The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-30
CHARTER
OF THE MCWILLIAMS LIVERY
AND TRANSFER COM-
PANY, LIMITED.

State of Louisiana. Parish of Caddo
Be it known, that this day, befort me,
R. D. Webb. notary public duly com
n1issoned and sworn, in and for the
Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana, per
sonally came and appeared the parties
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
all of full age, who declared that, avail
ing themselves of the provisions of the
laws of the State of Louisiana relative
to corporations, and especially of Act
No. 36 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 we'll
as such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, to form
and constitute corporation and body
polite in law, for the purposes and OBJ
| jects, and under the stipulations, articles
and conditions following, tO-Wlt:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of the said cor
poraton shall be "McWilliams Livery
and Transfer Company, Limited" and its
domicile is hereby established at Shreve-
port, Caddo Parish, Louisiana: and I'M
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 it's said corpor-
ate name, property, real personal and
mixed and to name and appoint such Of
ficers, managers and directors as the in
terest 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, ant
to do all other acts and things which
shall be necessary and proper to effect
the objects and purposes of this incor
poration.
Under it's said corporate name it shall
have power and authority to enjoy sue
cessior for a period of ninety-nine year:
from and after the date hereof.
All citations and other legal process:
shall be served on the president, and il
his absence upon the vice president. OF al
the office of the company according tt
law
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes for which
this corporation is organized. and the
| nature of the business to be conducted
by it, is as follows:
To conduct and carry on a general
| .ivery. feed and sales stable and trans
| fer business. and to do all things neces-
| sary or convenient in furtherance there
lof.
ARTICLE III.
| 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
for in cash at the time of the subscrip
ton, or as the same may be issued AZ
not less than par, in payment or ex,
change for property actually received Oh
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 as soon as twenty thousant
dollars of the capital stock shall have
been subscribed for.
No sale or transfer of the stock shal
be made by any stockholder of this com
pany without his giving the company ter
days previous notice of his intention te
lsell, and giving the corporation or IT
members the preference of purchasing
1.-THE same and no sale of the stock of thi
company shall be binding or valid on th'
Icompany until the same has been trans
tISIfSu Od1 Tic DOOkS VI tilC COllIpdfs, dlit
Ino transfer shall be made of the sait
1stock without the production of the Ger
Itifcates Of stock.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation shall b
under the control and management of
board of directors composed of thre
stockholders of said company. who shall
| be elected annually by the stockholder
1t a general meeting to be held on tn
first Monday in April of each year. VIII
shall hold their office for the period 0
one year, or until their successors ar
IduIy elected and installed, and from sal
board thus elected shall be elected it
president, vice president and secretar
and treasurer. and in event of any va
cancy occurring in the board of director
the same shall be filled by the remain
ling members of said board Of director
Ielecting stockholder to fill the timex
Ipired term of said vacancy. The fir:
board of directors shall be A. NJ M<