The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-28
CHARTER
OF THE RED RIVER IAN0 ASl3
LIVESTOCK CON PANS.

commissioned and sworn, for and withn
the Parish and State aforesaido per-
sonally game and appeared z. W. Ham
tier, a rssident of said Parish and STATE
+. Z. Parramore and F. W. PaeamRe,
residents Of Che City Of St louis and
State of Missouri who stated and de-
clared 60 one, Notaryo chat awaiting
themselves Of the Constitution and laws
of louisiana, they have formed and con
sttuted themselves and do BY these
presents form and constitute themselves,
rs we'll ss such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with them,
INTO corpora,ion and body corporate
under Che name and eitle and Cor Che
purposes hereinafter expressed, and
have adopted as their charter and act
% incorporation Che following. to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and tite of CHS corporation
shall Be the RED RIVER land AND
LIVESTOCK oCOMPANlo and its
,lomici'e shall b at Che City OF Shreve-
oort in the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana,
md under iss corporate name it shall
have eng enjoy the tight # succession
for period ofohfty years, anless sooner
lissolved as hereinaiter proyidcd.
ARTICLE o..
The purposes eor which CHS corposa
ion is established and the nature of Che
business Go be carried on By it are de-
Jared 60 be, 90 purchase. own, cultivat,s
sell and mortgage or lease land in Che
State Of louisiana and 90 Che State ct
Arkansas 60 buyo hypothecaee and sell
timber and timber lands and in connec-
ion fherewith O. own and opetate gins,
presses. sawmillsD planning mills or other
nachinesy; 60 purcase0 raise and sell
livestock q any and egery description in
aid States of louisiana and Arkansas,
md generally to do ana eerform all
ICES ana fhings in connection with as
principal business which may be neces-
;ary a. incidens thereto, Or which mas
ncrsase Che profits ehereo9 and CHE pros
-,eray oS saiA company, SO long as Che
same is BOT incompatible with CHS act Of
Incorporation, or the laws of sai5 State.
ARTtfkE ~
The capital sock n this corporation
hereby Gxed at ewen,y-sve thousand
iollars. divided into fwo hundred and
fifty shares 81 OH hundred dollars each,
md shall commence business whenever
fourteen ahousand dollars shall be sub
scribed and eaiS fcs in 6,ll Said CAPT
al stock mag be paid snr i'll cash, prop
rty ~ services rendered., and no stock
hall be issued until same is 6llly paid
ior
ARTlcLE o..
Tie a6airs Of this corpdeation shall
Ioe managed and directed by board OF
directors consisting 40 khree stockhold-
'ers to be elected ennually on the first
Monday in January Cd each year, and
who shall hold sheir offices Or Che pc
,iod of one year, or until their success
,ors are duly elected and installed
Until such saection on the Serst Monday
n January IDS, the following persons
hall constitute the board OF directors.
w. Paramore, vice president, and Z. f
Paramore, secretary and treasurer. All
vacancies occurring in the board of dl-
-ectors from any cause shall be piled by
he remaining directors by the ELECTION
If st0ekholder TO ill the unexpired
.erm. An legaiprocess shall be served
on the president, or in his absence on
the vice president, or in the absence OF
both on the secretary and treasurer.
Said board of directors shall have
power and authority to employ and dis
charge at pleasure any and all managers.
clerks or employees, and may adopt such
bylaws and regulations as to them may
| seem necessary for the conduct OF the
business of said corporation.
| ARTICLE V.
| his corporation Sndll nave power di'
authority to contract, sue and be sued
in their corporate name, to make ane
Sc a corporate SEAL to receive, purchase
| md convey under their corporate nam
10Th real and personal property, and thu
same to mortgage and hypothecate unde
such terms and conditions as the SAT-
Hoard of directors may determine.
ARTICLE VI.
3, This charter may be amended, altere'
or abolished at vote of majority o
The capital stock at meeting held TO
that purpose, or the capital stock OF th'
corporation may be increased or dlmir
ished in the manner provided by Law
Whenever this corporation is dissolved
either by limitation or at the vote of II
stockholders, its affairs shall be liqu
dated by two liquidators appointed b
the stockholders for tat purpose. Motto
shall be given OF all stockholders meet
ings by ten days printed Notice puI
. lished in one of the newspapers OF til
, City of Shreveport, and by letter az