The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-22
CHARTER
OF gHE o ". StSNOR 1IE CON
PANte GISIlTEfl

State OF Iousianas Pavisb Of Cadao
Be it gemenfbcsed cha On enc sSs day 81
january tOo7. personally came and ap
peared Before meo = . Thigpcn, a 80
tars pubic 90 ana ius saia PariSh and
State George w. sxnas Erank Eon-
vile ana {. w. Billeitere aN sesidelss
Of Shreveport Caade PARISH touisisna
all ct Gun ago who declared shab asaf-
ing themselves OF Che laws 81 Che State
|0f louisiana resatitve 90 Che fornation
of corporations, ehey have eo.enaneed
ande agreed ana do ~ these presents
sosenara and agree ana bind themselves,
as wen as such other persons as a1ay
heBeatter become associated w9h ahem,
to 6Drm anG constitute corporation and
body eolitic in hwo for Che purpose and
objects, ana under one stipulations. ar
sicles ana conditions following fows:
ARIIC1E .
The name and title of SAID corporation
shall be q ". SIGNOR TtE aOM-
PANI. LiMITEDs and 6 domicile is
hereby established in Shr0veport., State
OF Louisiana5 ana snder its said Cor
porate name said corporation shall have
power 20 contracts sue ana be suede o.
make and use corporate seal, ana the
same % break and alter e pleasure o.
hold, have, purchase improve, ALLEVIATE,
convey. sell, borrows pledge. mortgage
and hypothecate under its said corpor-
ate name property real. personal ana
mixed; 10 name and appoira such Off
GERS, directors, managers and agents or
employees as the interest Gr convenience
of the corporation may require; to make
and establish bylaws, eules and regula-
tons 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 !;
and to do all other acts and things per
mitted by law, or as shall be necessary
and proper TO carry out the objects and
pun pOStS OI Ills
Said corporation unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with its charter.
shall exist and continue for period of
ninety nine years from and after the
date hereof
The president, or in his absence the
vice president, shall be the proper per-
son upon whom citation or other HgN
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
itgare declared to be the following, to-
wit: To manufacture, buy and sell rail
road timbers and ties, and generally all
such material as is used in the construc-
ton of railroad work, and for this pur-
pose to acquire lands and property; 70
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
jects.
ARTICLE III.
Tue capital stock of this corporation
shall be one hundred thousand dollars
divided into and represented by one
thousand shares of one hundred dollars
each, which stock shall be paid for at the
time of its subscription in cash or in
property or for other valuable consid-
erations or services as the board of di-
rectors may determine.
Any stakeholder may sell, assign or
transfer his stock in this corporation
provided thirty (3o) 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 the
stock may be sold in open market All
transfers of stock must be made, on the
books of the company at its Office in
Shreveport, louisiana.
This corporation shall commence bus
mess as soon as fifty thousand dollars
of its stock shall be subscribed and paid
for in cash or its equivalent
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this corpora