The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-23
cHARTER
OF THE cADDO LAND COMPANY
- LIMITED.


( September, in the year of Our Lor
ne thousand nine hundred and min
efore me, w. A. aMabry, notary pull
c in and for Caddo Parish, .Louisian
uly commissioned and qualified, an
4 the presence Of the witnesses hereir
fter named and undersigned, PERSONAL
anne and appeared the parties who's
ames are hereunto subscribed, all {
ull age, who declaring that avsiiin
hemseves of the provisions Of the Law
E this State relative to- corporation
nd especially of Act No. So of II
General Assembly of Louisiana, tht
ave .covenanted and agreed, and b
hese presents covenant and agree, an
ind themselves as we'll as such oths
ersons as may hereafter become ass
lated with them, to form and cosstitut
corporation and body polite in Law
or the purposes and objects, and TN Il
he stipulations, articles and condition
to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
) The name and title of said corpor;
ION shall be the "CADDO LAM
COMPANY, LIMITED and its don
,ile is hereby established in the City {
shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisian
nd under. its saidtcofporate name sue
shall have power and a.
hority to contract, sue and be sued;
1ake and use a corporate seal and I'll
anne to alter and lbrfak at plesure;
old, receive, have, purchase, improy
lienate, convey. sell, borrow, pleds
nd hypothecate under its corpora
anne, property real and personal;
anne and appoint subj officers, agent
managers and employees as the intere
r convenience of sal i corporation ma
equire; to make and establish bylaw
ules and regulations for the manag,
lent of its affairs, and the same
hange and alter at pleasure, and to d
II other acts necessary to effect Ii
bjects and purposes Of this corpor;
ion. Said corporation, unless soon.
issolved, shall exist for the period I
orty years. The president, or in h
bsence, the vice president, shall be pr,
iding officer at all meetings of Il
GARD Of directors, and upon whom cit;
ion and all other legal process shall |
erved.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purpose for which tn
is. established, and the n
ure of the business to be carried on l
!, are declared to be the purchase {
ands within or near the incorpora'
mits of the City of Shreveport, Cadd
Parish, Louisiana, the plating, subd
ision and laying out of such lands I'M
DTS, streets and alleys, the improvefnei
nd sale of said lots, and doing all oth'
Kings necessary to enhance the value I
anne and bringing same into public nj
ice.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporate
hall be fifteen thousand ($I5ooo. oc
ollars, divided into and represented |
ne hundred and fifty shares Of the p;
alue of one hundred ($roo.oo) dolla'
ach, which said stock shall be paid f
n cash, at the time OF subscription, ar
he same may be issued at not less thu
ar in payment or exchange for pro-
rty or rights actually received or pu
hased by said corporation; provide
hat no stock shall be issued until II
shall be received by Il
This company shall con
hence doing business as soon as .thr'
thousand FIVE hundred l$3,5oo.ool dc
ars of the capital stock shall have be.
No transfer of stock shs
,e recognized a. valid or binding uni
he same is made on the books of Il
at its domiciie.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this compar
hail be vested in and exercised by
,oard of directors consisting of thr
of said company. Three
aid board shall constitute quorum 4
he transaction of business. Provide
hat in case of death of any one of q
Members of the said board Of director
hen, and in that event, two nlembe
# said board of directors shall cons
ute a quorum. The following perso
hall constitute the first board of dire
ors: H. r. Ratcliff, Carl Svarva, Al
!. r. RatclifF, and the following nler
,ers of the board of directors shall !
he first officers of said corporation:
R. Ratclif, president; Carl SvarS
nee president; and E. R. Ratclif, 81
.etary and treasurer. The said boa
If directors and officers shall contin
n Office until the I5th day of Septes
ser 1910. ON which date and thereafs
annually a board of directors shall
elected on the 18th day Of Septemb'
ZACH year, unless the same shall be