The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-09
CHARTER
OF THE SHREVEPORT, TRANS
PORTATION COMPANY.


Before me, the undersigned authority,
personally came and appeared F. D.
Lee, J. B. Ards, C. D. Kalmbach, w.
I. Crawford, w. K, Henderson, Sey-
mour Florsheim, H. NJ. We'll, ]. C. Fos-
ter, all residents of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, louisiana, who declared that,
availing themselves of the laws of the
State of Louisiana relative to the, Of
ganization of corporations for works of
public Improvement and utility, they
have contracted and obligated and do
hereby contract and obligate them
selves, as well as such other persons as
may hereafter become associated with
them, to form corporation for the
objects and purposes and under the
stipu'ations and agreements. following,
to-wit:
ARTICLE II.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be SHREVEPORT TRANS
PORTATION 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
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 II.
The domicile of said corporation shall
be in the City of Shreveport Caddo
Parish. Louisiana, and citation and
other legal service shall be made, upon
the president. or in his Absence upon
the vice president or secretary.
ARTICLE Ill
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 sufficient
number of steamboats, or 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 this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of one hun
bred thousand ($Iooooo.oo) dollars
divided into four thousand shares Of
the par value Of twenty-five ($a5.oo)
dollars each, to be issued at not less
than par, for cash or for property ac-
tually received or purchased by the cor
poration; the corporation, however, may
begin business and become going con,
Germ whenever four hundred and eighty
(4so) shares of its stock has been sub
scribed and paid for in cash or m prop.
erty, as above provided.
ARTICLE ".
The powers of this corporation shall
be vested in board of directors com
posed of seven ID stockholders; sale
stockholders shall be elected annual,
on the first Monday in September O.
each year, at a meeting of the stock
holders. which shall be held at the Of
lice Of the company. Shreveport, Louis
lana, after ten days notice in any on
of the newspapers published in the Cit.
Iof Shreveport. Each share of stock shall
Ibe entitled to one vote, and the major
lity of the stock present and voting a
such meetings shall elect. Stock ma!
be voted at all meetings either by tn
owner in person or by proxy The mrs
board of directors, hereinafter named
or any board of directors that may b
lheeafter elected by the stockholders
shall remain in Office until their success
sors are elected. Any vacancy occurring
lin the board of directors shall be hlle'
by the remaining directors. The frs
board Of directors Of said corporation
which shall continue in Office until tn
+ FIRST Monday in September 1910, or I'm
I'll their successors shall have bee
elected, are hereby declared to be F. |
Lee, ]. B. Ards, c.. D.. Kalmbach. "
n. Crawford. w. K Hendersoss sSey
mour FIorsheim and H. NJ. We'll. Tn
, directors shall elect the officers OF tn
corporation, and until the FIRST Monda
lin September 1910 or until their sue
cessors shall have been elected, the Of
fcess of said corporation shall be
follows: F. D. Lee, president; ]. B
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