The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-22
CHARTER
OF THE KEITH AND SONS COM
PANY, LIMITED

State Of Louisiana, Parish of Cadio
Be it known that on this the 18th da,
OF January, A. D. 1905, before me
Thomas c. Barrel, notary public in an6
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., all
residents of Caido Parish, La, who de,
.ciared unto me, said notary, in presence
OF the undersigned competent witnesses
that availing themselves of the provis-
ions of the laws Of the State of Louisiana
relating to the formation of private cor
porations, they have covenanted and
agreed, and by these presents covenant
agree and bind themselves, as we'll az
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 and
objects and under the stipulatiors, 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 nine
f9o) years.
- ARTICLE II.
The domicile of said corporation shall
be, at Keithville, i'll the parish of Caddo,
State Of Louisiana.
go ARTICLE III.
All citations and other legal process
shall be served at the dor1icile 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 t e treasurer.
ARTICLE ". a.,
The objects and purposes of said cor
poration shall be to conduct and carry
on 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
and carry on a public ginnery at Keith
vile, in said parish and State, and also
to operate, conduct and carry on a gem
eral planting and farming bushes, 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 ana use
4 common seal and the same 20 break
and alter at pleasure, to hold, 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
lures and appliances. necessary and use
full for said business, to name and APP
point such officers, directors, managers
md agents Of employees as the interest
of convenience Of said corpora alton 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-
tons, 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
1ut the objects and purposes Of said cor
poration
ARTICLE NJ
The capital stock Of said corporationl
hall be City thousand dollars ($5o,ooo)
divided into and represented by FIVE hun
lrcd (5ool shares Of stock Of one hum
lred ($1oo) 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 in
money or for property real and personal |
lights or credits conveyed to said cor
'oration Of value fully equivalent to the
~ value Of said stock or for other val
.able considerations or services rendered
b said corporation Of a value fully
quiva1enf to the par value Of said stock
$ the beard Of directors may determine.
Amy stakeholder may sell, assign or
ransfr his stock III this corporation.
rossicd ten (Io) days prior notice Of
,lch intention be given BY the corporal
ion to each Of the other stockhold ers
hereof, and each Of such other stock
olders thereof shall have the first privi- /
,ge Of purchasing same, after which ten
Io) days notice the stock may be sold
, other persons. All purchases Of stock
lust be made on the books Of said cor II
osation at its Office maintained at its
omicile.
This corporation shall commence bust
css as soon as thirty thousand dollars