The Caucasian., 1907-02-21
CHARTER
OF THE HAITI PLANTING COM
PANG, LIMITED

De II klloWn lldl tillS DAY DtIOIt lle,
J, A. Thigpen, Notary Public in and for
the Parish of Caddo and State of Louis
lana. duly commissioned and qualified
came, III the presence Of the witnesses
hereinafter undersigned, the several per
sons whose names are hercunto sub
scrlbed, who declared that availing
themselves of the provisions OF Act No,
SO of the General Assembly OF the State
of Louisiana, approved June 20, 1888,
and Act No. 7S of 1904, as we'll as those
of the general laws OF the State OF
Louisiana relative to the organization Of
corporations, they have formed and do
by these presents form and organize
themselves into corporation for the OBJ
Jects and purposes and under the Stipu-
latlons hereinafter set forth, which they
do hereby accept as their charter, to-
wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title Of this corporation
shall be the HAITI PLANTING
COMPANY, Limited By that name ii
shall have power and authority TO have
and enjoy succession for the term of
fifty (5ol years from and after the date
hereof: to contract sue and be sued; to
make and use corporate seal and same
to change at pleasure: TO hold, receive
lease and purchase, ALLEVIATE and convey
as we'll as mortgage and hypothecate
property, real and personal and mixed
to name and appoint such managers, dl
rectors, officers and agents as the inter
est of such corporation may require, and
to make and establish such bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper
management of the affairs of said cor
poration as may be necessary and prop
er, and the same to alter at pleasure
ARTICLE IL.
The domicile Of this corporation shall
he at Shreveport, Caddo Parish, State
of Louisiana, and all citations and legal
processes shall be served on the presi-
dent of the corporation OF in his alb
sence at the Office OF the corporation ac-
cording to Article IoS, Code oi Practice
Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which this corpora
ion is organized and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are de-
cared to be a general mercantile and
planting business and all business Incl
lent thereto
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of fifty thous
and ($soooooo) dollars, to be divided
into FIVE hundred $500 shares of one
hundred ($loo.oo Dollars per share, and
the corporation may begin business when
subscribed The stock shall be paid for
N cash or its equivalent when subscribed
for, or the same may be issued at not
less than par in payment for the prop
(-rty purchased by the corporation.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in board OF
directors, to be composed OF three 60
stockholders. which board shall be elect
ed annually on the second Monday i'll
January, beginning in the year 1908,
fhe first board OF directors is declared
to be W. H. Williams, president; J. H.
Jordan, vide president j; and J. c. Foster,
secretary and treasurer. This said board
is to serve until the second Monday III
January 1908 aforesaid, or until their
successors are duly elected thereafter,
and such new board shall elect its presi
dent and secretary and treasurer. The
directors shall be elected by the stock
holders each share of stock to be en-
titled to enc vote to be cast by its OWL
er in person Or by proxy, and majority
Of votes shall elect. Three directors
shall constitute quorum. The president
may appoint from time to time, and dis
miss such clerks agents and other en-
ployes as may be deemed necessary for
the purposes and business of this cor
poration The board of directors may
make all such rules and regulations for
the management of the business as they
may deem necessary: shall have power
to collect debts, borrow money, issue
bills of exchange, notes, execute mort
cages and generally to do all things in
cident to the objects and purposes of the
corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
! his charter may be modified chang
ed Or amended and said corporation dis
solved with the consent of three -fourths
in amount of the capital stock repre-
sented at any general meeting of stock
holders convened for the purpose after
i've days previous notice of said meet
ing shall have been published in one OF
the daily newspapers OF the City of
Shreveport; meetings of stockholders
for other purposes than change of the
charter or dissolution shall be called by
notice i'm a ShreyeDOrt Daner as afGre-