The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-22
CHARTER
OF THE SMITH-IVEY COMPANY,
LIMITED.

State OF 1ouisiana, Parish OF Caddo
Before M, J. A. Thigpen, notary pub
ic in AMI for the said parish and State
duly appointed, commissioned anu
sworn, personally came and appeared
b B. Gvey, Sesident Of Bossier PARISH
Louisiana ". 7. Smith and William
H. Cox. both residents of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, who each stated and declared
20 a1e that availing themselves OF the
Plaws OF che State OF Louisiana &elatlve
- the fbrmation u corporations. they
have torn1ed and constituted. and DO by
these aresen<s torD and constitute them
selves. a. wen q al others chat may
heeraftey Become associate& with them,
into . sosporatioe snS Sody corporate.
unaes che Germs aaa eondNionss and
s1des ere aa~es and er sAe tur9oses
Lhereinaftes Stated
ARTICLE 6
we came OF d1is corporssios sAan BE
The Smith -Ssey Company. Limited. and
,ndcs is said came IL sAa1l nave and
|=njo> s,ccessios fos . pesioi oI sfnety-
nine pears sAiess sooAev dissolved. Us
domicile shah 10 al Pickea Station o.
the Sexas & Pacific sailsoad. m the pas-
|isA of Cadda Stase Of loaisianae
ARTICLE Il
7he objects and pxposes OF iris co.,
poratios are hereby declared to Be %
Iconducs ana carry On general nes-
'cantSe Business ana 20 chat end 70 buy
ma sen merchandise Of az Kinds, sni
in general to do and perform an khings
THAT are necessary % carry % . general
mercantile Business
ARTICLE w.
This corporation shall nave eows %
boy. hold and own seat ana personal
propertys % seEe mortgage or Aypotfe-
Gaze both rea1 ans personal property. %
contracts sue ana Dc sued On is corpor-
ate name % MAKE and use a sorporae
seae ADD the same o. &ange at pleasure,
name anS appoirs such agents officers
and snanagers end othes employees as its
interea shay require snd the same o
discharge a pleasure 20 nla&e ana Is
tablish such Sy laws for she propes snan-
agement of the affairs Of Che corporation
as e1ay BE eecessary and proper.
ARTICLE ~.
The Officers Of Mis eorporatioe Gall
Be presdera sice presidenb secretary
ana treasurer They saan Aoqd their
offices fos Che pesiod of enc yeass from
the fire Monday in january. ZOOS, Or
until thea successors are dug qualified.
Az Legal process shall be served On the
president at Che domicils of the com
panNs or in his abseAe on Che VICE presi-
dent, % in ere aesence of both the pres
idere and vice president. On Che secre-
tary anS ereasurers Che affairs q Che
corporation shay De- e4anage9 by a
board Il directors consisting % three
stockholders who Gall 70 elected BY
the stockholders ennua4y a a stock
holders meeting % be helt at the 4mi-
clle d0 the company On the first Monday
in january Of each year, and who shall
continue in office for one year. or until
other officer. are Gully elected and in
stalled
The first Aoasl % director. OF this
corporation shall be A. B. lvey. W. T.
Smith and William H. Cox, and said
board SHALL hold office until the first
Monday in January. 1906. The first Of
t1ce&s Of this corporation shall be 4. B.,
lvey. president: w. T. Smith, vice pres
ident and William H. Cox secretary
and treasurer.
The board Of director. shah nave
power and authority to select such
agents, managers and employees as may
De necessary in the conduct of the bust
ness of this corporation.
ARTICLE y.
he capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at FIVE thousand dollars
t$5,ooo.oo) to be divided into fifty (so)
shares of the par value of one hundred
dollars ($1oo.oo) each, to be paid for in
cash. Or its equivalent. at the time oil
The issuance of the stock. The said
shall commence business as
soon as thirty (3o) shares of the said
stock is subscribed and paid for in full.
The stock shall be transferable only
on the books of the company and by de-
livery of the certificate of stock and it's
by the corporation, for
which new stock shall be issued to the
ransferee of such stock.
ARTICLE VI.
This corporation may be dissolved or
his charter amended at any time by a
vote of two-thirds of the stockholders
It meeting called for that purpose
lfter thirty days written notice, mailed
o each of the stockholders at their
Usual postoffice address; provided said |
,otice may be waived and such meeting