The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-09
CHARTER
OF THE KEITH AND SONS COM
PANY, LIMITED

Feb. 2, roc


Be it known that on this the 18th day
of January, A. d. 1905. before me
Thomas c. Barrett, notary public i'll anc
for the parish of Caddo. State of Louis
lana, duly commissioned and qualified
came and appeared Perry P. Keith Sr.
and his sons, William H. Keith, DAME
w. Keith and Perry P. Keith Jr., al
residents of Caido Parish, La, who de
clared unto me, said notary, in presence
of the undersigned competent witnesses
that avaling themselves of the provis
ions Of the laws of the State of Louisiana
relating to the formation of private cor
porations, they have covenanted anc
agreed, and by these presents covenant
agree and bind themselves, as we'll a:
such other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, and they dc
hereby organize themselves into a pri
vate corporation for the purposes anc
objects and under the stipulations, arti-
cles and conditions in this charter.
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of said corporation
shall be the Keith and Sons Company
Limited, and under said corporate name
said corporation shall have corporate
existence for a period of ninety-rline
(oo) years.
: - ARTICLE II.
The donnicile of said corporation shall
be at keithville, in the parish of Caddo
State of Louisiana
ARTICLE III.
All citations and other legal process
shall be served at the domicile of said
corporation at Keithville, Louisiana, on
the president, and in case of his absence
On the secretary, and in case of the abb
sence Of both, on the treasurer.
ARTICLE ".
The objects and purposes of said cor
poration shall be to conduct and carry
IN general mercantile business at
Keithville, in the Parish of Caddo, State
of Louisiana, and at such other places
therein as said corporation may after
wards determine; and also to operate
md carry on public ginnery at Keith
vile, in said parish and State, and also
0 operate, conduct and carry on gen
aral planting and farming business in
connection with said mercantile and gin
merry business at. Keithville or in the
ticinity thereof, Oh elsewhere in the
parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana, as
said corporation may afterwards deter
mine.
ARTICLE V. .-
The said corporation shall have power
under its said corporate name to con-
tract, sue and be sued, to make ami use
I common seal and the same to break
md alter at pleasure, to ho1d, receive, to
have, purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, con-
vey, sell, borrow, pledge, mortgage and
hypothecate all manner of real and per-
sonal property, lands, machinery, fix
Eures and appliances, necessary and use
ful for said business, to name and ap-
point such officers, directors, managers
and agents or employees as the interest
or convenience of said corporation may
require, to make and establish bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper
and regulation of its affairs,
as may be deemed necessary and proper,
and the same to alter, change and amend
at pleasure; and to execute and sign in
the name of said corporation all obliga-
ions, bills and promissory notes, checks
and bills of exchange and the same to
endorse and deliver in the usual course
Of commercial business, and to do all
acts and things permitted by law OF as
shall be necessary and proper to carry
put the objects and purposes of said cor
poration.
ARTICLE VI.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be fifty thousand dollars ($5o,ooo)
divided into and represented by FIVE hun
ired (5oo) shares of stock Of one hun
ired ($Ioo) dollars each, and said stock
shall be paid for at the time Of the issu-
,nce OF the certificates therefor, AMI said
'tock may be issued for payment. in
money or for property, real and personal,
lights or credits conveyed to said cor
ooration of a value fully equivalent to the
lar value eff said stock or for other val
liable considerations OF services rendered
Q said corporation of a value fully
equivalent to the par value Of said stock
IS the board Of directors may determine.
Any stockholder may sell, assign or
ransfer his stock in this corporation,
'roviied ten (uo) days prior notice OF
UGH intention be given by the corpora
ion to each of the other stockholders
hereof, and each of such other stock
lolders thereof shall have the first privi-
eye Of purchasing same, after which ten
TOY days notice the stock may be sold |
Q other persons. All purchases Of stock |
must be made on the books of said COR
'oration at its office maintained at its
oiniciIe.
his corporation shall commence busi-
ess as soon as thirty thousand dollars
S3oooo) ] of the capital stock shall be
and paid for. The boaid of