The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-04
CHARTER
OF THE SHREVEPORT TRANS
PORTATION COMPANY.

Lice, b. Ards, Z. -" hdLllodSii' w
IT. Crawford, W. K. Henderson, Sey-
mour FIorshein, H M. We'll, J. c. Eos
ter, all residents of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, who declared that
availing themselves of the laws of the
State of Louisiana relative to the or
ganization of corporations for works of
public Improvement and utility, they
have contracted and obligated and do
hereby contract and obligate them
selves, as we'll as such other persons as
may hereafter become associated with
them, to form a corporation for the
objects and purposes and under the
stipulations and agreements following,
to-wit:
ARTICLE II.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be SHREVEPORT TRANS
PORTATION COMPANY, and under
said name said corporation shall have
authority to enjoy succession for ninety
nine years from and after the date
hereof; to contract, sue and be sued;
make and use a corporate seal; hold,
receive, lease, charter, purchase and
sell, as we'll as mortgage and convey
real and personal property; operate
steamboats,, vessels and other vehicles
for the transportation of freight, pas
sengers, mail, etc, by water; name and
appoint such managers, directors and
officers as its interests may require, and
make, as we'll as alter, such bylaws as
may be deemed proper.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of said corporation shall
Ibe in the City of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish. Louisiana, and citation and
other legal service shall be made upon
the president, or in his absence, upon
the vice president or secretary.
ARTICLE III.
| The objects and purposes for which
said corporation is established and the
mature of the business to be carried on
are to procure and maintain suftlc1ent
number of steamboats, or other vessels
for the transportation of freight, pas
sengers, mail, ETC., for compensation
and the transaction OF any and all bus
mess connected with the running, char
tering and maintaining one or more
lines of steamboats, from the City OF
Shreveport to any and all points on tho
Mississippi and Red rivers or theil
!. tributaries, and the creation of freight
express, with the further right to carry
ON such things as are incident to the
: conduct of said business.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum OF one hun
dred thousand ($Ioo,ooo.oo) dollars
divided into four thousand shares o
1.-THE par value of twenty-five ($25.oo
dollars each, to be issued at not les
than par, for cash or for property &C
Itually received or purchased by the cor
lporation; the corporation, however, ma
begin business and become going con
Z. lcern whenever four hundred and eight
= (48o) shares of its stock has been sub
Escribed and paid for in cash or in prop
= erty, as above provided.
ARTICLE v.
The powers of this corporation sha
4 be vested in a board of directors CON
posed of seven % stockholders; sal
stockholders shall be elected annual
|, on the first Monday in September c
each year, at 8 meeting of the stocs
holders, which shall be held at the O.
,s fee of the company, Shreveport, Loui
- Llama. after ten days notice in any or
:. of the newspapers published in the I'll
,oIof Shreveport Each share of stock sha
he entitled to one vote, and the maJo
~ Iity of the stock present and voting
:, such meetings shall elect. Stock m;
of Ibe voted at all meetings either by Il
owner in person or by proxy. The hr
e hoard of directors, hereinafter name
or any board of directors that may
lheeafter elected by the stockholdei
shall remain in Office until their succe
Isl sors are elected. Any vacancy occurri
~ in the board of directors shall be fill
by the remaining directors. The III
i board Of directors of said corporate
a. which shall continue in Office until
I'D first Monday in September 1910, or t
- I'll their successors shall have be
- elected, are hereby declared to be F.
;edlLee, ]. B. Ards, c. D. Kalmbach,
ed II. Crawford, w. K. Hendersos, s.
mour FIorsheim and II. M. Well. I
r4 directors shall elect the officers of
Of corporation, and until the first Mono
Z in September 1910 or until their s.
IL cessors shall have been elected, the
Ulcers of said corporation shall be
follows: F. D. Lee, president; J.
,,rt Ards, vice president; c. D. Kalmba