The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-13
CHARTER
OF THE WE WATSON ELECTRI-
CAL COMPANY.

CAL COMPAN I.
Be it known that this day before me,
E. B. Herndon, notary public IN and
for the Parish of Caddo, State of Louis
lana, duly commissioned and qualified,
came, in the presence of witnesses here
matter undersigned, the several persons
whose names are hereunto signed, who
declared that availing themselves of the
provisions of the laws of the State OF
Louisiana relative to the organization
of corporations, they have formed and
do by these presents form and organize
themselves into a corporation for the
objects and purposes, and under the
stipuiations hereinafter set forth, they
do hereby accept as their charter, to-
wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style Of this corpora
ton shall be THE WE 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-
Icl1ase, ALLEVIATE and convey, as well as
mortgage and hypotfecate 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
Iof affairs of said corporation as may
be necessary and proper, and the same
| to alter at pleasure.
Ali the corporate powers OF this cor
poration shall be vested in board OF
directors, to be composed of three
stockholders, which board shall be elect
ARTICLE II.
The dornicile 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
Ition is organized and the nature Of the
business to be carried on by it are de
tclared to be general electrical and gas
fitting supplies, novelties and contract
Tors for electrical and gas fitting.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
| is hereby fixed at the sum of ten thous-
and ($Ieooo) dollars, to be divided into
one hundred shares of one hundred
($Ioo) dollars each, and the company
may begin business when 5000 of the
stock is subscribed. The stock shall be
Ipaid in cash or its equivalent when SUBJ
lscribed for, or the same may be issued
for not less than par, in payment of the
property purchased by the corporation.
ARTICLE v.
land 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 NJ. Jones and G.
C. Miller, with Ivie Watson president
and treasurer, and Frank NJ. Jones to-
be vice president, and G. G. Miller to be
secretary. The said board is to serve
until the first Tuesday in June 1910, or
unfit their SUCCESSORS are duly elected
thereafter, and such new board shall
4 elect It's 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
1.-THE majority Of the votes shall elect
Two directors shall constitute quo
rum. The president may appoint from
time to time, and dismiss, such clerks,
agents and other employees as he may