The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16
CHAR I En-
OF THE REID LAND COMPANY.
LIMITED.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo :
BE It known. that on this the 9th day OF
April 1909, before me, p NJ Welsh, a
notary public in and for Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, duly appointed. commissioned
and sworn, and in presence of K. d.
Webb and F. 6. Thatcher, competent
witnesses, personally came and appeared
W. Il. Polk, w. B. Winston and M.
r. Purnell, all residents Of Caddo Parish
Louisiana, who declared that, availing
themselves of the provisions Of the gen.
eral laws of the State of Louisiana and
Of the provisions Of Act No. sc of the
Acts of the Legislature of Louisiana,
approved June 20. 1888, relative to the
formation of corporations, they do by
these presents form and organize them
selves into corporation and body polite
in law, for the objects and purposes and
under the stipulations and conditions
hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of said corporation
shall be REID LAND COMPANY,
LIMITED, and by that corporate name
1t shall have succession for period of
twenty FIVE years from and after the
date hereof, and shall have power to
contract, sue and be sued, to make and
Use a corporate seal, and break and alter
the same at pleasure; to hold, receive,
lease, purchase and convey, as well as
mortgage and hypothecate under its cor
porate name, property, both real and
personal; TO name and appoint such
managers, directors, officers and agents
as the necessity or convenience of such
corporation may require, and to make
and establish such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper management
OF the affairs Of the corporation as may
be necessary and proper, and the same
to change or alter at pleasure, and gen
orally to possess all powers now or that
a1ay hereafter be conferred by law upon
corporations, necessary or convenient to
promote its objects and interests.
ARTICLE IT,
The domicile OF this corporation shall
Be Shreveport Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
and all citations and legal process shall
be served upon the president Of said
corporation, or in the case of his absence |
on the secretary treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which this corpora
ron Is formed Is declared to be as fol-
lows To hold, receive, purchase, ac-
quife. lease, sell, convey, deliver, mort
gage and hypothecate, under its eorpor-
ate name, both real and personal prop
ARTICLE IN.
The capital stock of said corporation
Is hereby fixed at ten thousand dollars.
divided into one hundred shares Of one
hundred dollars each. he stock shall /
Re paid Tor ii cash or property when
subscribed for. and this corporation may /
commence business when 5000 of the
capital stock has been subscribed and
paid for.
ARTICLE v.
All tie corporate powers Of said cor
poration shall be vested ID board of
cirs ctors composed OF three stocklold-
crs, which board shall be elected an
r,asslly on the FIRST Monday in April Of
each year. beginning in the year 1910.
The board of directors shall annually
elect the president, vice president and +
ecretary-treasnrer. The first board OF +
directors Is declared TO be Nv. IT. Polk,
AN B. Winston and NJ. r. Purnell, with
r. Polk as president, w B. Win
sten as vice president, and M. r. Pur-
neiI as secretary freasurer. The said
board Of directors shall serve until the
FIRST Monday in April 1910, o. until their
successors are duly elected thereafter
iii the event of the death u resignation /
of any director, the remaining members
or member shall have the power TO fill
The vacancy oil vacancies.
The directors at the annual election
shall be elected BY the stockholders
Each share cf stock shall be entitled to
one vote to be cast BY the owner there
81, either ii person or by proxy, and q
majority Of votes cast shall elect. Two |
directors shall constitute quorum. No
tice III such election shall be given each !
stakeholder either ii writing OF by pub /
a;cation ten days prior 70 said election
TIC board of directors may make all
such laws and regulations for the man 4
aeeInent of the business as they may
deem necessary, and change them at I
pleasure. They shall have power to I
contract debts. borrow money, issue bills ]
81 exchange, notes and drafts, execute I
mortgages, and generally Do Al things !
incident to the objects and purposes OF !