The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
CHARTER
OF THE RED RIVER LAND AND
LIVESTOCK COMPANY.

sonallv came altd appeared /. W. Ham
tier. resident of said Parish and State
+. L. Parramore and +. W. Paramore,
residents of the City If St Louis and
State of Missouri. who stated and de
CIarcd to me. Notary, that avaiIlng
themselves Of the Constitution and laws
of Louisiana. they have formcd 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 A 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. tu-wlt:
ARTICLE !.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the RED RIVER LAND AND
LIVESTOCK COMPANY, and ITS
domicile shall he at the City of Shrere
port, in the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana,
and under its corporate name II shall
have and enjoy the right Of succession
for a period of fifty years. unless sooner
| dissolved as hereinafter provided.
ARTICLE II.
| The purposes for which CHS corpora
ton is established and the nature II the
business to be carried on by it are de
clared to be. to purchase, own. cultivate,
sell and mortgage or lease land in Che
State of Louisiana and in the State III
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-
sarv or incident thereto, or which may
increase the profits thereof and tire eros
perity Of said company, so long as the
same is not incompatible with this act of
| incorporation, or the laws of said State
ARTICLE 1It
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 CAPT
tai stock may be paid for in cash. prop
ertv 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 stockhold-
ers to be elected annually on the first
Monday in January of each year, and
who shall hold their offices for the pc
Rod 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,
Ito-vit: Z. w. Hamiter, president; F.
w. Paramore, vice president. and +. Z.
Paramore. secretary and treasurer. All
vacancies occurring i'll the board of di-
rectors from any cause shall be filled by
the remaining directors by the election
of stakeholder to fill the unexpired
term. All legal process shall be served
on the president, or i'll his absence on
the vice president, Or i'll the absence OF
both on the secretary and treasurer.
Said board of directors shall have
power and authority to employ and dis
charge at pleasure any and all managers
clerks or employees. and may adopt such
bylaws and regulations as to them may
seem necessary for the conduct OF the
business of SAID corporation
ARl lCLE V.