The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-17
CHARTER
OF THE % w. SIGNOR TIE COM
PANY. LIMITED.

State OF Louisiana. Parish of Caddo
Be it remembered that on the Ist day of
January 1907. personally came and ap-
peared before me, ]. A. Thigpen. no
tary public in and for said Parish and
State, George w. Signor, Frank Fon-
vile and c. W. Billeiter. all residents
If Shreveport, Caddo Parish. Louisiana.
Ill of full age. who declared that, avail
ing themselves of the. laws of the State
If Louisiana relative to the formation
If corporations. they have cOvenanted
md agreed. and do by these presents
covenant and agree and bind themselves,
Is well as such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with them,
% form and constitute a corporation and
BODY polite in law, for the purpose and
objects. and under the stipulations, ar
,icles and conditions following towt:
ARTICLE L.
The name and title of said corporation
hall be G. w. SIGNOR TIE COM
PANY, LIMITED, and its domicile is
hereby established in Shreveport, State
If Louisiana: and under its said cor
,orate name said corporation shall have
power to contract, sue and be sued: tC
make and use a corporate SEAL and the
same to break and alter at pleasure; to
lold, have, purchase, improve. ALLEVIATE.
convey, sell, borrow, pledge, mortgage
md hypothecate under it's said corpor
tie name property real, personal and
mixed; to name and appoint such Off
:ers, directors, managers and agents OF
employees as the interest or convenience
If the corporation may require: to make
md establish bylaws. rules and regula-
ions for the proper management and
regulation of its affairs, as may be
deemed necessary and proper, and the
same to alter and change at pleasure
md to do all other acts and things per
mitted by law, or as shall be necessary
md proper TO carry out the objects and
purposes of this corporation.
Said corporation unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with its charter
shall exist and continue for period OF
linety-nne years from and after the
late 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 II.
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 al
| such material as is used in the construc-
ton of railroad work, and for this pur-
pose to 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
ects.
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 dollar
EACH which stock shall be paid for at the
| time of its subscription III cash or il
property or for other valuable consid
erations or services as the board OF di
rectors may determine
Any stakeholder may sell, assign OF
transfer his stock in this corporation
provided thirty 900 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 thu
stock may be sold in open market. Al
| transfers of stock must be made on thu
books of the company at its Office II
| Shreveport. Louisiana.
This corporation shall commence bus
mess as soon as fifty thousand dollar
of its stock shall be subscribed and pait
for in cash or its equivalent.
| ARTICLE ".
| The corporate powers of this corpora
ltion shall be vested in a board of tire
direc, ors, two members of which shal