The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-12
CHAR Err
OF THE SHREVEPORT TRANS
PORTATION COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo;
Before me. the undersigned authority,
personally came and appeared F. d.
Lee, J. B. Ards, c. d. Kalmbach, W.
T. Crawford. w. K. Henderson, Sey-
mour Florshein, H. NJ. We'll, ]. c. Eos
ter. all residents of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, who declared that,
avai1ing themselves of the laws of the
State of Louisiana relative 10 the or
eanization 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
NAV hereafter become associated with
them, to form corporation Tor the
objects and purposes and under the
stipulations and agreements following,
to-wit:
ARTICLE H.
The name and style Of this corpora
ton shall be SHREVEPORT TRANS
FORMATION 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 ana
sell. as well 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 H.
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 i'll his absence, upon
the vice president or secretary.
ARTICLE III
The objects and purposes for whicf
said corporation is established and the
nature of the business to be carried or
are to procure and maintain sutllcien
number of steamboats, or other vessels
. flor the transportation of freight, pas
/ sengcrs. mail, etc, for compensation
{ and the transaction of any and all bus
mess connected with the running, char
tering and maintaining one or NOR
lines of steamboats, from the City o
Shreveport to any and all points ON tn
Mississippi and Red rivers or thei
tributaries, and the creation Of a trelgh
EXPRESS, with the further right to carr
on such things as are incident to tn
conduct Of said business.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporat1o
. i hereby fixed at the sum of one hur
d dred thousand ($Iooooooo) dollar
a divided into four thousand shares
is the par value of twenty-five ($25.oe
dollars each, to be issued at not le'
than par, for cash or for property a
e. tually received or purchased by the co
poration the corporation, however, mi
begin business and become gong co
Germ whenever four hundred and e1gh
. (ASo1 shares of its stock has been Sit
A. scribed and paid for in cash or in pro
erty, as above provided.
IS. ARTICLE V.
n The powers of this corporation sh
e he vested in a board of directors col
of posed of seven (7) stockholders; So
ed Stockholders shall be elected annua
he on the first Monday in September
1rt each year, at meeting OF the stot
he holders. which shall be held at the
fee of the company, Shreveport, Lou
lana, after ten days notice in any c
OK of the newspapers published in the I
its. of Shreveport Each share OF stock ST
1ne be entitled to one vote, and the maj
rk- ty of the stock present and voting
fill | such meetings SIld4I ClSItt c'
of be voted at all meetings either by
zed owner in person or by proxy The +
be board of directors, hereinafter nan
in or any board of directors that may
heeafter elected by the stockhold
ap- shall remain in office until their suc'
}, sors are elected Any vacancy occur
hal. in the board of directors shall be II
by the remaining directors. The
board of directors of said corporal
ON which shall continue in office until
, of first Monday in September 1910, or
the til their successors shall have
Dark elected, are hereby declared to be +
on Lee, J. B. Ards, c. D. kalmbacn,
ands T. Crawford, w. K. Hendersos,
vner mour Florsheirn and H. M. Well.
and directors shall elect the officers OF
d as corporation, and until the first MOI
on in September 1910 or until their
cessors shall have been elected, the