The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
CHARTER
OF THE KEITH AND SON4 COM,
P.ANY. LIMITED


State Of Louisiana, PariH of Cad4
Be it known that on this the 18th da,
OF January, A. D. 1905, before ne
Thomas {. Barrett, notary 1ublie 10 ane
for the parish Of Caddo, State OF Louis
lana, duly commissioned and qualified
came and appeared Perry H. Keith Sr.
and his sons, William r. Keith, DAME
W. Keith and berry q Keith r., al
residents ii CaIdo Parish, o., sho o.
:lared unto me. said notary, in Aresenoa
of the undersigned eompetera witnesses
that availine themselves Of the crows
ions Of the laws Of me State Of fouisians
relating ID the ADrmatios Of erivate cor
porations, a1ey Aaw eovenante1 ant
agreed, ani by these presents sosenan
agree and bind themselves, D wei! as
such o,hef persons as may AereaAer De-
come associated witb them and they dc
hereby organize themselves into . eri-
vate corporation for The purposes and
objects and under the stipuiations, srt;-
cies and conditions in this shaster.
ARTICLE q
The game and title Of sai1 corporation
shall be the Keith and Sons COMPANY.
Limited, and under said corporate name
said corporation shall have corporate
existence for , Periot - 4inety nine
(o0) years.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile OF said corporation shall
be at Keithville, in the parish cd Caddo,
State Of Louisiana
ARTICLE Ni.
All citations and other legal arocess
shall be served at the domicile 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 the treasurer.
ARTICLE ".
The objects and purposes od SAID cor
poration shall be TO conduct ana 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 gen
eral planting and farming business in
with said mercantile and GIN
merry business at Keithville or in the
vicinity thereof, or elsewhere in the
parish of Caido. 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-
ract, sue and be sued, to make ami use
common seal and the same to break
and alter at pleasure, to hold, receive, to
lave, purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, con-
'ey, sell, borrow, pledge, mortgage and
,ypothecate all manner of real and per-
onal property, lands, machinery, fix
ures and appliances, necessary and use
ul for said business, to name and ap-
'oint such officers, directors, managers
md agents or employees as the interest
II convenience Of said corporation may
equire, to make and establish bylaws,
uies and regulations for the proper
management and regulation of its affairs
S may be deemed necessary and proper,
nd the same to alter, change and amend
t pleasure; and to execute and sign in
he name of said corporation all obliga-
ons, bills and promissory notes, checks
nd bills Of exchange and the same to
ndorse and deliver in the usual course
f commercial business, and to do all |
cts and things permitted by law or as
hall be necessary and proper to carry
ut the objects and purposes Of said cor
grafton.
ARTICLE VI.
The capital stock of said corporation
lall be fifty thousand dollars ($5o,ooo)
vided into and represented by FIVE hun
ed (5oo) shares of stock of one hum
ed ($Ioo) dollars each, and said stock
Iall be paid for at the time of the issu-
ice Of the certificates therefor, ami said
ock may be issued for payment in
onev or for property, real and personal,
gifts or credits conveyed to said cor
'ration of a value fully equivalent to the
If value Of said stock or for other val
|ble considerations or services rendered
said corporation of value fully
uivalent to the par value of said stock t
the board of directors may determine.
Any stockholder may sell, assign or {
'nsfer his stock in this corporation, |
divided ten (1o) days prior notice. of
Oh intention be given by the corpora
N to each of the other stockholders
ereof, and each of such other stock Ir
lders thereof shall have the first privi-
e of purchasing same, after which ten
% days notice the stock may be sold !,
other persons. All purchases of stock
,st be made on the books of said cor r
ration at its Office maintained at its
nicile
This corporation shall commence bust
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