The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-12
CHARTER
OF THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS
PRINTING COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Before me, Roland Williamson, "a no
tary public in and for Caddo Parish,
State of Louisiana, personally came and
appeared G. G. Williams, F. NJ. Viii
liams and H w. Williams, all residents
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, who de-
olared that availing themselves of the
provisions of the laws of the State of
Louisiana, relative to corporations, they
have formed and do by these presents
form and constitute themselves. into a
body polite and corporation for the OBJ
Jects and purposes and under the con-
ditions, stipulations and articles as fol-
lows, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be THE WILLIAMS BROS.
PRINTING COMPANY, and under
this name and style it shall have and
e1r5ey corporate existence for a period
If ninety-nine years from date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is established are hereby declared
to be to conduct a printing, lithograph-
ing, engraving, blank book making and
binding establishment and to conduct
other business usually appertaining to
the aforesaid objects or pertinent to the
objects of this corporation. The domi-
Gle of this corporation is hereby de-
clared to be the City of Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and all legal
process shall be there served on the
president, or in his absence the vice
president or secretary, according to law.
ARTICLE. III.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby authorized to be ten thousand
($Io,ooooo) dollars, divided into and
represented by one hundred shares of
one hundred ($Ioooo) dollars each, to
be paid for in cash or its equivalent at
the discretion of the board of directors.
This corporation shall commence doing
business whenever three thousand dol
lars ($3,ooo.oo) of the capital stock
shall be subscribed and paid in full.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers are hereby vest
ed in the board of directors, to consist
of three stockholders, two of whom
shall constitute quorum for the trans
action of the business of the corpora
ton. The board of directors shall be
elected annually on the first Monday of
March of each year, beginning in 1910.
The first board of directors, who shall
hold Office until their successors are
elected, are hereby declared to be: G. G.
Williams, F. NJ Williams and H. w
Williams, with the following officers
G. G. Williams, president; F. NJ. Viii
liams, vice president; H. w. Williams,
treasurer.
ARTICLE v.
This charter may be amended or the
corporation dissolved, by vote Of
three-fourths (3-4) in amount of the
capital stock at meeting called for that
purpose. Whenever said corporation
shall be dissolved by imitation or other
wise, its affairs shall be liquidated BY
two liquidators selected for that purpose
by the stockholders, and they shall hold
office and fiquidate the affairs of the
corporation are fully settled. In event
70 death or resignation of a liquidator
the other liquidator shall serve alone.
ARTICLE VI.
No stakeholder of the corporation
shall ever be held liable for its contract:
or faults in any further sum than tho
unpaid balance of his stock; and no in
formality in organization shall have tht
effect Of rendering this charter null o.
of exposing any stockholder to any los:
beyond the unpaid balance due on hi:
stock
In witness whereof the parties have
signed this act Of Incorporation, in tll'