The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-20
CHARTER
OF THE McWILLIAMS LIVERY
AND TRANSFER CON j.
PANY, LIM1IED. ! ].

f. state OF .LOulSi2na, -TaIlSn Oh CdQuo
Be it known, that this DAY, befort me
R. D. Webb, a notary public duly com
nissioned ard sworn, in and for the
Parish Of Caddo. State of Louisiana, per
sonally came and appeared the partie:
whose names are hereunto subscribed
all Of full age, who declared that, avail
ing themselves of the provisions Of the
law, Of the State Of Louisiana relative
to corporations, and. especially Of Act
No. IS of 1888 Of the Genera Assembly
of said State, they have covenanted and
agreed. and by these presents covenant
and agree, and bind themselves, as well
a. such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, to form
and constitute a corpof alton and body
polite in law, for the purposes and OBJ
jects, and under the, stipulations, articles
and conditions following, to7wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and. title of the said cor
poration shall be "McWilliams Livery
and Transfer Company, Limited and its
domicile il hereby established at Shreve-
port, Caddo Parish, Louisiana; and TN
der its said corporate name it shall have
power and authority to contract. sue and
be sued, to make and use corporate seal
and the same to break and alter at pleas
ure; to hold, receive, have, improve,
convey, sell, borrow, pledge mortgage
and .hypothecate under its said corpor-
ate name, property, real, personal and
mixed and to name and appoint such Of
hcers, managers and directors as the in
.erest or convenience of the corporation
may require; to make and establish such
bylaws, rules and regulations for the
management, OF its affairs as may be
deemed necessary and proper, and the
same to change or alter at pleasure, and
70 do all other acts and things which
shall be necessary and proper to effect
the objects and purposes of this incor-
|poration.
Under its said corporate name it shall
have power; and authority to enjoy Sue
Fcession for 4 period OF ninety-nine years
from and after the date hereof.
#:sAA citations and other legal process
shall be served on the president, and in
dis absence upon the vice president, or at
the o{6ce: of the company according to
law.
Is ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes for which
ithis corporation is organized, and the
nature Of. the business to be conducted
by it, is as follows:
6 6 To- conduct and carry on a general
livery. iced and sales stable and trans
fer business, and to do all things neces-
sary Of convenient in furtherance there
81.
.sl ARTICLE iii.
y The capital stock Of said corporation
shall be thirty thousand dollars, divided
into and represented by three hundred
shares OF the sum Of one hundred dol
lars EACH. which said stock shall be paid
Tor III cash At the time of the subscrip-
ton. o. IS the same may be issued at
not less than par, in payment or ex--
change for property actually received Or
purchased BY the said corporation, or for
such other consideration as the board Of
directors Of said corporation may deter
mine.
This corporation shall begin doing
business - soon as twenty thousand
dollars Of the capital stock shall have
been subscribed for. Il !
No sale or transfer of the stock shall
be made BY any stakeholder of this COM
pany without his giving the company ten
day5 pneyious notice of his intention to
selL and giving the corporation OF its
members the preference of purchasing
he anme, and no sale OF the stock Of this
company shall be binding or valid on the
until the same. has been trans
fefred on the. books Of the company, and
no transfer shall Be made OF the. said
ltock without the production of the Ger
,i6cates OF stock. ]
ARTICLE ". / 1
The affairs Of this corporation shall be
lnder the contro, and management of a
ooard Of directors composed Of three
Itockhoiders Of said CO npany, who shall
= elected annually \ the 4stockholder.
i I general meeting @ Be held on the
irst Monday in April OF each year, who
hall hnld their f,{fsce fnr the serioa ~