The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-16
CHAR
OF THE SHREVEPORT TRANS
PORTATION COMPANY.

PoRTATION COMPANY.
State of louisiana, Parish of Caddo j:
Before me, the undersigned authority,
personally came and appeared F. D.
Lee, J. B. Ards, C. D. Kalmbach, w.
1. Crawford, w. K. Henderson, Sey-
mour F1orsheim, H. M. We'll, J. 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 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 well as such other persons as
may hereafter become associated with
them, to form corporation for the
objects and purposes and under the
stipulatlons and agreements following,
to-wit:
ARTICLE H.
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 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 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 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
lexpress, with the further right to carry
on such things as are incident TO the
Iconduct of said business.
/ ARTICLE ".
/ The capital stock of this corporation
lis hereby fixed at the sum of one hum
Hdred thousand ($Ioo,ooo.oo) dollars
divided into four thousand shares OF
the par value of twenty five ($25.oo1
dollars each, to be issued at not less
THAN par, for cash or for property ac-
itually received or purchased by the cor
poration; the corporation, however, may
begin business and become going con-
Ecern whenever four hundred and eighty
l(A8o) shares of its stock has. been sub
.scribed and paid for in cash or in prop
erty, as above provided.
| ARTICLE v.
The powers of this corporation shall
Ibe vested in board of directors COM
Eposed of seven ID stockholders; said
stockholders shall be elected annually
on the first Monday in September OF
leach year, at meeting of the stock
holders, which shall be held at the OF
lice of the company, Shreveport. Louis
llama, after ten days notice in any of1s
of the newspapers published in the Cit,
Eof Shreveport Each share of stock shall
be entitled to one vote, and the major
Iity of the stock present and voting a
such meetings shall elect. Stock ma;
lbe voted at all meetings either by thu
Iowner in person or by proxy. The hrs
hoard of directors, hereinafter named
Tor any board of directors that may b
Iheeafter elected BY the stockholders
shall remain in Office until their success.
| sors are elected. Any vacancy occurring
lin the board of directors shall be fillet
Iby the remaining directors. The FRS
hoard of directors of said corporation
wh;ch shall continue in Office until tn