The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-26
CHARTER
OF THE HAITI PLANTING COM
PANY, LIMITED.
Feb. 26.

Be it known that this day before ME,
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 hereunto sub
scribed, who declared that availing
themselves of the provisions of Act No.
60 of the General Assembly of the State
of louisiana, approved June 20, 1888,
and Act No. 70 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 stlpu-
lations hereinafter set forth, which they
do hereby accept as their charter, to-
wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the HAYTI PLANTING
| COMPANY, Limited. By that name it
| shall have power and authority to have
and enjoy succession for the term of
fifty (5o) 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 al pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be at Shreveport, Caddo Parish, State
of Louisiana, and all Citations and legal
processes shall be served on the presl-
dent of the corporation, or i'll his alb
sence at the office of the corporation ac-
cording to Article 1913, Code of Practice
of Louisiana.
ARTICLE ILL.,
The purposes for which this corpora
ton 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
dent thereto.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of fifty thous-
and ($5oooooo) dollars, to be divided
into FIVE hundred (5oo) shares of one
hundred ($Ioo.oo) dollars per share, and
the corporation may begin business when
eighteen thousand dollars of the stock is
subscribed. The stock shall be paid for
i'll cash or its equivalent when subscribed
for, or the same may be issued at not
less than par in payment for the prop
. erty 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 Cd
stockholders, which board shall be elect
ed annually on the second Monday in
January, beginning in the year 1908.
The first board of directors is declared
to be w. H. Williams, president; J. H.
Jordan, vice president; and J. c. Foster,
secretary and treasurer. This said board
is to serve until the second Monday in
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 own
er in person or by proxy, and a majority
OF votes shall elect. Three directors
shall constitute a 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.
This charter may be modified, chang
led OF amended and said corporation dis