The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-26

of business, and their decision shall be
corporate acts.
The following persons shalt constitute
the first Board of Directorsp Perry P.
Keith Sr., William H. Keith, Daniel w.
Keith and Perry P. Keith lr., with
Perry P. Keith ST.. as president thereof,
and William H. Keith as vice president
and general manager thereof; Perry P
Keith Jr, as secretary thereof, ana Dan
iel w. Keith as treasurer thereof
No person shall be eligible as drec-
;or or officer who shall not be stock
holder. Said board Of directors ana of
lcers shall continue in Office Nntif che
first Monday in January, 1906. and until
heir successors are elected and qualihe q
The stockholders of said corporation
shall meet annually on the first Monday
IN January of each year. commencing on
The first Monday in January, 1906, and
annually thereafter FOR che election Of
board of directors, ana the said board
Of directors shall elect the president,
vice president and general managere and
the secretary and treasures.
Notice of said election must De given
each stockholiep. Any failure from any
cause to elect directors ON Che day
named 70, that purpose shall: not dis
solve the corporation, but The directors
and officers then in office shall hold over
until their successors shall be elected.
The election of directors shalt be by
ballot, and the majority and amount OF
votes cast, each share of stock being en-
titled to one (,) Cote. shall elect the
person for whom they are cost. The
board of directors shalt elect from their
own number the officers of said corpora
ton.
ARTICLE TIIS
The board of directors shall nave
power to fill all vacancies in their nun1-
Der caused by death, resignation or other
wise, from among the stockholders of
the corporation. They shall have full
control of the property of said corpora
ton and shall conduct and manage and
Use the same in their discretion as they
may deem best.
No promissory note or obligation of
said corporation shall ever be given by
said corporation except the same be
signed by the president thereof, nor shall
said corporation ever sorrow money or
contract any obligation therefor excepe
ipon the approval of the president and
he execution of the obligatio. or cote
If said corporation signed by the presi-
dent.
} y ARTICLE TX.
Thfs. charter may be amended or the
capital stock of..his corporation increased
n decreased, or this corporationqrlay be
dissolved by a general Meeting of the
stockholders convened for tina, purpose
with the assent of three-fourths (3-D
# the entire capital stock, and each
must be notified of such
meeting.
In case of dissolution of this corpora
ion, either by limitation or otherwise, its
affairs shall be liquidated by two (2)
directors appointed for that purpose by
The board of directors, and in case of the
death or refusal Of any one director to
serve, the other director may proceed to
iquijate the affairs Of said corporation.
ARTICLE x.
No stakeholder of this corporation
shall ever be held liable or responsible
for the contract or faults thereof in any
further sum than the unpaid balance due
BY him to the corporation on the shares
ST stock subscribed for by him, nor shall
my mere informally in the organization
have the effect of rendering this charter
null Or Of exposing any stakeholder to
any liability beyond the unpaid balance
due on his stock. 49, -
Done and signed at my Office in the
,ity Of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louis
ANA, on this the I2th day of January, A.
D. 1905, in presence of undersigned COM
,etent witnesses, who sign hereto with
laid appearers and me, said notary after
reading the whole.
P. P. KEITH. |
w. II. KEITH.
D. w. KEITH.
s P. P. KEITH, JR.
Witness:
w. M. LEVY. '@.
F. A. BLANCHARD.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Notary Public, Caddo Parish, La.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cadio:
hereby certify that have examined
The above and foregoing charter of the
Keith and Sons Company, Limited, and,
1nding nothing therein contrary to law,
hereby approve the same. /
Done and signed officially on this the
18th day of January, A. D. 1905.
J. M. FOSTER, |
District Attorney First Judicial District
of Louisiana. --.
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