The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-23
fcers then in office shall continue in Of
flee and shall summon an annual meeting
as soon as possible

ficers then in office shall continue in Of
fee and shall summon an annual meeting
as soon as possible
The Board of Directors Of this cor
poration shall exercise all the powers
both general and special vested i'll this
corporation. as fully III cVcrv respect as
tllc same might he exercised hv tie
Stockholders Of the conDany. and shall
in no case be required to summon a
meeting CT the shareholders ct the COM
Dany 10 ratiiy or authorize all act, con
tract, alienation or cncr,nbranCc donc Or
rfertd into by the said board.
The first Board Of Directors of this
company, who shall hold office until tn
first " cdncSday Of February, zoos. and
until their Successors are elected and
qualified. shall be: D. c. Richardson, W.
H. Ilearne and J. 6. Newberry, with D.
{. Richardson as president, w. H.
Hearne vice president, and J. c. New
berr' secretary, who shall also be treas
urer.
The officers of this corporation shall be
president, vice president and secretary
treasurer. Every director shall own at
least one share of the capital stock of
this company
At all meetings of directors, the Ii
rectOrs not present in the city of Shreve-
port may give their proxy or power of
attorney to a director present, who may
be present to cast the vote of the absent
directors on all matters that NAV come
before the board, in such sense as the
director to whom the proxy is given may
see proper, or the proxy may contain
specific directions how and in what sense
the vote of the absent director shall be
cast.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended by
vote of forrths of the stockholders
held at a general meeting convened for
that purpose after fifteen days notice
published in one of the newspapers pub
lished daily in the city of Shreveport.
and after 4 copy of the notice of said
meeting shall have been mailed to each
shareholder at his address, or left with
the secretary of the company; and the
corporation may be dissolved with the
consent of hree-fourths of the stock
represented at such meeting. The capital
stock of the company may be increased
or diminished by complying with the
general laws of the State of Louisiana
upon such matters.
ARTICLE VII.
Whenever this corporation shall be
dissolved by expiration of its charter, or
sooner by vote Of the shareholders, two
l1quldatOrs shall be elected at a meeting
of the shareholders at a general meeting
of the shareholders held after fifteen
days notice, as above provided. These
l1quidators shall continue in office until
the full liquidation of the corporation
and in case of the death of either of
them, the shareholders may elect a Sue
cessor, or if they do not select Success
sor the powers of both liquidators shall
be vested in the surviving liquidator.
ARTICLE VIII.
No stakeholder of this corporation
shall ever be held liable or responsible
for the contracts Or faults of such cor
poration in any further sum than the
unpaid balance due to the corporation on
the shares owned by him; nor shall any
mere .informality in organization have
the effect of rendering this charter null,
or of exposing a stakeholder to any fur
Their liability than the amount of his
stock.
Thus done and passed at NV office in
the city of Shreveport. La, on the day,
month and year hereinbefore first writ
ten, in the presence of E. H. Randolph
and H. w. Lehman, competent wit
nesses, who hereunto sign their names,
with the said appearers. and me, notary.
after the reading of the whole.
(Signed):
D. c. RICHARDSON,
w. H. HEARNE,
]. G.. NEWBERRY.
Witnesses