The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-10
CHARTER
# THE GEO. Is. >IGNOR TIE
COMPANY. LIMITED.

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| Be 10 remembered Chat on the Ist day %
| January 1907, personally came and ap-
pear.d before me, 3 4. Thigpen, a 90
tasy public IN and o.. said Parish and
State, George %. signors Frank Eon-
vile and c. w Billei.er. all eesideras
OF Shreveport, Gaddo Parish, louisiana.
all Of full age. who declased chat, avail
ing themselves of Che Jaws OF the State
OF Louisiana selatltve % Che sorelation
OF corporations. they have covenansed
! and agreed and do by Cheese presertts
covenant and agree and bind themselves,
a, well as such othes persons 40 may
hereafter become associated vith Them.
to form ana constitute a corporation and
body polite in law. fos Che purpose and
objects, and under the Sipulafions, ar
ticles and condition. following GIVE:
ARTICLE q
The name and title Of said corporation
shall be GEO 81. SIGNOR TIE CON-
PAW, EMITTED, and iss domicile is
hereby established in Shreveport. State
OF Loulsiana: and under its said cor
porate name SAID corporation shah have
power to contract. sue and be sued O.
make and use a corporate seal, and the
same o. break and aleer IN pleasure; 20
hold, have. purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE,
convey, sell, bCsrows pledge mortgage
and hypothecate undt4 its said sorpor-
ate name property real. personal and
mI0ed; 10 name and appoint such Off
GERS, directors, managers and ager5s or
employees as ehe interest or convenience
OF the corporation mas require; to make
and establish bylaws, rules and regula-
tons FOR the proper arrangement and
regulation 0f its affairs. as, may be
deemed necessary and proper, and the
same to alter and change at pleasure;
and to do all other acts and things Der
mitted by law, or as shall be necessary
and proper to carry out the objects and
purposes of CHS corporation.
Said corporation unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with its charter,
shall exist and continue for a period OF
ninety-nine years from and after the
date hereof
The president, or in his absence the
vice PRESIDENT shall be the proper per
son upon whom citation or other legal
process shall be served.
ARTICLE H.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized, and the
nature and business to be carried on by
it, are declared to be the following. to-
wit: To manufacture, buy and sell rail
road timbers and ties, and generally all
such material as is used i'll the construc
ton Of railroad work, and for this pur-
poseSto acquire lands and property; to
construct, purchase, or otherwise acquire
such buildings, factories or machinery or
implements as may be necessary and
proper for the carrying out of such OBJ
jects.
ARTICLE Ill
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be one hundred thousand dollars
divided into and represented by one
thousand shares of one hundred dollars
each, which stock shall be paid for at the
time of its subscription in cash or in
property or for other valuable consid-
erations or services as the board of di-
rectors may determine.
Any stakeholder E1ay sell, assign or
transfer his stock in this corporation
provided thirty 800 days prior notice
Of such intention be given the company,
and the stockholders thereof shall have
the first privilege Of purchasing the
same. after which ten days notice the
stock may be sold in open market. All
transfers of stock must be made on the
books of the company at its Office in
| Shreveport. Louisiana.
This corporation shall commence bus
mess as soon as fifty thousand dollars
| of its stock shall be subscribed and paid
| for in cash or its equivalent.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this corpora
t;o-, shall he vested r., hoard of three