The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03
CHARTER
OF THE SHREVEPORT TRANS
PORTATION COMPANY.

IT. Crawford. w. K. Henderson, Sey-
mour Florshein, H. N. We'll, J. c. Eos
ter, al 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
Ito-wit:
ARTICLE II.
The name and style Of this corpora
ton shall be SHREVEPORT TRANS
| PORTATTON 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 well as mortgage and convey
real and personal property; operate
steamboats,, vessels and other vehicles
for the transportation Of freight, pas
sengcrs, 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 don1cile Of said corporation shall
be in the City Of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, and citation and
other legal service shall be made upon
the presidcnl, Or in his absence, upon
the vice president or secretary.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
said corporation IS established and the
nature of the business to be carried on
are to procure and maintain a sufficient
number OF steamboats, OF 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 the
Mississippi and Red rivers or their
: 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 ehis corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of one hun-
: bred thousand (sf0oooooo) dollars
divided into four thousand shares Of
the par value Of twenty -fiv& ($25oo)
i dollars each, ID be issued at not less
than par, for cash Or for property &C.
,, tualfy received or purchased by the cor
fporation; the corporation, however, may
begin business and become a going con.
cern whenever four hundred and eighty
(48o) shares Of its stock has been sub
scribed and paid for in cash or i'll prop.
erty. as above provided.
ARTICLE v.
The powers Of this corporation shall
be vested III a board Of directors com.
posed Of seven (7) stockholders; sale
stockholders shall be elected annually
: OH the FIRST Monday in September Of
each year, at a meeting Of the stock
, holders, which shall be held at the of
fee Of the company, Shreveport, Louis
. lana, after ten days notice in any ont
! Of the newspapers published in the City
of Shreveport. Each share of stock shall
be entitled to one vote, and the major
ity of the stock present and voting al
such meetings shall elect Stock may
be voted at all meetings either by the
owner in person or by proxy The first
: board of directors, hereinafter named
or any board of directors that may be
heeafter elected by the stockholders
shall remain in Office until their success
sors are elected. Any vacancy occurring
in the board of directors shall be filled
by the remaining directors. The first
board of directors of said corporation
which shall continue in office until the
first Monday in September 1910, or I'm
til their successors shall have beer
elected, are hereby declared to be F. d
Lee, ]. B. Ards, c. D. Kalnlbach, w
T. Crawford, w K Hendersos, Sey-
mour Florsheim and H. NJ. We'll. The
directors shall elect the officers of the
corporation, and until the first Monday
in September 1910 or until their sue
cessors shall have been elected, the. of
ficers of said corporation shall be as
follows: F. p. Lee, president; J B.
Ards, vice president: c. D. Kalmbach,
secretary-treasnrer. The board of d.
rectors shall appoint and remove at any
time such agents and employees as may
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