The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-08
ARTICLE I.

ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be THE I'VE WATSON
ELECTRICAL COMPANY. By that
name it shall have power and authority
to have and enjoy succession for the
time of twenty-five years from and
after the date hereof; to contract, sue
and be sued, to make and use cor
porate seal, and same to change at
pleasure; to hold, receive, lease and pur
chase, ALLEVIATE and convey, as well as
mortgage and hypothecate property,
real, personal and mixed; to name and
appoint such managers, directors, Of
fcers and agents as the interest of such
corporation may require, and to make
regulations for the proper management
of affairs of said corporation as may
be necessary and proper, and the same
to alter at pleasure.
All the corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested i'll board of
directors, to be composed of three
stockholders, which board shall be elect
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be in the City of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, and all citations and
legal process shall be served on the
president of the corporation, or in his
absence at the office of the corporation
according to the laws of the State of
Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is organized and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are de-
clared to be general electrical and gas
fitting supplies, novelties and contract
ors for electrical and gas fitting.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of ten thous-
and ($Ioooo) dollars, to be divided into
one hundred shares of one hundred
($Ioo) dollars each, and the company
may begin business when $1,000 of the
stock is subscribed. The stock shall be
paid in cash or its equivalent when sub
scribed for, or the same may be issued
for not less than par, in payment Of the
property purchased by the corporation.
ARTICLE V.
and establish such bylaws, rules and
ed annually on the first Tuesday in
June, beginning in the year 1910. The
first board of directors is declared to
be Ivie Watson, Frank M. Jones and c.
c. Miller, with Ivie Watson president
and treasurer and Frank M. Jones to
be vice president and, c. c. Miller to be
secretary. The said board is to serve
until the first Tuesday in June 1910, or
until their successors are duly elected
thereafter, and such new board shall
elect its president, vice president and
treasurer. The directors shall be elected
by stockholders. Each share of stock
shall be entitled to one vote, to be cast
by the owner in person or by proxy, and
the majority of the votes shall elect.
Two directors shall constitute a quo
rum. The president may appoint from
time to time, and dismiss, such clerks,
agents and other employees as he may
deem necessary for the purpose of the
business of this corporation. The board
of directors may make all such rules
and regulations for the management of
the business as they may deem neces-
sary; shall have power to collect debts,
borrow money, issue bills of exchange,
notes, execute mortgages and generally
to do all things instant to the objects
and purposes of the corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be modified,
changed or amended and said corpora
ton dissolved with the consent Of three