The Caucasian., 1910-08-02
CHARTER
THE HUTCHINSON BROTHERS
REAL ESTATE AND BUILD
ING COMPANY.

State OF Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Be it known that this day before me, E.
B. Herndon, notary public in and for
Caddo Parish, State of Louisiana, per-
sorally came and appeared John B.
hutchinson, Trigg S. Hutchinson, Chas.
M, Hutchinson, Vim. ]. Hutchinson Jr.,
and John w. Flournoy, all residents of
Caddo Parish and State of Louisiana,
who declared to me that they do here
by form for themselves and such other
persons as may hereafter become asso-
ciated with them, a corporation under
the laws of the State of Louisiana,
made and provided for the formation
of corporations for the purpose and OBJ
Jects and under the stipulations and
agreements as follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be HUTCHINSON BROTH
ERS REAL ESTATE AND. BUILD
ING COMPANY, and its don1icile shall
be in the City of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, Louisiana. Under IFS said name
it shall have power and authority to ex-
ist and enjoy succession for fifty years
from and after this day.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes for which
this corporation is formed and the ma
ture of business to be carried on bv it
is hereby declared to be to purchase,
own and sell real estate, erct and con
struct buildings thereon, and to that
end TO borrow money, give notes and
mortgages and do any and ali things
necessary to carry on the objects for
which this corporation is created, sue
ARTICLE III,
This corporation shall have the right
to sue and be sued. citation to be served
on the president, and, in his absence, on
any officer of the said company at its
office.
ARTICLE W
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of one hun
dred thousand dollars ($Ioo,ooo.oo) di-
vided into one thousand (Iooo) shares
of one hundred dollars ($Ioooo) each,
to be issued for cash paid the corpora
ton, or for property conveyed, and for
services rendered, provided, however,
that no stock shall be issued at less than
par, and provided further that this cor
poraion may begin business as soon as
three hundred (3oo) shares of its capi-
tai stock shall have been secured and
paid for in full, either in cash or its
equivalent.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this corpor-
alton shall be vested in and exercised
by a board of directors consisting of
three stockholders, two of whom shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business. The board of directors
shall make all bylaws, rules and regu-
lations for the management of the bus
mess and officers Of the company, and
may amend and change the same at
pleasure. The board of directors shall
elect the officers of this corporation. All
vacancies created in the board of direc-
tors by death, resignation or otherwise,
shall be filed by the remaining direc-
tors. The first board of directors of
this corporation shall consist of B.
Hutchinson, president; T S. Hutchin-
son, vice president; and J. W. Flour
noy, secretary treasurer, which said
board of directors shall remain in Office.
until the second Tuesday in July 1917,
or until their successors shall have been
duly elected and qualified; on the sec
ond Tuesday of July 1917, and annually
thereafter, election of directors shall be
held at the Office of the corporation in
this City of Shreveport, Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, notice of which said meeting
shall be given in any one of the news
papers published in fhe City Of Shreve-
port, Louisiana, for ten days prior to
the said meeting. At all stockholders
each share of stock shall be
entitled to one vote, either in person or
by proxy, in writing. In the event OF
failure TO elect directors as specified as
above, the directors then in Office shall
serve until their successors shall have
been elected, and a meeting of such
election may then be held at any time
after ten days writtn notice to each
stockho1der
ARTICLE VI
This charter may be modified or
amended, except as to the increase or
decrease OF its capital stock, and this
corporation may be dissolved with the
asSsnt of the majority of the stock, and
q xa,,e,.I zv,,eefii1o of ffe stockholders