The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-21
CHARTER
OF Ihe Consumers Fertilizer Company
Domlciled at Shreveport. la.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Before me. the undersigned authority,
n notary public III and for Cad lo Par
ish. louisiana. at my office III the titv OF
Shreveport, Louisiana. came aud ap-
pcared on the date hereinafter written.
the following: J. !. Green, {. (. Hern-
don, ]. +. Cox. ! r IIerndon and
Marks Never, all Of Shreveport Caddo
Parish. Louisiana, who declared to me
in the presence of the atteSting wit
uesses that they desire to form and con
Stitute a corporation under the laws OF
Louisiana, and that they do hereby form
themselves and successors into cor
poration and constitute same III compll-
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 |
The name of this corporation shall be
Consumers Fertilizer Company, by It's
name il shall have power anl authority
TO have and enjoy succession tot the pc
Rod Of ninety nine years: to contract.
s,e and be sued to make and use cor
porate seal aud the same to break. alter
or amend at pleasure; and under this
name to hold, receive, purchase and 9th
crwise dispose Of, to lease. pledge, mort
gage or otherwise hypothecatc property
real, personal and mixcd
ARTICLE II.
The domicie Of this corporation Is the
CITY Of Shreveport Louisiana
ARTICLE III.
The nature of the business to be ear
rie4 en and HE purposes FIT which tfrts
corporation is established are as fol
! lows. To manufacture, buy and sell fer
| tlizers and fertilizer ingredients ano
lnerforn such other acts as pertain To the
| fertilizer business.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers Of this corpora
| ton shall be vested III boarl OF d,rec
tors composed Of five stockholders. | I'
directors shall elect a president, vlc'
president and secretary-treasurer, ant
shall prescribe the duties Of each.
| Election Of directors shall take place
| the second tuesday Of June III each year
| The first board Of directors shall be a
follows; !. !. Green. Marks Meyer, {
1C Herudon. ! K. Herndon and ]. +
Cox, with ] J Green, president; I. [
Herndon, vice president; and ]. +. Coz
secretary All officers and ii
rectors shall serve until thier successor
are elected Service of all legal process
shall be made on the president, or IN HI
iahsence on the secretary at the office O
the company.
The board of directors may make an
lestablish such bylaws as may be neces
sary and proper for the management an
regulation of the affairs of the corpora
|tion. If any vacancies exist among tn
officers or directors, meeting OF IN
=, stockholders shall be called to fill tn
same.
The board of directors shall hav
power to borrow and lend money, lssu
bills of exchange, notes, bonds, draft
and all other negotiable paper, execu'
mortgages, and generally to do a
things incident to the object AMI pu
poses of this corporation.
The president may employ such mai
ayers. agents or sub-of1lcers as the II
tercsts of the corporation may requlr
subject to the approval Of the board
directors
q ARTICLE Y,
/ The capital stock of this corporation
4 fifty thousand dollars, divided INTO II
4 hundred shares Of the par value of ol
/, hun 1rcd dollars each This stock sh'
c he paid for in cash when issued.
q The corporation may begin operatio
f when $l2, 10000 stock has been SIT
. scribed for and paid in. No stockhold
y shall be liable for more than the unpa
; balance on the stock subscribed Tor
4 him. nor shall any mere informality
organization have the effect of render1
. the charter null or of exposing stot
20 holder to any liability beyond the arnot
# of his stock.
4, ARTICLE VI.
The directors shall be elected by b
lot at the regular annual meeting cal
for that purpose or any meeting
iourned from same At all stockholdt
H. meetings each share of stock shall
e entitled to one vote: a stockholder n
vote by proxy
nd / A majority of the stockholders 81
constitute a quorum. A majority OF
r. stock present and voting shall e
ng directors
of Special meetings may be called at
at pleasure of the president or on dem
of three stockholders, due notice IN W
ing and ten DAYS printed notice II