The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-17
CHARTER
Of The Consumers Fertilizer Company
Domiciled at Shreveport, La.

State Of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Before me, the undersigned authority
a notary public in and for Cadio Par
| isI, Louisiana, at my office in the City Of
Shreveport, Louisiana, came and ap-
peared on the date hereinafter written,
the following: J. J. Green, c. c. Hern-
don, J. F. Cox, ]. r Herndon and
Marks Meyer, all OF Shreveport, Caddo
| Parish, Louisiana, who declared to me
in the presence of the attesting wit
nesses that they desire to form and con-
stltute a corporation under the laws of
Louisiana, and that they do hereby form
themselves and successors into a cor
poration and constitute same in compli-
ance with the provisions and subject to
the restrictions of the laws of the State
of Louisiana governing corporations and
under the provisions of the articles of
incorporation hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE l.
The name Of this corporation shall be
Consumers Fertilizer Company; by its
name it shall have power and authority
to have and enjoy succession for the pc
Rod of nlnety-lline years; to contract,
sue and be sued to make and use cor
porate seal and the same to break, alter
or amend at pleasure; and under this
name to hold, receive, purchase and 9th
erwise dispose of, to lease, pledge, mort
gage or otherwise hypothecate property,
real, personal and mixed.
ARTICLE H.
The domicile of this corporation is the
City of Shreveport, Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The nature of the business to be car
ried on and the purposes for which this
corporation is established are as fol-
lows: To manufacture, buy and sell fer
tilizers and fertilizer ingredients and
perform such other ac-s as pertain to the
fertilizer business
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers Of this corpora
ton shall be vested ii board of direc-
tors composed of fvd stockholders. The
directors shall elecs a president, vice
president, and a secretary-treasurer, and
shall prescribe the duties of each.
Election of directors shall take place
the second Tuesday of June in each year.
The first board Of di .ctors shall be as
follows: ]. J, Green, Marks Meyer, c.
c. Herndon, J. R Herndon and J. F.
Cox, with J. J 4reen, president; C. c.
Herndon, vice president; and J. F. Cox,
secretary-treasurer. All officers and il
rectors shall serve until tl1ier successors
are elected. Service of all legal process
shall be made on the president, or, in his
absence, on the secretary, at the Office Of
the company.
The board Of directors may make and
establish such bylaws as may be neces-
sary and proper for the management and
REGULATION Of the affairs of the corpora
ton. If any vacancies exist among the
officers or directors. a meeting Of the
stockholders shall be called to fill the
same.
The board Of directors shall have
power to borrow and lend money issue
bills OF exchange, notes, bonds, drafts,
and all other negotiable paper, execute
mortgages, and generally to do all
things incident to the object AMI pur-
poses Of this corporation.
The president may employ such man
ayers, agents or sub-oliicers as the in
terests OF the corporation may require,
subject to the approval of the board Of
directors.
ARTICLE Y.
The capital stock of this corporation is