The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-28
CHARTER
OF THE CADDO LAND COMPANY
LIMITED.

IF September, in the year of Our Lord
me thousand nine hundred and nine, |
before me, w. A. Mabfy, a notary pub
lie in and for Caddo Parish, Louisiana, |
duly commissioned and qualified, and |
in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the parties whose
names are hereunto subscribed, all of
full age, who declaring that avalllng
themselves of the provisions of the laws
of this State relative to corporations,
and especially of Act No. SO of the
General Assembly of Louisiana, they
have covenanted and agreed, and. by
these presents covenant and agree, and
bind themselves as we'll as such other
persons as may hereafter become ass0--
GATED with them, to form and constitute
corporation and body polite IN law
for the purposes and objects, and TN Ter
the stipulations, articles and conditions
following, to-Wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of said corpora
ton shall be the "CADDO LAND
COMPANY, LIMITED" and its DOM
icile is hereby established in the City of
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
and under its said corporate name such
corporation shall have power and au-
thority to contract, sue and be sued; to
make and use a corporate seal and the
same to alter and break at plesure; to
hold, receive, have, purchase, improve,
ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, borrow, pledge
and hypothecate under its corporate
name, property real and personal; to
Ename and appoint such officers, agents,
managers and employees as the interest
Ar convenience of said corporation may
require to make and establish bylaws,
rules and regulations for the manage
ment of its affairs, and the same to
change and alter at pleasure, and to dc
| all other acts necessary to effect the
objects and purposes of this corpora
ton. Said corporation, unless soonei
dissolved, shall exist for the period 0.
forty years. The president, or in HI:
absence, the vice president, shall be pre-
siding officer at all meetings of tn
board of directors, and upon whom clta
ton and all other legal process shall b
served
/ ARTICLE II.
The object and purpose for which thi
corporation is established, and the ma
ture of the business to be carried on b,
it, are declared to be the purchase 0
lands within or near the incorporat
limits of the City of Shreveport, Caddt
Parish, Louisiana, the plating, subdi
vision and laying out of such lands int
lots, streets and alleys, the improvement
and sale of said lots, and doing all othe
things necessary to enhance the value o
same and bringing same into public no
tice.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be fifteen thousand ($I5,ooo. 90
| dollars, divided into and represented b
one hundred and fifty shares of the pa
value of one hundred ($Ioooo) dollar
each, which said stock shall be paid TO
in cash. ~ ...c Iime of subscription, an
!. -sstt:.a Same may be issued at not less tina
{ lpar in payment or exchange for prop
! erty or rights actually received or pun
chased by said corporation; provide;
: that no stock shall be issued until tn
] consideration shall be received by tn
: corporation This company shall con
mence doing business as soon as thre
E thousand FIVE hundred ($3,5oo.oo) do
: lars of the capital stock shall have bee
: subscribed. No transfer of stock sha
E lbe recognized as valid or binding unit
!, the same is made on the books of til
: company, at its domicile
ARTICLE ".
: The corporate powers of this compan
E shall be vested in and exercised by
board of directors consisting of thre
stockholders of said company Three {
/ said board shall constitute quorum fc
\ the transaction of business. Provides
S that in case of death of any one of tt
members of the said board of director
then, and in that event, two member
Iof said board of directors shall const
: Itute quorum. The following person
d IshalI constitute the first board of dire,
e Itors: H. R. Ratcliff, Carl Syarva, an
S E. R Ratcliff, and the following men
E Ibers of the board of directors shall |
: the first officers of said corporation: F
R. Ratcliff, president; Carl Svarv
5 Ivice president; and E. R. Ratcliff, SCI
d rotary and treasurer. The said boar
of directors and officers shall contint
g in Office until the 18th day of Septen
S Der 1910, on which date and thereaft,
5 fannually board of directors shall |
n elected on the 18th day Of Septembe
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