The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-09
CHARTER
OF THE SMITH-IVEY COMPANY
LIMITED

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Before me, J. A. Thigpen, notary pu
lie in and for the said parish and Sta
duly appointed, commissioned al
sworn, personally came and appear
A. B. 1vey, a resident of Bossier Paris
Louisiana; w. T. Smith and Villa
H. Cox, both residents of Caddo Paris
Louisiana, who each stated and declare
to me that, availing themselves of tt
laws of the State of Louisiana relati,
to the formation of corporations, The
have formed and constituted, and do [
these presents form and constitute then
selves, as we'll as all others that ma
| hereafter become associated with then
into corporation and body corporat
Under the terms and conditions, an
under the name, and for the purpose
hereinafter stated.
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation shall
The Smith-Ivey Company, Limited, an
Under its said name it shall have an,
enjoy succession for period of ninety
nine years, unless sooner dissolved. 1t
domicile shall be at Pickett Station. O,
the Texas Z Pacific railroad, in the par
ish of Caddo, Statesof Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this cor
poration are hereby declared to be tt
conduct and carry on a general mer
camille business, and to that end to bu,
and sell merchandise of all kinds. an
in general to do and perform all things
that are necessary to carry on a general
mercantile business.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall have power tt
buy, hold and own real and persona,
property, to SELL mortgage or hypothe
cate both real AMI personal property, tc
contract, ste and be sued in its corpor
ate name, to make and use corporate
seal and the same to change at pleasure.
name and appoint such agents, officer.
and managers and other employees as its
interest may require, and the same to
at pleasure, to make and es
tablisll such bylaws for the proper man,
agenent of the affairs of the corporation
IS may be necessary and proper
ARTICLE w.
The officers of this corporation shall
'e president, vice president, secretary
md treasurer. They shall hold their
offices for the period of one year, from
he first Monday in JANUARY, 1905. or
lntil their successors are duly qualified.
All legal process shall be served on the
resident at the domicile- of the CON-
dent and vice president, on the secre
airy and treasurer The affairs of the
orporation shall be managed by al
'oard of directors consisting of three
any, or in his absence on the vice presi
ent, or in the absence of both the pres
tockholders who shall be elected BY
ne stockholders annually at stock
olders meeting to be held at the .iomi- |
lie OF the company on the first Monday
! JANUARY of each year, and who shall |
ontinue in office for ore year, or until |
ther officers are duly elected and in
talled.
The first board of directors of this
orporation shall be A. B. Ivey, w. r. |
NTH and William H. Cox. and said
oard shall hold office until the first
londay in January, 1906. The first Of
cers of this corporation shall be A. B,
'ey, president; W. T. Smith, vice pres
|ei1t and William H. Cox secretary
nd treasurer.
The board of directors shall have
'wer ard authority to select such
rents. managers and employees as may
necessary in the conduct of the busi-
.ss OF this corporation.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of this corporation
hereby fixed at five thousand dollars
'5,ooo.oo) 10 be divided into fifty (so1
ares OF the par value of one hundred
'flars ($Ioo.oo) each, to be paid for in
sh, or its equivalent, at the time oil
issuance of the stock. The said
mpany shall commence business as
on as thirty (3o) shares Of the said
ock IS Subscribed and paid for in full
he stock shall be transferable only
the books OF the company and by de-
cry OF the certificate of stock and its
mediation by the corporation. for |
nIch new stock shall be issued to the
lnsferee Of such stock. /,
ARTICLE VI.
| his corporation may be dissolved. or
$ charter amended at any time by a |
te OF two-tfirds Of the stockholders
a meeting called for that purpose {
er thirty days written notice, mailed Il
each Of the stockholders at their
nal postoffice address; provided said (
tice may be waived and such meeting
ID before the expiration Of said time
the unanimous consent Of ali the