The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-18
CHARTER
a-
OF The N.IK. henderson, Iron Works
* andSSupply Company, Limited.%

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Be 1t 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
derslgned, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, and declared that,
avalling themselves of the provisions of
Act No. 80 of the General Assembly of
the, State Of Louisiana, approved Janu-
ar, 20, 1893, as we'll 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
cnts form and organize this into a 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
hall be The 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 nlnety-nlne years
from and after the date hereof to con-
tract, sue and be sued to make and use
corporal seal and the same to change
ARTICLE H.
The don1icile Of said corporation shall
be in the city of Shreveport, Caddo par
ism, Louisiana, and all citations and legal
| dent of said corporation, or in his alb
sence upon tie vice president and IN
case Of the absence of both, on the sec
retary at the Office of said corporation.
as mortgas4 and ,hypothecate property
real, personal and mixed; to name and
appoint such managers, directors, Off
GERS and agents as the interest of said
Incorporation 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 the
business to be carried on by it are de-
|lclared TO be-, The manufacture of ma
chimes of various kinds; also buying
and selling of machinery, hardware and
general mill supplies; also to run gen
eralI repair shop including foundry bus
neessss7-ors ITO be more specific, to make
buy and do anything pertaining to wood
| iron and other metals.
@''''.'''. - ARTICLE ". '".
The capita Of said corporation shall
be three hundred thousand dollars
e$3oo,ooo) to be divided into three
Thousand $4,000 shares of one hundred
dollars (l$Iool each; provided that the
corporation may commence business,
wher two thousands (2,ooo) shares of
asM @se3tAoAuoo pue 9leus!Ie tessQoIno
Pue 7sesI tsAsleos1 ftlpIoH "a 1:9lnseoId II
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,
orFthef saTneaniay be issued at not less
than par, in payment of property pun
chased by the corporation .. ....:. ....-s,
r.., ARTICLE V, ....
All the corporal powers of said cor
directors, to be composed of five stock
holders which board! Shall be elected
arfnaaliy on the second Monday in. JAN
uary beginning in the year nineteen hum
bred and-four, h,.4rD,.. a.,,.;., 1,,A.7
The first, board OF directors. is de,
clared to be- w. K. Henderson, w. S.
Dunkin, w. F. Dillon P. Carson and
John r. Zones, with W. Henderson
as president w F. Dillon, vice 4presi-
dent, and MS. Dunkin as secretary
and treasurer. Said board to- serve until
1904 or until their successors are du1v
elected thereto. i5''" 81 - 81 -s'7ttfa ~
stockholders. Each share of stock to be
entitled to one vote, to- be cast by. its
owner or inrproxy, and, the majority of
votes cast Shall elect Three directors
Shall constitute a1quorttrn. Il ri H1,.~u.
1.-The president shall or may appoint
from tlmeito. 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, 4 aeceptances, execute
mortgages, and generally do all things
incident to the object and purposes of
said corporation ,...,-... IN. 49,.
D.. ..t=..,, - ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be modified,
changed or altered, or said corporation
dissolvedI 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)2 days previous no.
tice' shall have been published in one of
the daily newspapers in the city of
Shreveport. tt,,sgz.,t,sY d., s-......
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.
. = .4f1 ST ARTICLE VIII b5E 4 4
IL No stakeholder shall be liable for the
contracts or4sfaults of said corporation
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