The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-09
CHARTER
OF THE RED RIVER LAND AND
LIVESTOCK COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Be it remembered, That before me, Johr
d. Wilkinson, a Notary Public, dul.
commissioned and sworn, for and withir
the Parish and State aforesaid, per
sonally came and appeared E. w. Ham
liter, resident of said Parish and State
E. E. Parramore and F. w. Paramore
Presidents of the City of St. Louis ant
State of Missouri, who stated and de-
clared to me, Notary, that availine
themselves of the Constitution and laws
of Louisiana, they have formed and con-
stituted themselves, and do by these
presents form and constitute themselves
as we'll as such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with them
into corporation and body corporate
under the name and title and for the
purposes hereinafter expressed, and
have adopted as their charter and act
of incorporation the following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the RED RIVER LAND AND
LIVESTOCK COMPANY" and its
domicile shall be at the City of Shreve-
port, in the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana,
and under its corporate name it shall
have and enjoy the right of succession
for period of fifty years, unless sooner
dissolved as hereinafter provided.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is established and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are de-
clared to be, to purchase, own, cultivate,
sell and mortgage or lease land in the
State of Louisiana and in the State of
Arkansas; to buy, hypothecate and sell
timber and timber lands and in connec-
ton Herewith to own and operate gins,
presses, sawmills, planning mills OR other
| machinery; to purcase, raise and sell
livestock of any and every description in
said States of Louisiana and Arkansas,
and generally to do and perform all
acts and things in connection with. its
principal business which may be neces-
sary or incident thereto, or which may
increase the profits thereof and the pros
oerity of said company, so long as the
same is not incompatible with this act OF
Incorporation, or the laws of said State.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at twenty-five thousand
dollars, divided into two hundred and
fifty shares of one hundred dollars each,
and shall commence business whenever
| fourteen thousand dollars shall be sub
scribed and paid for in full. Said capi-
tai stock may be paid for in cash, prop
erty or services rendered, and no stock
shall be issued until same is fully paid
for.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed and directed by board OF
| directors consisting of three steckhold-
ers to be elected annually on the frs.
Monday in January of each year, and
who shall hold their Offices for the pc
riod of one year, or until their success
sors are duly elected and installed
| Until such election on the first Monday
in January 1908, the following persons
shall constitute the board of directors
to-wit: E. W. Hamiter, president; F
W. Paramore, vice president, and E. E
Paramore, secretary and treasurer. AL
vacancies occurring in the board of di-
rectors from any cause shall be filled b,
the remaining directors by the election
Of stockholder to fill the unexpiret
term. All legal process shall be served
on the president, or in his absence or
the vice president, or in the absence o.
both on the secretary and treasurer.
Said board of directors shall havs
power and authority to employ and dis
charge at pleasure any and all managers
clerks or employees, and may adopt sucl
bylaws and regulations as to them ma,
seem necessary for the conduct of tn
business of said corporation.
ARTICLE v.
| This corporation shall have power ant
authority to contract, sue and be sued
in their corporate name, to make am
luse corporate seal, to receive, purchas
and convey under their corporate nam
both real and personal property, and tn
lsame to mortgage and hypothecate unde
such terms and conditions as the sal
board of directors may determine.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended, altere
or abolished at vote of majority @
1.-THE capital stock at a meeting held 70
that purpose, or the capital stock of th'
i Incorporation may be increased or dimir
, 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
j the etockho1ders for raj n,troOSe Motto