The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-12
CHARTER
or THE KEITH AND SONS {
pANN. LIMITED

# january, y. -. zoos. before n,
homd~ Barrel, notary public i'll an
tor the parish of Ca.ldo. State of 1oui
lana, duly commissioned and qualife
anne and appeared Perry ?, Keith ST
and his sons. William d. Keith, Dani
W. Keith and Perry T. Keith r., a
Presidents of Ca4slo Parish, "a, whode
:lared unto ne, said notary. in 1resenc
IT the undersigned competent witnesse
that availing themselves n Che Drovis
IONS of the laws of the State of Lou siar,
relating to the formation of Sriva,e Dor
porations, they have covenanteS an
agreed. anl " these presents eovenan,
| agree and bind themselves, as we'll a
such oth@ persons as may hereafter be
come associated With them, and they d
hereby organize themselves pntU , pri
vate corporation Sbr the purposes an,
objects and under the stipulations, arti
cles and conditions in this charter
ARTICLE /
The name and title of sai3 corporation
shall be the Keith and Sons Company
Limited, and under said corporate nam,
said corporation shall Gave corporal,
existence for perio& of ninety-nin,
800 years,
ARTICLE n.
The domicile of said corporation shall
be at keithville, in the parish of Caddo
State of Louisiana
ARTICLE m
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 alb
sence of both, on the treasurer.
ARTICLE w.
The objects and purposes of said cor
poration shall be to conduct and carry
on a general mercantile business at
in the Parish of Caddo, State
OF Louisiana. and at such other places
therein as said corporation may after
wards determine; and also d operate
and carry on public ginnery a. Keith
vile, in said parish and State. and also
to operate, conduct and carry on a gem
eral planting and farming business in
with said mercantile and GIN
merry business at Keithville or in the
vicinity thereof. or elsewhere in the
parish Of CaJdo. State of Louisiana. as
'a1d corporation may afterwards deter
nine.
ARTICLE V.
he said corporation shall have power
Under its said corporate name to con-
ract, sue and be sued, to make AMI use
common seal and the same. to break
nd alter at pleasure, to hold receive to
lave, purchase. improve, ALLEVIATE, con-
ey, sell, borrow, pledge, mortgage and
ypothecate all manner of real and per-
onal property. lands, machinery, fix
ares and appliances, necessary and use
I'll tor said business, to name and ap-
oint such officers, directors. managers
nd agents or employees as the interest
r convenience of said corporation may
equire, to make and establish bylaws,
lies and regulations for the proper
and regulation of its affairs
may be deemed necessary and proper.
nd the same to alter, change and amend
pleasure; and to execute and sign in
lie name of said corporation all obliga-
ons. bills and promissory notes, checks
Id bills of exchange and the sarie to
'dorse and deliver in the usual course
commercial business, and to do all :
is and things permitted by law or as
all be necessary and proper to carry
It the objects and purposes of said cor K
ration. Ii
ARTICLE VI.
The capital stock of said ccrporation
all be fifty thousand dollars ($5o,ooo) S
7ided into and represented by five hun +
ed (5oo) shares of stock of one hun
ed ($Ioo) dollars each, and said stock
all be paid for at the time of the issu-
&c OF the certificates therefor, AMI said
'ck may be issued for payment in
onev Or for property. real and personal,
hts or credits conveyed to said cor
ration of value fully equivalent to the
+ value cf said stock Or for other val
Die considerations or services rendered
said corporation of value fully
1lvalent to the par value of said stock Il
the board of directors may determine. K
Any stakeholder may sell, assign or fl
nster his stock in this corporation.
'viied ten (1o) days prior notice of
n intention be given by the corpora
n to each of the other stockholders
reof. and each of such other stock r
ders thereof shall have the first privi-
OF purchasing same, after which ten
y days notice the stock may be sold 7,
other persons. All purchases of stock
st be made on the books of said cor n
alton at its Office maintained at its
nici1e.
his corporation shall commence bust T
S as soon as thirty thousand dollars o6
o,ooo) of tie capital stock shall be or
scribed and paid for. The board OF fl
r.