The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-17

| relating to the tofn1atlOn OF private cor
porations, they have covenanted an
agreed, and by these presents covenant
agree and bind themselves, as well a
such other persons as may hereafter be
come associated with them, and they d.
hereby organize themselves into a pri
vate corporation for the purposes an,
objects and under the stipulations, arti
c1es 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 mine
(oo) years.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile 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 donicile 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 ".
The objects and purposes OF said cor
poration shall be to conduct and carry
on a general mercantile business at
.Keithville, in the Parish of Caddo, State
# Louisiana. and at such other places
herein 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
o operate, conduct and carry on gen.
sral planting and farming business in
connection with said mercantile and gin
merry business at Keithville or in the
vicinity thereof, Or 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 and use
4 common seal and the same to break
md alter at pleasure, to hold, receive, to
have. purchase. improve, ALLEVIATE, con-
vey, sell, borrow. pledge, mortgage and
all manner of real and per-
sonal property. lands, machinery, fix
urcs and appliances, necessary and use
Jul for said business, to name and ap-
,oi1at such officers, directors. managers
md agents or employees as the interest
,r convenience of said corporation may
-equire, to make and establish bylaws,
-ules and regulations for the proper
and regulation Of its affairs
Is may be deemed necessary and proper,
md the same to alter, change and amend
It pleasure: and to execute and sign in
he name of said corporation all ob1iga-
ions, bills and promissory notes, checks
md bills of exchange and the same to
.ndorse and deliver in the usual course
# commercial business, and to do all
.cts and things permitted by law or as
hall be necessary and proper to carry
,ut the objects and purposes of said cor
,oratioIi ssse
ARTICLE VI.
The capital stock of said corporation
hall be fifty thousand dollars ($5e,ooo)
Iivided into and represented by FIVE hum
|red (5oo) shares Of stock of one hun
red ($Ioe) dollars each, and said stock
hall be paid for at the time Of the issu
nee of the certificates therefor, AMI said
took may be issued for payment i'll
money or for property, real and personal,
lights or credits conveyed to said cor
,oration Of value fully equivalent to the
,ar value of said stock OF for other val
lable considerations or services rendered
. said corporation Of value fully
quivalent to the par value Of said stock
S the board of directors may determine.
Any stockholder may sell, assign or
ransfer his stock in this corporation, |
royiied ten l1o) days prior notice of
uch intention be given by the corpora
ion to each of the other stockholders
hereof, and each of such other stock
olders thereof shall have the first privi- |
eye Of purchasing same, after which ten
10y days notice the stock may be sold
0 other persons All purchases of stock
must be made on the books of said cer-
'oration at its Office maintained at its
ionlicile.
This corporation shall commence busi-
less as soon as thirty thousand dollars
$3o,ooo)o Of the capital stock shall 5e
and paid for. The boar; of
directors may afterwards authorize the
ssuance Of additional stock not to ex-
eed fifty thousand <s5o,ooo) dollars OF
he total Sstock of said corporation as
he board Of directors may determine,
nd no stock shall be issued until fully
aid for in money or its equivalent in
property conveyed or services rendered
. said corporation.
ARTICLE VII
The corporate powers of said corpora
ion shall be vested in a boar.i of four
ss2sAx s1;racfr,rs three (31 nj whom shall