR+
ARTICLE ".
he capital stock OF this CORPORATION
shall be twenty-five thousand ls25,ooo1
collars. to be represented by two hun
ared and fifty l25ol shares Of eapitaI
stock Of the par value Of one hundred
fsToo1 dollars This corporation shall
commence business when ten thousand
esIo,oao) dollars Of the capital stock ara
and paid for. All stock shall
DC frlly paid for in money. or its equiya-
lent IN property, before certificates there
Tor shall issue. All transfers of stock
shaft be made on the books of the com
pany.
ARTICLE ".
II the powers of this corporation
snail be vested IN and exercised by a
beard OF Directors, consisting of threeI
stockholders, who shall be selected att
ne annual nleetino Of the shareholders.
9 be elected on the first "Wednesday in |
February Of each year; notice of this
meeting shall be published ten DAYS prior
g the holding thereof, in one daily news
PAPER published in the city of Sareye-
,oTf, La. At said meeting every share
lolder shall be entitled to cast one vote.
person or by proxy, on every share of
'toek owned BY him. and tf1s ir1aicrify az
.otes cast shall elect. The Board of {
directors shall prescribe the manner i,
winch said meeting shall be held and the
'o1es cast and the result ascertained. The.
allure to hold any annual meeting shall I
lof terminate this charter, but the Of !.