The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-22
CHARTER
Of The w. K. Henderson Iron Works
and Supply Company, Limited.


Be it known that this day before me.
E. B. Herndon, 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 those names are
hercunto subscribed, and declared that,
availing themselves of the provisions of
Act No. SO of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana. approved Janu-
ar 2o, 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
ents 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
shall 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 ninety-nine years
from and after the date hereof; 10 con-
tract, 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 ab-
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 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 gen.
eral repair shop, including foundry bus
iness-or to be more specific, to make,
iron and other metals.
ARTICLE ".
The capital of said corporation shall
be three hundred thousand dollars
fS3ooooo), to be divided into three
thousand $4,000 shares of one hundred
dollars ($Ioo) each; provided that the
corporation may commence business
when two thousands (2,ooo) shares OF
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poration shall be vested in 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 at not less
than par, in payment of property pur-
chased By the corporation.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporal powers of said cor
directors. to be comDosed 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 director is de-
clared to be w. K. Henderson, w. S
Dunkirl, 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
and treasurer. Said board to serve until
1904, or until their successors are duly
elected thereto.
The directors shall be elected by the
Stockholders Each share OF stock to be
entitled TO ono vote to be cast by its
| owner OF. in proxy. and The maj ority :o1
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 ptr-
poses and business Of the corporation
The board of directors may make
such laws and regulations for the man
agenent 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 eN-
change, notes, aeceptances, execute
mortgages, and generally do all things
incident to the object and 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 o.
the stockholders convened for that ptlr-
pose after ten lIo) days previous no
fice 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 liquldated
| by two commissioners elected by the
stockholders, who shall have full power
to wind up its affairs. dispose Of its as
sets, settle its liabilities and distribute
the proceeds among tie stockholders.
ARTICLE VII.
No stochoIder shall be liable for the
contracts or faults of said corporation
in any further sum than the unpaid bal
ance due to the corporation on shares
owned by them.
M share of stock shall be trans